It's quite simple, if he's not sacked then we're down.

The board have got a chance to save us at the moment, if they don’t act I will be holding them responsible.

Not a chance. Karl will be tweeting about a sale at the club shop tomorrow.

As much as 'chain of command' makes some sense, if Powell isn't the one putting together the defensive structure, he's not to blame for it. If I make a mistake at work for the job I'm employed to do, that's not my bosses fault is it? That's mine!

They've worked together for years, so if the understanding is that Sheridan runs the defence and that's his job, the simple solution is to remove the defensive problem. It has been well documented that Powell is in charge of attack, and he's averaging 20 points per game. Smith and Price were 24 per game. But it's not impossible for us to score. We just can't defend. So the person in charge of the defence goes first, but that doesn't mean Powell should go just because his 'employee' is doing a bad job. Unless they come as a package deal.

Nonsense. Powell should’ve removed him a while ago if that’s the case. Powell has ultimate responsibility for our results, that is his job. If he cannot make us into a decent side then it is all on his shoulders. If he is blindly loyal to underperforming players and staff then that makes him culpable for what is dished up.

Neither of them are fit for purpose.

In the name of God, go

Dufty off for a scan and Mikaele unlikely to play against Wigan.

That aspect I fully understand, but again, if he's not in charge of the defensive structure, it's not specifically his fault that we can't defend well... So yes, he should remove Sheridan, but Powell is putting us in a position to score a solid number of points.

I'm not saying Powell is innocent in all of this, far from it... But if we had to make a decision on who goes, if we remove Powell, we run the risk of being unable to score at all with a new HC. But if we remove the one in charge of defence, we at least roll the dice of getting a stronger one in return, since we already choke games as it is.

I'm not 'Powell In' by any means... I've made plenty of posts condemning him, but between him and Sheridan, logically Sheridan goes first. But that's IF he's the one building the defensive structure.

If we were getting beat by teams at full strength, battling valliantly and just falling short I'd be heartbroken.

But we are getting beat out of sight by teams with much worse injury problems than us, we are being out enthused and we are wallowing in self pity, apathy, look totally unmotivated and like a bunch of strangers.

I'm not heartbroken, I'm fuming and everyone associated with the club should be.

Powell carries the can for our results. It's his backroom team, and there's nothing more to say.
I think that Sheridan should go first, then if Powell is sacked it ensures that Fitzpatrick cannot hand control to Sheridan, even on a temporary basis.

You can always rely on the Wire



Just another quick roll in the glitter, be fine then for next week