Re: the HDM story - so being abysmal early season for two years running is no issue and to be expected?

Plus no mention of the late season collapse last season that has effectively run into this one?

Add to this that so long as the cash cows - sorry, "loyal supporters" (not the disloyal ones like most of us on here apparently) - continue to buy merchandise and renew season passes, there is simply no reason for the club/CEO/owner to interact with the fanbase at all despite this dire state of affairs?

It's breathtaking.

we seem to be doing some strange things too releasing players I always really rated Manoa Wacokecoke's when he played for the Reserves I thought there was definitely something there. But obviously the club didn't. Did anyone see his tries for Featherstone against Leigh??

Renewed Mitch, got rid of Manoa. Baffling

There’s 2 types of culture
A winning culture and a losing culture
This is a results business

What bloody culture is he here for ?

Golf culture?

Coffee culture

boring the pants off anyone still listening culture

If what someone was saying the other day is true, that the club had written this season off before it began, then I think that says that Smith is here to stay regardless of how many games we lose or how many points we lose by because they won't be bothered about the results. What we have to hope for in that case is that there is a genuine plan behind the scenes that they are working on to improve things and that they are actually seeing that plan coming to effect behind the scenes. That doesn't help us supporters who only see what happens on the pitch but hopefully we start seeing something as the season progresses. I'm thinking Radders first two seasons in charge which were pretty dire but resulted in improvement beyond that.

I feel I am clutching at straws here though. It really doesn't feel like there's a plan at all at the moment and we're pretty directionless.

An owner who believes were bringing a batch of academy products through.

A coach who doesnt have the balls to play 4 or 5 young lads at a time.

Hardly on the same page, the ironic thing is Martin and Staveley have been 2 of our best players, id argur Jebson and Balmforth would be too if given a chance.

Instead tired tony will persevere with woefully out of form players, oor limited players who cannot control the ruck, show desire in defence or organise a up in a brewery

Lee Crooks combining his role at the club by taking Feka's welfare officer role and no S and C coach for the first team..
More cost cutting.

Not having a S&C coach is genuinely astounding

Or a tired nine who is playing on one leg and still flogged for nearly 80 minutes.
I dont think Smith is tired he is just an old school coach who is now completely out of touch with the modern game.A rambling Joe Biden who shows no passion,living up to his name of Tinkering Tony ,repeating the same script week after week and thinks he can turn it round.Dont think it will be long till we see his other knickname of Toys out Tony emerge when Adam puts the pressure on.
Its a bit like the Conservative party thinking they will will the next general election
Deluded