Blues 2019
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As has been said many times, if Tana had any humility or class he would resign.
The fact that he took an extension at all shows he puts his personal status ahead of the team.
How can he demand more of the players when his own performance is so dire?
And he can moan about injuries all he likes, take a look at every other NZ franchise, all have been effected by injuries.
@kirwan Tana feels like a gambler deep in a hole trying to win his way out. I also think he's got plenty of enablers around him in management and governance. In some ways being dropped would be kinder, as its hard to see him at the helm for the upswing in form/results etc. Given that still could be a few years off in terms of genuine improvement.
I know it's all hot air until we see it, but I thought the Otere Black signing was going to do a lot for the blues. Hopefully that eventuates in 2019.
But fully agree that selection and recruitment are two things that stink in terms of Tana's coaching. Maybe a case of trying every combination in terms of selection... but fuck me he keeps making some insane decisions!
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As has been said many times, if Tana had any humility or class he would resign.
The fact that he took an extension at all shows he puts his personal status ahead of the team.
How can he demand more of the players when his own performance is so dire?
And he can moan about injuries all he likes, take a look at every other NZ franchise, all have been effected by injuries.
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Devils advocate. Richmond in the AFL were a basket case. Talented, but either missed finals, or lost the first final every year. Then they had a shocker year, and finished 13th.
Every single metric said the coach should get fired. But the Board went another way, kept the coach, and replaced all the assistants. They then won the comp, and will probably win again this year. To be clear, there was no indication Hardwick had this in him.
This year Collingwood and Nathan Buckley are looking like proving that keeping the coach can work.
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@kirwan Must be fucking hard for Blues fans to swallow when he keeps doing these interviews where he is laughing and joking. Nothing about the team's current predicament is funny. And Redman is just a giant floundering douchebag.
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Devils advocate. Richmond in the AFL were a basket case. Talented, but either missed finals, or lost the first final every year. Then they had a shocker year, and finished 13th.
Every single metric said the coach should get fired. But the Board went another way, kept the coach, and replaced all the assistants. They then won the comp, and will probably win again this year. To be clear, there was no indication Hardwick had this in him.
This year Collingwood and Nathan Buckley are looking like proving that keeping the coach can work.
@mariner4life that sounds like Pat Lam's situation in 2012. Not Tana's situation in 2018.
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@mokey maybe it's a case of laughing over crying! I suspect he might do a bit of the latter in his own time. Or at least a fair amount on face palming!
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@paekakboyz I suspect Blues fans would rather see him crying as if it meant something, rather than him bouncing around and giggling like this is no more than a well-paid pisstake.
@mokey said in Blues 2019:
@paekakboyz I suspect Blues fans would rather see him crying as if it meant something, rather than him bouncing around and giggling like this is no more than a well-paid pisstake.
I'm just voting with my feet. I drag myself down to EP occasionally, but it feels like an abusive relationship. Fark getting a season ticket though ... FOMO on the upswing is the only worry I have
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Excellent!
http://theblues.co.nz/tom-coventry-to-join-blues-super-rugby-coaching-team/
We can confirm today that current North Harbour coach Tom Coventry is to joining the Blues next season as an assistant coach. Coventry will join our coaching group alongside Tana Umaga and Ta$man coach Leon Macdonald, who were named in May. The former Waikato player and Chiefs assistant coach is vastly experienced and successful with two Super Rugby titles at the Chiefs and he guided North Harbour to the semi-final of the Mitre-10 Cup last season. In his two years at North Harbour he has had a close involvement at the Blues, guiding the Development team. -
I had to laugh - a couple of weeks ago on the Out of The Box podcast Nigel Yalden said he was happy Akira was staying with the Blues cos he gets to work under Steve Jackson who Yalden praised as a coach.
I usually like Yalden but to me it just reeked of NZ rugby media refusing to be critical. Jackson was poor in his two seasons as Blues coach and rightly replaced.
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I had to laugh - a couple of weeks ago on the Out of The Box podcast Nigel Yalden said he was happy Akira was staying with the Blues cos he gets to work under Steve Jackson who Yalden praised as a coach.
I usually like Yalden but to me it just reeked of NZ rugby media refusing to be critical. Jackson was poor in his two seasons as Blues coach and rightly replaced.
@kiwimurph so Jackson didn't reapply, assume he knew he was done despite Tana keeping his job as head coach.
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@kiwimurph so Jackson didn't reapply, assume he knew he was done despite Tana keeping his job as head coach.
@taniwharugby Yeah I got the sense Jackson was in trouble way back at the press conference for Leon MacDonald when they made it quite clear they were re-evaluating the rest of the coaching group (aside from Leon and Tana).
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@stargazer Yeah I get that, I'm half Samoan and have played in a lot of teams where we said a prayer before and after games. I'm not at all religious but I went along with it and let them do their thing, no big deal at all, can't see why others can't do the same it really shouldn't be an issue.
@african-monkey said in Blues 2019:
can't see why others can't do the same
Probably for the same reason I wonder why people can't keep their superstitious shit to themselves.
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For which franchise Adrian Smith (NH) is currently contracted ? He could be an answer for the Blues for the Nr.2 jersey. I know he is a journeyman but he is sound and strong, the type of forwards who do their core jobs correctly without being flashy. That is what the Blues need.
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For which franchise Adrian Smith (NH) is currently contracted ? He could be an answer for the Blues for the Nr.2 jersey. I know he is a journeyman but he is sound and strong, the type of forwards who do their core jobs correctly without being flashy. That is what the Blues need.
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For which franchise Adrian Smith (NH) is currently contracted ? He could be an answer for the Blues for the Nr.2 jersey. I know he is a journeyman but he is sound and strong, the type of forwards who do their core jobs correctly without being flashy. That is what the Blues need.
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For which franchise Adrian Smith (NH) is currently contracted ? He could be an answer for the Blues for the Nr.2 jersey. I know he is a journeyman but he is sound and strong, the type of forwards who do their core jobs correctly without being flashy. That is what the Blues need.
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@cgrant He's is a good player, though not as good as Parsons, but he has signed for an NH club.
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Devils advocate. Richmond in the AFL were a basket case. Talented, but either missed finals, or lost the first final every year. Then they had a shocker year, and finished 13th.
Every single metric said the coach should get fired. But the Board went another way, kept the coach, and replaced all the assistants. They then won the comp, and will probably win again this year. To be clear, there was no indication Hardwick had this in him.
This year Collingwood and Nathan Buckley are looking like proving that keeping the coach can work.
@mariner4life No different to the Warriors, fans were screaming for Kearneys's head the Board kept him and replaced his assistants, this year their results have been outstanding.
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@mariner4life No different to the Warriors, fans were screaming for Kearneys's head the Board kept him and replaced his assistants, this year their results have been outstanding.
@number9 said in Blues 2019:
@mariner4life No different to the Warriors, fans were screaming for Kearneys's head the Board kept him and replaced his assistants, this year their results have been outstanding.
Outstanding is going overboard .. they've been on the end of some towellings and if Luke doesn't play, or doesn't fire, then they're in big trouble.
They have, however, definitely shown some improvement.
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@mariner4life No different to the Warriors, fans were screaming for Kearneys's head the Board kept him and replaced his assistants, this year their results have been outstanding.
@number9 said in Blues 2019:
@mariner4life No different to the Warriors, fans were screaming for Kearneys's head the Board kept him and replaced his assistants, this year their results have been outstanding.
It's completely different. Kearney is in his second year as coach. Umaga has already had 3 years of failure.
Oh, and 7th place on the ladder is hardly "outstanding"
