Nothing is won or lost in friendlies I accept all that, however, friendlies are a platform to gain match fitness and to try new things out etc etc. Surely, what has been exampled in the first four friendlies gives the fans a basis to form an opinion of what is to come. It's not looking too good. March may take the blame as the coach and this tends to happen in sport, but the players need to look at themselves too. In my opinion, I don't think March is up to the job and just can't see him taking us where we need/want to go. Sadly, I think the problems are much deeper rooted than that and we have to also look at the board. It feels like we are in a managed decline and promotion at this time seems a way off. I hope I'm wrong, but we are looking very average at the moment. The club should have axed Marchy a while back, but they stuck with him and gave him a 2 year contract on the back of a win at Sheffield. Paul Royston took over as performance director. This is not a criticism of Paul as I respect his fitness experience and ethos, but was he qualified for such a role? That role should be occupied by someone who knows RL inside out an back to to front, an ex pro if you like. What Paul doesn't know about Strength and Conditioning probably isn't worth knowing, but in terms of RL I think he is under qualified for that role.

There will be those who say give him time etc. I respect those views. There will also be the others who feel as though the writing is on the wall. The board will not sack Marchy they can't afford to. If I was Gary and I had the money to find a new coach would I do it now to wait until after the C1 cup? Probably the latter and if we crash and burn in that I'm sure the pressure of Mr March will intensify somewhat.

Hi Dreamer , it is not just about the friendlies , it is the whole picture.

Last season when I was posting comments about the same subject I was constantly berated by various members here , now most of them have
seen the same problem and are just as angry with the situation.
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Let's not mince our words here , the club is at it's lowest ebb for years ,
We have been relegated to the league of doom with what looks like no chance of
getting out. So maybe Sundays appauling show of aggression and indicipline was
the straw that broke the camels back.

Do we want to keep watching crap rugby against carp teams with crap attendances or do we want better ?

Some interesting comments.

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I can forgive poor commitment to the ball, self preservation, the odd missed pass, move gone wrong, defensive error, attacking error, comedy moment in friendly games. This is what they are for.

They are not an excuse for the other behavior and indiscipline.

It needs gripping quickly and dealing with before small crowds become no crowds or club.

I have been talking to 2 families who will not bring kids due to the language.

I am sure there are more.

Great Post Sam, couldn't agree with you more, yours and Rachel contribution and others like you to the club over the years has been invaluable, its what the Cougars were always about, a good family community based club. I was more than willing to give the BOD, time to find there feet. But they appear to have lost the fans, lost the ability to communicate with the ordinary fans, and basically lost there way. My advice to you Gary listen to the likes of Sam, Rachel and other's they have a lot to offer, there is more to the Cougars than just the sponsors bar, Sponsors like directors, coaches and players will come and go, but the fan on the terrace will still be there, yes we are few in numbers but we are still there.

Too right , involve the community ....