In terms of results we’re probably a win or two higher than I expected. At the start of the year I expected us to lose both games vs Catalan and at best win only one at best of Leeds or Hull KR away. We’ve won both.

I’d echo the sentiments of enjoying season much more this year, we’re playing some decent stuff and whilst we aren’t sweeping everyone in front of us, we’ve competed throughout and that’s been with a fair degree of disruption throughout the team.

Seeing the younger players get some game time has been really pleasing, much rather that than shoehorning experienced players in to other positions.

Wigan Saints Catalan (in that order) seem out in front at the moment, with us and Hull KR next up. To take the next step it’s our defence and especially our intensity in defence that needs to improve.

Pleased with how it’s going though.

I don’t think anyone expected us to win anything this season… we wanted a team that puts the effort in.. one that has a good spirit.. one that’s good to watch… we wanted our club back.

Burgess has given us that.

Turning the morale around in this squad, so quickly, has been the most pleasing…. The players seem to love him…. That’s half the job being a RL coach.

7 games in… well happy with how it’s going.

Drinkwater in addition to King, I would think? Burgess hasn't thrown [ianyone[/i under the bus at the start of the season, but he's made no secret of his desire for Hayes and Wrench to become first choice in those positions. I have no idea what King thinks he's doing, but I guess the ball is in his court. He'll still get paid the full whack until the end of 2025, and then will probably just pack it all in. His workrate was pretty good the first few games, even if he wasn't creating too much as a centre.

I said last year, Powell was a hatchet man. He did what was needed at the time, what did we have, 17 off contract? We needed someone to come in and shift most of them on.. it's hard to do that and then build a new squad when their mates have left. I also said his downfall was Peanut and I'm not going to bag him off too much, but most could see he wasn't cutting the mustard and Powell publicly backed him whilst putting people like Dean in the stocks.

Burgess has been in and around the NRL systems for a decade and a touch more. He knows the standards to expect and i genuinely think the respect he commands as an ex top RL player helps people appreciate him. He's also not getting carried away, he's level headed and pragmatic.

Burgess has settled the ship and allowed the rugby players in our squad to play rugby, Currie spoke about the human side he's got in his post match interview. He strikes me as a man who will try and promote the players natural abilities and piece those elements together rather than force them to play his system.

Sooner we get rid of King and his face like a slapped every time he plays, the better. It's pretty obvious that he doesn't want to be here, and the excuse of him having a "soft tissue" issue doesn't wash. Send the lazy **** off to London on loan for the rest of the year or he can **** off back to Wigan and we'll take Keighran instead since Wardle has just signed a long term deal.

Only 7 games in, so let’s not get carried away by a run of fixtures which were kind to Wire.. I agree the small adjustments and progress made by Burgess are a step in the right direction.. but let’s see how good of a coach/ man manager he is when Wire hit a sticky patch..