Even the warm-up was lazy!! : Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:47 pm  

I'm no mystic meg but I could tell from the way we warmed up that we weren't interested today, players strolling into tackle bags like they were having a stroll around a Caribbean beach, not preparing for a cup tie.

why do we as a team never have a 3rd gear? under Kear, Sharp and now Agar we always seem to manage to play well against the 'top' sides, yet struggle in games we are favourites.

I put all that down to lack of professionalism from the players, there is clearly no desire to succeed in the squad, everyone from 1-17 looked like they'd rather be elsewhere today.

: Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:51 pm  

to me, it seemed they,(fc players) thought the game was won before they played

: Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:53 pm  

Simple explanation. We take the cheap option when it comes to coaches. We have a squad more then capable of winning silverware, but we have a poor attitude when it comes to any team that's below us in the league.

: Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:55 pm  

+ Hull FC + wrote:

Simple explanation. We take the cheap option when it comes to coaches. We have a squad more then capable of winning silverware, but we have a poor attitude when it comes to any team that's below us in the league.

I don't think it is just the coach, this has happened under Kear, Sharp and now Agar, all 3 can't be completely usless.

under Mcrae it was the opposite, we'd win the lesser home games (and usually quite stylishly) but then struggle to beat the top sides.

: Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:55 pm  

+ Hull FC + wrote:

Simple explanation. We take the cheap option when it comes to coaches. We have a squad more then capable of winning silverware, but we have a poor attitude when it comes to any team that's below us in the league.

lets hope they stick with that then.

: Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:56 pm  

red al wrote:

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lets hope they stick with that then.

we did in 2007

Re: Even the warm-up was lazy!! : Sun Apr 05, 2009 5:01 pm  

UllFC wrote:

I'm no mystic meg but I could tell from the way we warmed up that we weren't interested today, players strolling into tackle bags like they were having a stroll around a Caribbean beach, not preparing for a cup tie.

why do we as a team never have a 3rd gear? under Kear, Sharp and now Agar we always seem to manage to play well against the 'top' sides, yet struggle in games we are favourites.

I put all that down to lack of professionalism from the players, there is clearly no desire to succeed in the squad, everyone from 1-17 looked like they'd rather be elsewhere today.

Its a factor i look for also the warm up.
Sometimes you can get a vibe from it or sense how much the players are up for it.