Foster, Robertson, Rennie etc
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@crucial said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
@hooroo said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
@crucial said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
@hooroo said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
I have some sympathy for the guy as he shouldn't have been there in the first place.
We knew this 5 years ago. NZRU did not.
If he does resign I imagine it will be because of family reasons etc etc.
Give the man some credit. If he is going to fall on his sword it won't be a sham. I think he would do it early and 'in the best interests' of the team.
The complicating factor is if his assistants and linked to his contract and that he wouldn't leave them in the lurch I think.I don't see where credit is due.
Who the hell comes out and says the team has progressed this year? He is in a dream world. I would hate to see what we looked liked if he though we were regressing.
Massively out of his league
Credit is from being a loyal servant to the game and being part of a great era. Sure he has failings at the top level but that doesn't detract from the person and he doesn't deserve vilification.
Welcome to sports. You'll learn a lot.
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@mariner4life said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
reckon there is zero chance he resigns. Would you? Be honest.
I reckon there is Zero chance he resigns.
I don't know if I would be able to do my job after shredding a team from the top to making it mediocre and just be happy to carry on. I like to think I would pull pin but I don't know if I would.
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@mariner4life said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
reckon there is zero chance he resigns. Would you? Be honest.
There's also zero chance NZRU will do anything with Foster this year - perhaps a change in an assistant at most.
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@crucial Seriously being a loyal servant doesnt mean you deserve credit. If you have a performance review and it is terrible, then it tends to indicate you probably should not be in that role or you need a lot of help?
It doesnt mean you should get a tick of approval because you're in the old boys club, that is part of the current cultrual problem, if anything.
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@kiwimurph said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
@mariner4life said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
reckon there is zero chance he resigns. Would you? Be honest.
There's also zero chance NZRU will do anything with Foster this year - perhaps a change in an assistant at most.
The assistants aren't signed up yet, there's hope for deck chair shuffling, if not iceberg avoiding
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@mariner4life said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
reckon there is zero chance he resigns. Would you? Be honest.
The only guy I can recall who even came close to resigning was Wayne Smith
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@machpants said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
@kiwimurph said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
@mariner4life said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
reckon there is zero chance he resigns. Would you? Be honest.
There's also zero chance NZRU will do anything with Foster this year - perhaps a change in an assistant at most.
The assistants aren't signed up yet, there's hope for deck chair shuffling, if not iceberg avoiding
Pick his assistants for him and essentially render him as a figurehead
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@canefan said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
@machpants said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
@kiwimurph said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
@mariner4life said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
reckon there is zero chance he resigns. Would you? Be honest.
There's also zero chance NZRU will do anything with Foster this year - perhaps a change in an assistant at most.
The assistants aren't signed up yet, there's hope for deck chair shuffling, if not iceberg avoiding
Pick his assistants for him and essentially render him as a figurehead
do a gatland, make him "director of rugby"
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@bayimports said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
@crucial Seriously being a loyal servant doesnt mean you deserve credit. If you have a performance review and it is terrible, then it tends to indicate you probably should not be in that role or you need a lot of help?
It doesnt mean you should get a tick of approval because you're in the old boys club, that is part of the current cultrual problem, if anything.
Totally misunderstanding the meaning of my words.
Nothing to do with a tick of approval. I was talking about the man himself and how I doubt he would weasel out under a cloud of 'family reasons'. If the NZRU truly sat him down and said they felt it would be in the best interests he would go with that IMO.
He may even do it before being sat down but that's not necessarily how I see it going.Criticise his coaching abilities by all means but saying he isn't man enough to face up to his position and will make up a bullshit cover is a bit on the nose (again IMO)
In other words play the ball, not the man.
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The more I look at this coaching team, the more irritated I get with him and Hansen. Hansen's increasingly being revealed to be a lucky coach.
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@kiwiwomble said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
@canefan said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
@machpants said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
@kiwimurph said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
@mariner4life said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
reckon there is zero chance he resigns. Would you? Be honest.
There's also zero chance NZRU will do anything with Foster this year - perhaps a change in an assistant at most.
The assistants aren't signed up yet, there's hope for deck chair shuffling, if not iceberg avoiding
Pick his assistants for him and essentially render him as a figurehead
do a gatland, make him "director of rugby"
Even better, do a "Tana".
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@machpants said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
NZ Rugby has locked Ian Foster in until 2023, but his assistants are not yet signed-up.
More like Ian Foster has locked in NZ rugby until 2023.
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@crucial said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
Sure he has failings at the top level but that doesn't detract from the person and he doesn't deserve vilification.
Vilification?
I tend to think personal weaknesses will be reflected in coaching ability. They are linked.
He isn't ruthless, too nice, not motivating enough, has no overall vision for the team, according to Devine - too unstructured. -
Oh god, we have a mad man at the wheel of the big black bus
At least when we were shit, Shag told us we were shit
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@canefan said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
At least when we were shit, Shag told us we were shit
No he didn't, he said rugby is a game and to not worry about it. It is not gracious to talk about our deficiencies because it takes away from our opponents. The public need to grow up etc.
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@rotated said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
@canefan said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
At least when we were shit, Shag told us we were shit
No he didn't, he said rugby is a game and to not worry about it. It is not gracious to talk about our deficiencies because it takes away from our opponents. The public need to grow up etc.
Fair enough. But I don't ever recall him saying we'd made significant growth after getting our butts handed to us on successive weekends either
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Our attack is utter rubbish. Attack coach can go
Our breakdown work is substandard. Our forwards "positioning" is not useful. Our set piece creaks. The forwards coach can go
Our defense is alright, but i am seeing good players make bad decisions so something is not working. The defense coach can go.
Our skills have regressed, significantly. our passing was once a strength is no longer class leading. We kick very poorly. We knock on a lot. Skills coach can go.
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@canefan said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
Oh god, we have a mad man at the wheel of the big black bus
I've no idea what parts of the game we've made significant growth in. Admittedly I'm not a sought after international coach with an impeccable pedigree, but from my ignorant perspective nothing has improved.
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@akan004 said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
@nostrildamus I can understand the fatigue factor and will cut them a bit of slack for that, but it doesn't excuse the fact that they are still running the same playbook from a few years ago. It doesn't excuse the fact that our defensive linespeed is so passive and it doesn't excuse the fact that they are continuously selecting players who are only SR level players like Havilli, DMac, Angus T, Bridge etc and hoping that they will somehow develop into quality test players when they clearly won't.
oh I think we agree. I'm just trying to be evenhanded. A little.
