UllFC wrote:
Feels like the club is on life support at the moment, one more bad move and things could turn really critical. I have never felt so apathetic watching the club as yesterday, even in the 90s when the rugby was poor we had an excuse becuase the team were absolutely broke, as in not paying wages on time broke...6 years now of watching overpaid, overhyped players.
As I said earlier in the thread its one more pass from me, and after that im picking and choosing games if the entertainment level doesnt increase. Waste of time getting 'free' games on a pass if they are dead rubber loop games where the team cant be bothered.
Good post. I think my issues are:
1. The same decision makers at the top of the club appointed Smith. As I've said a few times I've never been enamoured with him; obviously too early to tell what's possible at FC but I'm not as unquestioningly confident in him as many others seem to be and we're definitely stretching credibility that all will magically come good because he is at the club given the hole we're in now Whatever squad he inherited a coach's job is to get the most from available resources and over recent weeks he has comprehensively failed to do so.
2. Based on current recruitment and outs v ins, even with a couple of signings to come the squad has injury prone players at 1, 3, 4, 6,. Talk of Hoy in the halves next year would mean no organising general which we know from pre Sneyd days is a disaster. Certainly feels like a 10th place finish will be backed up with a reduced playing budget.
I have no idea what the extent of our ambitions are right now (survival, play-offs, lucky cup run?) and the looming tenancy renewal is another potential risk. I think we need a some clarity. As an out of towner who's been a passholder for many years including the Agar tenure I've not decided whether to renew. Between Smith's vague and meandering comments and the complete vacuum of comms from the club's leadership it's all a bit "meh"
