article_snippet: But what the coaches and players really crave is a cup that conveys meaningful achievement, and at last that is within the coaches and players grasp.
article_snippet: As a player you want to be picking up silverware.
article_snippet: Success would also end a generation of under-achievement.
article_snippet: Everyone in the Red Rose camp has grown weary of the perennial talk about the need for ‘tangible’ reward, to use lock Geoff Parling’s apt phrase.
article_snippet: The made-for-TV staggered schedule affords
article_snippet: but that could be a blessing or a curse.
article_snippet: What the visitors will bring is physical presence.
article_snippet: Together, they can ensure that the plot is not lost and that the ‘main trophy’ is won.