As good a list as you'll get of under-rated, unsung heroes.

Here is hoping. I will even buy him some new crayons to write with.

But that's simply not true, is it?



What we are all fscked off with - me as much as anyone - is the team's repeated self-destruct button - not being able to defend the unlikeliest of leads, and aiding and abetting our own collapse by kicking out on the full, dropping the ball in key positions, and so on.



But - Wigan game apart - however weird and erratic our rugby, don't lose track of the fact that we have only lost by the narrowest of margins. If we had won those games by a point, it wouldn't mean everything was fine, but you don't think it is impossible to see a way of conceding on average 4 points a game less?





Well, I disagree.



The Defence is THE problem - though I'm stating the obvious. But in losing 40-38, we did score 38 points away at Catalans, some of them with outstanding attacking play, and that 2 point defeat is the first time we've lost there. I know the way we lost, was outrageously bad etc but how can you say it's impossible to see a way forward when the current team scores 38 away, and has only been losing narrowly, however much better we might all want them to have done?

FA, I am NOT a doom and gloom merchant, far from it and I have been one of the few defending Macca up till recently. However, you cannot tell me that there are not deep rooted problems in the team. Were you at the Cas game? That was bad enough but these things sometimes happen but again the following week?



The Wigan game could have been put down to a one off freak occurence but this seems to be an issue.



I wrote it elsewhere but we could go 30-0 up against Leeds and we would not be certain of winning...and how crazy is that? It's not so much losing by a close margin that is the issue, it's more that you cannot see them holding onto a lead - and that is not right.

I'd almost prefer to lose by huge margins so you can at least laugh about it and say 'well we are absolute garbage' but it's not even that simple. We clearly can score trys, good ones at that, but what use is it if you score 5 on the trot then concede 6 on the trot?

this just shows that hood is happy to see us slide and become a mediocre side for years to come can you imagine st helens or leeds talking about positives after only winning 1 from 7 games? or mr caisley? i dont think so.



its time for mr hood to take action now before its too late

After that comment, I can't see Macca being sacked until at least halfway through the season, if not then the playoffs. Hood still seems to have confidence in McNamara (Goodness knows why) so I doubt we'll be seeing a change of coach very soon.

the only way we will see a change of coach in the near future is if macca does the decent thing and resigns which i cant see happening

Yeah, but that won't happen either. If the board still think he's the "best young coach" in SL thenhe'll be on a fair bit and he's not going to chuck gthat money away whether it's popular with the fans or not.

yeah i agree with you the simple fact is we are going to be having the same discussions on these forums for a long time unfortunatly

Not for long, I have McNamara in the boot of my car. I'm going to tie him up in my cellar, take a big electric cattle prod and tell him that he is going to resign after the Leeds game. Firstly he'll refuse, but after he realizes what an idiot he is and that he would be better suited to a NL1/NL2 job then he'll run crying out of my house like a little girl and we'll see in T&A "disappearance of McNamara leads to appointance of new head coach: (Hanley, Millward, Murray, Smith ANYONE!)

The gentlemen of the West Yorkshire Constabulary will be waiting upon you shortly.



They will be from Leeds, of course.

Don't worry, Me and Macca are well hidden.