Foolish to lay the blame solely on Lam.

Last year he was one win away from winning the NZ Conference. If he was such a bad coach surely such a result simply would not have been possible? Sure Kaino and Mealamu were fit and in form, but he didn't have Weepu or Nonu in his squad. Those additions basically cancel out Kaino and Mealamu's absence. And remember Toeava was injured for much of last season too, so the sudden decline in form can't be attributed to his loss either. The Blues issues are a combination of poor coaching, out of form players, a RWC hangover, injuries and a general lack of confidence throughout the organisation.

Another dumb post. You're racking 'em up now. Where did I solely blame Pat Lam? I actually stated earlier that it's a combination of all of the above, including Pat Lam. In fact it starts with him, then trickles down.
And don't fucking mention my upbringing for pointing out your MO, troll.

Well don't post crass, profanity riddled personal attacks if you don't want people to question your upbringing. Act your age.

So you agree with me that the problems at the Blues are multi-faceted, and that Pat Lam is not solely to blame? Wonderful. So glad you finally came around to my way of thinking.

Dumb post. The addition of Weepu and Nonu can never, ever cancel out the loss of Mealamu and Kaino.
A winning team is only the sum of all it's players. Playing together, for each other.
With confidence, yes, but also with enthusiasm, which tends to drop off after being brutalised every week.
Stick to rimming your Crusader posters.

Steve Tew has today told Pat Lam to shape up or GTFO, telegraphing the NZRU's decision to cut him loose at the end of the S15.

He's very likely going to lose again tonight, so that would make it 7 losses on the trot. Can't really see how the Blues will beat the Hurricanes tonight.

15 minutes to kick-off

I love being a neutral in this sort of match

Me too. I made the point a while back on another thread, that I often enjoy games which don't feature the Crusaders more than games that do because I have no emotional investment. I can just sit back and enjoy the rugby. I'm an emotional wreck for Crusaders games, especially if the scores are close.