Quote: fez1 "I'd like to hear from the 'Powell out' brigade - of which there are/were more than a handful here.
He said he needed to make a total rebuild but even he didn't imagine the implosion of last year. It's also been clear he could have handled things better and arguably he'll have learnt more in the last year than any other in his career - which can only be good for us.
Many on here said he had to win 4 from 6 or 6 from 8 or something similar (I was in the 'show the right attitude and desire' camp and sort of 8/10 after seeing the fixtures), but things are looking good.
It seems like the attitude has changed by getting rid on some 'long termers' and bringing in decent players with the right attitude.
I think in the main that's also been good for those we let go. They've had to reassess their worth and I'm pleased for them.
Stef, Clark, Currie, Philbin are the only older long termers remaining.
So, fair play to Daryl. Well deserved award. Great start and confidence is high. He's doing what he said he'd do. Let's reassess after we've taken on Saints and Wigan.
I think both Salford, HKR and Hudds will all prove to be difficult to beat and Leeds beat Saints, so it's all to play for.'"
I agree with most of this, however, if players like Copper were unwilling to work their full contracted hours and caused disruption in the squad because of this, then Powell or any other coach has no other option than to say 'do one'. How else could he have asked the players to fullful their contractual duties without peeing them off - it's a lose lose situation. Players say yes and get vexed off - we saw the result of this in last season's results; or the players say no and he's lost the dressing room.
If the players had won 4 GFs and a World Club Challenge and were heading towards the end of their careers, then a little leeway would be accepted. But doesn't it show the pure arrogance and disrespect to the fans that a number of our players thought they were hard done by because Powell stated the obvious: we've been underperforming for a few years now so we need to be more professional and at least fulfil the contractual hours to give ourselves a better chance.
After this, how else is Powell or any other new coach supposed to handle a deliberate and detrimental sabotaging of the clubs chances of success by certain players? I believe there was only one way to do it and that's the way he's done it, and that is: agree to the reasonable request of fulfilling full contractual duties in order to help get the club performing again. Or do one.