how Can You Compete

[super_coach]

Tim Shines please explain how can we compete with the other reams when

1--we dont have a no7 (except for the one you dont pick)

2---we have a bench with the impact of my grandmother

3---We battle to ruck 25 mts in a set

4---we cant defend in our own 25 mtrs

5----we have a pack that would get dominated by half the under 20 sides

6---total lack of any ideas on the 5th

7---no kicking game

8--no go forward

9--no structure in attack or defence

10-basic lack of team work

Yes Tom Shines your the super coach please explain,dont give me the injury,bad calls and bad luck angle. I would just like to know why we are going down the drain further each year. People pay big money to see rubbish like your team served up tonight

 

[Eddie.]

The worrying thing is our esteemed coach has had since Feb 2006 to sort out many of these problems. Unfortunetly his solutions included.

* Substituting a Premiership winning halfback for a utility winger/hooker/five eight at 2 other clubs. This was a crime and those with any idea stated it at the time rather then in hindsight. Obviously Sheens saw nothing in Ben Roberts or Rangi Chase and instead threw big cash at Johnny.

* Making no significent replacement for Laffranchi. Having lost an ageing but still admirable Skandalis on top of that. We still don't have a traditional Forward leader (Price, Petero, Asotasi) meter eater or a Fui Fui style player that chews up yards off the bench. Our Back row and bench are still one dimensional players and feather weight. None really have the ability to get us out of trouble from our own end or create any offloads out the back in traffic

* Making a stack of reserve grade signings, insead of 1 or 2 key position signings. I would of taken one R Asotasi or Price ahead of the group of mediocre journey man we have signed which include

D Galea
C Payne
R Tandy
J Morris
P Lewis
N Youngquest
J Lolesi
S Harris

etc etc