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| Yet the "We" that Scarlet refers to as the fans who know better because we have watched for ages actually all have different solutions so 'clearly' it isn't that simple.
I'd also say if watching Wakefield over the past 40 odd years makes me an expert, I should also be a top criminal investigator, be able to do some pretty neat surgery, understand how Warp speed works and understand how to chat up pretty women just by saying 'How You doin' ".
My life just got a lot better realising that. Thanks.
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| Quote PopTart="PopTart"Yet the "We" that Scarlet refers to as the fans who know better because we have watched for ages actually all have different solutions so 'clearly' it isn't that simple.
I'd also say if watching Wakefield over the past 40 odd years makes me an expert, I should also be a top criminal investigator, be able to do some pretty neat surgery, understand how Warp speed works and understand how to chat up pretty women just by saying 'How You doin' ".
My life just got a lot better realising that. Thanks.'"
We agree on that much. The level of alleged expertise on this forum is quite staggering. They remind me of Piers Morgan who becomes an expert on everything simply by casting his gave upon it.
You forgot to mention your new found ability to cope with the pandemic, another subject to which this forum seems to have unlimited knowledge of.
Thus I proclaim you Dr Poptart.
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| Quote Egg Banjo="Egg Banjo"All of those things you've highlighted are the responsibility of the coach though, and so far, Chester has shown he has no understanding of how to rectify the situation he has got himself into.'"
Of course they are EB, but I cannot think for a minute that there isn't a game plan ? do the players stick to it on the field?
Are some of the players not playing to the plan because they shouldn't be on the field in the first place?
You say he got himself into that situation, but he hasn't has he, the injuries and Covid are beyond his control.
If these were normal times and we had relatively few injuries I'd look differently. I wish Willie Poching was here now because, clearly, from the interview, I saw a coach who needs some help but first and foremost we need a full squad of fit players who want to play for WT.
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| Quote Egg Banjo="Egg Banjo"All of those things you've highlighted are the responsibility of the coach though, and so far, Chester has shown he has no understanding of how to rectify the situation he has got himself into.'"
I agree, he's just making excuses now. Anyone can see that if he just put some effort into going out and developing a cure for Covid we'd be tons better off. What rugby coach worth his salt couldn't do that in a couple of days???
Just to be clear, I might be being a tiny bit sarcastic!! 
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| Quote Fordy="Fordy"I agree, he's just making excuses now. Anyone can see that if he just put some effort into going out and developing a cure for Covid we'd be tons better off. What rugby coach worth his salt couldn't do that in a couple of days???
Just to be clear, I might be being a tiny bit sarcastic!!
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Anyone with any knowledge knows there is something fundamentally wrong within the team, you can make excuses as much as you like but 5/31 and a 15 per cent win ratio says different. For goodness sake wake up if the fans can see it ex players can see it ex coaches can see it why can’t the management. If you think Sam Williams or Drinkwater are going to make a difference your mistaken. The whole set up needs sorting, the fitness, the shape, the structure, the game plan which as been worked out but above all we need a pack of forwards to at least get parity with the opposition. we’re on the slippery slope and unless things change we’ve had it.
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| Quote MOPSEY LIVES ON="MOPSEY LIVES ON"Anyone with any knowledge knows there is something fundamentally wrong within the team, you can make excuses as much as you like but 5/31 and a 15 per cent win ratio says different. For goodness sake wake up if the fans can see it ex players can see it ex coaches can see it why can’t the management. If you think Sam Williams or Drinkwater are going to make a difference your mistaken. The whole set up needs sorting, the fitness, the shape, the structure, the game plan which as been worked out but above all we need a pack of forwards to at least get parity with the opposition. we’re on the slippery slope and unless things change we’ve had it.'"
I'm not saying that I think Chester is blameless, clearly there are things that should be within his control to change, however to lay the blame for everything at his door is just ridiculous.
Having half of your team taken away from you midweek is hardly something that you can prepare for.
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| Quote MOPSEY LIVES ON="MOPSEY LIVES ON"Anyone with any knowledge knows there is something fundamentally wrong within the team, you can make excuses as much as you like but 5/31 and a 15 per cent win ratio says different. For goodness sake wake up if the fans can see it ex players can see it ex coaches can see it why can’t the management. If you think Sam Williams or Drinkwater are going to make a difference your mistaken. The whole set up needs sorting, the fitness, the shape, the structure, the game plan which as been worked out but above all we need a pack of forwards to at least get parity with the opposition. we’re on the slippery slope and unless things change we’ve had it.'"
I dont disagree with you other than, having an on field organiser who is setting up plays and communication to the players where he wants them has been lacking (badly) for a couple of seasons.
Brough could do the job but was knocking on a bit and injured for most of the time he as here and every other HB that we've had have been support players, not organisers.
There does look to be a total lack of structure and at times a total lack of desire in defence.
There is no doubt that life is nigh on impossible at the moment, with the effects of covid.
Mind you, we weren't that great last season so, some of the excuses dont quite work.
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| What is fundamentally wrong this team? That's easy.
Injuries
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No organiser
I appreciate some watching from the sideline want to point at Chester but you are just missing the obvious.
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| Quote Fordy="Fordy"I'm not saying that I think Chester is blameless, clearly there are things that should be within his control to change, however to lay the blame for everything at his door is just ridiculous.
Having half of your team taken away from you midweek is hardly something that you can prepare for.'"
........but yet last week we picked the same 17 as the previous game, we had more time to prepare than the opposition who were playing their 3rd game in 8 days, and we were truly awful, again?! The other week Leeds lost 6 players from their 17, 24 hours before they were due to play, yet they won. Hull put in a creditable performance last night only finding out they were actually playing at all less than 24 hours before the fixture was due to take place?! Too much self pity for me, let's not forget it was Chester himself who said we were rubbish, but yet when fans criticise then the chairman has a pop?! 
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| Quote PopTart="PopTart"What is fundamentally wrong this team? That's easy.
Injuries
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No organiser
I appreciate some watching from the sideline want to point at Chester but you are just missing the obvious.'"
And some just don’t want to see the obvious.
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| Quote wrencat1873="wrencat1873"I dont disagree with you other than, having an on field organiser who is setting up plays and communication to the players where he wants them has been lacking (badly) for a couple of seasons.
Brough could do the job but was knocking on a bit and injured for most of the time he as here and every other HB that we've had have been support players, not organisers.
There does look to be a total lack of structure and at times a total lack of desire in defence.
There is no doubt that life is nigh on impossible at the moment, with the effects of covid.
Mind you, we weren't that great last season so, some of the excuses dont quite work.'" brough would of done a job if we could of got him in the correct areas to put his little kicks into play. If the forward issue is not addressed then you can put me, wally Lewis or Santa Claus there it won’t matter one bit. Drinkwater and Maloney last few week apart from playing against us have been non existent behind a beaten pack.
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| Quote PopTart="PopTart"What is fundamentally wrong this team? That's easy.
Injuries
Covid
Playing away every game
No organiser
I appreciate some watching from the sideline want to point at Chester but you are just missing the obvious.'"
You can preach the club line as much as you like but 5/31 says it all, if all the issues I mentioned earlier are not addressed then believe me eventually it will bite us.
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