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You are of course entitled to your view. But perhaps take a step back and reflect before expressing it so vehemently?
Of course not. It is perfectly reasonable to have a view and to express it - as I acknowledged about your views in my earlier post. I just happen to think that you have formed a very critical view in a very short time frame without fully appreciating all the ducks AS needs to get in a row before you can hold him fully accountable for results and performances on the pitch. Give the guy some time to make his decisions and then judge him a success or failure. As I said above - you are at least a year too soon, in my opinion.
I think that is understood, certainly is by me. But our form was terrible earlier in the season injuries and call ups or not. Other teams were hit harder on both fronts, but we still couldn't kick on. Even our wins were close calls where we struggled to shut others down.
One of the most perceptive and reflective posts from Row Z...
Really exciting times ahead.Elgar wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 10:51 amCompare where we are now with the aftermath of the Bristol game and it's chalk and cheese - even though we still probably can't afford to lose more than two of our remaining 10 games and we go to both Saints and Exeter in the next 4 weeks.
The great thing for me - apart from the obvious run of wins and manner of victory - is that whereas conversation had been starting to turn towards team selection for the rest of the year being about exposing certain players in preparation for next season now that selection criteria, at least in Ashman, Luke James, Reed and Roebuck's case, has converged with the case for picking the best side to win each game.
And we're in the last 16 of Europe with a winnable tie against Bristol for the last 8!
Hmm let’s see. Final last season. Currently going through a run of bad form yet still in touching distance of top 2 and ahead of last year’s champions.
I see complete logic in what you are saying, but we were top of the league recently and have not actually performed very well. I always felt we were lucky to be in the position we were in (one example is Bath sending a second string team to us in the league). You make your own luck I appreciate, and a win is a win, but I did not really feel that confident we could sustain that position.Yareet wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2024 5:51 pmHmm let’s see. Final last season. Currently going through a run of bad form yet still in touching distance of top 2 and ahead of last year’s champions.
Is it all sunshine and roses? Far from it but it’s also hardly a sackable performance so far.
There are 8-9 teams who feasibly came into this season expecting to make top 4 (I’m not sure Exeter would have been that bold before the season started). A couple of slips can leave you in the pack but likewise a run of 2-3 wins can propel you up the league.
I fully agree that to some extent we were in top spot despite playing poorly rather than because of our excellence. I've said elsewhere on this board that the optimist in me is excited that this means we have much more room to progress than our competitors do.RinTin wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 9:23 amI see complete logic in what you are saying, but we were top of the league recently and have not actually performed very well. I always felt we were lucky to be in the position we were in (one example is Bath sending a second string team to us in the league). You make your own luck I appreciate, and a win is a win, but I did not really feel that confident we could sustain that position.Yareet wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2024 5:51 pmHmm let’s see. Final last season. Currently going through a run of bad form yet still in touching distance of top 2 and ahead of last year’s champions.
Is it all sunshine and roses? Far from it but it’s also hardly a sackable performance so far.
There are 8-9 teams who feasibly came into this season expecting to make top 4 (I’m not sure Exeter would have been that bold before the season started). A couple of slips can leave you in the pack but likewise a run of 2-3 wins can propel you up the league.
Record loss away to Exeter, loss of home record to a Bristol team well below us in the table, lack of attacking threat. What was most disappointing was the lack of real response to the Northampton loss.
Bristol was a must win - we ended up playing very poorly. Next 2 prem games are Glos away and Bath away... Both are must wins, preferably at least one with a bonus point. We have made life very hard for ourselves.
None of this leads to Axe being fired though! The man bleeds Sale. He stays.
Oh I agree entirely RinTin, this is an excellent place for debate!RinTin wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2024 10:37 amWhy is it not a good place to debate? Some here, including myself, feel we are not currently well placed given our form, or lack thereof. The table does not tell the full story and, as loyal fans, some of us are understandably concerned about how this season will pan out given we had such a brilliant springboard to launch from this year. Hearing thoughts from every perspective is what this forum is about.
As things stand we will not be finishing top 4 looking at the teams around us. I don't have answers to this potential problem. Team building? Less training? More training? New captain? Trust youth more? More rotation? Less rotation? No idea!
HEAVY CAVEAT - I do not believe in any shape or form that Axe's job should be questioned. The title of this particular thread is terribly biased with a clear and controversial intention from the creator. I have simply ignored it and all comments from 2 years ago as we all should do and moved on.
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