05-21-2018, 03:26 AM
(05-21-2018, 01:22 AM)JonHenry link Wrote:Yep it does.
We are weak as piss. Literally, and have been for years.
We papered over the cracks with Judd who was as tough as they come.
Now we are going to crucify Cripps in the same way we did Judd.
You are almost correct, the game is WON by big strong fit men.
We have thrown too many kids in at once. They need strong leaders to look after them and show them the way.
Jones is a small part of this. He is 6'5" or bigger, athletically as capable as anyone playing but just doesn't impact the contest enough.
When he does he looks great but if he gets a bag kicked on him every 2-3 weeks its pointless.
They will improve drastically with E Curnow back because he adds toughness, but why not put Kerridge in there to bash and crash. It's not like he has silky skills we need to protect.
I'm not sure that Judd was as tough as they come, but that's a discussion for another time.
I think Jones has no brains and really has to be told where to run, where to stand etc. Without Docherty he makes too many bad decisions.
We need 100 pieces to complete the CFC jigsaw puzzle. The points you make are valid, but they are only 3 or 4 of those pieces.
In round 4 we had both Curnows, Kennedy, Casboult, Cripps was captain.... and you know what happened in that game. I'm not in any way blaming those named individuals, merely pointing out that either our problems are extremely deep, or that we are much earlier into the rebuild than anyone imagined.