littlecreatures
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- Aug 3, 2023
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I found the Prez's message (well the start bit about our performances and the goals of the club) amusing.
It was like a pre-emptive strike to keep the punters happy given that a loss this week will effectively rule us out of finishing in the 8.
Will not be a great look after last year and all the sackings and changes made this year.
I understand that timelines aren't set in stone so if we go backwards this year as a result of injuries - so be it - but it does beg the question.
Do you think the message have been exactly the same if we'd had better luck with injuries, won all of the close finishes and were sitting 2nd with a 5 wins on the board?
So you think the club intends on losing this weekend? Sort of moot otherwise, they would hardly make a statement preempting a loss.
In terms of messaging if on the other side of the coin (5 wins, 0 losses, or alternatively, 3 wins, 2 losses) I don’t think it changes the fact performances haven’t been there completely - it’s sort of been neither here nor there. Messaging would still be that this is due to a young list who aren’t quite there with pulling together consistent and complete performances.
In terms of if injuries weren’t there, sort of a by product of trying to fast track performance and development with an outdated and ill equipped list that by all reports wasn’t meeting standards (including conditioning and training) for some time.
I’m no sports science expert, but imagine if you go from one extreme to the other with meeting these standards, it would have a physical impact in the short term, which is expected with the broader teething pains with this list.
As RTB would say, glass half full or empty?