Agreed, the league is a tough ask. We are not at the peak because of the injuries, our team is not worse this year, if we had our full compliment from the beginning things would be much better (obviously) to where I think we would be better than last year, with even more time to gel.
In this moment when a depleted squad is draining on so many levels we can not lose sight of how good we are and we must crack on.
An old workmate told me once,
"Nothing bad ever comes from hard work, and it pays off when you least expect it."