The players are told to play to the game plan by the coach, and players like Sykes are played in roles that they aren't good enough for by the coach. Macca has alot to answer for, we get stuffed last week but his priorities were england, his club needed him this week but he had other priorities.

I'm already worrying about Langley, we've been told he's due back a few times already. At what point in this weeks training did they decide he wasn't up to it ?

I got impression he wouldnt be playing from comments he made in his article on T&A on friday (I think). certainly seems a bit ridiculous that we get told he's a week away for, I think, 5 weeks running. Thought had crossed my mind that maybe contract talks have broken down and he's taken his bat and ball home although in his defence that would be out of character.

I've given up guessing. Im not thinking he's back until we hear a "will" instead of "might"

Dont we keep hearing 'will'?

And yet coming out of it we are 7th. Anyway, that's irrelevant, we cant defend for toffee.
Our defence has been to weak for to long.