Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2
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@game_film said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Weird mood on the fern heading into this game. Doesn’t feel like it’s a do or die one
Resignation.
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Audacious! A prediction they'll at least reach RWC SF! World history will be rendered asunder!
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@Dan54 said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
That sounds like something from the conspiracy theory camp.
The GM pro rugby, Chris Lendrum, has had a huge amount of influence on the way the ABs, and all the black teams, are organised; both players and coaches.
Ferners should start questioning his role in the current set up.He's the one who controls the coach "selection" process.
Then makes the recommendation to the NZR board.
And he also signs all the players; so he his a big role in that "selection" process as well.
He'd be the one who decides who gets the max contracts.
It's been a bit shite for a while now, and Lendrum has been around for a while.I take note of what happened at LSU in college football this week.
They fired their coach this week; $54 mil pay out!
The State Governor stepped in (technically the coach is a state employee) and demanded who the fuck agreed to that deal. Rather amusing.
The AD (same as GM) did the deal, he was fired the next day (with a $6 mil pay out).
So they got rid of their HC and GM in the same week.Also the Miami Dolphins have been shite this year; they just sacked their GM.
Note, the GM was sacked before the HC (the coach will be next). -
@mohikamo said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@Dan54 said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
That sounds like something from the conspiracy theory camp.
The GM pro rugby, Chris Lendrum, has had a huge amount of influence on the way the ABs, and all the black teams, are organised; both players and coaches.
Ferners should start questioning his role in the current set up.He's the one who controls the coach "selection" process.
Then makes the recommendation to the NZR board.
And he also signs all the players; so he his a big role in that "selection" process as well.
He'd be the one who decides who gets the max contracts.
It's been a bit shite for a while now, and Lendrum has been around for a while.I take note of what happened at LSU in college football this week.
They fired their coach this week; $54 mil pay out!
The State Governor stepped in (technically the coach is a state employee) and demanded who the fuck agreed to that deal. Rather amusing.
The AD (same as GM) did the deal, he was fired the next day (with a $6 mil pay out).
So they got rid of their HC and GM in the same week.Also the Miami Dolphins have been shite this year; they just sacked their GM.
Note, the GM was sacked before the HC (the coach will be next).A $50 million dollar payout! Must be like the salary of at least 100 professors!
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@canefan said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Whoever is persisting with picking over the hill guys like BB, whether it's Razor or someone higher up forcing his hand, they need to be binned. They are damaging our legacy
I not just saying that because I think like it or not BB probably the right choice.....at this stage.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion Dan. Here's mine: let alone the ABs, BB wasn't the best choice for his Super team. And in all honesty, I think he probably wouldn't have been the best choice for his NPC team this year either.
Beaudy was on a McCartney esque farewell tour for the last few years, where he tried but couldn’t hit the high notes.
But now he has morphed into modern day Bob Dylan. He charges a fortune and everyone himself included knows he won’t even try to play any of the hits.
Brilliant
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@antipodean said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
I'm strangely ambivalent about this. I just don't think we're going to improve until we get some competence in the backline attack coaching and fix the loose forwards.
When you look at it there are some fine players there. Lakai, Parker. Sititi, Savea, Carter, Clarke, Jordan. QT, JB.
We seem to be lacking in leadership and organisation.
New captain? -
My cousin is there
He lives just outside the city

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@MiketheSnow Pitch looks terrible.
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@sparky said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Andy Farrell did a Jurgen Kloop and spent five minutes staring at the All Blacks doing their warm up drills
Razor likes to do that too.
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@African-Monkey It's a Rassie thing too apparently.
"I watch the opponent warm-up to pick up cues."