Comments on: Johnno quits England post

By: Beast(Beast)

Beast(Beast) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:28:43 +0000

An English team in crisis. Isn’t it a beautiful sight! Remember Magersfontein you ********!

By: funkyzoo(funkyzoo)

funkyzoo(funkyzoo) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:17:02 +0000

Teams need consistency and continuity. I did not favor MJ for the role, but fwiw my stated view was that if they were going with him they should set a goal for RWC2011 as a stabilization period in which foundations are laid youngsters are brought in, caps are added, the coaching team builds a rhythm etc.

An England QF exit in the RWC with a young and exciting team, settled management, a clear mission and a four year run up to the London RWC in 2015 should have been the goal.

MJ would not have been my choice, but he is good enough and they would be best served by retaining him now. On the other hand the mess at Twickenham would be enough for most of us to walk away.

By: The Gloater - formerly cane(cane)

The Gloater - formerly cane(cane) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:17:21 +0000

@HongKongSlong(HongKongSlong)-39: I agree whole-heartedly. Those that appointed Marty, should also fall on their swords. I wish The Big Guy well. I think he has what it takes, just needs a lot more experience.

By: mshiniwami(mshiniwami)

mshiniwami(mshiniwami) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:52:16 +0000

@ufo(ufo)-40:

Beast Mtawarira
Bismark du Plessis
Coenie Oosthuizen
Andries Bekker
Heinrich Brussow
Willem Alberts
Frans Hougaard
Patrick Lambie
Frans Steyn
Juan de Jongh
JP Pietersen

This group above will be around in 2015…Scary

Add young group of:

Elton Jantjies
Johan Sadie
Johan Goosen
Siya Kolisi
Jaco Taute
Nizaam Carr

etc

SA has the goods.

By: Gunther(gunther)

Gunther(gunther) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:44:47 +0000

@ufo(ufo)-41: He would be perfect for the stormers given his extensive experience in coaching mid table teams.

By: ufo(ufo)

ufo(ufo) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:01:31 +0000

Heard SARU is gonna by-pass advertising the coaching position and approach Rassie and Alister directly… So maybe Mallet can coach Stormers/WP…?

By: ufo(ufo)

ufo(ufo) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 04:39:21 +0000

@kaksioek(kaksioek)-23:

Australia will become the first country to win the RWC 3 times in 2015.

I made this point 2 years ago and am more convinced than ever about it now.

Their young backline will become street-smart and their forwards battle-hardened…. and they will be unstoppable…

So please do remember this conversation.

By: HongKongSlong(HongKongSlong)

HongKongSlong(HongKongSlong) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:55:52 +0000

Good riddance to Johnson. Can not belive the RFU appointed someone who had no previous experience as a coach at any level, as the head coach! Let Johnson go to Leicester and work from lower down as a forwards coach and slowly back up to the top and then see what he’s like. Having said that, I saw the press conference and Johnson was fantastic Very honest, open and strong. Rob Andrew on the other hand…… What a slimy little shiit. Johnson may be the right man at the wrong time, but Andrew and men like him are the reason why the RFU is in such a mess. Its more important that he leaves, then Johnson.

By: Yetirat(Yetirat)

Yetirat(Yetirat) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:22:55 +0000

Great news from a Bok supporter’s perspective about Mallet ditching the potential England job to return to Cape Town. He’s going to have do something when he returns home…

By: Tartan(Tartan)

Tartan(Tartan) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:52:19 +0000

Mallet has apparently ruled himself out of the running.

Hooray.

By: man1a(man1a)

man1a(man1a) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:49:33 +0000

hard luk jono. no one could’ve improved the poms more than u did.
a bit early to be jumping ship but it is a lost cause and you’ve saverd yourself yyears of grief

By: captain fantail(captain fantail)

captain fantail(captain fantail) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:16:53 +0000

@Hurricane(Hurricane)-34: hahaa. Poms are like a Bondi Tram on a down hill run without brakes at the mo.

By: Hurricane(Hurricane)

Hurricane(Hurricane) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:14:21 +0000

Shame really.
He was on a hiding to none really.
Even if GH,JW and Sir Clive coached these pack of pisshead pansies at the same time they would not have made it out of the QF.
You cant lead a pack of chihuahuas to fight in a Pitball ring and expect to win.

By: Mark(A-Bay Paddy)

Mark(A-Bay Paddy) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:04:34 +0000

I would imagine he would feel let down, but he was that kind of player when he was young, he could quaff about twenty beers at a time and not feel it!!!!!

By: carol(carol)

carol(carol) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:50:33 +0000

Oh yes, I think some of the England players should hang their heads in shame at this point!

Some let him down!

By: carol(carol)

carol(carol) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:48:56 +0000

Not exactly a surprise, wonder how Rob Andrew has managed to avoid too much bad publicity, think the focus may move on to him now!

By: Transformation(Transformation)

Transformation(Transformation) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:35:05 +0000

what has this Rob Andrew bloke done? it seems nobody likes him

By: Hondo(Hondo)

Hondo(Hondo) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:17:45 +0000

Better leave the Poms to choose their Test coach themselves.
Selecting the coach isn’t just ‘all about rugby’ process as we know too well in SA; in fact the appointment and the process got very LITTLE to do with rugby proper.
It involves dubious dealings in murky boardrooms by the wily poms, bridging contradicting interests, setting ad hock allegiances and making few betrayals in the process, better stay out of it.
It looks so much simpler at SARU: the next coach will be a non white and will have no Performance Clause on his contract

By: Tartan(Tartan)

Tartan(Tartan) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:30:46 +0000

Hope Mallet stays well clear of this. He could easily do a good job for England and I don’t want a reason to dislike him.

By: wpstormerbok(wpstormerbok)

wpstormerbok(wpstormerbok) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:00:39 +0000

Sorry off the topic but anybody seen this yet?

This comes at a good time if you consider Solly’s tragic death and the issues raised around the management of young (black) players and how they deal with the fame and pressures in the pro world when coming from a difficult background.

Fikile Mbalula (File)
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“In the next coming weeks, we are going to make a big announcement with rugby in terms of an academy in the Eastern Cape,” Sport and Recreation Minister Fikile Mbalula told journalists at Parliament.

Funds for the project were available and sponsorship had already been secured, he said.

The academy would be in the Eastern Cape because that was where black Africans played rugby en masse.

Most of the country’s top black rugby players originated from the Eastern Cape.

The project was in the interests of achieving transformation in sport, Mbalula said.