Mick McCarthy

And that's no different in professional sports.

I think he feels now that... And I think he's been honest about it.

And I think that's...

the type of guy he is.

He wants to know, well, I'm not hanging around here if I'm not wanted, if there's uncertainty or people questioning certain things.

There's always going to be pressure if the performances aren't there in the pitch, and I think he has to own that this year, which...

They don't want another restart on next year, don't they?

No, the last thing they need now is to start restarting again because it does take time, particularly when you're not in football in the premiership where you can sign your own players, bring your own coaches.

It's just not...

part and parcel of the way it works so he inherited a squad but he has to take ownership for the coaching as regards to type the way they've played I've said this a few times maybe and some of it was a necessity the amount of changes hasn't helped him get consistency aside from the start of the season they've only had

two back-to-back wins.

They've done that twice.

Gloucester and Ospreys pre-Christmas and Benetton and Ulster.

Since the first five, which started great, there's been no run of three, four, five, six games on the bounce.

It's a big weekend and it's a big game.

you know, the negativity comes out.

It's hard to control it.

All they can control is what they've done on the pitch.

And I think, you know, as I said, the most important thing were those two games.

And if they can get a result in the next two, I think they, I don't know, Darryl, you're probably better at the maths than me, but I was looking at the presentations.