Could be a good call

You do need an organising half but above all you need a proper pack leader who demands a performance from his team mates. I usually ignore most of what Peacock says but he spoke before the game about leaders who's job it is to hold their teammates accountable for their performances. I don't see anyone in that pack with any kind of aura about them. No one who leads from the front and drags the rest of the side along with them. There are decent players in the team, but the team spirit seems very poor. No one prepared to really dig deep for the cause. Bradford showed what you can do on raw determination. That's what you need to get right first.

We have 10 fulltime players.

What's happened to the Merrin family?

Merrin was meant to be that man

Not his family, his partners mum passed away unexpectedly recently

Perhaps he was, but he's not doing it. Look at how easily he was rattled by James Green. He's played for the Kangaroos ffs.

He has played well enough when I have seen him. But you need a Jamie Peacock, a James Graham, a Sam Burgess, a Gareth Ellis.

What did Ricky Stuart say the other week about Bateman? Some players try to win, others have to win (something like that anyway). No one in your side looked like they had to win today.

Is this an old Wire thread?

Not every great player makes a great director.
He's out of his depth.

In the past we have relied on flare players playing off the cuff and expansive rugby. It’s exciting to watch, however we don’t have flare players now.
Wanes style of football is structured and boring. But it gives everybody a clear role meaning below average players can over achieve. Whenever Wigan were hit with an injury crises, a youngster would step in to the system and do his job with little impact to the team.

Seeing as we are a team full of below average players, maybe we need a boring structured style of play to get us through this period until we can get rid of below average players and replace with the right quality of player.

One thing for sure, he’d tighten up the defence which I don’t think I’ve ever seen worse that the last couple of weeks.

Oh no. That's sad to hear. Can't blame him then if his head is elsewhere really.

It's time for Sinfield to look at his own position, how a man with so little knowledge in coaching players was given such an important position at the Rhinos without any relevant experience beggars belief. Look at his signings, that of coach and players and the handing out of contracts to old players and you soon see why we are in this position. He was a great leader on the pitch , but his lack of experience in this role is clearly showing. GH was clever giving him this role, it took all the pressure of him and passed it over to Sinfield and his performance so far in this role is abysmal. He is the one under pressure. His style of man management has been awful, it's clear to everyone that there a is cancer in the camp, and has been caused by both Furner, Sinfield and some of the old senior players and so far Furner has gone. You soon learn in management that if you disrespect the players before long they start to disrespect you and you can see this happening.
Only an idiot goes to the press before a cup tie and tells the press that the contract for JL is not being renewed. You cannot write this script, no wonder the players are ed off.

If we are having a clear out, start with the old boys network, Sinfield, JP, Ablett, JJB, and get a coach with no Rhinos connection, everyone starts with a clean slate, if this isn't sorted out the team will be playing in a half empty stadium next season.
We are living a nightmare caused by the management team in their decision making.

What did Sinfield say in his interview after the game yesterday?

Im more and more in the Wane camp by the day, said earlier in the week, he fits what the club needs right now like a glove.

That's just it, they won't. GH stopped treating the fans as fans in about 2007, spectators are now cash cows. He knows the fans will come, they've been on the gravy train too long not to.

IF Leeds United get promoted, and there is then a viable option for going on a different journey then we might see people vote with their feet, but I can't see many stopping going.

I agree with this especially about JL what an incentive for that lad to put in a shift. He handed the team talk to Kear .I've see. A few dips in quality before at this club and I think it's going to be quite a long time before we are genuine contenders