Quote: jools "The issue is not with woolford. It is with the players themselves. They’ve shown they can step up like they did at Magic. They aren’t doing so each week. They know where their issues are- but they aren't changing themselves to deal with it. We are the slowest team in the league by a way, and I’m not talking about individuals in talking about the speed at which we play the game- speed requires fitness, and effort.
No one dynamic enough on that field to sort them out. No leader. And much as I think Andy Kelly is doing a brilliant job with youth- he’s anonymous on the field on game day- he doesn’t gee them up/b@ll@ck them like robbo does- in fact he doesn’t speak to them at all!
Those who watch the youngsters on a regular basis will see a big difference in squad unity- they NEVER stop talking to each other on the field, giving encouragement and direction to each other all the way through whether winning or losing.'"
I agree to a certain extent, but there comes a time when you have to ask the question 'why aren't the players playing' and if you ask it so many times, the answer will come back to the coach.
More often than not, that's why coaches move on. It's very rare one will leave on a high.
Ultimately, it's the coach's job to get them playing - and as much as I like Woolford, I think it's now time to start asking the question.
As far as Andy Kelly goes, I don't believe it's his job on matchday to act in that enforcer role.
The players also do communicate on the field, it's just that you can hear it a lot more in the academy games as they are closer and there's only two people and a dog there
