Blues 2019
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@duluth said in Blues 2019:
@nzzp said in Blues 2019:
It depresses me that every season I have to start looking at optimistic options for next season, before the cricket finishes.
Also, we're stuffed unless we get
- a good coach
- a good board
- a good 8/9/10 axis
We're unlikely to have a change at coach, because it's almost certain they'll be no change at board level. Fuck.
So about that 8/9/10 axis..
We know who the 8 is. He's still developing and hopefully he gets some good instruction at AB level because he isn't getting it at SR level.
At 10, I don't have much hope Gatland will improve.
Perhaps Plummer(currently on a dev contract), Black or Perofeta grows into the role (listed in order of how likely that is IMO).The biggest immediate concern is probably 9.
Nock has gone backwards this year, which is an achievement considering where he started. I'm fine with Pulu as an impact sub, but that is all.
Letting Nock go and signing Enari might be the best option. Enari has strong links to the region which should still be a factor.The Board is the most important component, and the least likely to change. A good Board appoints a good coach and ensures a good environment. After that, wati three years and we start to populate the team with talent.
The counter-argument is take a top franchise, add an arrogant and out of touch board, wait 15 years and then mop up the tears.
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@kiwimurph said in Blues 2019:
@tim plenty of smiles all around. We won last week boys, nothing to worry about....
Winning papers over a lot of cracks. It's also a habit.
Our weaknesses were there, but beating the Aus conference leaders away from home should be smile time
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@nzzp said in Blues 2019:
@kiwimurph said in Blues 2019:
@tim plenty of smiles all around. We won last week boys, nothing to worry about....
Winning papers over a lot of cracks. It's also a habit.
Our weaknesses were there, but beating the Aus conference leaders away from home should be smile time
If beating Aussie teams meant anything these days then sure.
I'm not of the mind set that we should accept mediocrity, or being the joke team of the NZ conference, just because the Blues board and coaches do.
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@kirwan said in Blues 2019:
@nzzp said in Blues 2019:
@kiwimurph said in Blues 2019:
@tim plenty of smiles all around. We won last week boys, nothing to worry about....
Winning papers over a lot of cracks. It's also a habit.
Our weaknesses were there, but beating the Aus conference leaders away from home should be smile time
If beating Aussie teams meant anything these days then sure.
I'm not of the mind set that we should accept mediocrity, or being the joke team of the NZ conference, just because the Blues board and coaches do.
I don't disagree, but in our current state, a win is a win. We have beaten both conference leaders away from home, with injuries. We suck, but it's a small highlight in a dire season.
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@kirwan small victories...
In a season like this why wouldnt you celebrate a win?
Otherwise you mope about lamenting how shit you are even if only papering over cracks for a week.
Not saying they have made any steps forward, but if you can't be happy after a win...
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I still love the part he played in the Spencer try against the Crusaders where he marched it to the corner flag and then kicked the conversion. Collins did that one handed pass to Spencer as he ran into the gap. Was awesome. Sadly, that's all mitigated by the fact he played for Northland.
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@nepia caught up with All Black #772 Stu Wilson yesterday at the Waitemata Club yesterday,had met Stu several times in the past,got to say he was looking the best I had seen him in a very long time,amazing when you make some changes in your life.
We were talking together about the Blues and it was bad enough about the way they were travelling but it came as a real punch in the nose to see Carlos Spencer had signed with the Canes.
The great Micheal Jones who was standing with us at the time intervened,and told me that Carlos had applied for the Job as the backs coach with the Blues 2 seasons ago,Stu Wilson also confirmed that with a conversation he had Brian Williams they had together at a function during the week..
You just have to shake your head,that was at the beginning of Tanas watch..the patients really are running the asylum at the Blues.Just on a footnote, I asked Stu if he still stayed in touch with Bernie Fraser,he said Bernie is living in a Perth,works at a mine..
He reckons the rest of his life he can’t remember,take out of that what you can..but he’s got himself right and looks really good.still funny as ever.. -
@steven-harris Waitemata are looking pretty good this year, aren't they? Are they a good chance for the playoffs? How did Adrian Choat go?
