Time for a total clear out. We have far too much in the way of over rated players. Maybe I'm clueless but everyone's banging on about Taylor and TBH I ain't seen him have a game where I've thought wow I'd love him in our team. Over the past few seasons we have continued to replace top players with mediocre players and it shows. If you could pick the ten best props in SL would Taylor be in it, I doubt it. If we are to move forward we obviously need a new coach and we need to bring in more quality. Just look at the pack a couple of years ago, O'Meely, Lynch, Moa, Manu, Tickle, Fitzgibbon, and compare it to what we have now, like for like its a total downgrade. I know it's much harder to sign players these days and blah blah blah, but every other team is still managing to sign players of much better quality than us. Also how do Leeds Saints and Wigan constantly bring in young players who look like top players, when ours look ordinary...anyway rant over
hansoloishere wrote:Time for a total clear out. We have far too much in the way of over rated players. Maybe I'm clueless but everyone's banging on about Taylor and TBH I ain't seen him have a game where I've thought wow I'd love him in our team. Over the past few seasons we have continued to replace top players with mediocre players and it shows. If you could pick the ten best props in SL would Taylor be in it, I doubt it. If we are to move forward we obviously need a new coach and we need to bring in more quality. Just look at the pack a couple of years ago, O'Meely, Lynch, Moa, Manu, Tickle, Fitzgibbon, and compare it to what we have now, like for like its a total downgrade. I know it's much harder to sign players these days and blah blah blah, but every other team is still managing to sign players of much better quality than us. Also how do Leeds Saints and Wigan constantly bring in young players who look like top players, when ours look ordinary...anyway rant over
In answer to my own question...to say Shaul and Lineham are ordinary is very unfair, but since we produced Cook, Horne, King, that era the players we produce are not of the same calibre as what the top four seem to turn out on a consistent basis. Just look at the current crop, players like Ward, Singleton, Jones, Toby King, Greenwood, Williams, every year they seem to unearth two or three youngsters that are better than anything we ever see. I know we have some good youngsters coming through but what's been going on for the last decade?
Joined: Jan 11 2005 Posts: 3915 Location: West Hull
hansoloishere wrote:Time for a total clear out. We have far too much in the way of over rated players. Maybe I'm clueless but everyone's banging on about Taylor and TBH I ain't seen him have a game where I've thought wow I'd love him in our team. Over the past few seasons we have continued to replace top players with mediocre players and it shows. If you could pick the ten best props in SL would Taylor be in it, I doubt it. If we are to move forward we obviously need a new coach and we need to bring in more quality. Just look at the pack a couple of years ago, O'Meely, Lynch, Moa, Manu, Tickle, Fitzgibbon, and compare it to what we have now, like for like its a total downgrade. I know it's much harder to sign players these days and blah blah blah, but every other team is still managing to sign players of much better quality than us. Also how do Leeds Saints and Wigan constantly bring in young players who look like top players, when ours look ordinary...anyway rant over
How about a clearout of the whole coaching staff???
Radford wont employ an attack coach, last season Sneyd & Pryce were among the best HB's in Super League, but if their basic skill level is eroded by poor quality preparation & practice,we're seeing the same scenario time after time.
We're relying on a 50/50 bomb,or interceptions to score, any opposition's coach wont have nightmares how to control our offence.
Joined: Jul 15 2005 Posts: 29816 Location: West Yorkshire
weaver93 wrote:How about a clearout of the whole coaching staff???
Radford wont employ an attack coach, last season Sneyd & Pryce were among the best HB's in Super League, but if their basic skill level is eroded by poor quality preparation & practice,we're seeing the same scenario time after time.
We're relying on a 50/50 bomb,or interceptions to score, any opposition's coach wont have nightmares how to control our offence.
Depressing times....
Not practical or necessary IMO. Sacking and paying off half a dozen people when our conditioning/fitness look OK and the academy are doing well so far?
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