In light of recent events, I'd like to retract my defence of alternative opinion and suggest that DW is best avoided for a day or two!
In their defence (and I include myself in that), 15 defeats in 22 games does not make good reading. The fact that so many of those games have been lost by common causes - missed tackles, poor handling skills, try scoring opportunities butchered etc. - and the lack of any credible messages coming from management as to why, it is very easy to understand the frustration of our supporters.
It is not rocket science. It is all about addressing the fundamentals, some of which IMHO, have been a common theme for a number of years.
Leadership is so important, on and off the pitch. Listen to Rob Baxter and Mark McCall. They have visions and structures in place to deliver them. We, sadly, are light years away.
Morning John. At the game yesterday I met some Waspies from Hampton Magna. Only afterwards did I think, were those the same fans that John gets a lift with ... ? Probably not.
If you watch Andy Titterrell's post-match video you might (as I did) conclude he was not at the same game as I was. But, I suspect his eye was on the forwards in their scrum/maul/lineout roll.
I doubt strongly that Dai is the problem. Despite us being told he would be 'involved' in coaching, I suspect that he doesn't have that much time to do that, and tactics and the general direction of coaching must be down to someone else.
If I watch the U18 team, for whom getting to training sessions must be hard due to their widespread locations and school commitments, and where I see a well drilled team and cohesive (very Wasp-like) style of play, I must conclude that they are being coached very well. At the match on Saturday, that team appeared to be led by Jon Pendlebury.
Dai is, nominally in charge of both teams (U18 and first team). One does well, the other does not. So one must look under Dai.
If we accept the premise that the coaching team influence the team play (and the recent evidence from Man Utd is that is so), then it is there that we must look. We have three coaches for forwards, backs and defense. Based on what I have seen over the last few years and this year, the forwards seem generally to play well. They did on Sunday. But, the outfield defense was slow, disjointed, poorly organised and lacking coordination. The backs were even worse, with just Josh standing up and doing the job.
That suggests to me that Lee Blackett and Ian Costello are out of their depth. Not so for Andy Titterrell. I truly hope that Dai has sorted out replacements for both of them, plus a real head coach, where Dai can become a true DoR. In the meantime, the pain will continue for this season.