National 1 Latest scores-week 4 28th September.

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 front5 wrote:

What’s going on at DMP!!! 4 games in 4 losses, 1 point (4 tries), closest we have come to a losing bonus point was 2 converted score away, so far!!! 
We kept all but a few player’s, brining in new talent in the right area, have a stable coaching set up, some of the best training, recovery and physio facilities in the league out of the Arena, have access to some fantastic DRs for the season also! There is something a miss?

After preseason I was honestly impressed, thinking about his could be DMPs time, since placing 2nd in the 17/18 season. I was wrong, I’ve attended 3 games so far this year, but after today’s game I couldn’t stomach a beer in the bar afterwards, It’s so bad I have not entered the fantasy league for last 3 weeks as can’t bring myself to forecast 5 - 0 to opponents. Not taking anything from out opponents so far this season but they are facing up against a team who look completely disenchanted, falling apart as a team, making decisions which are actually gifting scores to their opponents, rather than fighting to the end, players and staff looking like they have lost faith and given up.

It kills me to say it but after 24 years of watching DMP, traveling home and away (when I work allows) I’m considering posting my season ticket back in the morning.

I don’t mind losing games, some of the best performances are from lost matches.

I don’t think this is not a talent issue, the talent is in this squad without doubt. It isn’t experience with so many players with over 100 games for the club. It points to a deeper routed problems, which are to be beyond the knowledge of the lowly status of a member and fan such as I.

Not sure it is as bleak as it appears. This league gets harder season by season. Sale FC finished second (five points from promotion) and third (one point from promotion) in consecutive seasons then didn't win their first match in the following season until end of September and only one three games in the whole of September, October and November. We didn't lose many players from the previous season but the wheels fell off. Fortunately for us we managed to cobble them together to maintain our Nat 1 status. I suspect DMP will be fine.