Has Hansen gone stale?
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@marty said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@nepia said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@canefan said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@mariner4life said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@act-crusader said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@mariner4life all put in perspective when winning 3Ns and Bledisloe in 2003. When it actually meant something.
indeed. when we got a new team and a new plan. 2002 was deleted like a bad selfie. We just didn't go far enough in the end, more cantabores needed to be rissoled.
Was Wayne Smith in charge in 2002? Or did Bitchell take over then? All I can recall is him trying to lecture Cullen on the mechanics of holding and passing the ball, and trying to justify his non-selection in the 2003 cup side by saying he was not even the 4th or 5th best 15 in NZ that year. What a fucking carnt. I still haven't forgiven him for that
The worst thing he did was sending Jerry Collins out to face the media after that Oz loss. Jesus the system was broken back then - how on earth did that charlatan get the AB coach role?
In all seriousness, the big fear at the time was that NZ forward play was regressing badly and Mitchell was seen as someone with solid forward-coaching credentials, off the back of his work with England. I reckon that was a big driver and all of the other irritating details, such as a lack of head coaching experience, seemed to get swept to one side. And so began the Magical Mystery Tour .....
I think also that he looked like a psycho. They wanted the team to toughen up and perhaps felt that a guy who looked like he belonged in a maximum security wing would be the man to do that. Smith just looked too nice.
I remember Mitchell saying something about how he wanted to have people he trusted and used the analogy of hanging over the edge of a cliff by a rope. I found that pretty farking odd at the time.
@rancid-schnitzel I think it was all just part of NZ rugby badly losing its way around the turn of the century.
We were about to lose the World Cup hosting rights and the whole tenor of NZ Rugby had changed towards corporatization.
In the spirit of @booboo - here's just about the only post I've ever saved from a messageboard...from 1999!
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Does it show the demographic of the Fern that there is an awful of angst towards 99/03/07, with the dominant Cantabs the easy scapegoats, and yet the 90-94 period, and the Auckland guys get away scot free these days? I feel like if this forum was around in 96 there would be a few other names getting cursed.
Too long ago? Too faded from memory?
@mariner4life said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
Does it show the demographic of the Fern that there is an awful of angst towards 99/03/07, with the dominant Cantabs the easy scapegoats, and yet the 90-94 period, and the Auckland guys get away scot free these days? I feel like if this forum was around in 96 there would be a few other names getting cursed.
Too long ago? Too faded from memory?
For the most part they were the best players available, but the fact is we lost so someone had to bear the brunt. I remember the public were baring for Hart's blood when he failed in '99. Some of them benefited from playing in the best team. Reminds me of Mark Carter
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@rancid-schnitzel I think it was all just part of NZ rugby badly losing its way around the turn of the century.
We were about to lose the World Cup hosting rights and the whole tenor of NZ Rugby had changed towards corporatization.
In the spirit of @booboo - here's just about the only post I've ever saved from a messageboard...from 1999!
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@mariner4life said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
Does it show the demographic of the Fern that there is an awful of angst towards 99/03/07, with the dominant Cantabs the easy scapegoats, and yet the 90-94 period, and the Auckland guys get away scot free these days? I feel like if this forum was around in 96 there would be a few other names getting cursed.
Too long ago? Too faded from memory?
For the most part they were the best players available, but the fact is we lost so someone had to bear the brunt. I remember the public were baring for Hart's blood when he failed in '99. Some of them benefited from playing in the best team. Reminds me of Mark Carter
@canefan said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@mariner4life said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
Does it show the demographic of the Fern that there is an awful of angst towards 99/03/07, with the dominant Cantabs the easy scapegoats, and yet the 90-94 period, and the Auckland guys get away scot free these days? I feel like if this forum was around in 96 there would be a few other names getting cursed.
Too long ago? Too faded from memory?
For the most part they were the best players available, but the fact is we lost so someone had to bear the brunt. I remember the public were baring for Hart's blood when he failed in '99. Some of them benefited from playing in the best team. Reminds me of Mark Carter
At least Mark Carter hit hard in defense, apparently we don’t require that from our loosies these days
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@chris-b that is gold!!!
@mariner4life said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@chris-b that is gold!!!
Yeah - I can recall pretty much laughing till I cried when that got posted.
The final conclusion is a classic!
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@canefan said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@sammyc said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@canefan said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@mariner4life said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
Look, no one looks back on the Mitch era fondly, but, he did get the Bledisloe back. Higher credentialed coaches didn't do that.
And posting 50 points away back to back in the Tri-Nations when it was actually good? The mid-part of 2003 was pretty sweet.
He also brought in a few guys who went on to be pretty decent All Blacks.
Biggest indictment of Deans was McGod choosing Henry over his Super rugby coach at the time
Get over it.
How many Super titles did he win?
Brad Thorn and Dan Carter both said he was the best coach they played under.
I was wondering when the red and blacks would show up. Where the hell is Canerbry these days?
Cheap likes coming your way from all the usuals, pat yourself on the back mate.
@sammyc said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
Cheap likes coming your way from all the usuals, pat yourself on the back mate.
Does anyone actually give a shit about upvotes?
Most of my comments are complete piss takes, but you Cantabs can be quite serious.
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@chris-b said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@tim That's a good article - at least it mainly accords with what I'm thinking/hoping!
It's really good actually (jesus, if you feel like your daily dose of derp go read the comments). Sort of ties in to most of what's been said here, heaps of issues, bet/hope there is a plan.
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@sammyc said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
Cheap likes coming your way from all the usuals, pat yourself on the back mate.
Does anyone actually give a shit about upvotes?
Most of my comments are complete piss takes, but you Cantabs can be quite serious.
@snowy said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@sammyc said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
Cheap likes coming your way from all the usuals, pat yourself on the back mate.
Does anyone actually give a shit about upvotes?
Most of my comments are complete piss takes, but you Cantabs can be quite serious.
I'll give you one of my precious upvotes for that post.
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@snowy said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@sammyc said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
Cheap likes coming your way from all the usuals, pat yourself on the back mate.
Does anyone actually give a shit about upvotes?
Most of my comments are complete piss takes, but you Cantabs can be quite serious.
I'll give you one of my precious upvotes for that post.
@no-quarter said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@snowy said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@sammyc said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
Cheap likes coming your way from all the usuals, pat yourself on the back mate.
Does anyone actually give a shit about upvotes?
Most of my comments are complete piss takes, but you Cantabs can be quite serious.
I'll give you one of my precious upvotes for that post.
I really don't give a shit.
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@sammyc said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
Cheap likes coming your way from all the usuals, pat yourself on the back mate.
Does anyone actually give a shit about upvotes?
Most of my comments are complete piss takes, but you Cantabs can be quite serious.
@snowy said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@sammyc said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
Cheap likes coming your way from all the usuals, pat yourself on the back mate.
Does anyone actually give a shit about upvotes?
I thought there was a tally at the end of the year and the winner got to be a mod?
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@snowy said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@sammyc said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
Cheap likes coming your way from all the usuals, pat yourself on the back mate.
Does anyone actually give a shit about upvotes?
I thought there was a tally at the end of the year and the winner got to be a mod?
@antipodean said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@snowy said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@sammyc said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
Cheap likes coming your way from all the usuals, pat yourself on the back mate.
Does anyone actually give a shit about upvotes?
I thought there was a tally at the end of the year and the winner got to be a mod?
I'm not sure that "mod" is the best word. Let me think about that.
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@snowy said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@sammyc said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
Cheap likes coming your way from all the usuals, pat yourself on the back mate.
Does anyone actually give a shit about upvotes?
I thought there was a tally at the end of the year and the winner got to be a mod?
@antipodean said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@snowy said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@sammyc said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
Cheap likes coming your way from all the usuals, pat yourself on the back mate.
Does anyone actually give a shit about upvotes?
I thought there was a tally at the end of the year and the winner got to be a mod?
Aren't there only about three of us left who aren't mods?
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there is no benefit to being a mod, aside from the Xmas party with hookers and booze...come to think of it, I havent had my invite yet this year
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there is no benefit to being a mod, aside from the Xmas party with hookers and booze...come to think of it, I havent had my invite yet this year
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@taniwharugby So being a mod is like league, or the chiefs?
@snowy except you dont need talent, so yeah I guess.
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@snowy said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@sammyc said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
Cheap likes coming your way from all the usuals, pat yourself on the back mate.
Does anyone actually give a shit about upvotes?
Most of my comments are complete piss takes, but you Cantabs can be quite serious.
I'll give you one of my precious upvotes for that post.
@no-quarter said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@snowy said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@sammyc said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
Cheap likes coming your way from all the usuals, pat yourself on the back mate.
Does anyone actually give a shit about upvotes?
Most of my comments are complete piss takes, but you Cantabs can be quite serious.
I'll give you one of my precious upvotes for that post.
Except yours are the cheap ones...
[sheepishly checks tally of how many @No-Quarter upvotes I have]
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@no-quarter said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@snowy said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@sammyc said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
Cheap likes coming your way from all the usuals, pat yourself on the back mate.
Does anyone actually give a shit about upvotes?
Most of my comments are complete piss takes, but you Cantabs can be quite serious.
I'll give you one of my precious upvotes for that post.
Except yours are the cheap ones...
[sheepishly checks tally of how many @No-Quarter upvotes I have]
@act-crusader said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@no-quarter said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@snowy said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@sammyc said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
Cheap likes coming your way from all the usuals, pat yourself on the back mate.
Does anyone actually give a shit about upvotes?
Most of my comments are complete piss takes, but you Cantabs can be quite serious.
I'll give you one of my precious upvotes for that post.
Except yours are the cheap ones...
[sheepishly checks tally of how many @No-Quarter upvotes I have]
He's only a kid - he likes everyone, like a puppy (which I have learned recently like everyone - and shoes)
I have him in training to be a grumpy fucker. Just takes time.
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Given how much pain from failed WCs we've relived in this thread, thought I'd include our Aussie brothers as well.
https://twitter.com/EnglandRugby/status/1065515310772641793?s=19
