jonmacTrag
Premiership Player
- May 27, 2020
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Most of us here can remember the close call MM had about 9 years into his tenure when the board wanted him gone. Eddie stood up to them and turned that around on the proviso that MM be forced to get serious about the ruck and following division.
A couple of years later and boom FLAG.
I'm thinking it's time for the board to move again, too many things are slightly out of kilter which add up to a sh1tstorm of fckups during a season.
1. Time to stop living in the past, the midfield - despite it's reputation - is a bigger source of worry to me than the forwards. On paper we should thrash sides but the center bounce clearances are horrific.
2. The forwards are never going to work ad hoc as has been the case for a while now. We need a couple of genuine forward threats that don't rely too much on delivery.
3. Too little faith shown in young players making their way up - as a club we need that progression of players and some have simply stagnated.
4. Too much faith shown in fringe players who are simply not going to make it. This makes our bottom 6 much worse than the top 4 teams of any season.
5. As for team coaching direction and tactics, that is simply too complex for me to comment on but none of us are pleased with the present arrangements.
6. I keep banging on about this but FFS we need specialist ruck and kicking coaches. How many season's before the club admits their penny pinching in this regard is costing the team premiership chances?
7. Derek needs a clearer directive in recruitment targets, topping up with ex champs is not working - time to invest in healthy, durable and proven talent.
Whatever you think of Buckley we have another year with his services but it's time for the board to step in NOW.
Clear direction from the top with performance triggers for all concerned from the pres down to the bootstudder.
A couple of years later and boom FLAG.
I'm thinking it's time for the board to move again, too many things are slightly out of kilter which add up to a sh1tstorm of fckups during a season.
1. Time to stop living in the past, the midfield - despite it's reputation - is a bigger source of worry to me than the forwards. On paper we should thrash sides but the center bounce clearances are horrific.
2. The forwards are never going to work ad hoc as has been the case for a while now. We need a couple of genuine forward threats that don't rely too much on delivery.
3. Too little faith shown in young players making their way up - as a club we need that progression of players and some have simply stagnated.
4. Too much faith shown in fringe players who are simply not going to make it. This makes our bottom 6 much worse than the top 4 teams of any season.
5. As for team coaching direction and tactics, that is simply too complex for me to comment on but none of us are pleased with the present arrangements.
6. I keep banging on about this but FFS we need specialist ruck and kicking coaches. How many season's before the club admits their penny pinching in this regard is costing the team premiership chances?
7. Derek needs a clearer directive in recruitment targets, topping up with ex champs is not working - time to invest in healthy, durable and proven talent.
Whatever you think of Buckley we have another year with his services but it's time for the board to step in NOW.
Clear direction from the top with performance triggers for all concerned from the pres down to the bootstudder.