Blues 2019
-
There is going to be a TSF meltdown when Collins is named captain.
Coventry was happy to have Parsons as his NH captain, while he was Umaga's captain too. So MacDonald will need to make the decision as the head coach. Why not Ofa as one of the co-captains?
-
@kirwan said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
Probably too early for Dalton, maybe Akira? Seems very well respected by the players, is a certain pick
if died in the wool Crusader Leon MacDonald picks Akira as captain...
-
-
@mariner4life said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
@kirwan said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
Probably too early for Dalton, maybe Akira? Seems very well respected by the players, is a certain pick
if died in the wool Crusader Leon MacDonald picks Akira as captain...
Died in the wool Crusader has already been on the phone to his good mate Hammer, for tips about instilling discipline.
"You've got to wield the axe, Rangi - I just started at A for Andrew! Who's going to worry about the 54th best player in NZ!"
-
@chris-b said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
@mariner4life said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
@kirwan said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
Probably too early for Dalton, maybe Akira? Seems very well respected by the players, is a certain pick
if died in the wool Crusader Leon MacDonald picks Akira as captain...
Died in the wool Crusader has already been on the phone to his good mate Hammer, for tips about instilling discipline.
"You've got to wield the axe, Rangi - I just started at A for Andrew! Who's going to worry about the 54th best player in NZ!"
yes, yes, i know. It sounds bad. you will get fired. But the next dude will win the comp. and all because of you. honest!
-
@mariner4life That's still Hammer talking...right?
-
@chris-b said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
@kirwan Although, in fairness, I think you also have to take into account that the other NZ franchises have become progressively stronger.
Since 2012 all of them have won titles and none of them have fallen off a cliff subsequently.
Isn't that just making my point that the other countries teams have gotten weaker? In a weaker competition, NZ teams winning more titles can mean that we stayed the same strength.
There has been fluctuation between which is the stronger NZ team, but that's always happened as well.
-
@kirwan Not really. In the past you could usually rely on at least one of the Highlanders, Chiefs or Canes to be basket cases and an easy victory.
Now all those teams are good and NZ conference games are like test matches. Anyone who is a bit off the pace gets creamed and unfortunately for the Blues that has been them.
-
@bovidae I wouldn't mind having Ofa as captain personally. Pat Tuipulotu has done it for Auckland as well so he might be in the mix. I would like for Gibson to be captain but we know he'll only play 6 games max so no point giving it to him.
-
This is gold
Question 3 for those who love to get up in arms over the obvious
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/quizzes/daily-quizzes/22562804/Afternoon-trivia-quiz-November-16
-
12/15, fucking aced that shit.
-
@no-quarter said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
12/15, fucking aced that shit.
So you didn't select Waikato Chiefs or Otago Highlanders? You selected the Auckland Blues?
-
@hooroo said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
@no-quarter said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
12/15, fucking aced that shit.
So you didn't select Waikato Chiefs or Otago Highlanders? You selected the Auckland Blues?
Took a wild stab in the dark and managed to get it right. Lucky.
-
@no-quarter said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
@hooroo said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
@no-quarter said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
12/15, fucking aced that shit.
So you didn't select Waikato Chiefs or Otago Highlanders? You selected the Auckland Blues?
Took a wild stab in the dark and managed to get it right. Lucky.
My dig is that they are still labelling these teams with the NPC provincial bias (which is OK with me but others will tanty)
-
@no-quarter 14/15 here...got the chick in Q14 wrong, guessed 15.
@Hooroo it's stuff, factual correctness is optional.
Would be an interesting dynamic going from #1 to #2 or more like #2= with others, although the right people involved I guess it shouldnt matter.
Wayne SMith managed to deal with it.
-
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12161241
But it was the new board who have kicked off this process; a victory for common sense at an outfit which has been in need of it for years.
After being appointed in September when New Zealand Rugby bought out the 40 per cent equity of the franchise owned by Murray Bolton, the new board saw the review of the 2018 season (which would have included input from the players and team management) and decided decisive action was needed.
With former assistants Steve Jackson and Al Rogers already out the door, it was the players' comments about Umaga's performance in particular which struck a chord.
-
@kirwan said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
Tana is easily the worst coach the Blues have ever had, and was deservedly sacked. It says everything about the guy that after being sacked he doesn't have the class to leave as well. Pretty unbelievable really.
Criticizing someone's abilities is one thing, slagging their integrity is bitter and nasty.
-
@crucial said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
@kirwan said in Blues 2019 - (New Head Coach):
Tana is easily the worst coach the Blues have ever had, and was deservedly sacked. It says everything about the guy that after being sacked he doesn't have the class to leave as well. Pretty unbelievable really.
Criticizing someone's abilities is one thing, slagging their integrity is bitter and nasty.
To be fair Kirwan also did go back and beg the board to stay on in a different role also - but he was summarily rejected.
Lam was all class though, alienating senior players to the point where Woodcock refused to re-sign and then baselessly calling sections of the Blues fanbase as racists.
