R23 vs WSW | Sun 19th March | 9:00pm | SS2

Parkhouse shouldn't have done it, and it should have been dealt with internally. Buckingham didn't throw Rolly and Doyle under the bus for whatever their infringement was, which was surely larger than playing with a bit of a stomach bug.

It was a heat of the moment comment of someone that knows that he probably doesn't have a job in a couple of months, so it was understandable. Buckingham is young himself.

also, the Parkhouse situation and Moss's comments show a bit of insight into a team which is turning on itself I think. I commented a few weeks ago that at halftime in our thrashing to City their players were looking like a cohesive team who liked each other and were in it together and our guys looked like a bus check of dejected individuals who happened to be wearing the same uniform. Now we've got people swiping at others in public. Not a good sign.

This right here. I profess I had no real idea of this until this article.

Moss strikes me as a straight shooter that doesn't spin a yarn and his commentary indeed shows a lot of internal conflict.

The problem you have is if those players are there next year (and it seems Roly is the target of that comment and most likely won't be) then the new coach has to nail that before he starts or it will just keep manifesting.

 

You're not being sold anything. Whether the kids are being oversold who knows.

I think there are signs that a couple of prospects are emerging. Singh seems to be the next great hope. I like Liam Wood. But it's still a trawling exercise. Find good players, keep them around until you decide if they're useful and if they don't turn out to be up to much cut them loose and look for the next one.

Thing is though the Academy seems to be the only part of the club that's running smoothly! Perhaps people just have too high hopes for it. The time when we'll see a team stacked full of Academy graduates is: never.