Ok school boy pantomime villain, or as someone else said "tit" Justin Holbrook will have to take the daggers out of him when he lands, fwiw he's actually a really pleasant lad.

Ok school boy pantomime villain, or as someone else said "tit" Justin Holbrook will have to take the daggers out of him when he lands, fwiw he's actually a really pleasant lad.

I'm absolutely sure he is a nice lad, that doesn't preclude him from being petty in this instance.

Leeming was obviously unhappy and Smith didn't want him - perfect result all round. All that would have happened is Leeming would have been treated as tackling fodder along with the younger players - humiliated

It would not have mattered how hard he fought for his place he was not in Smith's plans longer term. What is the point in training hard etc. when you know you wont get picked - depressing.

This happens in every club every season - perhaps he leaving note should have been an internal document.

Errm, but Smith gave him the 9 shirt and picked him to start in the first 2 games stating reward for his training in preseason? He simply didn't keep the shirt because he wasn't good enough.

anyone have the link to what he has said please?
I havent seen it & cant seem to find anything

Edit
Never mind, found it
I wouldnt read too much into it, if it is a snipe at encumbent coaching team then it is too subtle for anyone there to be bothered by it. IMO anyway

He didn't keep the shirt because he didn't fit into Smith's style of play - that was obvious from the end of the previous season. Him not being named as captain suggested he wasn't a long term fixture in Smith's plans.

talking of captains, I'm not keen on this changing captain role. pick one and stick with them, maybe now Leeming has left he will. Fingers crossed

That's not what's happening though, yes someone different might do the coin toss but there's not a different captain each week.

Nothing to do with O'connor being the better and more consistent of the two then?