yep i have to agree, things have been stale for a while but i thought this year things were starting to look fresh again, early on the attack was still were it should be and the defense had more starch than previous years, add to that we were winning games whilst not playing particular well. everything looked like it was headed in the right direction for a good year.
sheens i thought had assembled a good looking squad this year, and i still think it looks pretty good infact, but he has proven he is not the right man to lead this team anymore. the make up of the squad looked fresher but sheens had the same stale ideas for them.
Now , i know sheens doesnt coach them to drop the ball every set or to put in a non effort in defense when things get a bit tough, but the players have stopped responding to him, they are WAY too comfortable. We can either sack most of the players or we can sack the coach.
sacking most of the players is not affordable, besides that most of them are quite talented if very out of form right now.
sacking the coach however is far more affordable and will bring with it, in a replacement ,new ideas and change the now very stale style of play this team has been raised on.
my pick is steve folkes, he is very good at coaching a strong defensive unit and a simple game plan. in my opinion his style is exactly what we need , atleast for the rest of the season. keep it simple stupid , as the saying goes. that, along with an improved attitude in defense might just be enough to get us to slide into the top8 .