Its not necessarily hot air. I think Scott probably recognised straight away that the players were not training hard enough but its also very likely that its been hard habit to break. Scott didn’t come in like Clarko might have with a massive reputation & given full keys to the city. I think Scott has had to fight tooth & nail against parts of the club including some players to get some of the changes he knows we’ve needed.
The one thing you can guarantee is the players under Russel will be fit as ■■■■.
My only concern is whether his time away has allowed him to come up with some innovation in where the game is going and freshness to it. If that aligns with Brad and the coaching group then it couple be a good fit.
What I don’t want is a fitness program that is tailored to yesterday’s football.