BOP v Northland
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Northland MOTM Poll - vote away
https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/4951/northland-motm-v-bop
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I'm afraid I'm in the "sack the coach" camp !!
Gibson's selection was questionable right from the start given the results he has had in past coaching roles ...as has been mentioned many times here. Did he get the job on his profile and past playing career or was he simply the best candidate? Obviously I don't know and I know people can use all sorts of excuses (Sean Wainui, Covid and injuries)but the team hasn't really delivered. The Hawkes Bay and Taranaki games were particularly galling, given we were virtually at full strength. Both those teams looked well drilled, better organised and were simply more cohesive and accurate . BOP however looked ill prepared and seemed to lack ideas.
I know I'm just venting because of how we're been playing but I suspect the Union isn't too impressed either. I see , at the latest awards presentations, the team of the year went to the Toa and the coach of the year unbelievably went to Rodney Gibbs whose team I think only won one game this year (correct me if I'm wrong).....hardly a great vindication of how they thought the Steamers went.
I know injuries have been horrendous this year. We were one of a handful of spectators at the Northland game in Rotorua and, sure, we won but (with respect to Northland) it looked like two pretty average teams playing and one slightly less average team winning. The one huge plus is the blooding of a few new players. Sangster has been a revelation !
I'm glad I have gotten that off my chest. I seem to recall being wrongly cynical of McMillan's selection many years ago and I know the season isn't over yet so I sincerely hope Mr Gibson can redeem himself in my eyes.
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@snollygoster said in BOP v Northland:
Sangster has been a revelation !
What's his background? Seeing him standing next to Selby-Rickit, he isn't as tall as I thought he was, but I have been impressed too.
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@snollygoster so much of what you say resonates with me as a Northland fan and how I feel about 2021...
we were virtually at full strength
We had a few games where we were at pretty much full strength, yet didnt look it
those teams looked well drilled, better organised and were simply more cohesive and accurate
lamenting this since round 1
BOPNorthland however looked ill prepared and seemed to lack ideas.Not new to 2021 sadly, just continuation under this current coaching group
I know injuries have been horrendous this year
They never help, yet we havent used our long injury list to develop players, even when the season was gone
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@bovidae Just done a quick google as I know nothing about him.
Apparently did his High Schooling in Tauranga and went to Uni at Waikato where he played for The University Club. Is now The Port Operations Co-Ordinator at Mainfreight at the Mount
