baz1664 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 5:40 pm
markharbtiger wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 5:30 pm
I must admit I am beginning to regret forking out for TNT as I saw all those Tigers games being televised, only to be disappointed yet again...ah well, it's only sport
Dally and his crew are appalling commentators, just oozing all over the so called Quins heros.
Tigers have the players, the talent, have a world class fly half in Pollard and a monster 8 in Wiese. But as for a game plan, basic skills we are miles behind. Was embarrassing at times today, DM is the head coach and unfortunately the handling errors and brainless decision making are on him!!
I get the premise, but to say the handling errors and decision making are the HC's fault is a bit steep. Yes we haven't seen much this season in terms of a whole game cohesion, but in patches we've looked ok. A lot of the errors have been relatively small things and when a team is losing and the pressure is on the instinct decisions come in rather than 'the plan'.
We were missing balance today and some of that is down to availability. If you have a balanced back row, a balanced back 3 and some of the stars that are not playing I think we win that game.
A lot of ifs and buts and hindsight granted, but I think given pre-season was without a lot of the spine of the team and DMK has only had 2 weeks with his first choice players its perhaps a bit unfair to put the entire blame on him. At the end of the day, the coaches can do everything in the week, its up to the players as soon as they cross the white line onto the pitch.
Its not good right now, but by no means is it right to be rash IMO.