Eddie Jones confirms he's finishing up at England after RWC2023
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@sparky said in Eddie Jones confirms he's finishing up at England after RWC2023:
@pakman Have you got evidence that's the guess? From what I gather her work ethic is basically off the scale.
No evidence. But that's the type of distraction Eddie was referring to.
Anna Kournikova/Ana Ivanovic/Martina Sharapova and Eugenie Bouchard are famous examples of historic underperformance after very strong starts.
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@majorrage said in Eddie Jones confirms he's finishing up at England after RWC2023:
Eddie's points were good points well made.
Hasn't stopped him being called sexist though by the wokerati.
Some B-List tennis feminist lambasted Jones for suggesting Radacunu's off-court activities were having a impact on her performance and claiming "that sort of thing is never said about male sportsmen". Which is bloody funny when Jones was making exactly the same point about Marcus Smith
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@sparky said in Eddie Jones confirms he's finishing up at England after RWC2023:
@pakman I think it is the fact Eddie Jones called her "that girl" which has upset some people more than anything else. He entitled to his opinions and to manage his players as he judges correct.
Very hard indeed IMHO to criticise Emma Raducanu for trying to make more than a few quid on the back of her US Open win to be honest. At the very least she will have helped her parents pay off their mortgage. Be interesting to see how she goes at the Grand Slams next year which will be her performance priority rather than the smaller tournaments she's been playing at since.
Transphobe
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@sparky said in Eddie Jones confirms he's finishing up at England after RWC2023:
Okay, Eddie Jones criticised Emma Raducanu for doing a Vogue cover shoot which she actually did before winning the US Open without dropping a single set as a qualifier which rather undermines his argument.....
Keep 'em coming, Eddie.
Eddie just wants to be popular. Then he too could be in vogue.
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Stupid comment by Jones. Valid point to make about Smith needing to avoid distractions, but really dumb way to do it.
Just Eddie being Eddie.
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@billy-tell said in Eddie Jones confirms he's finishing up at England after RWC2023:
@sparky said in Eddie Jones confirms he's finishing up at England after RWC2023:
Okay, Eddie Jones criticised Emma Raducanu for doing a Vogue cover shoot which she actually did before winning the US Open without dropping a single set as a qualifier which rather undermines his argument.....
Keep 'em coming, Eddie.
Eddie just wants to be popular. Then he too could be in vogue.
If Marcus Smith doesn't get a photoshoot in the coming weeks, Vogue needs to be cancelled for sexism.
(I'll get my coat...)
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@victor-meldrew said in Eddie Jones confirms he's finishing up at England after RWC2023:
@majorrage said in Eddie Jones confirms he's finishing up at England after RWC2023:
Eddie's points were good points well made.
Hasn't stopped him being called sexist though by the wokerati.
Some B-List tennis feminist lambasted Jones for suggesting Radacunu's off-court activities were having a impact on her performance and claiming "that sort of thing is never said about male sportsmen". Which is bloody funny when Jones was making exactly the same point about Marcus Smith
That's such a stupid and false statement. They've been saying exactly that about male sportsmen since endorsements and photoshoots became a thing.
It's a reflection on the way society is these days. The point Jones was trying to make was obvious and he clearly wasn't out to offend anyone but that's ignored because someone hasn't been outraged about something for 5 seconds.
As for him as coach, I reckon he must have mellowed since his heart attack. I'm not sure the early 2000s Jones would still be coaching England.
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@victor-meldrew said in Eddie Jones confirms he's finishing up at England after RWC2023:
@majorrage said in Eddie Jones confirms he's finishing up at England after RWC2023:
Eddie's points were good points well made.
Hasn't stopped him being called sexist though by the wokerati.
Some B-List tennis feminist lambasted Jones for suggesting Radacunu's off-court activities were having a impact on her performance and claiming "that sort of thing is never said about male sportsmen". Which is bloody funny when Jones was making exactly the same point about Marcus Smith
Who's the B list tennis feminist?
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@akan004 said in Eddie Jones confirms he's finishing up at England after RWC2023:
Would be great if we can knock them out of the RWC. Give him a good going away present.
ah, we're not real good at knocking his teams out of anything
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@mariner4life said in Eddie Jones confirms he's finishing up at England after RWC2023:
@akan004 said in Eddie Jones confirms he's finishing up at England after RWC2023:
Would be great if we can knock them out of the RWC. Give him a good going away present.
ah, we're not real good at knocking his teams out of anything
Anyway, you're not even in the same group as them
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@mariner4life He was the last Australia coach who had hand over the Bledisloe Cup.......18 years ago.
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@sparky said in Eddie Jones confirms he's finishing up at England after RWC2023:
@mariner4life He was the last Australia coach who had hand over the Bledisloe Cup.......18 years ago.
actually, 2003 shows what a good fucking coach he is
we absolutely murder them in Sydney. Auckland was actually really fucking close, and we could have dropped it
the RWC semi we were dominated.
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@mariner4life And then he was fired by Australia in 2005 after losing 8 out of 9.
He is a very good coach, but he is absolutely outstanding at self-promotion.
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@pakman Maria Sharapova's strong start was ruined by two major shoulder injuries. After the second of which she still battled back to #1 won another title to complete a career Grand Slam and an Olympic silver medal. She then suffered another (3rd) shoulder injury came back again and won her second French Open and made the Final of the Aussie Open.
then she picked up her drugs ban and more injuries. she was in the top 30 as recently as 2018. She then had more injuries struggled on for another 12 months and finally called it quits last year.
I know what you were trying to say but Maria Sharapova is almost the antithesis of the point you were trying to make. Yes she was a babe and maximised her earning potential as a result but ultimately she was a hard working and talented player who made it to number one 5 times and is only a handful of women to complete a career slam despite all the injuries. In an era dominated by the bludgeoning power of Serena Williams she still collected 5 Slams and Olympic Medal, a Fed Cup and is the 3rd highest money winner of all time. A real under-achiever!
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@gibbon-rib said in Eddie Jones confirms he's finishing up at England after RWC2023:
@victor-meldrew said in Eddie Jones confirms he's finishing up at England after RWC2023:
@majorrage said in Eddie Jones confirms he's finishing up at England after RWC2023:
Eddie's points were good points well made.
Hasn't stopped him being called sexist though by the wokerati.
Some B-List tennis feminist lambasted Jones for suggesting Radacunu's off-court activities were having a impact on her performance and claiming "that sort of thing is never said about male sportsmen". Which is bloody funny when Jones was making exactly the same point about Marcus Smith
Who's the B list tennis feminist?
Jo Durie
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@mariner4life said in Eddie Jones confirms he's finishing up at England after RWC2023:
@akan004 said in Eddie Jones confirms he's finishing up at England after RWC2023:
Would be great if we can knock them out of the RWC. Give him a good going away present.
ah, we're not real good at knocking his teams out of anything
He would rather knock the ABs out of the next RWC than actually win the thing.
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@victor-meldrew said in Eddie Jones confirms he's finishing up at England after RWC2023:
@gibbon-rib said in Eddie Jones confirms he's finishing up at England after RWC2023:
@victor-meldrew said in Eddie Jones confirms he's finishing up at England after RWC2023:
@majorrage said in Eddie Jones confirms he's finishing up at England after RWC2023:
Eddie's points were good points well made.
Hasn't stopped him being called sexist though by the wokerati.
Some B-List tennis feminist lambasted Jones for suggesting Radacunu's off-court activities were having a impact on her performance and claiming "that sort of thing is never said about male sportsmen". Which is bloody funny when Jones was making exactly the same point about Marcus Smith
Who's the B list tennis feminist?
Jo Durie
Honestly, ppl are far too precious these days. I think this was manufactured outrage so Jo could have another 15 mins in the sun piggy backing on Raducanu. Also, Raducanu is now a UK media darling. You're not allowed to criticise her at all.
