Anyone seen the photo of the "Applegarth Out" banner stuck up outside the Donny Rd entrance ??
Yeah, we all know we're crap but that's taking it too far IMO

It’s a form of protest against the current management of the club. Signs like the Donny road one were always going to appear the longer the losing run goes on.

Hard to see how you can protest the total crap that’s been served up this season. If you don’t go or withhold your money then it’s not helping the team . Allegedly the board don’t read social media so I personally sympathise the poster sentiments.

I don’t blame Applegarth for our woes but his inexperience sure isn’t helping matters.

Unfortunately the only way to change the performances is to sack him

This is a tough one for me. On the one hand something has to change and i dont think that MA has got the answers to change it. Unfortunately he is left shuffling a bad hand.

The off season signings have been dreadful, and the injury list in the backs again is horrendous.

I dont see a new coach changing things quickly enough to make a difference.

Luckily agent Miller is doing great work at Castleford, otherwise we would be relegated already.

Too late by then

"It didn't work with Poching either".

A 50% (ish) win ratio suggests otherwise to me.

"As it stands its looking like Applegarth isn't ready"

A 0% win ratio suggests to its not looking like it. It's absolutely nailed on.

Poching comes into the equation because we sacked him. Then replaced him with Applegarth. Who 1 man and his dog knew wasn't ready. I still to this day cannot comprehend the thought process beind this.

The indisputable fact is we have played 13 and lost 13. We are averaging 6 points per game which shows no sign of improving and unfortunately 29 points against. He can blame Ford for the failure in attack but unfortunately by the process of elimination he must be held at fault for our defensive frailties.
I would expect to see some progress but no we just do the same each week whichever team we pick. He said the return of Tanginoa would be the catalyst and now Jowitt but no nothing changes. We say Castleford are within reach which they are but does anyone actually believe we have three wins in us. It pains me to say that the incumbents and their quickly appointed coach have turned our great club into an on field joke. We are apparently not the worst team in SL history yet but the way it is going this is one record he could reach. What a legacy to finally relegate our great club on its 150 year anniversary coupled with 25 unbroken years in SL.

To be honest it’s hard to disagree with any of that.

He got the push at the end of the season because the players were not happy…
I recall the senior players in our squad taking it upon themselves to more or less take things into their own hands to get the results…
Not quite sure how this came about . But something wasn’t right..
I remember tanganoa mentioning something about the training and how things had changed…at a pre season friendly interview he did
Now quite obviously things haven’t worked out….
This is just my opinion…. But I think MA is still in the head coach role until the new man takes over. I see little point in either appointing a head coach or an assistant for that matter until the take over stuff is sorted out…
He’s very likely to be replaced…but I’d like to think that he did a good job with the juniors …
The new man wants complete control.. so he will get to decide who’s doing what … it will be his to do with whatever he pleases.. where as mine is only an opinion!

Cracking post.

It’s hard to argue with what he’s said
But do you really think replacing him at this moment in time would be beneficial?
What if the takeover goes ahead and the new owner doesn’t want our newly appointed coach?

I'm the same. The facts are indisputable.
The solution is not so easy.