: Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:16 pm  

No one can defend tonights performance and even more depressingly it looks like we will be playing next week without a hooker- (what are our academy hookers like?)

We have had a poor start to the season even taking our disruption into account.

Despite the above we should stick with the current coach. What is the point in sacking him? If our performances do not improve then we have time to recruit the right man rather than panic signing that we may live to regret.

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:17 pm  

kinkyjohn wrote:

... and a 3. Sykes was dreadful today. I don't watch him every week but he's been awful whenever I have.

Personally I like Sykes but in an ideal world would play him at full back as he's a very good broken field runner and a decent one on one tackler. Also the worst facet of his game is probably holding the defensive line from centre.

Just trying to be positive and realistic as Nero is more or of a concern and a great example of why McNamara is losing the fans - poor all 2008 at second row so let's give him Shontayne's shirt!!

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:19 pm  

I honestly think we've got a good enough side for a top 4 finish. The prob is the way we are playing. Running the wrong lines, standing far too deep on the 2nd phase etc etc. We need someone to change the way players are told to play. We have some class who know how to play the game, but for some reason they are bing told to do it wrong!

I bet the side could coach itself (deacon, newton, the beaver, morrison). Would it be any worse??

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:20 pm  

benjcake wrote:

No one can defend tonights performance and even more depressingly it looks like we will be playing next week without a hooker- (what are our academy hookers like?)

We have had a poor start to the season even taking our disruption into account.

Despite the above we should stick with the current coach. What is the point in sacking him? If our performances do not improve then we have time to recruit the right man rather than panic signing that we may live to regret.

Balls forgot that. It looked bad for Wagga and newton was carrying his arm rather carefully too.

Oh well, excuses sorted for next week already. No lynch, no Solo, no Tupou, no Langley, no Godwin, no Newton, excellent.

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:22 pm  

Me being a member of the Positive Tendancy would just like to point out that we have 1 more point from our first three games than either Wigan or Warrington managed.

I'm also going to back Macca. I'm off to William Hill's in the morning to put a tenner on him being the first SL Coach to be sacked this season (if you don't count Lowes' demotion).

Maybe if each member of the Bulls board do the same, they could perhaps afford to pay him off?

Then who could we replace him with.....................................?






Feka knows!!!

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:24 pm  

benjcake wrote:

No one can defend tonights performance and even more depressingly it looks like we will be playing next week without a hooker- (what are our academy hookers like?)

We have had a poor start to the season even taking our disruption into account.

Despite the above we should stick with the current coach. What is the point in sacking him? If our performances do not improve then we have time to recruit the right man rather than panic signing that we may live to regret.

I fear that this is the case? What would we gain by sacking him? Handing the reins over to his number 2? Oh my God I fear....

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:24 pm  

Block5Bull wrote:

... and a decent one on one tackler. Also the worst facet of his game is probably holding the defensive line from centre.

I agree he's poor defensively. But from what I've seen his one on one defence is poor too. Hock had a field day with him tonight.

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:25 pm  

And I'm still a PT not an NT. Ha. But I can feel the draw of the dark side...

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:25 pm  

bigsi wrote:

standing far too deep on the 2nd phase

We don't have a second phase. As we don't seem to bother with players running flat as dummy runners, the line running in from 30-40 metres deep is actually the first phase. Depressingly.

: Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:26 pm  

kinkyjohn wrote:

I agree he's poor defensively. But from what I've seen his one on one defence is poor too. Hock had a field day with him tonight.

I think Hock had a field day generally.
He is still ugly though.