In short of course he is responsible.
Noble selects the team and picks the players, badly, and I dont believe for one moment that he has no say in the players that we sign. In particular Phelps and Smith have been awful signings. He chooses the tactics, again which are wrong with the team that we have. These tactics have resulted in the most boring and predictable rugby I have ever seen. He trains the players and would also have a say in their conditioning. We have Riddell and Smith who are 2 players that are no where near match fit but still play each week, what happened to earning your place in the reserves. Smith was no where near fit last year and should have been brought back for pre-season training long before the others. We were awful for 80% of last season but some fans are clouded by 2 decent games in the play offs. The major problem though is that Noble has lost the dressing room. It is obvious that the players dont respect him and dont want to play for him. He has to go for the club to move forward.
Noble selects the team and picks the players, badly, and I dont believe for one moment that he has no say in the players that we sign. In particular Phelps and Smith have been awful signings. He chooses the tactics, again which are wrong with the team that we have. These tactics have resulted in the most boring and predictable rugby I have ever seen. He trains the players and would also have a say in their conditioning. We have Riddell and Smith who are 2 players that are no where near match fit but still play each week, what happened to earning your place in the reserves. Smith was no where near fit last year and should have been brought back for pre-season training long before the others. We were awful for 80% of last season but some fans are clouded by 2 decent games in the play offs. The major problem though is that Noble has lost the dressing room. It is obvious that the players dont respect him and dont want to play for him. He has to go for the club to move forward.