I suspect it is fair to say that many, many Crows supporters are well and truly sick and tired of seeing the same 'mistakes' repeated over and over again.
I fear that the club as a whole does not have it's mind set on winning a premiership, but rather on week to week survival. I'm not sure if it stems from Trigg's 'finish 8th and anything can happen' mantra or if we are so scared of failure that we won't risk a charge for success.
The bottom line is that in the latter part of last year and the early part of this year, the comments from Roo, Fagan and Walsh made it look like we had changed this cancerous attitude.
Sadly, today it looks like nothing much has changed at all.
Week in and week out we continually make team selections based on winning this weeks game. We are once again in a battle to finish in the 8th spot and are doing all we can to try and get there. This appears to be to the detriment of our own younger players and once again without any eye on the future.
I know some will point to the axing of VB as a sign we have changed, however I'm sure we are all also expecting him to be back in the team very shortly at the expense of Knight. We can also look at the selection of Thompson over CEY and wonder if that is a decision based on a future plan or is it based on this week alone?
What of BOB? Or Lyons? Do we have a plan for either of them? Atkins? Why do we consistently permit with guys who are average without seeing if the other guys on our list can rise above average?
I think it is high time that we asked some very tough questions of Roo and Fagan and asked them what the plan is. If they don't know it or can't articulate the plan, then we have a significant problem. Maybe Roo and Fagan can sit down the coaching group and ask them?
My greatest fear is that in the aftermath of Walsh's death, we are going to be back on the 'play for now' merry-go-round as Campo tries to sell himself with immediate wins and then the new coach, whoever it may be, decides to keep the status quo for a period of time while he learns about the players and team. Effectively putting us another 12 months minimum behind where we could and should be.
Ultimately, I want to know from Roo and Fagan if the club has a clear plan that the entire club understands and is striving towards - from our recruiting department, to our line coaches, to the senior coach to the bloody boot cleaners. Is the entire club on the same page with a plan to deliver ultimate success? Not success this week, but a plan that will deliver a premiership.
Right now, some 17 years after our last success, I still can't see a plan for future success and as a member, it is wearing very thin.
I fear that the club as a whole does not have it's mind set on winning a premiership, but rather on week to week survival. I'm not sure if it stems from Trigg's 'finish 8th and anything can happen' mantra or if we are so scared of failure that we won't risk a charge for success.
The bottom line is that in the latter part of last year and the early part of this year, the comments from Roo, Fagan and Walsh made it look like we had changed this cancerous attitude.
Sadly, today it looks like nothing much has changed at all.
Week in and week out we continually make team selections based on winning this weeks game. We are once again in a battle to finish in the 8th spot and are doing all we can to try and get there. This appears to be to the detriment of our own younger players and once again without any eye on the future.
I know some will point to the axing of VB as a sign we have changed, however I'm sure we are all also expecting him to be back in the team very shortly at the expense of Knight. We can also look at the selection of Thompson over CEY and wonder if that is a decision based on a future plan or is it based on this week alone?
What of BOB? Or Lyons? Do we have a plan for either of them? Atkins? Why do we consistently permit with guys who are average without seeing if the other guys on our list can rise above average?
I think it is high time that we asked some very tough questions of Roo and Fagan and asked them what the plan is. If they don't know it or can't articulate the plan, then we have a significant problem. Maybe Roo and Fagan can sit down the coaching group and ask them?
My greatest fear is that in the aftermath of Walsh's death, we are going to be back on the 'play for now' merry-go-round as Campo tries to sell himself with immediate wins and then the new coach, whoever it may be, decides to keep the status quo for a period of time while he learns about the players and team. Effectively putting us another 12 months minimum behind where we could and should be.
Ultimately, I want to know from Roo and Fagan if the club has a clear plan that the entire club understands and is striving towards - from our recruiting department, to our line coaches, to the senior coach to the bloody boot cleaners. Is the entire club on the same page with a plan to deliver ultimate success? Not success this week, but a plan that will deliver a premiership.
Right now, some 17 years after our last success, I still can't see a plan for future success and as a member, it is wearing very thin.