 Glamorgan have endured a miserable 2006 season to date |
Glamorgan chief executive Paul Russell has hinted that management rather than players will be looked at if results do not improve by the end of the season. "It would take a lot to convince me that the players are not good enough," said Russell, whose side are bottom of Division Two and out of the C&G Trophy.
"I've seen enough signs of progress to give hope for the rest of the season.
"If things don't improve - and goodness forbid that - we'd look at how we put the jigsaw together, not the pieces."
The Welsh county - who have just one win in the County Championship this season - are keen to justify their use of young, local talent.
 | We're on a three-year rebuilding programme with this team and are looking for progress rather than perfection |
"Our approach is first to turn to players developed by the Glamorgan academy, and most of those are from Wales," Russell told BBC Sport.
"We next look at English-qualified players developed by other counties and who need a change, people like Nicky Peng.
"Then we look to supplement the squad with overseas players who are demonstrably better than anything we can put into the side.
"We have to then accept that developing home-grown talent is a process of hard work and experience.
"Playing at the top level without experience means that there will be failures, but we're on a three-year rebuilding programme with this team and are looking for progress rather than perfection."
Glamorgan remain passionate in their refusal to turn to Kolpak players, which many have seen as a major cause of their current woes.
| I've taken calls from a number of senior players apologising for their displays |
"We see ourselves as owners of one-eighteenth of the England side along with the other counties," said Russell.
"The national team are our biggest source of income and it is our duty to develop players for them.
"We also see ourselves as the representatives of Wales at cricket and we want people to be able to see the side as recognisably Welsh.
"We have to see the wider picture and keep faith with our players.
"They are taking the failures very personally indeed, I've taken calls from a number of senior players apologising for their displays.
"But the spirit in the dressing room remains good, they're working hard, training hard, and are committed to the success of Glamorgan."
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