Quote: mish "Thanks for that informative reply Alan. I 'know' the squad on paper and 'know' that some of them are capable of great things but there's no evidence of this at the moment is there? I wonder what they're all afraid of? If you were a great player (and I know this because I literally just asked Murph) and your coach was terrible you would still go out and make the game work for you even if it meant ignoring the coach's game plan wouldn't you? (which he said he did often). Jesus, the experience some of these players have and they're letting a 12 man really average team boss them about. They're either not interested or scared of stepping out of line.'"
There is certainly something 'not right' about the squad. Let's face it, to accumulate over 2,000 SL/NRL games between them, they have to have something going for them as players, surely? I admire our current captain enormously as a brave, committed player, but don't believe him to be a leader. We don't seem to have one, on the pitch.
I had my concerns about this season, when Neil shot down the fan, who was complaining about our boring 'style'. (I use the word loosely!) Basically, he replied that style wins you nothing, where a more 'structured' approach is the key to success. You know my personal feelings about Paul, but I'll be the first to admit that he and his team comprehensively out-thought, out-coached and out-played us, in a way I have rarely seen.
- and kept Jukesy in a job?
