Quote: SaintsFan "So that gives the players licence to refuse to perform? You are a supporter of player power? I'm not. What's going to happen when our next coach comes in - assuming we can find one who wants to join a club that sacks their coaching staff after seven games (two of which they won) - and he decides to make changes? Because that will happen. It always does.'"
I understand what your saying as the players are paid to play and fans pay to watch them so they should try their best no matter what they think of the coach.
On the other hand, if players are unmotivated due to things their coach does then I can see how that would effect the players performances.
I know they found training boring and some didn't look forward to going work. We will all have been in that situation in our jobs or in sports.
It seems McManus took the right action and it's loke to have paid off.