Reds 2016

[Brumby Jack]

Not sure you want a guy who got injured getting off the team bus...

http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/Goosen-injured-getting-off-bus-20141229

He's also been linked to Western Province/Stormers.

 

[Lance Free]

Quote in the Courier Mail about Douglas:

"It also gives the Wallabies coach Michael Cheika another world class option in the tight five".

You're feckin kidding me, aren't you?

(I think it's called journalistic overreach)

 

[Gillys_ghost]

i dont want that from him, i was thinking more for his ability to score a penalty from 70m out. he had a decent running and passing game, but i dont remember his defence.

 

[Ignoto]

Not sure you want a guy who got injured getting off the team bus.

http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/Goosen-injured-getting-off-bus-20141229

Perhaps he was acting like a Goose when disembarking from the vehicle?

 

[Thinker]

Quote in the Courier Mail about Douglas: "It also gives the Wallabies coach Michael Cheika another world class option in the tight five".

You're feckin kidding me, aren't you?

(I think it's called journalistic overreach)

There are many 'worlds' out there. Disney World comes to mind. I'd take Douglas over almost any of their players.

 

[dru]

Is there a decent HC out there who might be able to bring a 10 with him?

 

[RugbyReg]

Graham will be coach again.

 

[Lindommer]

You're winding us up, Reg, surely.....

 

[Gillys_ghost]

no way

 

[tigerland12]

Graham will be coach again.

Don't play cruel jokes like that Reg!

 

[dru]

Christ. Honest it's not funny.

 

[RugbyReg]

That's what I'm hearing.

 

[redstragic]

Graham will be coach again.

ssssshhhhiiiiiiiiiaaaaattttt!!! Say what you will about how bad at his job he is, he must write one hell of a job application!!

 

[Hugh Jarse]

That's what I'm hearing.

No different to the way we do things down here. We conduct a world wide search for a CEO of rugby and just happen to land a chap from down the road in Mosman.

QRU conduct a world wide hunt for a Head Coach only to find out that the current bloke is the best that there is ... ... ... in the world -/in my best Jeremy Clarkson impersonation/-

 

[neilc]

Aidan Toua has just been announced as a Brumbies signing for next year. Shame he never had a decent injury free run with the Reds. The Brumbies are doing pretty well in turning former fringe Reds into good performers (Jarred Butler, Blake Enever, Nigel Ah Wong). Word is that L. Turner is off to France, might even be there right now.

 

[Gillys_ghost]

i really rated Turners performances for us this year. yeah hes still a shadow of his former self but he always seemed to try pretty bloody hard and did his job for the team. i hope he stays.

 

[Thinker]

It's easy to re-frame low points and negatives into positives. Highlights from Graham's CV:

-2nd highest losing percentage of all Australian
-One of only four coaches to achieve 23 or more losses in a season
-Most losses in a season in QLD Reds History
-Back to Back record setting seasons
-Best friend of board member
-Best accounting client of board member
-Raised media profile of Reds leadership group, in particular vice captains

 

[gel]

Graham will be coach again.

 

[RedRocket]

don't hold your breath

You're such a Debbie Downer *staring into the sky pretending everything's OK...*

 

[MungoMan]

i really rated Turners performances for us this year. yeah hes still a shadow of his former self but he always seemed to try pretty bloody hard and did his job for the team. i hope he stays.

Ditto. He tried hard, was generally professional and had a low WTF-was-that?! ratio as regard truly dopey shite; which was not true of quite few other Reds' outside backs.