Sack him, save our season

[OchPie]

I don't think sacking him is the answer but it's pretty clear something isn't right. I've been saying for weeks he'd benefit from someone more experienced alongside him as a mentor and now I think there's a gap in the coaching as well. Bring in JOB or someone like that AND a part time mentor for him, because right now I don't think he can even identify all the problems - never mind start to solve them.

[slack_pie]

I don't think sacking him is the answer but it's pretty clear something isn't right. I've been saying for weeks he'd benefit from someone more experienced alongside him as a mentor and now I think there's a gap in the coaching as well. Bring in JOB or someone like that AND a part time mentor for him, because right now I don't think he can even identify all the problems - never mind start to solve them.

As another poster said, things would look different if our star players weren't injured/sold. Last season, we had Jones, Didzy, Macca, Nemane, and Crowley in the starting line-up most weeks. That's a lot of attacking threat. Now we have Jarvis, Whitaker, Grant, etc. No wonder we're not as exciting.

[OchPie]

As another poster said, things would look different if our star players weren't injured/sold. Last season, we had Jones, Didzy, Macca, Nemane, and Crowley in the starting line-up most weeks. That's a lot of attacking threat. Now we have Jarvis, Whitaker, Grant, etc. No wonder we're not as exciting.

I am not expecting we dominate games with our best players out, but there's a big gap between that and creating almost nothing. Several of those players don't seem to know what they're being asked to do.

Losing you can live with - it's the nature of the game. But finding ways to compete, training the team into patterns and passages of play they can execute, ensuring there's fight for second balls and speed in making things happen... that's what I expect the guy in the dugout to do. Hate to say it but SM seems to really be struggling right now. The club needs to figure out ways to help him.