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Hi everyone. Here's my take on what's going on.
Firstly, I'm excited at watching the crowds over the last 2 weeks. Numbers and involvement (singing and chanting etc ) is something I haven't seen at Dragons matches for so long. And these were matches we weren't expected to win. I think that's because we are playing a much more attractive style of football these days.
The NRL is as much an entertainment business as anything else. Sometimes also referred to as "The Big Show". (Tim Watsford must surely feel encouraged with what he's seeing.)
I also get that a lot of our posters are fairly elderly and impatient because - let's face it- they fear they won't be around for too many more seasons. They need their gratification NOW !!!!!!
So let's move on to everybody's bone of controversy. The Flanagans.
I remember we lost every game last year after Kyle was suspended for not going slack-jawed when Chrichton rammed his nose down his throat - in the midst of straining every other muscle in his body fighting for a fast play-the-ball! So what did that say about his value of being out there?
I am disappointed that Kyle doesn't go deeper to the line in attack. But I can also see why that is not happening. Footy is a war of attrition. Kyle is not the rocket people are wanting, he's the launch pad. His job appears to be to send the rockets up the middle. Did someone say you gotta earn the right (through the middle) to go wide?
Now to Shane. In football (soccer) the "coach" is called the manager. And that is essentially what he's doing. Is it any coach's responsibility to teach half- million dollar players how to tackle, how to pass, where to stand or where to run?
If you don't have the players with those innate abilities, then surely it's on the support staff to address those problems. If not, what the f*ck are they there for? That's probably something for Tim to look at.
In my view, Shane is doing a stellar job with the shitshow of a club he inherited -without a decent front office. He's getting the team 'ready to play'. The fact that the players are getting gassed or can't maintain that energy after 40 mins is someone else's problems.
By the way, can everybody drop the crap about Shane having the team he wants? The team he wants doesn't want to come here.....yet.
And half of what he has are still learning about the NRL!!!
Until we have the ruthless, bullpit cattle up front ( like Bennett gave us), -the most we should expect is players having a dig and playing a style that keeps the crowds coming in. In the modern landscape of sports entertainment - winning is not everything. Packed, excited sellout crowds is. And maybe that really comes down to fans turning up expecting their team to be in the contest. And Shane has provided that more times than not.
Tim Watsford understands this. That's why he is where he is....and we're not.
Firstly, I'm excited at watching the crowds over the last 2 weeks. Numbers and involvement (singing and chanting etc ) is something I haven't seen at Dragons matches for so long. And these were matches we weren't expected to win. I think that's because we are playing a much more attractive style of football these days.
The NRL is as much an entertainment business as anything else. Sometimes also referred to as "The Big Show". (Tim Watsford must surely feel encouraged with what he's seeing.)
I also get that a lot of our posters are fairly elderly and impatient because - let's face it- they fear they won't be around for too many more seasons. They need their gratification NOW !!!!!!
So let's move on to everybody's bone of controversy. The Flanagans.
I remember we lost every game last year after Kyle was suspended for not going slack-jawed when Chrichton rammed his nose down his throat - in the midst of straining every other muscle in his body fighting for a fast play-the-ball! So what did that say about his value of being out there?
I am disappointed that Kyle doesn't go deeper to the line in attack. But I can also see why that is not happening. Footy is a war of attrition. Kyle is not the rocket people are wanting, he's the launch pad. His job appears to be to send the rockets up the middle. Did someone say you gotta earn the right (through the middle) to go wide?
Now to Shane. In football (soccer) the "coach" is called the manager. And that is essentially what he's doing. Is it any coach's responsibility to teach half- million dollar players how to tackle, how to pass, where to stand or where to run?
If you don't have the players with those innate abilities, then surely it's on the support staff to address those problems. If not, what the f*ck are they there for? That's probably something for Tim to look at.
In my view, Shane is doing a stellar job with the shitshow of a club he inherited -without a decent front office. He's getting the team 'ready to play'. The fact that the players are getting gassed or can't maintain that energy after 40 mins is someone else's problems.
By the way, can everybody drop the crap about Shane having the team he wants? The team he wants doesn't want to come here.....yet.
And half of what he has are still learning about the NRL!!!
Until we have the ruthless, bullpit cattle up front ( like Bennett gave us), -the most we should expect is players having a dig and playing a style that keeps the crowds coming in. In the modern landscape of sports entertainment - winning is not everything. Packed, excited sellout crowds is. And maybe that really comes down to fans turning up expecting their team to be in the contest. And Shane has provided that more times than not.
Tim Watsford understands this. That's why he is where he is....and we're not.
