Quote: Northampton_Saint "Our problems at the moment come down to the fact that we've had mediocre coaching for the last 3.5 years, and a few players who think they run the place and have now left us with very much less than mediocre coaching until the end of the season. We desperately need a top coach, a few key signings and a change in attitude to be right back at the top again. We look to maybe have the first 2 in the bag and hopefully the 3rd will follow with the application of boots to backsides. Wholesale culling is unnecessary and would indeed knock us back years if it happened. Most of our current squad including most the usual hate targets are good enough to lift trophies again. The usual numpty calls for any U20 player we can get our hands on to get a shirt instead are depressing as usual. I'd be happy to write the rest of the season off and try a few youngsters in the team to see what they're made of, but entire 3/4 lines and halfback partnerships made up of kids would get smashed every game and have their careers crumble away into dust in no time. And at the end of the day we still only need to win 3 games at the end of the season to be "champions" after all - not likely with the current coaching incumbents, but stranger things have happened...'"
I remember now. You're the Crowman out of Worzel Gummidge. You must me given all the straw men you're churning out lately. Who are these "numpties" calling for "wholesale" replacement of first teamers by academy lads? I mean, several people have called for Shenton to be dropped in favour of Jones (who has looked [iat the very least[/i as capable whilst three times as enthusiastic). Then there's giving young Swift a chance - who with a double hat-trick has, you know, FORM to back him up.
Aside from that - who else? A few calls for Forster (never a bad idea to give a young prop some experience). Bringing back Foster (who already possesses plenty of experience) and of course Gaskell - who is the only fully functional half back at the club.
The truth is there are very few realistic academy options outside of those mentioned and everyone knows it. But carry on creating this fantasy world of wholesale persecution.