Spannerz wrote:
One of the worse things is we are sat in the stand and you can predict the mistakes we are going to make.
What's worse is that you can also sit there and predict what plays we'll use!
The speed of the link between hooker and half backs is pedestrian, everyone knows Deacon won't take the line on and from 30 metres out the ball will always go right to the player running the second line, and without a strike centre with a step, a sliding defense can cope with this easily time and again. If that fails it's give it to Jefferies for a short cut back ball to a forward or a Halley run around, or a kick to Menzies. That's our entire play book.
Of course there's always the slow pass from dummy half to a standing forward on halfway to look foward to. Or a long series of slow passes across the line in the middle of the field (Leeds last week) to get everyone shouting about offside due to our lack of pace or penetration making the opposition appear offside.
We need leadership, discipline and composure to be restored, watching McNamara from the Tetley stand when Deacon got injured was an object lesson, he consulted, dithered, danced on the spot, then ran 5 metres to whistle Deacon, who waved and he then dithered again before returning to his spot looking awkward without bringing him off (seemingly his first thought). Does he look like he's in charge, no, does he convey confidence, no, is he likely to inspire confidence, no. And before I get the 20:20 vision comments, the people in front of me have binoculars, and we were interested in whether the bench would act or not.
I have very little interest watching someone who I know can't get us out of this position continue week in and week out to make the same mistakes. Unfortunately I am masochistic enough to keep turning up, others won't, as is evident.
