Is Skivington out of his depth
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I’ve seen nothing to suggest he is out of his depth.
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Re: Is Skivington out of his depth
After 10 games, 15, finishing bottom?
For the record I don’t think it’s down to him.
The majority of Shedweb was in my opinion very naive to the standard of player that was lost.
Then Cips left, some big injuries and international absences so he gets more time for me but questions will be around the corner... unless it is ringfenced.
The set piece has improved massively but the lineout still goes missing when we need it most. Today in their 22 and notably Sale on their 5’m too.
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However, I don’t think it’s a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer. There’s a few questions, which need to be answered, before deciding if GS is out of his depth (and some of these we might not know the answer to yet):
- Should the playing squad we have be in a better position in the league?
- What is the gameplan?
- Are all of the players understanding of the system/s GS has put in place?
- Is the team playing as a cohesive unit?
- Has the skill set improved?
- What are the stats now vs. previous years across all facets (defence, attack, points for, points against, lineout, scrum, mall, kicking, gain line, ruck completion, penalty count etc. etc.)
- Has there been improvements from the previous regime?
- Have individual players become or are becoming better players under his and the other coaches guidance?
There’s probably more questions too, but those are the ones which spring to mind.
Personally, I think it’s too early to tell. But there’s no doubt that we’re in deep, deep trouble as it stands this evening.
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One week there are elements that please me and the next there are aspects that make you scream.
As long as LB is asking the right questions and the board are happy...I doubt that ‘being in his depth’ is one of his KPIs and so really is immaterial.