I enjoyed the game yesterday and although we did get beaten by a single point,there was a marked improvement in player attitude… Most on here single out individuals to blame and shame,Ivan had very little to choose from to replace the injured, JLJ is the whipping boy everytime he plays,however he is all Ivan really had to use in replacing MM,he is a utility player of ISP quality,you can only use what you've got..
What beat our team yesterday was I'll discipline and immaturity...but that also comes from being a young team still learning the hard lessons of NRL..If most on here can't see that this team is slowly progressing in the right direction under Ivan's coaching,then they are very hard to please,I said in my opening that I enjoyed the game along with Gould and others who said it was an entertaining game...good to see 30,000 fans at the game as well..
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Well Col,I say how I see it,the team is young and most are inexperienced at this level…they will learn,Ivan is the coach to take them to the next level...if people can't see the improvement in this team although very slowly,then they are blind..youth is a wonderful thing,its how you developed and educate them to be a success at this level is the key..
As for people bagging Ivan at this early stage of his tenure are absolutely being negative for the sake of being negative as with the new recruits next year give Ivan a chance to hone this team into a competitive unit,this year all Ivan has done is clean up a huge mess and get some stability and order in the joint...the squad and Ivan have my true support,I'm looking forward to next year and the rest of this season...a win is not to far off....
Great post. Cleary deserves a couple of years to see if he can develop a good team. So far I'm really impressed with him.