sally cinnamon:
I suspect the real problem is something the club won't say. They are more motivated by loyalty to individuals in the organisation than they are motivated to make ruthless decisions to bring in people who know how to win.
This is a very interesting point, and I am not saying that you are wrong. Perhaps we are too nice as a club, and need to be more ruthless in various aspects of how we operate. What I would say, though, is that it's winning or losing that always shapes how fans view certain things. Last season, when we were doing relatively well, fans could easily put a positive spin on something like the Chambers appointment, for example. When the team is winning, it's viewed as "wise appointment, Warrington through and through, knows the club inside out". When the team is losing, it's "has no real experience, jobs for the boys, out of his depth". The same goes for loyalty. When we are winning, loyalty can be viewed as a positive, praiseworthy trait, whereas at the moment, with the awful season we are having, it is easy to regard it as a weakness instead.