We had some dire performances under Shaun Wane lets not forget. It's frustrating when we lose to Saints but did any one actually think we had the better team? The manner of defeat is more frustrating but it looked like the established players who were brought back into the side were a fair bit off full fitness and we were chasing shadows by the end of the game. A poor performance but ultimately our poor run of form is hardly unexpected. We actually did well against Castleford and Wakefield when you consider the forwards we fielded.
If we can get some established players back and up to speed we might be able to see a more competitive side and see what Lam can do with a few more options to pick from.
As it stands I don't see what more Lam can do. Having a poor run of form after winning the Grand Final has been something of a pattern for a few years now. Throw in some injuries in the pack, which was clearly a weakness before the start of the season (so you're looking at Rads and Lenagan for that issue), and it's not hard to see why we've had such a poor start.
Recruitment and retention seems to have been a big issue this year. Losing the best player in Super League in Bateman and not replacing him looks daft. Most of our key forwards have either been injured for several games (Lockers, Flower, Greenwood, Farrell), or seem to have a squad role far greater than their ability (Powell, Clubb, Isa, Navarrete, Tautai). Getting something out of the current squad might be difficult for Lam.
