We are nowhere near atop 4 side. We’ll be lucky to get into the top 6
Agreed.
Not only that - I’m not sure I want us to qualify for the Champions Cup when we have no realistic opportunity to compete.
At the moment, I can’t decide what I think ... I find it hard to judge when we have so many injuries and have probably never seen our best 23 from the current squad!
On the one hand I think there is an argument to say PG inherited a poor quality and demotivated squad with most of the better players past their best, so has been fighting with one hand tied behind his back. The optimist in me wants me to believe it Will get better. Baldwin and Landajo have been rubbish so far, but
most of his signings have been good IMO - even if it’s taken the likes of Lasike and Kunatani a while to show their worth.
On the other hand, the pessimistic view is that PG is a bit of a bluffer who talks a good game but has mostly failed to get the most out of the squad ...
Realistically, we have very little chance of qualifying for the Champions Cup now so I’m hoping that some decent signings to follow Esterhuizen and Louw will put us in a better position to put up a good fight in the league and Challenge Cup next season. If we than qualify for the Champions Cup, my hope is that we’re actually ready to properly compete.