Arghh me mateys!
The call from Bradford fans for Steve McNamara to leave gets ever louder, and to be honest I can't blame them. While for me, Friday's match at Odsal was one of the best games I've been to all year. A comfortable Warrington side brush away any traces of testosterone in the Bradford team as they won the match 58-22. A little weak in the defence, but otherwise fulfilling seeing as we've struggled for most of the year.
But I do sympathise with Bradford fans. Tony Smith is the third head coach we have had in twelve months at Warrington at its increasingly frustrating when you know your team should be playing better than what they are. But for me, Bradford have been on this slippery slope down hill since Brian Noble left. Noble not only had the right tactics, he had the right players and desperately tries to bring Wigan up to the same standard as his Grand Final winning years of 2001, 2003 and 2005.
But the thing that stinks heavily for McNamara, is that he has replaced good players like Stuart Fielden, Shontayne Hape and Lesley Vainakolo with a team of nobody's. Nick Scruton? Chris Nero? Rikki Sheriffe? Who? These players aren't as good as the previous bunch. These players are not play off winning material, never mind Grand Final winning material. And judging from Friday's game, McNamara can't coach them. He can't organise or prepare them. For this reason I have been predicting Bradford will crash and burn for the past three years. Its looking likely I'm finally going to be right.
Nows your time Stevie. Will you sink or swim?
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