There is a misinterpretation here of words said in the interview. Nowhere in the interview has JR said it may be a long time before any of the seven will play again.He was including the Team in general and inferred that if, for those who played but did not perform, it could be a long time before selection would come their way again. Good management imho the Team needed that sort of shake up and in future they might heed his words and go out there and play to earn their places in every match.
I agree with the rest of the post especially re. Calder who I thought ran his socks of in the second half and put some great crosses in that should have been put away.
I also wondered when the management Team were going to take up their places in the coaching area to get response out of the players, I saw the back of three heads in front of the dugout from where I was sitting but it could have been the Three Wise Monkeys for all that was coming from them.
Let's hope the new season teething troubles are now over and we can start our winning ways again.