Re: need more new players : Fri Aug 14, 2015 12:56 am  

just_browny wrote:

Yes, the "Speculator" seems to hate any discussion about possible new signings. It would be like you saying you didn't like Adrian Morley and thought he'd been a poor signing.

Perhaps he should have set up his account as the un-speculator?!

Re: need more new players : Fri Aug 14, 2015 7:10 am  

I believe from the posts on here that most would agree that the current season starting team with the right coaching and game plans would have easily made the top 4. Currently at this end of the season we are definitely below top 4 quality.

The question are where did this change and who is a fault? answer these questions and the rectification process can start. Personally I don't care who's at fault, but the hierarchy are responsible for putting it right starting with the team coaches and management. I would trust that messers Draper and Moran would get involved if they had to.

Something has to be done or we will be in a right mess at the end of the Super 8's

Re: need more new players : Fri Aug 14, 2015 7:27 am  

Snaggletooth wrote:

I believe from the posts on here that most would agree that the current season starting team with the right coaching and game plans would have easily made the top 4. Currently at this end of the season we are definitely below top 4 quality.

The question are where did this change and who is a fault? answer these questions and the rectification process can start. Personally I don't care who's at fault, but the hierarchy are responsible for putting it right starting with the team coaches and management. I would trust that messers Draper and Moran would get involved if they had to.

Something has to be done or we will be in a right mess at the end of the Super 8's

Top post - Surely Moran and Draper won't put up with much more of this?

This squad and coaching staff have under performed for large chunks of the season, and as you say doesn't matter who's fault it is it needs seriously addressing.

Whether we finish 6th, 7th or 8th is neither here or there, it's a shocking indictment of the season.

Re: need more new players : Fri Aug 14, 2015 7:36 am  

Snag I don't believe you got that idea from my posts
I've been saying for 2 seasons we need a quality prop and halfback. The very reason I've been harping on about R&B to address the poor backs and lightweight pack.
I thought that was blindingly obvious. Swapping a coach without team investment would make as much diffence as to not change anything.

Re: need more new players : Fri Aug 14, 2015 7:52 am  

I'm another who now questions the coaching, and management, of the squad rather than the squad itself.

Two of our last three defeats have come against Hull KR and Castleford.
I struggle to pick out a single forward from Hull KR who I would have at Warrington.
I'd have four of last night's Castleford seventeen.

That suggests this squad, at least in my eyes, is hugely underperforming.

The clamour on here to get rid of players A and B and bring in C, D and E has some justification, but I'm not convinced it will make any difference under the existing structure.

The final play of last night summed it up entirely.
Ten seconds to go and we've got a tap about 20/30 metres out.
We'd spent the entire night hopefully putting the ball up in the air and relying on good fortune to emerge and the one time when that play was the right thing to do we pass it aimlessly down the line for Wheeler to end up with it with absolutely nothing on.

Additionally, we struggle terribly when the opposition has a centre or wing with a rugby brain who can read play and snuff out our full back joining the line.
Our decision making, lack of cohesion and inability to change the play accordingly is atrocious. The most important and simplistic aspect being knowing when to just keep hold of it.

A thoroughly underwhelming season where we've ended up with pretty much what we deserve.

Re: need more new players : Fri Aug 14, 2015 8:19 am  

rubber duckie wrote:

Snag I don't believe you got that idea from my posts
I've been saying for 2 seasons we need a quality prop and halfback. The very reason I've been harping on about R&B to address the poor backs and lightweight pack.
I thought that was blindingly obvious. Swapping a coach without team investment would make as much diffence as to not change anything.

Hi there RD, I did say "most" as my qualifier. If it helps I do agree that the pack is a problem and needs addressing as did the HB's, which I think Sandow finally is a quality addition.

Re: need more new players : Fri Aug 14, 2015 8:44 am  

I'm suprised no one on here has questioned the signing of Lineham ? A great young English player, but why buy another winger when we have Monaghan, Ormsby, Penny & Evans as well as Russell if Ratch & Gidley will be playing fb ?

What we needed was a specialist centre, but instead we'll be using a variety of make-shift & average players who can cover the position but shouldn't ie, Evans, Ratchford, Monaghan, Hughes, Grix (if he ever gets fit or manages to remain injury free), Currie, Laithwaite etc etc.

Atkins should definitely not be guaranteed a start, but based on our squad will play every week. And I don't see King as a starting centre either.

I'm concerned.

Re: need more new players : Fri Aug 14, 2015 8:58 am  

Could it be that TS doesn't see a future for Penny?
I don't see a problem with Penny, it's Joel Monas that is completely spent. (Thank you for the years JM).

Re: need more new players : Fri Aug 14, 2015 9:01 am  

King will be a starting Centre by the end of next season as he has all the makings of a quality centre who can see gaps and off load at the right time.
We need either Gidley or Russel at Fullback with Ratch at centre, he is not at his best at fullback. Monaghan got drawn in time and time again last night it was as though he didn't want to be one on one with Carney!! He looks past it.
The one good thing for me was Sandow looking for the runners if we learn his game over the winter and run lines off him he will put players through gaps all day.

Re: need more new players : Fri Aug 14, 2015 9:22 am  

We played our best rugby with Russell at FB this season. His kick returns and scoots set us rolling forward and direct up the ruck.