Quote: NickyKiss "I'd have brought Gale in but Smith will do. Our two halves have offered no sort of control in the first two games and look like they're running up blind alleys at points.
I'd level the majority of the blame at the more experienced Widdop. He's had two poor games in comparison to Williams having one pretty good game and one shocker.
If Burgessis dropped I think that's totally unfair tbh. He's been quiet but name a back who hasn't?! The game plan has given nobody a shot to express themselves. Our most dangerous back in Watkins has seen hardly any ball and in turn nor has Burgess. All the back five have done nothing wrong so if he's singled out that's bad form.'"
Seems like changes for the sake of changes to me. Williams didn't play well on Saturday and I can see the reasoning behind dropping him, but neither did the majority of the team. Neither Smith or Gale have played a minute of any of the 3 games so far and I guess Smith has probably got the nod because he's played with Widdop before. If McNamara has watched that game back and thought "I know what'll solve this, McGilvary for Burgess!" then he's even more of a clown than I ever imagined. One or two tweaks in the forwards maybe, but other than that it's the tactics that need addressing much more than personnel.
Regardless of the result on Saturday it's time for a change of coach IMO. How he's lasted over 5 years I'll never know. I have always thought that he should've been replaced after the 2011 4N and I'm adamant that this group of players' development would have been much further along than it is if he had have been.