I had just wrote quite a long post in justification of my views, but decided to delete it so that I wouldn't start another 70 pages on why Powell should go. What I will say, is that I totally agree with the points Gazwire makes. I was made up when we appointed Powell as coach and ive not changed my opinion YET, however, I really do hope there is a method in the madness of this season and as ive said to the people around me at the match "I actually think we will come good next season" So I'm prepared to reserve my judgement until then.

Indeed, if we'd hired the ex leigh and Toronto coach, would have been murder on here.

You know what, looking at last night's team sheet seeing harrison 2nd row, I did wonder whether that's a thought for next year, with so many props to get a bigger body running out wide.

Looking at the highlights, currie and Holmes (and matautia AGAIN) were bobbins for a couple of tries

Is it me or is Matautia absolutely rubbish in all positions?

Also Harrison will be a good barometer of Powell. Powell has openly stated he was after Harrison for a while and sees him eventually as a Walmsley type player.

Personally I’ve not been impressed by Harrison yet, so far bang average but we will see.

I’m not convinced by him, but then I was against signing him so he would have to produce decent displays regularly to win me over. He hasn’t, but not many have.

Yes.

So is our captain!

Just to expand on this as it might not have been clear, in my opinion, we needed a coach that has seen success in a successful system, in order to replicate and effect similar professionalism and standards within the group, in doing so turn a competent group into a winning one. I can round off my point on this, as I voiced my concerns on this at the time of the appointment, some 18 months ago, that I was concerned that the clubs (I think it was labelled extensive and robust) recruitment process didn't seem to have a chest terms of reference, as the job was getting the club from 3 or 4 to 1 (overall, not in the weekly rounds table), however the successful candidate didn’t really have the credentials to evidence that they could deliver this.

We needed someone to ‘sell’ the benefits of getting on board with the new plan. However we have been left with a “my way or highway” approach, which with the benefit of hindsight has been a train wreck.

My concern now is that we should be in the “reap what you sow” phase of the plan. We’ve had the arguments, fire sale, recruitment campaign and period of bedding in, yet we still can’t work out what Plan A is.

The right side is a glowing example. We’ve had (working backwards)Minikin, Wrench, Wrench, Minikin, Minikin, Thewlis, Thewlis on the right wing since and including Magic. Until this week, all three have been available, all three are here next year, all three have had chance to play in that position since round 10/11, but we still don’t have any idea who is play A. We were told Charnley was being cut out to help with Wrench’s development, then he was dropped for Minikin, who was dropped for Thewlis, who was dropped for Minikin…

Right side half is a similar story, as is the second row. The only constant is Matautia, who I have some sympathy with defensively as the pattern is just a mess and the partnership’s aren’t there, but that said he hasn’t hit the standards needed from a senior player, doesn’t look dangerous on the ball and doesn’t create. We’re not “reaping what we have sown”, with only Bullock who you could point to and say is a better player now than what he was at the start of pre-season.

That right side defence was awful last year too under Price. Charnley, Mamo, Austin, Hughes...

Bit harsh on Austin given he was at Leeds!