Otago 2024
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@SouthernMann so hasn’t coached since 2021?
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ok, so context for those who havent seen it i guess, Mark Brown has signed a two year deal to Otago head coach
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@KiwiInLondon said in Otago 2024:
@SouthernMann so hasn’t coached since 2022?
Article says he has mainly focused on his business over the last few years.
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@SouthernMann any idea if he was based in otago? involved with a local club etc?
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@Kiwiwomble
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@Chris if im honest...i dont think i care....if he's shit and he still got the job then he's either learnt some stuff and managed to show that....or there werent any better options...beggers cant be choosers etc, im just kind of curious how familar he is with the current club scene
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@Kiwiwomble said in Otago 2024:
@SouthernMann any idea if he was based in otago? involved with a local club etc?
Article states he won't be moving permenantly until the lead into the season. During the club season he will be Chch during the week, and Dunedin on the weekend for club footy.
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@SouthernMann not ideal IMO but as i say, it is what it is
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@Kiwiwomble said in Otago 2024:
@SouthernMann not ideal IMO but as i say, it is what it is
It is more or less a part-time job. Is a hard sell.
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@SouthernMann of course, thats what i mean and kind of why in my mind it would have been good to have someone already in dunedin, make it easier for that part time gig to include hitting up club training etc
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@Kiwiwomble said in Otago 2024:
@SouthernMann of course, thats what i mean and kind of why in my mind it would have been good to have someone already in dunedin, make it easier for that part time gig to include hitting up club training etc
Fortunately there will be other staff members available to monitor training sessions. I probably would have preferred someone that gets paid by the Highlanders for the rest of the year
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@Kiwiwomble said in Otago 2024:
@Chris if im honest...i dont think i care....if he's shit and he still got the job then he's either learnt some stuff and managed to show that....or there werent any better options...beggers cant be choosers etc, im just kind of curious how familar he is with the current club scene
I am glad Canterbury got rid of him he was poor the backs were a disjointed mess under him,Maybe he learnt from that after he was let go.
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@Chris said in Otago 2024:
@Kiwiwomble said in Otago 2024:
@Chris if im honest...i dont think i care....if he's shit and he still got the job then he's either learnt some stuff and managed to show that....or there werent any better options...beggers cant be choosers etc, im just kind of curious how familar he is with the current club scene
I am glad Canterbury got rid of him he was poor the backs were a disjointed mess under him,Maybe he learnt from that after he was let go.
Good luck.To be fair to him, it’s not like Canterbury look much better 3 years on… lol. Also, he was co coaching with Reuben Thorne so it would be pretty harsh to pin those seasons just on him.
Im choosing to see the glass half full here, a new coach, new philosophy, experienced some average years with Canterbury which you’d think he has learnt from and has Otago ties from his playing days. Can’t be worse than what we put up with in Tom Donnelly. Bring on next season.
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@Landers92 said in Otago 2024:
@Chris said in Otago 2024:
@Kiwiwomble said in Otago 2024:
@Chris if im honest...i dont think i care....if he's shit and he still got the job then he's either learnt some stuff and managed to show that....or there werent any better options...beggers cant be choosers etc, im just kind of curious how familar he is with the current club scene
I am glad Canterbury got rid of him he was poor the backs were a disjointed mess under him,Maybe he learnt from that after he was let go.
Good luck.To be fair to him, it’s not like Canterbury look much better 3 years on… lol. Also, he was co coaching with Reuben Thorne so it would be pretty harsh to pin those seasons just on him.
Im choosing to see the glass half full here, a new coach, new philosophy, experienced some average years with Canterbury which you’d think he has learnt from and has Otago ties from his playing days. Can’t be worse than what we put up with in Tom Donnelly. Bring on next season.
Not just with the top Canterbury side he coached under that top team as well.
Which was average I mentioned the part he coached was shit for Canterbury he was responsible for that rubbish.
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@Chris said in Otago 2024:
@Landers92 said in Otago 2024:
@Chris said in Otago 2024:
@Kiwiwomble said in Otago 2024:
@Chris if im honest...i dont think i care....if he's shit and he still got the job then he's either learnt some stuff and managed to show that....or there werent any better options...beggers cant be choosers etc, im just kind of curious how familar he is with the current club scene
I am glad Canterbury got rid of him he was poor the backs were a disjointed mess under him,Maybe he learnt from that after he was let go.
Good luck.To be fair to him, it’s not like Canterbury look much better 3 years on… lol. Also, he was co coaching with Reuben Thorne so it would be pretty harsh to pin those seasons just on him.
Im choosing to see the glass half full here, a new coach, new philosophy, experienced some average years with Canterbury which you’d think he has learnt from and has Otago ties from his playing days. Can’t be worse than what we put up with in Tom Donnelly. Bring on next season.
I mentioned the part he coached was shit for Canterbury he was responsible for that rubbish.
Hope you say the same about Rueben Thorne as well then mate.
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@Landers92 said in Otago 2024:
@Chris said in Otago 2024:
@Landers92 said in Otago 2024:
@Chris said in Otago 2024:
@Kiwiwomble said in Otago 2024:
@Chris if im honest...i dont think i care....if he's shit and he still got the job then he's either learnt some stuff and managed to show that....or there werent any better options...beggers cant be choosers etc, im just kind of curious how familar he is with the current club scene
I am glad Canterbury got rid of him he was poor the backs were a disjointed mess under him,Maybe he learnt from that after he was let go.
Good luck.To be fair to him, it’s not like Canterbury look much better 3 years on… lol. Also, he was co coaching with Reuben Thorne so it would be pretty harsh to pin those seasons just on him.
Im choosing to see the glass half full here, a new coach, new philosophy, experienced some average years with Canterbury which you’d think he has learnt from and has Otago ties from his playing days. Can’t be worse than what we put up with in Tom Donnelly. Bring on next season.
I mentioned the part he coached was shit for Canterbury he was responsible for that rubbish.
Hope you say the same about Rueben Thorne as well then mate.
100% I will he was just as shit.
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A lot can be said of the coach but the players need to step up and own the game plan and training as well. Over half the squad has plenty of super rugby experience and five of them are in the ABs XV. So there’s no excuses not to perform. The young guys need to take ownership of the team
