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John Solomon (38)
The results weren't there, but you have to respect DC's approach to the whole thing. From his press conference this week, per the Roar:
"I think it’s important to have a strong emotional connection to your job.
"For me this is more than a job, it becomes all encompassing and sometimes unfortunately to the detriment of other things in your life. But at the moment I’m feeling six strong emotions and I reckon if I go through them it will help probably answer most of your questions as well. I’m appreciative, I’m very appreciative to the organisation for giving me the opportunity of being head coach of this great state.
"I appreciate that the board enabled me to finish the season when results weren’t great and invested in me with a mid-year review to improve my game. Unfortunately this season the results didn’t match the endeavour of everyone involved. I’m thankful, I’m really thankful, for all the friendships I’ve made in my time here and some great memories.
"The staff and players I’ve met and worked with in this three-year period, many I’ll call friends for life. I’m also thankful I get to move on to another organisation, project and start that mateship process with a new bunch of friends again. I’m sorry and I’m embarrassed.
"I couldn’t progress the good work and the on-field results of my year one here to further success with the team. I feel especially bad I couldn’t deliver for all the passionate and loyal Tahs fans and supporters. The ones that jump on and off from time to time and prefer to be negative, I’m not so sad to see the back end of them.
"But I generally understand how important this team’s success is to NSW Rugby and I’m sad I couldn’t contribute more to the growth of the game through our team’s on-field performances. I’m frustrated. I feel this year could have turned out a lot different with a bit of luck at crucial times around our front row injuries and that run of four games early in the season.
"I feel some success in those or a result or two may have seen a different season unfold.
"I’m proud. I’m really proud of what happened in year one and the positives we built at Leichhardt.
"I’m proud I did my best to stay in the fight under tricky circumstances at times and with mounting pressure. I didn’t quit.
"I’m more resilient because of it. It doesn’t mean what you guys write sometimes doesn’t hurt, but I’m definitely more resilient and more thick-skinned off the back of it. But I’m genuinely proud that I stuck it out and went to the end.
"And lastly, I’m motivated. I’m motivated to reflect, learn and improve from this experience and to continue to enjoy the fruits of this great sport. I already can’t wait to take what I’ve learned from this gig and rip into my next project.
"The dreamer in me would love to come back one day. Whenever. Ten years down the track and have another shot at it as a better coach.
I want to finish well here. We’re sitting in a horrible position on the ladder, which I want to rectify.
"I want to win our last two games and get up a few spots on that ladder and have all the staff and players that are here leave with a smile on their face and on a positive note after what’s been a disappointing season."
"I think it’s important to have a strong emotional connection to your job.
"For me this is more than a job, it becomes all encompassing and sometimes unfortunately to the detriment of other things in your life. But at the moment I’m feeling six strong emotions and I reckon if I go through them it will help probably answer most of your questions as well. I’m appreciative, I’m very appreciative to the organisation for giving me the opportunity of being head coach of this great state.
"I appreciate that the board enabled me to finish the season when results weren’t great and invested in me with a mid-year review to improve my game. Unfortunately this season the results didn’t match the endeavour of everyone involved. I’m thankful, I’m really thankful, for all the friendships I’ve made in my time here and some great memories.
"The staff and players I’ve met and worked with in this three-year period, many I’ll call friends for life. I’m also thankful I get to move on to another organisation, project and start that mateship process with a new bunch of friends again. I’m sorry and I’m embarrassed.
"I couldn’t progress the good work and the on-field results of my year one here to further success with the team. I feel especially bad I couldn’t deliver for all the passionate and loyal Tahs fans and supporters. The ones that jump on and off from time to time and prefer to be negative, I’m not so sad to see the back end of them.
"But I generally understand how important this team’s success is to NSW Rugby and I’m sad I couldn’t contribute more to the growth of the game through our team’s on-field performances. I’m frustrated. I feel this year could have turned out a lot different with a bit of luck at crucial times around our front row injuries and that run of four games early in the season.
"I feel some success in those or a result or two may have seen a different season unfold.
"I’m proud. I’m really proud of what happened in year one and the positives we built at Leichhardt.
"I’m proud I did my best to stay in the fight under tricky circumstances at times and with mounting pressure. I didn’t quit.
"I’m more resilient because of it. It doesn’t mean what you guys write sometimes doesn’t hurt, but I’m definitely more resilient and more thick-skinned off the back of it. But I’m genuinely proud that I stuck it out and went to the end.
"And lastly, I’m motivated. I’m motivated to reflect, learn and improve from this experience and to continue to enjoy the fruits of this great sport. I already can’t wait to take what I’ve learned from this gig and rip into my next project.
"The dreamer in me would love to come back one day. Whenever. Ten years down the track and have another shot at it as a better coach.
I want to finish well here. We’re sitting in a horrible position on the ladder, which I want to rectify.
"I want to win our last two games and get up a few spots on that ladder and have all the staff and players that are here leave with a smile on their face and on a positive note after what’s been a disappointing season."
