Quote: LincolnDEVILSFan "I was watching Haigh with the players last sunday, he reminds of a 1950s drill instructor. No wonder the players aren't motivated, Windsor Davies would be a better option. The more I think about it, the more it seems obvious we need a complete clear out of the backroom staff.
I don't care what anyone says, but the whole time McRae's been at the club we've had talent in the side, not world class all the way through, but enough talent to cause teams problems. We just never ever get the basics right. How can any of the backroom staff look at the team not running onto passes at pace or from depth, either not drifting or drifting very slowly in defence and players constantly dropping of tackles, and be happy. Someone from Haigh to Wilkinson should have picked up on the issue by now.
This is why the fans get so frustrated. You can talk about buying meat from M & S all you like, that just makes me hungry, but when you look at what Wakefield achieve with a similar budget it's plainly obvious our players just aren't getting the coaching they require. In life, and rugby, nobody ever stops learning, all players need instruction and developing. So saying McRae needs a better quality of player to work with is a load rubbish, he needs to accept it's his job to develop the players and start doing that. You can't show me one player in Salford's ranks that has improved since McRae arrived.'"
Is this the same Wakefield we beat last week? the same Wakefield that finished a massive two points above us in the league? and the same Wakefield that now face a winding up order.Or a different club I've not heard about? Go onto the Wakey board and read what their fans think about the way their club is being run.
IMO McRae has been operating with one hand tied behind his back.Little money to buy any real quality players and an assistant coach in Malc,who in his first season in the coaching role,has had to fit it in around his playing duties.
Next season is the time to judge McRae as the players we have brought in are a step above (on paper) the players we have released.
You say it's McRae's job to develop players,I agree.But each player reaches a level and then cannot improve further.This is why some become internationals,some super league players,some national league and some play amatuer league.A gross simplification I admit,but basically true nevertheless.
Unfortunately,over the past few years at Salford we have had a team, made up in the main,of players of barely super league standard and I would have challenged any coach to make much of an improvement.
Well imo Salford is a bit of a pandoras box of issues which you are battling against
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