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Message: [QUOTE="rnabokov, post: 3239393, member: 1847"] To me, that says it all. I will therefore re-frame: the only way Milford and Dearden/Croft [I][B] "could work is with a game managing hooker like Hodgson or a leader at fullback like RTS or Gutho"[/B][/I] This is not just about Milford, although the under-performance of our marquee 5/8 is critical, and needs to be addressed. The question for me is, how is it best dealt with without going backwards even further this season which will ruin player confidence even more. My answer therefore is to keep him at least until season's end. When I look at the best sides, I look for what exactly makes them that, and how we are different, and I see settled sides over a number of years with largely settled spines, with class acts in at least 2 spine positions, well worked combinations and set plays plus genuine leadership plus a competent defence that handles the "new game". We are just so so far behind the 8 ball. This is not to excuse Milford's performances. It is my attempt to put them in context which for mine, is the only proper way to diagnose our issues as a team. So, if Milford goes, we will have $$$, but it will then mean buying top shelf 5/8, hooker and FB, assuming with Dearden or Croft cut it at half which is by no means certain yet. WIll that happen soon? To me, that then points to what the real issue with this side is, the history which caused it, and just how damn long it is going to take to fix the mistakes of the past. Our spine sucks, and also, without genuine leadership, it has sucked for years, and mirrors our decline from the last time our spine worked as it should, and we had a true leadership, in our case, Hodges, and Parker. [/QUOTE]

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