Edinburgh in sorry state - but is there SRU ambition to fix them?
[BBC] BBC Scotland's chief sportswriter Tom English has been answering some of your questions as Edinburgh continue to frustrate their fans and Glasgow carry on thrilling theirs. Iain asked : The definition of madness is doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different outcome. What do Edinburgh have to do to change things around?
Tom answered: The vast majority of questions this week have come from disgruntled Edinburgh supporters, all along the same lines. Jamie calls them turgid and says that at this rate nobody will be renewing their season ticket. Euan says this is the lowest the club has been.
Dave says the absence of information and explanation as to why Sean Everitt's contract has been renewed betrays a lack of courage on behalf of the decision-makers at Murrayfield. This is a recurring theme, isn't it? We discussed Edinburgh in some depth on the BBC Scotland Rugby Podcast this week.
If you look back to the reasons given for Everitt getting a two-year extension they revolved around player development and his job of bringing through the next generation of talent. Yes, that's part of it but not all of it. Franco Smith has done the development bit while being competitive in the URC and the Champions Cup.
Edinburgh are miles off it. Miles. There are precious few positives to support the decision to renew his deal.
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