find it amazing all the negative people who post on here , after we all wanted agar to go he has, sweeping changes have been made all round and still people moan .everyone seems to be a buff at knowing how to coach and who to sign , how about letting the people in charge do there job then judge when the season is 10 games or so in then see how our signings are going then ...moan over

Think he had a great debut (against Halifax, me thinks), but then got tore a new one by Gleeson in his next (home) game.

The worrying thing for me is, peoples expectations have gone up dramatically now we have a new regime. That means if we start poorly under Gentle or he bloods a few of the youngsters, a lot of fans may turn on the new coach/players and it may turn a bit sour.

I'll be amazed if we start badly under Gentle with this new regime in place.

It seems as though you're deliberately missing the point. Looking at our squad, on paper at least, it seems unlikely that it's good enough to win the League Leaders' Shield or the Grand Final. We might be in with a shout of the cup, depending on the draws and suchlike. But the new team could still make an 'immediate, positive [...] impact' without us picking up any trophies. Next season is about a change in direction that can be built on for 2013. I think that has to include bringing some young players through.

I would hope fans will be patient.Rome wasn`t built in a day.Anything has to be better than the last few seasons.

wasnt this thread about martin to begin with lol