Foster, Robertson etc
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I'm sure as f**k that NZR watches the Fern.
Only problem is they are always one step behind some of the rugby minds on here.
NZR 1/10 for the managerial bollocks over the past 4 years.
Still elated we have prob found a front row. Onward and upward.
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As already stated once we found a decent 1-5 of forwards we become competitive and last game we were. Hooray
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@BerniesCorner said in Foster:
NZR 1/10 for the managerial bollocks over the past 4 years
Generous if you assess them over the last 2-3 weeks.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Foster:
@BerniesCorner said in Foster:
NZR 1/10 for the managerial bollocks over the past 4 years
Generous if you assess them over the last 2-3 weeks.
The change of tune by Robinson really points to that board meeting being more about the mis-steps he made than the Foster decision. Foster seemed to have support from everyone except the public and that was in part to Robinson not backing him with clear expectations and opening the door for masses of media pressure.
Robinson and his team (comms especially) look to be the real weak link in all this rather than the board. Maybe he has/had value to them in negotiating the Silverlake deal but he has shown a real lack of understanding in how the actual rugby side of things works as far as player and coach management goes. -
@Tim he definitely wanted the job. And was offered it last week. Then shafted this week.
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@nostrildamus said in Foster:
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).
Wasn't that the problem?
Making it an open transparent process rather than just selecting one/a team?
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@chchfanatic said in Foster:
@Tim he definitely wanted the job. And was offered it last week. Then shafted this week.
Sauce or wishful thinking?
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@Donsteppa said in Foster:
, in the same way that Brian Lochore arguably did for Laurie's shambolic 1994 All Blacks efforts leading in to the '95 RWC campaign
Forgot about this. Lochore was a great coach. He never really got the credit he deserved for the first RWC win. It sort-of went to Hart and Wylie. At least until neither won when it mattered most
He never really got the credit he deserved for the first RWC win.
Huh? I don't think that is true at all.
I'm with Neps here.
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@chchfanatic shafted or Robinson just fucking shit up as usual?
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@chchfanatic said in Foster:
@Crucial 100% source
From the horses mouth?
See, it would show massive incompetence from NZR to actually offer him the job and renege.
If you mean that they lined him up as backup should Foster walk or be pushed and he said he was happy to step in, that is a very different picture and not exactly the 'shafting' that you describe.
Subtle differences in the way a story is spread can massively change the reality.
Not doubting you, just asking.
A few weeks back I had a 'from the horses mouth' bottle of sauce that turned out to be a misinterpretation of a comment made by said person. That's why I double question these things.
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@nostrildamus said in Foster:
@nostrildamus said in Foster:
Current rant: if NZR and Robinson don't want to be seen as an old boys club why the hell let Foster put his arm on Robinson's shoulder at the press conference..? (End rant)
What the....really? This is getting ridiculous. My manager gives everyone hugs whenever she sees them - does that mean we're part of an old boys club too? What about when I shake hands with other leadership members or give them a pat on the shoulder if I haven't seen them in a while?
Your manager does that at a national press conference while announcing who the coach is?
I don't understand your issue here, it's really bizarre. How the fuck does that make it an old boys network? I know you can occasionally be even more random than me, but this one is really fucking out there.
This is the level of debate on this topic now. Bizarre is the word.
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@Crucial some people on here know my source.
To be honest I think it’s probably more he was lined up for the job and was very confident he was getting it. Apparently the win changed everything with the board.
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@chchfanatic said in Foster:
@Tim he definitely wanted the job. And was offered it last week. Then shafted this week.
Are you saying Scott Robertson was offered the AB Head Coach job last week?
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@chchfanatic said in Foster:
@Tim he definitely wanted the job. And was offered it last week. Then shafted this week.
Are you saying Scott Robertson was offered the AB Head Coach job last week?
That's what he's saying.
Offer is the wrong word to use I think. Much more likely that he was sounded out prior to SA2 to see if he would step in if the board decided that was the best option.
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@Crucial yes your answer is exactly right.
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Randim recap of the last 2 weeks for me:
Still not 100% convinced by Foster as a coach but after Ellis Park really hope he and the team can kick on. His team has the cojones though.
But am impressed by the way he's carried himself and you can see why the players and coaching staff are incredibly loyal to him. That's a very good thing.
NZR have realized the mess they have made and have started to build bridges with the players. Another a good thing.
Signs the media feeding frenzy has ended.
There's now clarity and stability going forward. Good thing in many ways but just really hope there's a Plan B and risk assessment in place if it's needed.
(Writing this in the garden in Cornwall drinking a a Macon Village and watching shooting stars and talking about NZ rugby. Fuck, we live in a amazing world don't we? )
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Vic had some rain yet? First rain in donkeys in Slough. It's a beautiful thing. Got some red Saharan sand on the roof blown over across the Med What is the world coming to
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@chchfanatic said in Foster:
@Crucial yes your answer is exactly right.
So not shafted, just not eventuated. That, at least, is good management. No use firing Foster if there is no one to take over. And if he didn't get the offer, just a sounding, then no foul. Obviously NZR and Board are a bunch of rugby hating buffoons, by deciding one good game (plus 2 good quarters) out of 7 is a good thing, but at least in this case it was good management.
