Our culture is good when we win but bad when we lose.

Our culture is good when we win but bad when we lose.

Our culture is good when we win but bad when we lose.

..agree, the Judd shine has definately worn off, and also as much as i admire him as a professional sportsman.. ..he's our captain by default, and while i'm content (again, by default).. ..he's not the best captain going around.. ..he's great off field and on field, he gets the best out of himself and he leads by example.. ..but he seems to lack that extra edge that not only inspires his team-mates, but also puts that little bit of fear into them.. ..there's a few players that seem to have little fear of dissappointing their captain and team-mates, and from the outside it seems that Judd doesn't get stuck into them enough.. ..i'm clueless as to what happens in the rooms, training track etc etc but on field during the game he seems to be more focused on his own play and getting the most out of himself.. ..sure he brings others into the play as well, but when he should 'fly the flag' or 'put a rocket' under his team-mate he doesn't.. ..he's a bit too professional if there's such a thing, and while he'll give his very best for the club (indeed, for any club) he doesn't 'bleed blue'.. ..not yet at any rate.. ..and maybe not ever, cos as great as he was for WC he didn't bleed 'blue and gold' either..

.. ..also, as much as we had to appoint him captain cos of a leadership vaccuum in the club, i think a few of the more senior/older players might deep down resent how he seemed to walk into the captainship, or the fact that their lackluster attitude/preparation now isn't enough to get them the accolades that they so easily got before his arrival, and subsequent up-staging of them..

..as others have said, we lack bonafide leaders..

.. Synbad, i'll happily admit that when it comes to the high-end off field stuff such as the board i'm not very well clued in, but i agree that as much as i dig Stick's, a figurehead president isn't the answer.. ..especially if he's on the sauce with players after a match (let alone a loss).. ..it does seem though that we do have too much of an individualistic mindset on-field at times.. ..i'm not sure if it's a direct result of off-field stuff, or if we've got too many players that feel they're playing for their careers (or are still a little shell-shocked after years of on-field abuse).. ..but i fear that some players lack the 'trust' in eachother that all teams require..

Surely there has to be some problems somewhere in the organisation if a plethora of team mates are happy to give quotes to the media about what a marvel, legend and positive influence Judd is, yet don't seem to want to actually emulate him...