We can speculate all day but ultimately we need to use what evidence we do have to make an assessment. I appreciate it is early in the season but his performances in preseason and on Sunday have not been up to standard. Most worrying for me it looks to be his energy levels and enthusiasm which is low.
Interesting that he is playing in the reserves, you could probably take a few things from that.
At the end of the day though against Fev in what was lacklustre performance from the entire team it was the younger lads who came on towards the end of the game and and made an impact when the more seasoned pro's couldn't so it is probably only right and fair, that if a player isn't contributing to the levels expected of them that they step up and get a chance.
I think it is a positive sign that the club is moving in the right direction when we can drop someone who would be classed as a key player and replace him with another experienced player.
The Catalans trip is a bit of a hiding to nothing. If we pick up a win it will be an unexpected bonus even with their absentees and regardless it shows the wider squad nobody is guaranteed a shirt.
Hopefully KT can use the next couple of weeks to get back to basics and rediscover his mojo. He is a quality player when he is on and I think we are going to need him near his best as it is in my opinion going to be a tough season.
