Quote: NickyKiss "You don't think that's Wanes fault though do you?
I can't see that at all. Ian Lenagan knows Wane is a man who trusts youth but he's also a man who loves winning. He's lost players he didn't want to lose, he's had to give debuts to kids earlier then in sure he'd have liked to.
He's done incredibly well in the circumstances to keep us where we are. Not many clubs could lose approx 20 players in 4 or 5 years and keep finishing up near the top of the league.
I think he needs to get a bit of a grip at the moment Wane but overall he's done a fantastic job.'"
I think he's partly to blame for it. He's certainly made the job harder than it needs to be by moving away from what was a successful strategy that was still its relevant infancy. It's not like he came in off the back of a 6/7 year period of one stone and needed to freshen things up.
He's also stirred things up with his comments and, Imo, that's added extra dimensions to games that simply didn't need to be there.
I also think IL has a part to play in the breakup of a potential dynasty. We've seen Watkins and Hall secured at Leeds and we've also seen some big enough names come over in positions we've needed i.e Burns, Walsh, Carney, Locke, Simms etc go to others without a whimper from us. He doesn't seem to secure those big deals when we desperately need them I'm not talking purely financial matters here I'm talking about coercion that's needed at that level.