why’d you post the 3 week old article if that comment from Thorn or Horan wasn’t in there?
My apologies. I failed to simplify it enough. Let me break it down some more.
The 3 week old article are about the issue 3 weeks ago regarding the comments from RA about Thorn.
The comments from Thorn about his decisions to sign for another two year were made when he decided sign for two years at the start of the season via several types of media. The Horan comments were via TV telecast in the same period (that's when Thorn re-signed for another two years).
One question this alleged idiot does have is what is all the agitation about from you Reds supporters?
From a simple point the Thorn suggested it hard to stay at the top and he knew it would be a challenge (which is universally known in sports), and injuries have made it harder, with possibly the RA comments being an extra irritant; all reasons why he might be struggling more than usual. Usually you lot go fully princess which is the norm when you are losing, but whoa nelly, the toys are flying from the cot on this one - even more so then usual. Obviously found the Thorn that is hurting you!
Personally I think he has peaked (and that could be due to his lack of experience). The Reds season is imploding, there is no evolution from last year, the game plans are poor, some of the substitutions are puzzling and you can't compete with the Kiwi team's That all on Thorn. As head coach he is accountable.
Maybe next year he can fix it, but its clear the bar is higher than its even been so he will need to make it a pretty significant step up so the media will heavily scrutinise what happening at the Reds. His other issue is that it's clear he has critics in RA so the media attention will be more focused on him next year.