Recent content by Strewthcobber

Reds supporter. Live in Sydney now days but we actually went to the same school. I was there somewhat before you though

We are really talking about promoting Thorn to Director of Rugby? Anyone familiar with the Dilbert Principle? Reds should be looking for a competent experienced head coach, getting Thorn back to an assistant coach role where he should have been for the whole time while he learns how to be a pro...

As it turned out, the Rebels got a yellow for repeated infringements almost immediately once play was done near their try line. So the ref remembered

The 6N organisers are not allowing joint bids this time around. A joint bid between ITV and the BBC was enough to outbid Sky last time, but it looks as though they are structuring the bids this time around to make sure there's only one possible winner. At the moment ITV screens all the home...

Looking at past post world cup years, there's going to be lots of new blood 2008 - 12 debuts 2012 - 13 debuts 2016 - 13 debuts

Yeah, he was way offside from the lineout a couple of phases before the card, ref was playing advantage. Came on the back of 3 or 4 penalty advantages that the ref warned the Rebels about when the Highlanders scored the previous try

I guess we aren't the target audience for that one

Pay TV numbers Tahs v Lions 49k Highlanders v Rebels 25k Hurricanes v Sunwolves 17k Reds v Sharks 32k

Counting it up, I have 5 coaches first winning in their first year 5 first winning in their second Eddie Jones made gf in 3rd and won in 4th Meyer SF in 2 & 3 and won in 4th And Jamie Joseph the big outlier who won in his 5th year. There is still hope! To put it another way, just once in...

Can I change my card to McQueen wasn't the Brumbies coach in 98 & 99? And he made the final in year 2 (there's that ancient history!) Anyway, my theory isn't that good coaches will automatically win in year 1 and 2. It's that there's probably not much point expecting too much from a coach...

I'll play the ancient history card on that one. Made a final in year 1 though

Sure, but that's not an argument for sticking with Phil Mooney or Michael Foley.

Reds are terrible at picking head coaches. Pretty clearly. Seems a really easy fix to me #1 criteria - proven success as a head coach with full time men's professional 15 club or franchise competition.

The vast majority of super rugby winning coaches won their first championship within two years of taking over a side. Most of the time success comes quick or it doesn't come at all

And just to add, check out who the former CEO of the premiership works for now. Mark McCafferty negotiated the sale to CVC, promptly resigned and went to work for them. Anyone fully confident that our administrators would never do such a thing?