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Re: France v All Blacks
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2023 10:10 pm
by Lizard
The early appointment of Robertson to replace Foster has even robbed us of the chance to call for Fozzie’s head. It’s already rolling down the aisle.
It breaks my heart to see Foster fail. He was the 10 for the Waikato team of my youth that knocked the invincible late ‘80s/early ‘90s Auckland off their perch. Took the Shield, won the championship. Captained by John Mitchell. Loe, Gatland, Purvis up front. Monkley on the side of the scrum. Matthew Cooper at FB. Fucking great team.
Re: France v All Blacks
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2023 8:56 am
by Puja
canta_brian wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 9:48 pm
Puja wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:39 pm
cashead wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:37 pm
A combination of old boys network and cOnTiNuItY.
The appointment process was an absolute farce - a formality designed to appoint Ian Foster into the Ian Foster-shaped hole left by Steve Hansen. Other, better, and more qualified candidates were overlooked or basically told the NZRU to eat shit because of it.
That plus the fact that Mark Robinson doesn't know what the fuck he's doing, and has all the ability to read the room that a literal potato has.
Could’ve been worse. You could've hired Gatland.
Puja
Gats got the job done against Fiji the other night. Superb display and Fiji never in it
That is a generous interpretation...
Puja
Re: France v All Blacks
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2023 2:19 pm
by Banquo
Lizard wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 10:10 pm
The early appointment of Robertson to replace Foster has even robbed us of the chance to call for Fozzie’s head. It’s already rolling down the aisle.
It breaks my heart to see Foster fail. He was the 10 for the Waikato team of my youth that knocked the invincible late ‘80s/early ‘90s Auckland off their perch. Took the Shield, won the championship. Captained by John Mitchell. Loe, Gatland, Purvis up front. Monkley on the side of the scrum. Matthew Cooper at FB. Fucking great team.
Dan Carter also pays a load of big tributes to Fozzie bear in his self help tome.
Re: France v All Blacks
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2023 7:57 pm
by canta_brian
Puja wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 8:56 am
canta_brian wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 9:48 pm
Puja wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:39 pm
Could’ve been worse. You could've hired Gatland.
Puja
Gats got the job done against Fiji the other night. Superb display and Fiji never in it
That is a generous interpretation...
Puja
You think?
Re: France v All Blacks
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2023 10:34 pm
by Lizard
Banquo wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 2:19 pm
Lizard wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 10:10 pm
The early appointment of Robertson to replace Foster has even robbed us of the chance to call for Fozzie’s head. It’s already rolling down the aisle.
It breaks my heart to see Foster fail. He was the 10 for the Waikato team of my youth that knocked the invincible late ‘80s/early ‘90s Auckland off their perch. Took the Shield, won the championship. Captained by John Mitchell. Loe, Gatland, Purvis up front. Monkley on the side of the scrum. Matthew Cooper at FB. Fucking great team.
Dan Carter also pays a load of big tributes to Fozzie bear in his self help tome.
I've got no complaints about his tenure as assistant...
Re: France v All Blacks
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 12:26 am
by morepork
Ken Doll Carter...if not for rugby he would be a reality TV presence in the regions, at best.
Re: France v All Blacks
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 12:57 am
by Lizard
I haven’t read his self-help book and have no plans to. His “auto”-biography was one of the dullest things I have read. At least Corey Jane had the sense to have his ghost writer put some entertaining bullshit into his one.
Re: France v All Blacks
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 12:40 pm
by Banquo
Poor Dan. Seems a decent guy and a great player.
Re: France v All Blacks
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 8:21 pm
by Lizard
Banquo wrote: ↑Wed Sep 13, 2023 12:40 pm
Poor Dan. Seems a decent guy and a great player.
Absolutely. Not every sports star needs to be a “personality”.
Re: France v All Blacks
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2023 8:45 am
by Which Tyler
Still learning from St Jonny, I see
Re: France v All Blacks
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2023 9:51 am
by Son of Mathonwy
Puja wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:39 pm
cashead wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:37 pm
canta_brian wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 3:13 pm
This isn’t a secret in NZ right? How come the suits have stuck with him so long?
A combination of old boys network and cOnTiNuItY.
The appointment process was an absolute farce - a formality designed to appoint Ian Foster into the Ian Foster-shaped hole left by Steve Hansen. Other, better, and more qualified candidates were overlooked or basically told the NZRU to eat shit because of it.
That plus the fact that Mark Robinson doesn't know what the fuck he's doing, and has all the ability to read the room that a literal potato has.
Could’ve been worse. You could've hired Gatland.
Puja
How dare you! Warren 'Quicksilver' Gatland is always reinventing himself.