Looking again at this thread, the posters who criticise Powell have our reasons - a variation on his not being an attacking hooker - and so we criticise him. A lot of his defenders criticise us for doing so. On the basis that we know nothing and the club knows best.Barney841 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 03, 2022 5:48 pm Why can’t people accept others opinions on Powell?
It doesn’t mean there right, it’s just an opinion. He must be doing something right as many players and coaches praise him. People just need to accept some don’t take to certain players or want something, it’s not a vendetta against Powell other players will be labelled the same way and it’s just the way it is
We critics aren’t wrong - even his defenders accept he can’t attack effectively - but we all know he has a job for life, and so we will be watching him for a long time. Which annoys those of us who want to see an entertaining 9. That isn’t disloyalty to the team or the club, or an attack on other posters. But we get a lot of stick for it.
The club has a different view, but we have had a tantalising glimpse of life without him as we beat Saints, and won the Cup, and we have to accept that’s our lot.