The point was, it was brought up when really it didn't need to.
I'd also like to bring up that there is also a lot more to being a gym leader than having an oh so strong and unbeatable team, which it isn't. The biggest aspect at least I think so is attitude. You need to take both wins and losses with class and make battles fun not only for yourself but moreso for challengers.
In short I'm saying man up and admit YOU DUN GOOFED SON. Stop trying to relocate the blame to everything else other than where it really should be, which is you, and move the thread along to something more productive.
Gingerstik out!