Foster, Robertson etc
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@Chester-Draws said in Foster:
He's been far worse than I, or anyone else that I can think of, predicted.
Foster always exceeds expectations.
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@taniwharugby said in Foster:
DC doing some coaching in SA...I wonder if Fozzie has even asked him if he is keen to do some work with BB, RM and now 1 minute star, SP
DC has been helping out the Black Ferns, too.
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@Stargazer said in Foster:
@taniwharugby said in Foster:
DC doing some coaching in SA...I wonder if Fozzie has even asked him if he is keen to do some work with BB, RM and now 1 minute star, SP
DC has been helping out the Black Ferns, too.
I'd love him to try and teach BB and RM how to be an actual fucking first five at test level
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@Stargazer yeah I pointed that out on another of the many threads discussing all this, think McCaw is speaking with the BF too.
I see more comments around player indisipline and decisions cant be put on Foster.
I disagree, these aspects of how a team play are born in the team culture.
Indisipline is from the frustration of how things are going and when things are not working.
I think Codie Taylor epitomises everything that is wrong in this team.
He is in probably the very worst form of his career, yet he keeps getting plenty of game time...where is the accountability for poor form/indisipline? There isnt any, and this has a ripple effect through everything that goes on, if there are no consequences for doing things poorly, why would you improve?
Those on the fringes see this lack of performance being rewarded, so what is going to make them strive for excellence?
So here we are again, IMO this all comes back round to Fozzie, and to a lesser extent Cane, thier leadership and the culture of averageness they seem to be accepting of, is ok because they are trying really hard.
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I was at Eden Park when the worst AB coach of all time, Mains, lost in 1994. We will lose to Australia this year, unless we get rid of these fucking losers.
I am taking the family to that game. Last one we went to was when Clarke ripped the Aussies a new one, was a great afternoon.
My wife, who is indigenous Australian, is a rather vocal Wallabies fan. I've had a lot of fun the past 10 or so years giving her grief, but I am really worried that when the final whistle blows she is going to be returning that 10 fold. Fucking Foster is going to end my marriage as well as the ABs.
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@No-Quarter said in Foster:
I was at Eden Park when the worst AB coach of all time, Mains, lost in 1994. We will lose to Australia this year, unless we get rid of these fucking losers.
I am taking the family to that game. Last one we went to was when Clarke ripped the Aussies a new one, was a great afternoon.
My wife, who is indigenous Australian, is a rather vocal Wallabies fan. I've had a lot of fun the past 10 or so years giving her grief, but I am really worried that when the final whistle blows she is going to be returning that 10 fold. Fucking Foster is going to end my marriage as well as the ABs.
I'm going too, and that was my last game too. It is a birthday pres to myself, but fuck me watching the bled walkng out the door won't be happy
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@No-Quarter said in Foster:
I was at Eden Park when the worst AB coach of all time, Mains, lost in 1994. We will lose to Australia this year, unless we get rid of these fucking losers.
I am taking the family to that game. Last one we went to was when Clarke ripped the Aussies a new one, was a great afternoon.
My wife, who is indigenous Australian, is a rather vocal Wallabies fan. I've had a lot of fun the past 10 or so years giving her grief, but I am really worried that when the final whistle blows she is going to be returning that 10 fold. Fucking Foster is going to end my marriage as well as the ABs.
Sounds like a Stuff.co.nz headline!!!
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@taniwharugby said in Foster:
We will lose to Australia this year, unless we get rid of these fucking losers.
Seriously though, after what transpired last week, unless Fozzie walks, there is zero chance he leaves, and lets just say he did leave or they did sack him, who would want to take this on right now?
After RC there is time for a no stress/low expectation NH tour
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A chance to coach the All Blacks? Loads of people would take it. Leon McDonald, say, or Clayton McMillan. They would have to wait decades to see their next chance.
It's so bad now that most halfway qualified coaches would be a step up.
Sure it would be a gamble, but I would rather see that than an inevitable decline further.
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@taniwharugby said in Foster:
We will lose to Australia this year, unless we get rid of these fucking losers.
Seriously though, after what transpired last week, unless Fozzie walks, there is zero chance he leaves, and lets just say he did leave or they did sack him, who would want to take this on right now?
I would. And I'd keep posting here post match too.
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Stuff are really putting the boots in. Finally
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@Machpants said in Foster:
Stuff are really putting the boots in. Finally
Good article.
How many bad decisions has Robinson made? I'm starting to lose count.
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@Chester-Draws well given only 2 serious applicants in 2019 and how NZR have handled themselves in recent weeks, the state the squad, confidence-wise, I dont think it is as plum of a gig as you think!
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I don't mind so much losing the Bled. It would be to a Kiwi coach. And arguably the Wallabies are playing fresher, more inventive rugby.
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@Machpants said in Foster:
Stuff are really putting the boots in. Finally
Key point explaining the lack of self-awareness.
"The senior players gathered behind “our coach” and backed the bloke that picks them. (Big surprise!)" -
@taniwharugby said in Foster:
@Chester-Draws well given only 2 serious applicants in 2019 and how NZR have handled themselves in recent weeks, the state the squad, confidence-wise, I dont think it is as plum of a gig as you think!
The lack of applicants in 2019 was because the NZR made it very clear that Foster was going to get it. So the other potential applicants (Rennie, Joseph) went out and looked for other jobs -- and unsurprisingly found good ones, given their quality. In the meantime we have some new talent coming through, with McDonald -- who has been able to turn around a team in a similar rut -- and older ones like Gatland who might like it to round off his CV.
The confidence of the players will revive pretty quickly. It only took one win in Africa to make them much happier.
I also think the new coach will see out almost all the current board of the NZR. How many of the fish-heads are going to be reappointed after this debacle? Apparently not even one had the gumption to vote against Foster.
