Quote: Harry Stottle "These are professional players we are talking about, a clout round the earhole from an opposition player should put paid to any apathy, they were taking clouts for 6 weeks, nothing to do with ill preparation they were just bad, someone mentioned Barrow, I went, they were absolutely crass when Barrow started giving it them especially Joe Bullock, he looked worth more than the collective value of those opposite him in Cherry and White, no fecking heart I say again nothing to do with no preperation.'"
There was definitely a soft undercurrent within that squad, which does actually make me wonder if we'd be in an even worse position if we had made the top 4. Could've still been looking at around 800k drop in funding, but still paying Hall, Crooks, Matautia, Hansen, Thompson, Thompson, Lovett and Mortimer.
I still think there was ill preparation, maybe a coach they didn't respect. Maybe too many coaches with KC involved. Yes, players should take their share of responsibility but people are employed to get the best out of them, and that didnt happen in the first 6 games of the season. As was shown by the next 10 games or so.
