Pretty much Josh Jackson's philosophy. he'll probably be gone soon too.
I don't think they are deliberately tanking. I think they are imploding because they don't really believe in Des stupid game plan any more. No matter how professional they try to be. They also know Des in more than likely out there trying to shop them off the roster and that the club is using them as scapegoats for its many failings in recent years. I don't care how professional players are.....eventually that will take a toll. It will probably start showing in Jackson soon too unless something is done. It's a difficult psychological position for the players.....Des is coaching them to play an ugly, clunky style, stunting the development of our players, this is a roster Des assembled himself and yet its players are still being used as scapegoats for his very obvious shortcomings and failings. How can players be expected to do their best to make a coach who spends his weeks making them look worse look better? Even if the motivation to try and play well is there. That is a toxic motivational environment for a player to be in. Juniors is definitely a fair bit different....you're just out there to have fun in juniors, even if the coach is a dick....at least you're not worrying about your career and how your toxic coach may be impacting on it.
Des is the problem and the problem will persist as long as he is here. Players have come and go in recent years, but our mediocrity and stale, insipid style of play has been constant.
Honestly, I really feel for these players. All my anger is concentrated on Dib and Des.
