We received hundreds, a handful of which we put to Paul. Here are a few of his answers:

Q. In light of the annual slow start to the season, is this something to do with the pre-season training or would you put it down to the improvement of the competition?
Simon Worrall, Warrington

We've lost the first two games this year and we lost the first game last year. I wouldn't class that as an "annual slow start". The previous year we went well. People's minds do get coloured by the disappointment of losing a game.

We've just had the best off-season since my time back at the club. The guys are very focused and very fit.

Q. Do you think Andrew Johns' short stint at Warrington last season has left a lasting impression on certain players or the whole team?
Matt, Sydney

Half-back Andrew Johns made a lasting impact at Warrington

It's had an impression on every single person at our club. The memories are still very strong and vivid. I speak to Andrew on a regular basis, as do several of the players. It's a very positive feeling.

He had one training session and played to such a high level against Leeds. That's a great compliment to the work we had done all season. It reassured us that the shape and structure we were trying to play to was good enough for a player of his quality to walk in and pick up straight away. It was a great boost for everyone at the club.

Q. Will you be looking to sign any short-term contract players from Australia or New Zealand this year?
Mark Taylor, New Zealand

Nothing planned at the moment. We have three overseas players who are all fit or nearing fitness. We expect progressive performances from them and our budget is almost spent, which wasn't the case last year.

Q. If you could bring back any Warrington player from the past and place them in the present team, who would it be and why?
Jack Harrison, Warrington

Mike Gregory, for two reasons. Firstly, the emotional aspect. Secondly, he was a fantastic player and holds legend status within the club.

Q. Wilderspool lacked almost all modern facilities but had an intimidating aura. Do you think the new stadium makes it easier for away teams to settle?
Daniel Walter, London

The only input I had in the new stadium was in the insistence that the pitch was full size

I honestly don't. We had no problem when we beat Bradford at the new stadium last year, or Hull FC or Leeds. As for the most free-flowing team in the competition - St Helens - we took them to the 79th minute and 59th second.

We play a different type of football now than when we were at Wilderspool. It was one of the smallest fields in the competition.

The only input I had in the new stadium was in the insistence that the pitch was full size. The semi-finals are always played on a full-sized pitches, as are the finals, so it was a symbolic mark of our ambition.

Q. Would you like to see the Wolves name dropped by Warrington? Nobody over six uses it and everyone shouts for the "Wire".
Jim Savage, Warrington

I love the history of the club and the connections with "Wire", but it was my idea to bring the idea of the Wolves forward. I was commercial manager just before Super League and we had great difficulties in selling the Warrington Town crest, which was the club emblem at that point.

The centre of the crest is a wolf, so I incorporated the wolf surrounded by barbed wire in a very aggressive new logo. Twelve months later, Super League came along and we already had the new moniker that was needed.

Q. Do you think Lee Briers should have played for GB and why do you think he hasn't figure more at international level?
Ian McCulloch, Preston

Lee Briers has regularly missed out on a Great Britain call-up

It's very difficult. It certainly isn't down to his defensive qualities. You only have to look at some of the other players who have played for GB and check what their defensive abilities are.

Lee has been disappointed that many times it is not now on his short-term agenda to get back in the GB squad. He simply concentrates on Warrington. If Lee is consistent and Warrington are knocking over the teams that have GB potential half-backs in them, then you'd like to think that he still has a chance.

Q. What has been most challenging transition from player to coach over the recent years?
Dave Swinton, Middlesbrough

Not being able to play, full stop. Coaching is second best, but it is second best by a million miles.

I didn't finish in the best of health. Knee and shoulder reconstructions took about two or three years to get over after I retired. The weight piled on because you still eat and drink with the same levels of enthusiasm you did when you were training. I'm just about getting myself back together.

Q. What's the most valuable piece of advice you have been given?
Pete, Warrington

The best advice - and this wasn't given to me by a particular person - is "hold your nerve". That is something I have learned along the way.

Q. What are your ambitions as a coach and would you like to coach Great Britain one day?
Greg Hamilton, Warrington

I'd like to coach GB, but it's not on the short-term agenda. I'd like to coach in Australia, but again it's not a priority. Both of those depend upon whether Warrington can get into finals and win trophies. If they don't, I won't be involved with GB and I certainly won't be going to Australia.

I just simply focus on the short-term goal, and that's progressing with Warrington, getting to finals and hopefully winning them.

Q. How many hours a week do you work for our club and when was your last day off?
Ditch, Warrington

I've never counted and I can't remember my last day off. The players take rest days but the coaches come in and do a lot more work besides.

Q. What do you think about having two refs on the field?
Les, Burley-in-Wharfedale

Not much. There needs to be an improvement between the referee, the touch judges, the in-goal judges and the official in the stand. That's not anywhere near the standard it should be. To add another referee would only confuse matters.

Q. Do you think a Cumbrian team, Whitehaven or a joint venture, could survive in Super League?
Martin Kearney, Moscow

They have a great base in Cumbria. I'm not sure a joint venture would work because of the animosity between Whitehaven and Workington, while Barrow is that far away it doesn't really come into the equation.

I'm sure a new franchise would work at some point, but I would like to see the premier club in the county being given an opportunity. I think if Whitehaven had been promoted they would have made a real fist of it.