Foster, Robertson etc
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I would some respect Foster if he owned his original choice of assistants - that Impey & Robinson deemed 'superior' to Razor's.
But I simply cannot bear his self-serving ass, throws others under the bus to detract from his own performance responsibilities and then receives world-class assistants to paper over his glaring defecincies.
There are now 7 assistant coaches for Foster! (in either an advisory or full-time role) - Schmidt, Ryan, McLeod, Feek, Cron, Strawbridge, Hill,
What credit should he receive?
Has he ever not owned his first choice of assistants, he said he had made mistakes, he not going to say that Plumtree and Mooar by name FFS. That is totally unfair on them.
A lot of mistakes .
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@taniwharugby said in Foster:
I would some respect Foster if he owned his original choice of assistants -
not sure if it was just Tony Brown Fozzie wanted but didnt get, but I dont think it was entirely his first choice line up.
No he wanted Schmidt, he has said that before. NZR had approached him but he wanted a break
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So that means Cane at captain and 7, Akira at 8, and a specialist fullback on the wing.
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@Machpants said in Foster:
Apparently one swallow does make a summer
When you’re a teenage boy it certainly does.
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These are the contracted 7:
Joe Schmidt (backs and overall strategy), Jason Ryan (forwards), Greg Feek (scrum), Scott McLeod (defence), Andrew Strawbridge (skills coach), David Hill (kicking coach), Mike Cron (hands-off advisory role).
In contrast - Hansen had just 3 assistants (Foster, McLeod, Cron)..
Bit of a logjam in the forwards. And overall strategy to Joe? Not that I am complaining but what will Foster actually be in charge of, talking to the media and organising the beer?
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@His-Bobness said in Foster:
Politics and Pragmatism
Like the AB performances themselves, at least up to Ellis Park, the NZR administration has been a shuffling, stumbling, conviction-less shambles. The right hand does not not appear to know what the left hand is doing, there is no boardroom game plan and no-one appears to be effectively in charge.
.. They certainly couldn’t make things any worse. Could they?I suspect the question has followed the answer.
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I was never a fan of Foster's appointment from the beginning and the process from the board on how he got the job should come into question. The results have been mixed, below par, and the win record thus far is poor. All that being said, I understand NZRU's position now; it's just as risky to switch Foster. They made their bed with Foster's extension last year.
Nevertheless, here we are now—no point in dwelling on the past. We should get behind the team. I did watch the press conference, and in some ways, you go to give Foster credit for his resilience; that earns some respect in my books. Ryan and Schmidt on board give me some comfort that they can turn it around.
Moving forward, it comes down to the players and selections as the variable that can change the outcomes. Cane is no longer the best No.7 or choice for captain; respect him as a person and his resilience, but we need the best team on the field. Getting that back row sorted is critical, and should be the next shakeup.
Now that the decision is made, I will keep backing the ABs and be weary of falling into the media misinformation and hype. Onwards and upwards!
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@nostrildamus said in Foster:
@nostrildamus said in Foster:
Ok you are all probably right I am just still upset our worst coach in recent memory gets the best coaches to help him fall over the line.
Unfortunately.
There's plenty of coaching nous in the mix now between Ryan, Feek, Cron, Strawbridge and now Schmidt..
Fozzie will be the media fluffer and the boys' shoulder to cry on while the assistants create the master plans.
So basically team manager like I suggested before. The coach one tries to keep away from actual coaching.
These are the contracted 7:
Joe Schmidt (backs and overall strategy), Jason Ryan (forwards), Greg Feek (scrum), Scott McLeod (defence), Andrew Strawbridge (skills coach), David Hill (kicking coach), Mike Cron (hands-off advisory role).
In contrast - Hansen had just 3 assistants (Foster, McLeod, Cron)..
Wasn't Mike Cron only brought in as a stop gap due to Covid taking out Feek before ABs-Ireland 1? I didn't realise he had an ongoing advisory role?
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Could the NZR at least improve their coach selection process? More transparency for example. They could even ask ex-coaches for suggestions (not just Hansen and Henry).
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@nostrildamus said in Foster:
These are the contracted 7:
Joe Schmidt (backs and overall strategy), Jason Ryan (forwards), Greg Feek (scrum), Scott McLeod (defence), Andrew Strawbridge (skills coach), David Hill (kicking coach), Mike Cron (hands-off advisory role).
In contrast - Hansen had just 3 assistants (Foster, McLeod, Cron)..
Bit of a logjam in the forwards. And overall strategy to Joe? Not that I am complaining but what will Foster actually be in charge of, talking to the media and organising the beer?
senior food safety/inspector, in case of another poisoning event
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Well, shit decision, quelle surprise.
The Aussies are pretty much all injured and just got humped by the Pumas, so we should be able to paper over the cracks a bit more by retaining the Bledisloe. At least Mounga and the young front row started in the win, so should get an extended run.
Hopefully we can win despite the obvious deficiencies, but that will rely on whoever is telling our players to make 'attacking' kicks in our territory to fucking stop it. -
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@nostrildamus said in Foster:
@nostrildamus said in Foster:
Ok you are all probably right I am just still upset our worst coach in recent memory gets the best coaches to help him fall over the line.
Unfortunately.
There's plenty of coaching nous in the mix now between Ryan, Feek, Cron, Strawbridge and now Schmidt..
Fozzie will be the media fluffer and the boys' shoulder to cry on while the assistants create the master plans.
So basically team manager like I suggested before. The coach one tries to keep away from actual coaching.
These are the contracted 7:
Joe Schmidt (backs and overall strategy), Jason Ryan (forwards), Greg Feek (scrum), Scott McLeod (defence), Andrew Strawbridge (skills coach), David Hill (kicking coach), Mike Cron (hands-off advisory role).
Looks like Fozzie won't be doing much coaching which is a positive I suppose. Get rid of McLeod and we may have a chance.
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@nostrildamus said in Foster:
@nostrildamus said in Foster:
Ok you are all probably right I am just still upset our worst coach in recent memory gets the best coaches to help him fall over the line.
Unfortunately.
There's plenty of coaching nous in the mix now between Ryan, Feek, Cron, Strawbridge and now Schmidt..
Fozzie will be the media fluffer and the boys' shoulder to cry on while the assistants create the master plans.
So basically team manager like I suggested before. The coach one tries to keep away from actual coaching.
These are the contracted 7:
Joe Schmidt (backs and overall strategy), Jason Ryan (forwards), Greg Feek (scrum), Scott McLeod (defence), Andrew Strawbridge (skills coach), David Hill (kicking coach), Mike Cron (hands-off advisory role).
Looks like Fozzie won't be doing much coaching which is a positive I suppose. Get rid of McLeod and we may have a chance.
We don't know McLeod is responsible for the style of defence though. Maybe he is just trying to coach a system he has been told to coach.
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@KiwiMurph Cron is also involved with the Black Ferns, so probably just used as required by all teams.
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@Crazy-Horse said in Foster:
@nostrildamus said in Foster:
@nostrildamus said in Foster:
Ok you are all probably right I am just still upset our worst coach in recent memory gets the best coaches to help him fall over the line.
Unfortunately.
There's plenty of coaching nous in the mix now between Ryan, Feek, Cron, Strawbridge and now Schmidt..
Fozzie will be the media fluffer and the boys' shoulder to cry on while the assistants create the master plans.
So basically team manager like I suggested before. The coach one tries to keep away from actual coaching.
These are the contracted 7:
Joe Schmidt (backs and overall strategy), Jason Ryan (forwards), Greg Feek (scrum), Scott McLeod (defence), Andrew Strawbridge (skills coach), David Hill (kicking coach), Mike Cron (hands-off advisory role).
Looks like Fozzie won't be doing much coaching which is a positive I suppose. Get rid of McLeod and we may have a chance.
We don't know McLeod is responsible for the style of defence though. Maybe he is just trying to coach a system he has been told to coach.
Anything that waters down the influence of the architect of our play over the last 12 to 18 months is a good thing. There was a noticeable shift in our pattern jn Joburg, I hope this continues to evolve
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@His-Bobness great post. You spoil us.
If you were to have the inclination, have a read up about NZRs handling of womens rugby in the past couple of years. That too has ended up in a trouble shooting coach situation drawing on the old hands of Smith and Henry along with some long overdue additions of female coaching assistance.
What we don’t know is if the knowledge and issues are polished turds in the reporting to the board (Robinson’s doing) or if Robinson isn’t being listened to (board with head in the sand)
I suspect Robinson is an arse coverer based on his public behavior recently. He didn’t implement recommendations in the womens game until shit hit the fan and then did the usual trick of diverting attention by calling for another deeper report.
