Brendan Hume
Charlie Fox (21)
Let's round up an ouija board and summon up Bob Templeton to sort things out
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Strewthcobber
Mark Ella (57)
Bringing knuckles in is sacking RG in all but name.
The key point there is the "thin on the ground" comment. Suggests they have looked for a capable, competent head coach replacement for the medium term, but there were none to be found.
The key point there is the "thin on the ground" comment. Suggests they have looked for a capable, competent head coach replacement for the medium term, but there were none to be found.
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Tony Shaw (54)
I get your point, but then again, I'm not so sure.
In such a move the real risk is that the players (a) just get more confused as to what/whose instructions etc they should follow (Knuckles is no gentle wallflower) and (b) just become more cynical and disillusioned re their bosses being in-denial and handing them a mess of an 'amended' coaching structure under RG.
“I can guarantee you we won’t change the coach this season,” McCall told The Australian yesterday
I reckon that means we have reached the "Coach has the full support of the Board" moment. Only a matter of time now.
I don't want to open old wounds and lead to a flame war about you know what, but in the not to distant past, the Club Wallaby environment was deemed to be toxic, and the Reds environment was (rightly for that time) seen to be one that facilitated high performance. Things seem to have flipped 180 degrees and I wonder how much the injury crisis, last seasons record and playing roster "adjustments", along with the KHunt saga has impacted on the changing room. Those sorts of things can polarise the playing group and lead to serious disharmony. Leading commentators Denuto, Kerrigan and Associates have stated that their reading of the vibe is that it does not seem to be a particularly happy place ATM.
It is to the credit of the elder statesmen and leaders within the Reds playing group that there hasn't been a Player Power mutiny.
I reckon that means we have reached the "Coach has the full support of the Board" moment. Only a matter of time now.
I don't want to open old wounds and lead to a flame war about you know what, but in the not to distant past, the Club Wallaby environment was deemed to be toxic, and the Reds environment was (rightly for that time) seen to be one that facilitated high performance. Things seem to have flipped 180 degrees and I wonder how much the injury crisis, last seasons record and playing roster "adjustments", along with the KHunt saga has impacted on the changing room. Those sorts of things can polarise the playing group and lead to serious disharmony. Leading commentators Denuto, Kerrigan and Associates have stated that their reading of the vibe is that it does not seem to be a particularly happy place ATM.
It is to the credit of the elder statesmen and leaders within the Reds playing group that there hasn't been a Player Power mutiny.
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Greg Davis (50)
Correct me if I am wrong but wouldn't one point have been a draw? Surely to turn around the season we would want 4 points for a win.
This type of slip up does nothing to instill my faith in RG knowing what is happening with his team.
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Mark Ella (57)
Connolly would be a great idea, Bloke bleeds red and I would think would have the automatic respect that a coach needs
Quick Hands
David Wilson (68)
It's the comment of a coach in his death throes. The board having complete confidence in the coach usually follows this type of comment quite quickly.
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Nev Cottrell (35)
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Tony Shaw (54)
I don't think so. Should Connolly be made head coach and RG an assistant behind closed doors with the former being labelled a technical advisor and the latter the head coach in the public domain, I doubt there would be little confusion with the playing group as to what was going on.
They would all be sat down and told what the deal is. I'm not being facetious but in these types of discussions it's easy to forget that the players are given a whole lot more info than us fans are.
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Ken Catchpole (46)
Any coach appointed now (short term or otherwise) is unlikely to turn the series around now. But that isn't the important thing right now. Right now it is important to start unlearning the Richard Graham and Steve Meehan method of playing rugby and start learning some basic generic go to plays and methods - not in order to win heaps but to start playing some structured rugby and preparing the players for the world cup and for next season.
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Jimmy Flynn (14)
I am sure anyone on this forum who has connections with Reds players know that life in the change rooms at Ballymore is not a good one. Players have gone to the board to voice their concerns from what I have been told yet they have been shot down and hard by the board. I can only think the board have their head shoved so deep in the sand that they won't listen to the players nor the fans and the lack of them coming to home games. There was no crowd figure for Saturday's game but I think it would have been around 10K if we were lucky. Does anyone know?
Tomikin
Simon Poidevin (60)
more then then the Brumbies game.. hmmm
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Ken Catchpole (46)
@Tomikin, I don't recall them putting the crowd figure up at the brumbies game - and no one I went with can recall it either.
Are you sure you aren't confusing it with the number they flash up for the ticket draw prize thing? It's put up on the screen with about 10-15 minutes to go.
Are you sure you aren't confusing it with the number they flash up for the ticket draw prize thing? It's put up on the screen with about 10-15 minutes to go.
Strewthcobber
Mark Ella (57)
Jim Tucker tracked down the Brumbies crowd on twitter. I think it ended up being 22,000 odd IRC.
Quick Hands
David Wilson (68)
It's a worry that the board have circled the wagons and are preparing for a long drawn out process.
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