This post raises an interesting question: what constitutes reasonable expectations for the coming season? So I have created a poll.
And to get the ball rolling ... I voted 13-16 and am not going to be disappointed if that's where we end up for the following reasons:
1. We look very average at 1, 6, 7 and 9 (there will be fierce competition for the spots but the choices we have are hardly world shattering).
2. We have cleaned out a lot of our roster which means we will be short of combinations.
3. We have commenced a youth policy and we will be short of experience.
4. We have a new coaching team and with change will come some level of settling down.
5. We have changed training venues (see point 4).
6. The clean-out will also have unsettled the leadership group.
7. The majority of other clubs have not been so destabilised.
In summary, my points are not meant to be in the negative, just an appraisal of our current situation ... I hope we kick ar$e but am being realistic.