The Silver Fern

He's getting his information from somewhere.
He's also a pretty careful and solid enough journalist.

@Chris
I think Liam Napier's information is coming through conversations with certain players, either first hand or second hand.

I also think he knows the problems are far more serious than what is generally being reported.

This thread has certainly gone on longer than expected. I can see via the quoted replied that W32 ,(although blocked by me), appears to doing a good job in winding posters up
Don't feed the troll.

@Tim said in All Blacks 2026:

All Blacks set to beef up coaching ranks to improve tactical kicking and high-ball work

https://www.thepost.co.nz/sport/360909917/all-blacks-set-beef-coaching-ranks-improve-tactical-kicking-and-high-ball-work

Oh we need another coach to learn how not kick the ball away aimlessly.

This reads like Razor trying to get ahead of any more serious changes being made.

Ardie seems very concerned with his image. That's a hard pass for me as AB captain.

Roigard or Taylor.

Rankings mean nothing now.
The World Cup draw is basically random

Rugby is retarded

So when is David Kirk's review happening and when will we find out the results of it?

Etzebeth was already steadily going down the lock pecking order.
Probably had something to prove.
Turns out Bruno has major small dick energy.

Razor: Yeah,aah Hansy, I'm off surfing, gotta come up with a new theme for the year. I'll be gone for 2 days. These things take time. There's 26 hours of video analysis for you to get through. Give us the 2 minute summary when I get back. Then I've gotta visit the familes of the 5 of the squad. You see, it's all about connection and care.

@reprobate said in All Blacks 2025:

@Frank said in All Blacks 2025:

The admission by Razor that Scott Hansen has effectively been acting as head coach should be a MASSIVE scandal. Further, it turns out , this was also the case at the Saders.

Fuck a duck - what a shambles.

If that is really the case, then surely the success of the Crusaders is down to Hansen. So, if we ditch him but keep Robertson as many are suggesting, what happens then....?

Agreed. The implications of this are very serious. What is Razor actually? Motivation expert? Cotter, Joseph etc will fully understand what is really going on through their player contacts. Why would they join?

Everyone is hoping David Kirk will save the day. Let's see if he can cut through the bullshit.

The admission by Razor that Scott Hansen has effectively been acting as head coach should be a MASSIVE scandal. Further, it turns out , this was also the case at the Saders.

Fuck a duck - what a shambles.

@antipodean said in New All Black Coach:

@Frank said in New All Black Coach:

David Brent (Hansen) as defacto head coach? WTF?

That's fantastic - mods should make that an automatic replacement!

"Trust, encouragement, reward, loyalty... satisfaction. That's what I'm..you know. Trust people and they'll be true to you. Treat them greatly, and they will show themselves to be great." - Scott Brent.

David Brent (Hansen) as defacto head coach? WTF?

So has Joe Schmidt actually done well with the Wallabies? What's the verdict?

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

Ardie doesn't make the Breakdown world XV. Beaver says he picked him, Mils says he tried to pick him but ultimately didn't, Goldie says fuck that PSDT is the best 7, doesn't take a minute off, impactful, plays exactly the way a 7 should. Good on ya mate

PSDT is a blindside Goldie

@akan004 said in Wales v All Blacks:

Razor's conservative approach is killing this team. Love at 10 would have been the obvious choice if building depth in that position was a priority. ALB and Reece should be discarded, they offer nothing. Why persist with Christie on the bench when we already know what he offers. Perfect opportunity to see what Preston or Fakatava could do but no, the coward goes with the safe option again. Ratima is so clearly not up to it at this level but let's waste another test instead of opting for someone with a much higher ceiling. Kirifi is another proven failure at this level, but let's waste a test and give him another go. Sigh.

Upvoted for Love at 10.
Didn't read rest of post.

@ACT-Crusader said in Wales v All Blacks:

@DaGrubster he was still coaching the Saders when it was announced. So the whole 15 months to prepare is a furphy. Also he didn’t have access to the all the AB data, resources etc. I’m sure there was other stuff he did in prep but it wasn’t until after the World Cup and Fozzie finishing up that things really started.

Do you think, (if it were possible) that Razor should be shown the door?

@canefan said in All Blacks 2025:

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2025:

@kiwiinmelb in this woke new world, does NZR have the courage to be brave?

When is it too late for nzr to deal with Razor if we dont see changes with his coaching entourage?

I mean with the SA tour looming, keep this shit up, it could be ugly.

I said it before, the more I hear the more I think his position is untenable. Rip the scab clean off, install JJ to try to rebuild the spirit of the group and some accountability before it's too late

Absolutely.
The changing of an assistant changed nothing.
He's gotta go.

@nonpartizan said in All Blacks 2025:

Rassie pays attention.

Whereas we appear to have a coach with ADHD.