Mr. Zucchini Head wrote:
Pearson has done well for the club, his investments in youth and facilities will set us up well over the years, but I do get fed up with his tiresome claims with nothing to back them up. It is about time he put up or shut up, because when it comes to first team, all we have had so far are half measures.
AP has done a fantastic job with the investments he's made into the structure of the club so I will be forever thankful for him for this but first team wise there is definitely room for improvement. The big question for me is what can he do to turn things around?
I don't think anyone can simply say that getting rid of Radford will suddenly make everything better. It isn't going to solve the attitude problem because our past coaches have had to deal with this too. That problem will not go away overnight. Besides, who comes in? We'll just end up appointing another assistant most likely because who else is available that's a proven head coach? The first answer that would probably spring to mind is Brian Noble. I personally wouldn't have a problem with his appointment but I know there are plenty on here that would.
And I don't think it's simply a case of saying that certain players aren't good enough. It's all well and good saying that we need a world class scrum half for example but even if we did find such a player he'd still have to contend with the players around him failing to show up for games or failing to put in a full match performance.
For me there needs to be a major overhaul and clear out as we try and get to the root of the inconsistency and attitude problem. Why have coaches been and gone and yet the problem remains? Is it certain players? Dare I suggest that some of our players that have been around through the various regimes are to blame? Could it be Yeamo, Horne or Whiting that's the problem? They've been around a long time and if any of them have the wrong attitude then it's likely to have spread to new signings and the youngsters coming through. Could it be the coaching staff? How many of them were at the club back in the Agar days? It's all well and good changing the head coach but if he's working with the same people that previous coaches worked with then how can attitudes change and the players improve if the same people are still training them?
This is just speculation on my part of course. I have nothing to back up my theories as to what the problem might be.
