Blues 2019

[KiwiMurph]

Leon MacDonald 3 year deal. Dave Ellis not returning - rest of coaching group to be confirmed - to be made/announced in July.

[Duluth]

MacDonald 3yrs
Shitty Umaga 1 yr

Dave Ellis is gone

[Duluth]

MacDonald in charge of attack

A different attack/skills coach every year that Umaga has been there (Feeney, Umaga, Ellis now MacDonald)

[Duluth]

@duluth said in Blues 2019:

I wonder if he is taking over as head coach in 2020 and this whole exercise is about protecting reputations?

I'm starting to think this is the case. Umaga talking about continuity of MacDonald being there if he doesn't get another extension

This board did want the Matson/Kirwan deal to happen..

[Duluth]

Umaga giggling at jokes about how shitty the Blues record has been

[Bovidae]

The problem for the Blues is not scoring points (although they have scored the least in the NZ conf) but conceding more points. D-fence!!

[Hooroo]

@duluth said in Blues 2019:

Umaga giggling at jokes about how shitty the Blues record has been

Look on the bright side mate. Only one more season after this season of his dross!

[Mokey]

I take it the board and CEO are staying as is then. What a shambles. Can't believe Redman still has a job.

[Kirwan]

Dead Man Walking. Leon surely is now in charge and they are just managing Tana out (keeping SBW happy until the World Cup?).

If they can get a decent forwards coach as well to work with him, and Jackson can improve defence it will be a big step forward.

As much as I dislike ex-players as coaches, at least this time they have picked one that has improved a team to NPC finalists, and been part of a Super Rugby winning combination. Small things like looking at results like that instead of celebrity status.

Hopefully they will keep Tana out of any more selection choices too.

[taniwharugby]

I love that they don't want to undo all the hard work and 'experience' by putting a new coach at the helm...

[Kirwan]

I just don't understand why he does't quit? I guess he just doesn't care about his reputation at all.

Must be a good pay check.

[Chris B.]

@kirwan said in Blues 2019:

I just don't understand why he does't quit? I guess he just doesn't care about his reputation at all.

Must be a good pay check.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/golf/103950702/golf-stars-wife-charged-after-allegedly-attacking-him-for-poor-round

He's married to the wrong woman?

Mrs Glover is going to get RESULTS!

(Jesus - what a hellion!).

[Duluth]

[antipodean]

@mokey said in Blues 2019:

Can't believe Redman still has a job.

I can't believe he ever got the job. What were the board thinking?

[Machpants]

@duluth the 'cover' of that youtube vid shows me a grinning Tana and a steely visaged Leon. Just on that I know who I'd pick to kick a poor performing franchise into gear!

[Bovidae]

The irony is that MacDonald could take Umaga's position again and Mitchell and Deans have nothing to do with it this time.

[pukunui]

Well, i was expecting more peoples heads to be exploding after Tana got an extendion but i guess everyone saw it coming.

Leon is a good signing. Hopefully they can upgrade a few of the others too.

[Crucial]

@pukunui said in Blues 2019:

Well, i was expecting more peoples heads to be exploding after Tana got an extension

They are only calm due to my persuasive arguments

[Tim]

We are waiting to see if Coventry is the new forwards coach.

[gt12]

@tim said in Blues 2019:

We are waiting to see if Coventry is the new forwards coach.

That's a Crosby Stills and Nash song right there. I'll buy you a virtual beer if you can name it.