Maybe the signs were there last trade period but this season what credibility the club had earned in recent years was more or less lost and we're again back to being a bit of a laughing stock.
IMO, the time has come for the club to come out swinging. I've been an advocate for stability for the last few years but this season we went back at an alarming rate - perhaps due to not taking enough risks to achieve that next step.
A very harsh review of everyone within the football department - coaches, staff and players needs to happen and if people need to be moved on/replaced with better credentialed people from outside the club so be it. A new gameplan for 2017 and beyond needs to be hashed out and the players needed to make that style work need to be considered. We need to attack the trade period aggressively and bring in the right kinds of players to both carry out the gameplan but to also bring back hope and optimism for the supporters who've lost confidence and belief in the club. Players who don't fit the future plans or who haven't come along as expected should be moved on or made available - barring probably Rance, Martin, Riewoldt and maybe Cotch, everyone else should be available at the right price/open to a possible trade IMO.