I think Simon has suffered from both the loss of his brother/Fiunn and from any recruitment direction from an experienced Board member.

At the start of the season I said i didn't think he should continue in his job and be replaced, I still think that.

More importantly second level rugby looks the ONLY future for the club without substantial investment and increase in Crowds in next year or two under IMG's proposals, so playing budget in future may be considerably lower than now (we are far from alone in this),

Seems we can only sign players we've had before now..Maher,Lannon,Fleming,Douglas-none of which were spectacular previously-as when we go for potential upgrades Springer,king,Doro the coach takes an instant dislike.Something drastic needs to change in our recruitment policy.

Yes apart from walmsley , Keyes , jouffret, inman , tibbs , wood , gee , maizen , and doro is injured btw .

I was only refering to the more recent forward signings as this is where the problem lies IMO.
I accept Gee was an excellent signing-the only forward who impressed me at York.

The pack only fails when theydon’t stick to the game plan , Murray , calcott , lannon etc are all more effective when their not knackered from us overplaying and making mistakes causing us to defend more leading to fatigue. We need leaders to carry out Grixs’ instructions and keep a cool head .

Both Springer and King wanted away for different reasons. I think Lannon looks the part now. Doro is still young and a work in progress. You need to look after young forwards.

Can anyone suggest names that would improve the squad and that are likely to be available? I am sure the board would be interested in any suggestions. As I have said before ...... money......

We have two great halves who were brought in by Grix, probably the most exciting pair outside super league. Lets build on what we have.