The 2 main problems is the final stage of development of our younger players and there transition of them into Superleague, the other is we have signed overseas "international" pllayers that have performed well below expectations.
McManus in my opinion has struggled to get the right coach due non availabilty, Potter, Simmons and maybe Brown don,t seem to promote a winning culture mentality.
I know we don,t have the arrary of talented players from 5 years ago, but we seem to have lost the "Saints Way" of playing rugby league.
We have a team of misfits at the moment, with only Wellens (soon retiring) showing any leadership qualities. Our lack of creativity is an alarming one and I think our half back combination problem looks like be a full season one. Biggest problem is an attitude one and playing as 17 individuals.
For me a lot of the blame falls on the shoulders of the players and coach and not so much on McManus.