All clubs have injuries but let’s be honest, if you’d said in the preseason we’d be without Libba, Picken, Morris, Dickson, Smith, Wood, Redpath, Adams and Suckling for significant chunks (or all) of the season you’d know we were in for a rough run.
A few others haven’t stepped up like they should which hasn’t helped (although some have). The reality is that the squad available is not the one that won us the flag.
When he had the cattle we won. I would never suggest we shouldn’t ever question what he does (for example I’ve raised his issues dealing with the Talia and Stringer situations and Dalrymple elsewhere) but the guy has actually delivered.
I won’t be judging him too harshly unless he seriously loses the players, which doesn’t appear to be the case now, or until he’s got a side capable of performing and they don’t.
A few others haven’t stepped up like they should which hasn’t helped (although some have). The reality is that the squad available is not the one that won us the flag.
When he had the cattle we won. I would never suggest we shouldn’t ever question what he does (for example I’ve raised his issues dealing with the Talia and Stringer situations and Dalrymple elsewhere) but the guy has actually delivered.
I won’t be judging him too harshly unless he seriously loses the players, which doesn’t appear to be the case now, or until he’s got a side capable of performing and they don’t.