Re: A Disgrace to the Cher...

GeoffN · Post by **GeoffN** » Sat May 07, 2005 12:03 am

Nothing wrong with Betts' tactics tonight, apart from maybe playing DV at fullback (and after Melling's blunders last week he'd little choice). It was the execution that was woeful...too many dropped balls, forward passes etc.
Most of the moves they'll have been practising in training would have worked if they'd hung on to the ball - that's the players' fault, not the coach's.

we_need_a_coach · Post by **we_need_a_coach** » Sat May 07, 2005 12:10 am

Sorry GeoffN, but IMO they will just not play for Betts, he's lost it !!!

GeoffN · Post by **GeoffN** » Sat May 07, 2005 12:12 am

we_need_a_coach posted:
Sorry GeoffN, but IMO they will just not play for Betts, he's lost it !!!

So they deliberately drop passes, run ahead of the kicker, pass forward and kick direct to the opposition simply to spite him?

OK.

Past your bedtime, I think.

robjoenz · Post by **robjoenz** » Sat May 07, 2005 12:19 am

GeoffN posted:
So they deliberately drop passes, run ahead of the kicker, pass forward and kick direct to the opposition simply to spite him?

The common denominator in all our poor games is errors. Last week with Widnes and this week we made so many handling errors. I thought tonight we perhaps played a bit narrow but had we kept hold of the ball Brown would have made a few breaks which may have led to tries. Betts will be tearing his hair out that what they practice doesn't come to fruition on the pitch. Confidence is at an all time low but we can turn it around with a few wins and some simple RL.

ChrisA · Post by **ChrisA** » Sat May 07, 2005 12:43 am

Cant blame our pathetic attempts at playing rugby league on the weather, injuries or the ref. The fact is the immense lack of genuine quiality throughout the team.

robjoenz · Post by **robjoenz** » Sat May 07, 2005 12:46 am

ChrisA posted:
Cant blame our pathetic attempts at playing rugby league on the weather, injuries or the ref. The fact is the immense lack of genuine quiality throughout the team.

I thought we showed some quality against Saints, and in the second half against Hull. Same team yet we're playing with low confidence at the moment and making stupid mistakes.

we_need_a_coach · Post by **we_need_a_coach** » Sat May 07, 2005 11:03 am

If a team loses confidence in the coach, the easiest way out, is to introduce errors into the game, after a few (or alot) of losses he'll go !!

heydude · Post by **heydude** » Sat May 07, 2005 11:35 am

we_need_a_coach posted:
If a team loses confidence in the coach, the easiest way out, is to introduce errors into the game, after a few (or alot) of losses he'll go !!

not being funny but didn't they win though i know they was cr*p but have they lost confidence in the coach like you said because they didn't lose the game did they even though it looked like they was trying to.

robjoenz · Post by **robjoenz** » Sat May 07, 2005 1:49 pm

we_need_a_coach posted:
If a team loses confidence in the coach, the easiest way out, is to introduce errors into the game, after a few (or alot) of losses he'll go !!

So the errors are on purpose and the players way of putting their message across to Denis. Interesting theory WNAC.

Was watching the NRL at Marios before and he suggested you ought to be called 'We A Need Coach.'

waterside glens · Post by **waterside glens** » Sat May 07, 2005 2:06 pm

the number of handling errors has been shocking this season . it,s the result of lack of confidence and pressure from having to perform with an under strengh squad. if we can sort this the turn round in our results should be dramatic