Very true. The lads are full of effort but devoid of talent.
I can't fault them for that, but it's frustrating.
I can almost live with the lack of talent. It's the lack of football intelligence that I can't abide. You don't need talent to be smart. I have seen and played with the most technically ordinary footballers, but even some of those can be clever, smart, and, as the phrase goes, have great football brains.
You don't need to be technically superb to be a decent footballer. If you've got a bit of guile and wit about you you'll know when to make the right pass, take the ball to the corner flag, and take up the smartest position. That can take somebody a long way.
Some of our lads are gormless idiots. That's very hard to warm to.