All Blacks - New Coach Selection

Victor Meldrew

Interesting comment on FB

pakman

Has a deadline for applications been mentioned?

ShaquilleOatmeal

@Victor-Meldrew That is interesting although I wonder if the child they have running their social media knows more than whatever all over the place NZH headquarters water cooler talk we get on here.

sparky

Good answers here by Steve Lancaster. It seems ridiculous to me to expect a running commentary during this process from those choosing the next All Blacks boss.

booboo

Ok.

That's ... interesting

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/blues-coach-vern-cotter-leaving-to-take-head-coaching-role-at-reds-ruled-out-of-all-blacks-job/QNXB3SLZ2JE7RLERH3TAL42HAU/

Edit: paywall. Only get headline and couple of paras. Cotter off to Qld

sparky

Vern's out and off to the Reds next year.

canefan

The field is shrinking fast. That's a big loss for the Blues too

Victor Meldrew

@booboo said in All Blacks - New Coach Selection:

Ok.

That's ... interesting

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/blues-coach-vern-cotter-leaving-to-take-head-coaching-role-at-reds-ruled-out-of-all-blacks-job/QNXB3SLZ2JE7RLERH3TAL42HAU/

Edit: paywall. Only get headline and couple of paras. Cotter off to Qld

Last man standing at the moment.

Wonder how much of this is blowback after the shabby way NZR has selected and treated coaches in the last 6-7 years.

canefan

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks - New Coach Selection:

@booboo said in All Blacks - New Coach Selection:

Ok.

That's ... interesting

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/blues-coach-vern-cotter-leaving-to-take-head-coaching-role-at-reds-ruled-out-of-all-blacks-job/QNXB3SLZ2JE7RLERH3TAL42HAU/

Edit: paywall. Only get headline and couple of paras. Cotter off to Qld

Last man standing at the moment.

Wonder how much of this is blowback after the shabby way NZR has selected and treated coaches in the last 6-7 years.

I would have thought Vern's job at the Blues was safe if he still wanted it

kidcalder

@sparky Bugger!
I thought he could offer the steel that has been missing.
Who would have predicted 15-20 years ago NZ would struggle to find anyone who actually wants to coach the AB's.
Jamie has the job as he seems the only one who is left with a passport that wants it.
But even he must be thinking his assistant pickings are getting mighty slim.
Offer Rennie whatever he wants to be HC or Ass...

ShaquilleOatmeal

It's going to be disappointing if we only get one of the coaches we want and a bunch of worthless assistants.

Duluth

Cotter made this decision a while ago. I presume before the Robertson shit hit the fan

From NZH:

The vastly experienced mentor’s exit from the Blues is not a surprise to the franchise, with the search for his replacement well underway

Victor Meldrew

@ShaquilleOatmeal said in All Blacks - New Coach Selection:

It's going to be disappointing if we only get one of the coaches we want and a bunch of worthless assistants.

It's not just a dysfunctional coaching set up which is causing problems, it's also a dysfunctional NZR. Things look like being fixed, but there'll be bumps along the way

Bovidae

@Duluth said in All Blacks - New Coach Selection:

Cotter made this decision a while ago. I presume before the Robertson shit hit the fan

NZR would have to have known too as they are his employers.

kidcalder

Makes me think they could well be open to overseas options...as assistants anyway

Wurzel

Comical by NZR. Dumps their girlfriend and finds out no one wants to match with them on Tinder.

Kiwiwomble

@sparky said in All Blacks - New Coach Selection:

Vern's out and off to the Reds next year.

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tubbyj

@kidcalder said in All Blacks - New Coach Selection:

@sparky Bugger!
I thought he could offer the steel that has been missing.
Who would have predicted 15-20 years ago NZ would struggle to find anyone who actually wants to coach the AB's.
Jamie has the job as he seems the only one who is left with a passport that wants it.
But even he must be thinking his assistant pickings are getting mighty slim.
Offer Rennie whatever he wants to be HC or Ass...

What if Ardie doesn't like that steel? Where would that have left Cotter?

taniwharugby

@Wurzel

Wurzel

What at first looked like as a very slick, performance manoeuvre by NZR is starting to look like the same old amateur-hour fumble by the so-called guardians of our national game.

The Silver Fern

All Blacks - New Coach Selection