exiledrhino:



It's a good question - I think a lack of strategy and consistency has massively hampered us in the rugby department. We've been thinking too short term, and not competed enough at bringing the best juniors through the system. In a sense, I think Frawley is clearly a stop gap signing to allow one of our junior halves to come through without being such a big signing to block them. 

In terms of coaching we've gone from the strange David Furner spell, to JJB as caretaker, to Agar as temporary, to Agar as potential DOR then leaving, then the absolute massive gamble of Rohan Smith, and now we have Arthur who we know doesn't want to stick around.

Every coach has to 'build their own squad', those squads need to settle and 'gel' and the short termism doesn't leave room for integrating junior players into the set-up. 


I'm hoping having Blease settles things down in that regard, but we definitely need more clear direction with how we recruit and bring through players, and make it clear to whatever coach succeeds Arthur that they will largely have to improve players we already have supplemented by a few signings to add quality.

Jack Burton:

I never thought Leeming was that bad for Leeds, personally. I think he was, and still is better than Andy Ackers

Seth:

BAs interview suggests croft and frawley will be 6 and 7 O'Connor at 9. Sounded coy over where that leaves Connor 

ALAW:

Connor at 4, Handley back on wing? Can dream

Seth:

BAs interview suggests croft and frawley will be 6 and 7 O'Connor at 9. Sounded coy over where that leaves Connor