changes...what changes???
after 2 embarassing efforts he drops Soward, and not because of form or because of the teams poor showings, he drops him because they personally dont get on...and then has the stupidity to move an average centre who cant tackle into an organising role where he will be required to do even more defence...
not a single player has been dropped due to poor form ... Price is still clueless. so really not sure what you mean by Price making changes..
...as animated as Mr Red is famous for, I think this post is an accurate analysis of what is really going on.
It's not form. If is was, then Steve Price is a poor judge of form. There are others playing worse. And Steve Price could move on the most obvious one because he actually has better options. I mean Mitch Rein sadly is out of form, obviously more so than Sowie. And Fien is simply a better hooker and could go there, relieving him (Fien) of undeserved criticism caused mostly by playing out of position, a job he has taken on with the best possible attitude - much like Matt Prior does playing centre. They remain both great players - both playing out of their best position.... And now too Stanley is out of position. This part reeks of Price always playing the lesser of two evils, instead of using initiative. He's painted himself into a corner.
I could understand if Soward is dropped because of bad attitude. But let's be pragmatic. Can you expect Soward to be the most switched on leader right now - in these circumstances? His beloved dragons snubbed him. Still, I could accept him being dropped for bad attitude. That's a coach making a stand - a good thing.
But that's not it.
It is political - a personality clash, loaded on the fact that in 18 months Steve Price never has devised a strategy to play to Soward's strengths. The fact that Soward is now a scapegoat for Dragon's 2nd poor season in a row not only serves to divert attention away from how inept Steve Price is, but is way below Dragon's usual high standards for sending off one of their own champions with the esteem and adulation he deserves.
Altogether - badly mismanaged, and lousy!