riversideboy wrote:
whilst it is unfair to blame IL for the shambles of a club we are at the moment it is also unfair to say he has no part to play in all this. he is the leader of the club and ultimately must shoulder at least some of the blame.
I know there is a lot of concern at BN's coaching, but he is only part of the problem. Standards have slipped across the board.
I want IL to show some leadership, to start talking about the need to go back to the old principles of second best not being good enough, about aspiring to excellence in everything the club does. He needs to set the tone which then filters down through the entire club.
Bringing in the best coach in the world and making a number of inspired signings will not solve Wigan's problems. It might mask them for a while but they would re-emerge before long.
I have become convinced that there are deep seated problems at the club in many areas (scouting/transfer policy, team selection, coaching, fitness and conditioning, leadership, morale, "might not be football related issues" etc etc). It isn't just a question of personnel changes here and there, the whole culture of the club is one of failure.
Everyone needs to recognise how much work needs to be done, how far we are behind Leeds and Stains (which is all the more depressing after the world cup showed just how ordinary their players are...).
Change at the club is needed in all areas if we are to stand a chance of closing the gap with Stains and Leeds in the medium term.
It will start with IL giving the leadership the club needs, setting the vision of the club once again epitomising excellence in everything it does.
