Quote: Mad_Jack_Mcmad "The club is going backward fast. You only have to skim the stats to see that. In 2013 we made 210 clean breaks. So far this year we have made 95. Even allowing for matches played that's a drop from nearly 8 per game to 4 and a half. You cannot win if you are not breaking the opponents line. Tackle busts have dropped from 847 to 452. Again a drop from 31 to 21 per game. It's not like this year is an exception it's been a constant decline. Pretty much every stat has dropped over the same period. That indicates a decline in the squad performances.
Ken Davy once defended not sacking Jon Sharp by saying you don't grow a tree by digging it up every year and looking at it's roots. Well once gangrene sets in you cut the infected part out and pour maggots in the wound. You don't leave it and hope it gets better.
It's time for some cutting and some maggots before the whole body dies.'"
I agree with this, but I feel a lot of it can be put right with the right coach ( hopefully Stone ) We are short of a couple of players in key positions but we have mostly got a side who can do a lot better than they have, You are right ,it has not just been this season, It's been deteriorating for the last 2 years at least, We have been underperforming badly, but try telling the "We are punching above our weight Fans".
Hopefully we can make a fresh start, Much is riding on this new coach. We do need a couple of players, but It's more about him than anything.
