All of the above! You didn't put that option Den!

Lots of different reasons over the season, but for today and the last few games I'll go with rank bad tackling coupled with trying to beat well organised well drilled teams, irrespective of player quality of the opposition, with no half backs. (for the sake of this argument I'm sticking to Sykes being a weak , Kearney being an excellent full back, L'Estrange being a decent hooker and Addy being a very promising 13....but none of them being a regular half back)

Its also no coincedence how many games we've lost since the double effect of McNamara announcing he's off and Orford being off. I predict we'll only win 1 maybe 2 of our games left.

It's interesting you are now suggesting this Adey, it's not something I had really considered. There doesn't seem to be that type of player (egotistical) at Odsal. Orford & Menzies are the only marquee players & both seem totally commited professionals to me. However you have a team far too good to lose 9 in a row, so there is/has been something seriously lacking between the coach & players for some time.

Not quite true. The players that got us to 4th are ot have been injured for a greater part of the time since. There are not enough quality players. WE could arguably have coped with the amount of injuries we have had if we could have picked which players got injured.

This team was 4th in the league not so long ago poor coaching and poor decision making from the board has all added up to where we are now.

We've no playmakers so all the hard work comes to nothing. We're less able to take chances needing 10 for every other team needing 2 or 3 before a try is scored. That leads to a loss in confidence.

It's obvious that things aren't right off the field, as the side play like a set of individuals. There's often a fair bit of effort but it's made as individuals who often just don't look like they're enjoying themselves much.

We need more than one playmaker at the club next year or we'll be in the same boat.

All this in three months???

Wakefield have topped the table after 3 games previously, means zip, nor will it ever.

The same players who were 4th have illustrated their ability by their current position, for the 9th game running.

I except the young players from that equation. However some of the seniors around them are simply poor. But that is where the club are right now. Hey ho.

Personally I don't buy into the whole board thing.

The board employed a head coach who is widely reputed to be one of the best young British coaches in the game by players, ex pro's and other coaches. I don't think they can be blamed for backing him and hoping he'd come good, especially taking into account the constraints of the past few years, and early in the season it looked like their faith was being re-paid.

The coaching staff were in charge of training and game strategy.
If that hasn't been working due to it being inefficient or too transparent the coaches are to blame.
If that hasn't been working due to the players not playing well or not doing what they have trained and planned it is the players fault.

I presume the club have a better idea than we do which it is but I don't think Macca stating that we were going all out for the Cup helped unless he knew that we lacked the stamina and squad to challenge in the League. To me that basically says to the players that the league was not a priority for the club so who can blame them for losing focus?

Whilst there's lots of arguements for the fact that we should have got rid of Macca, the coaching staff and half the playing staff years ago I suppose you have to look and say 'who would replace them?' Especially as it would cost a fortune to get shut and the fact is that there wasn't the money to bring anyone better in (again refer back to my point about Macca's status in the game) The decision to keep Macca after he accepted the England role looked like the right one as we were riding high at the time. How much it effected the players is open to debate - it didn't seem to effect Saints or Huddersfield too much.

Maybe instead of blaming the board we should thank them for the fact that we still have a club to support. Even if they are poo.

How many times does your average fan say "you know what, it ISN'T the coach its you players letting us all down". Never happens but plenty of times this year I've thought to myself that no coach on earth could have stopped some of our most self-destructive phases.

That's sport for you though, its ALWAYS the fault of the coach.

Agree with all of that.

Almost always it is a combination of fault of players and fault of coaching. Only the proportions change. But you can't get rid of all your players, and so ultimately every coach leaves or gets the boot. 'Twas ever thus, and will always be.