Crusaders 2024
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@Canes4life said in Crusaders 2024:
@ruggabee Penney also had a crap record with the Waratah's which makes you think maybe he's just a poor coach and doesn't know how to get the best out of his players.
Justin Marshall said on the Breakdown on Sunday that he'll be very surprised if Penney gets the boot, that isn't how the Crusader's operate apparently, but then I thought to myself that the Crusaders simply don't usually lose this bad either so anything's possible.
It's not just a Crusader thing. I said it before, but NZ doesn't tend to sack coaches in a hurry. It's almost as though there is a thinking that holding on to coaches who appear to be struggling as some sort of morally mature stance. There is some benefit to avoiding knee jerk sackings but at times I think NZ goes too far the other way and end up sticking with duds for far too long.
Has a NZ Super coach ever been sacked mid season? Or even before their contract had expired?
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Sacking coaches are always seen as the easy fix but they aren't the ones dropping passes, missing tackles etc. The players need to take some responsibility too.
Penney hasn't really dumped under-performing players from the 23, just some young players (e.g., Kemara).
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@mariner4life said in Crusaders 2024:
I'll say one thing
fucking hell the Crusaders had an ugly fucking team, look at those munted heads
South Island inbreeding.
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@Crazy-Horse said in Crusaders 2024:
Has a NZ Super coach ever been sacked mid season? Or even before their contract had expired?
Wasn't there a Blues head coach from Taranaki that was terminated after one year
Jed Rowlands
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@African-Monkey said in Crusaders 2024:
@Winger Jed Rowlands.
Just looked it up
They had a number of 1 year coaches after Jed. Were they let go or only signed for 1 year
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@Winger said in Crusaders 2024:
Were they let go or only signed for 1 year
Hunter was one year for health reasons. From memory I think Oliver was his assistant and got promoted just before the season started.. he didn't get reappointed
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Interesting that Aaron Cruden turned down an SOS call from the Crusaders after their 10 woes this year.
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@Canes4life said in Crusaders 2024:
Interesting that Aaron Cruden turned down an SOS call from the Crusaders after their 10 woes this year.
When did this happen ? It is the First I have heard about it.
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@Chris said in Crusaders 2024:
@Canes4life said in Crusaders 2024:
Interesting that Aaron Cruden turned down an SOS call from the Crusaders after their 10 woes this year.
When did this happen ? It is the First I have heard about it.
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@Canes4life said in Crusaders 2024:
@Chris said in Crusaders 2024:
@Canes4life said in Crusaders 2024:
Interesting that Aaron Cruden turned down an SOS call from the Crusaders after their 10 woes this year.
When did this happen ? It is the First I have heard about it.
Ok I have not heard this one.
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@Canes4life said in Crusaders 2024:
@Chris said in Crusaders 2024:
@Canes4life said in Crusaders 2024:
Interesting that Aaron Cruden turned down an SOS call from the Crusaders after their 10 woes this year.
When did this happen ? It is the First I have heard about it.
That almost made me throw up in my own mouth, it's bad enough he has the stain of being a Cane and a Poo without adding being a Crusader as well.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Crusaders 2024:
I’m preparing myself for a 96-esque season. The transition from Razor and a number of very key players from previous successful campaigns all at once will take time to overcome.
Bump