Re: Webster out : Sat Apr 11, 2015 4:29 pm  

Slugger McBatt wrote:

How many squad members do we have? Why are the players getting injured so easily?

If I read Webster correctly, we are a fully professional club who are unable to train due to injuries. In that sense, the results are foreseeable, but why is it like that? Just bad luck? I'm not sure I'm accepting that.

He has now said forget about the next 13 rounds, we'll sort it out in the middle eight. Well, okay then, I'll do the same and save a lot of money. But by round 24, I might have found something else to do.

Cue Michael Carter to say something about loyal fans .......

Sorry Slugger but they're not!

A team with a strong worth ethic and pride in their performance can at least put in a decent defensive effort even if the win is beyond them.

The team that took the field today was not an amateur team playing SL opposition in the Challenge Cup!

They could and should at least be hard to break down even if they can't get a fair share of the ball or can't mount any sort of attack.

80 - 0 is unacceptable from a SL side against another SL side!

That's why I think the buck stops with the Coaching and conditioning team
We are not motivated, structured, practiced, drilled in the protocols of a system and we are poorly conditioned.

Time to change

[Pumpetypump]

Re: Webster out : Sat Apr 11, 2015 4:30 pm  

Theboyem wrote:

"Maybe we make a decision now to be the first team to get rid of the motto 'every minute matters' and wait until round 24 and try and get our team nice and fit to make a crack at those last seven games - as we will most likely be in the lower one."

Irrespective of whether Webster believes the regular season is now pointless and not worth bothering with, you'd think Mr Carter would be telling him behind the scenes to shut the eff up.

For sponsors and you fans who give up your hard earned money and precious time to attend, to be told publicly that there's really no point leaving your house is absurd.

Re: Webster out : Sat Apr 11, 2015 4:33 pm  

Theboyem wrote:

"Maybe we make a decision now to be the first team to get rid of the motto 'every minute matters' and wait until round 24 and try and get our team nice and fit to make a crack at those last seven games - as we will most likely be in the lower one."

If Webster has actually said that then he is truly out of his depth and thrashing around like a drowning man.

That statement alone would have me at the filing cabinet looking for his P45

He is now not only presiding over an on field disaster but he is undermining the future income of the club!

Re: Webster out : Sat Apr 11, 2015 4:36 pm  

[quote="Pumpetypump"]Irrespective of whether Webster believes the regular season is now pointless and not worth bothering with, you'd think Mr Carter would be telling him behind the scenes to shut the eff up.

/quote]

You'd think so, but it seems Carter and Webster, like Carter and Agar, are best chums.

Don't think the RFL would be too impressed either, a supposedly professional coach undermining the new exciting league format?

Re: Webster out : Sat Apr 11, 2015 4:40 pm  

Some would say its bringing the game into disrepute.

Re: Webster out : Sat Apr 11, 2015 4:41 pm  

[quote="Theboyem"]"Maybe we make a decision now to be the first team to get rid of the motto 'every minute matters' and wait until round 24 and try and get our team nice and fit to make a crack at those last seven games - as we will most likely be in the lower one."
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Webster - that's a disgusting thing to say. So now we all know that there'll be no effort put in for the remaining 13 'regular' season games.
Great promotion of the club and motivation for the fans for the remainder.
Can imagine the reaction at work on Monday if I tell my boss that I'll only be doing 50% of my job for the next few months. But I'll try much harder in August.

Re: Webster out : Sat Apr 11, 2015 4:47 pm  

The Avenger wrote:

Sorry Slugger but they're not!

A team with a strong worth ethic and pride in their performance can at least put in a decent defensive effort even if the win is beyond them.

The team that took the field today was not an amateur team playing SL opposition in the Challenge Cup!

They could and should at least be hard to break down even if they can't get a fair share of the ball or can't mount any sort of attack.

80 - 0 is unacceptable from a SL side against another SL side!

That's why I think the buck stops with the Coaching and conditioning team
We are not motivated, structured, practiced, drilled in the protocols of a system and we are poorly conditioned.

Time to change

You are maybe reading me wrong. If we don't train, we will get hammered. I'm querying why we are so affected. Why are we so decimated by injuries? Is it poor conditioning?

What Webster is incapable of doing is managing a crisis. He has thrown in the towel. That is no way to sell tickets and no way to motivate anyone. It doesn't motivate me to give up a summer afternoon and twenty quid.

Re: Webster out : Sat Apr 11, 2015 5:03 pm  

Yes neil the conditioning is an absolute farce. So much to say it's probably one of the worst in years of sl. Clawson has been mocked by previous players for his lack of qualifications and nothing has been done about it, he's been robbing a living since he joined us and I'm. Sure jonh will tell you the same if he's still using these forums. Second part that bothers me is webbo hae nobody to help him with any coaching experience. Dickens finished playing a few years ago and Gilmour even more recently. This should have been addressed pre season even at the expense of a player or 2

Re: Webster out : Sat Apr 11, 2015 5:04 pm  

The injury excuse has got to stop though.
Heard and read at least 3 coaches saying they haven't fully trained over the Easter period. Watching the "highlights" on sky to say the defence is shambolic is an understatement it's all flailing arms and powder puff efforts. Not just the usual suspects smith , miller ,Reilly but forwards as well. I absolutely despair watching SL on sky watching good well drilled sides playing competitive rugby, then having to trail down to BV to watch rubbish with a coach who it now seems can't be bothered.

[PopTart]

Re: Webster out : Sat Apr 11, 2015 5:10 pm  

Webster said "maybe" we should concentrate on getting players fit for the last games in response to discussing the injuries.
He didn't say they were not going to try and play well.
Clearly the 80-0 score line is demoralizing for both supporters and players but personally I'd stick it out a bit longer.