Rowley : Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:21 pm  

Now I know he's not been in the job for long but we have become worse under him. The players don't seem motivated to play at all and our heads drop too easily. We have no leader on the field to lift us and judging by our second half performance no leader off it either.

I have to question his tactics. He states in his interview, he wants the players to express themselfs and give them the chance to. Are you coaching them to pass the ball once and run with it, and do this for 4 tackles and then kick down the throat of the full back? Why have we no ideas when attacking? Why aren't players running up in support and showing a willingness to break a tackle.

I'm no coach but I can see that physically and mentally we are weak, our one on one tackling is terrible and the amount of yards the opposition make against us is twice the amount we manage.

The team selection was baffling, no Mort at all? Ridyard isn't upto standard, why no Durbin (earlier off the bench) or Marsh? Where was Nanyn? Instead we have a second rower playing in the centres. He's got it all wrong and we have shown nothing but decline since he took over. I cannot see us moving forward or winning many more games with the way things are.

: Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:25 pm  

Think it's going to be long, painful and drawn out.

Re: Rowley : Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:25 pm  

Leyther_till_death wrote:

Now I know he's not been in the job for long but we have become worse under him. The players don't seem motivated to play at all and our heads drop too easily. We have no leader on the field to lift us and judging by our second half performance no leader off it either.

I have to question his tactics. He states in his interview, he wants the players to express themselfs and give them the chance to. Are you coaching them to pass the ball once and run with it, and do this for 4 tackles and then kick down the throat of the full back? Why have we no ideas when attacking? Why aren't players running up in support and showing a willingness to break a tackle.

I'm no coach but I can see that physically and mentally we are weak, our one on one tackling is terrible and the amount of yards the opposition make against us is twice the amount we manage.

The team selection was baffling, no Mort at all? Ridyard isn't upto standard, why no Durbin (earlier off the bench) or Marsh? Where was Nanyn? Instead we have a second rower playing in the centres. He's got it all wrong and we have shown nothing but decline since he took over. I cannot see us moving forward or winning many more games with the way things are.

marsh as said he doesnt feel upto playing 1st team rugby at the mo, nanyn had to pull out yesterday with virus

: Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:59 pm  

You mean Mcormacks mate nanyn

: Sun Jun 14, 2009 5:07 pm  

One thing summed it up to me today.

Castle storms through and we've not go one player within 15 yards of him. I could watch East under 11's next Sunday and there will be kids backing up.

That tells me we've got used to nobody breaking a tackle, and players who should be there stood on the back foot not doing their job.

: Sun Jun 14, 2009 5:12 pm  

Alexs Dad wrote:

One thing summed it up to me today.

Castle storms through and we've not go one player within 15 yards of him. I could watch East under 11's next Sunday and there will be kids backing up.

That tells me we've got used to nobody breaking a tackle, and players who should be there stood on the back foot not doing their job.

Or watching from the sideline?

: Sun Jun 14, 2009 5:14 pm  

..or playing in Championship One. Ah I've just got it

: Sun Jun 14, 2009 5:15 pm  

The Leyther wrote:

Or watching from the sideline?

I have a major bee in my bonnet about that one but I'm going to bite my tongue until I've calmed down.

: Sun Jun 14, 2009 5:24 pm  

Alexs Dad wrote:

One thing summed it up to me today.

Castle storms through and we've not go one player within 15 yards of him. I could watch East under 11's next Sunday and there will be kids backing up.

That tells me we've got used to nobody breaking a tackle, and players who should be there stood on the back foot not doing their job.

That absoloutely infuriated me and it was an area in which Gateshead excelled

: Sun Jun 14, 2009 5:25 pm  

Its an area in which every well coached side excels