If you were able to read Mo, then you'll see I haven't defended him today - it was poor, no excuses.

I am impressed however that you've managed to spell tool correctly.

Btw, you've still not removed your passport photo from your forum ID.

We're 2nd in the table. What does it say about the coaches of teams lower than us if we sack Powell.

We could get Milward, Hanley or Mcrae in

Because they are getting ready to ruin the 4th play option ?

If the backs are making meters then it's all good but when they are getting smashed and driven back the forwards must put their hands up and do something about it.

Players aren't performing simple as, they aren't being coached to drop balls, and have no passion, that's down to the players. It's the same coach we had at the start of the season when we we're winning.
Unfortunately we don't have the quality of back up players to drop most of the first team so we're stuck between a rock and a hard place. I do agree since Mikaele left our forward pack hasn't been anywhere near as good, we haven't over ran a team for awhile now.

somebody mentioned the 80-nil v Saints...and this being as bad. Totally agree.
I'll not watch another live match until Powell is gone....along with Fitzpatrick and the dead wood players that are currently stealing a living.
I'm done. I'm not wasting any more of my time or money with this bunch of amateurs. All the best. OE

I understand where you're coming from OE.

I was at that 80--0 match too and it was awful beyond words.
After that match I just felt 'nothing'. Totally numb.
For me this isn't as bad. At least I had anger yesterday.
However, I didn't blame DP yesterday and I don't blame him now.
The majority of this is down to not doing the basics correctly and respecting the ball - on top of which the so-called senior players didn't step up to remind the rest of the game plan (which we never got to see started).

I've decided not to go on Friday as a 4 or 5 hour round trip and a s4it performance would be too much to take.

Anyone looking forward to the Saints match?

and wigan the week after?

I feel similar, changing culture is not a fast fix and will take time.

This one is down to really bad game management... Up the middle only nonsense

Dropping the ball is down to game management???....Really?

We were never going to win that game, the coach and his team cannot create enough enthusiasm within the players and as such we are looking flat when playing. DP has yet to show that he can affect a game that is getting away from us. It makes no sense that we looked unstoppable for 8 games and then we look like we won't win again. This has to be down to a lack of belief in the tactics and/or each other. There were parts of the game yesterday where players taking the ball in were looking for support and the supporting players were running away from the ball.

Overall I am beginning to believe that DP cannot take us any further forward.

Summed up beautifully

No I'll stick with the game management... Part of what people are talking about is supposedly expected core skills and lack of onfield leadership but I'm presuming most people can actually see that the game plan appears to be just down to driving the ball down the middle with the flanks completely wasted ...I don't actually see anything but route one stuff and teams are getting wise even if our coaching team isn't