Rim Fire Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 England's head coach has had the sack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmicblue Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/63801857 Is it just me or is there something incredibly cold-hearted about terminating a contract just before Christmas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 Some would argue his stay of execution did well to stretch that far. I doubt he’ll come to any financial hardship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted December 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 With a bit of luck Pivac will follow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 23 minutes ago, Cosmicblue said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/63801857 Is it just me or is there something incredibly cold-hearted about terminating a contract just before Christmas? I don't think they had any choice. Plus what's the sense in waiting? If they left it until after the new year, it's not long before the Six Nations is upon us at the beginning of February. One month isn't long to sack someone, find the right replacement and then have him settle in to his role and for the players to understand a new coach's strategies before the first game on the 4th of February. If it were done, better it done quickly. Just now, Rim Fire said: With a bit of luck Pivac will follow He's gone already. Meet the new boss...same as the old boss. Gatland's replaced him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 57 minutes ago, Cosmicblue said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/63801857 Is it just me or is there something incredibly cold-hearted about terminating a contract just before Christmas? It's just you, he's had long enough, the results haven't been good enough so it was time to go, I thought he should have gone a while back. I'm sure I read he was already having talks with the USA. Does this mean a caretaker for the 6 nations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted December 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 (edited) I just seen Pivac is still in office until the Six nations has finished 17 hours ago, chrisjpainter said: I don't think they had any choice. Plus what's the sense in waiting? If they left it until after the new year, it's not long before the Six Nations is upon us at the beginning of February. One month isn't long to sack someone, find the right replacement and then have him settle in to his role and for the players to understand a new coach's strategies before the first game on the 4th of February. If it were done, better it done quickly. He's gone already. Meet the new boss...same as the old boss. Gatland's replaced him! Edited December 7, 2022 by Rim Fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
243deer Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 Someone was saying regarding football coaches if it really comes down to it where will their heart really be? It is a fair question to ask and I would always prefer a home grown coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted December 6, 2022 Report Share Posted December 6, 2022 3 hours ago, 243deer said: Someone was saying regarding football coaches if it really comes down to it where will their heart really be? It is a fair question to ask and I would always prefer a home grown coach. Perhaps, but when Kiwi Brendan McCullum walked into the dressing room as coach of England's test team, he put together a plan to completely dismantle New Zealand in our series this summer, including specific plans for specific batters, based on weaknesses he'd seen in players when they were his teammates! I can't imagine a coach selection panel for Australia rugby looking at Jones' CV and thinking 'ah yeah, he failed to win against us when he coached the English, that's the man for us!' Surely a coach would want to retain his credibility, regardless of the club or country. A world class coach would do the best he can regardless of the team, or he ain't going to be world class for long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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