Schmidt...

[Cap'n Grumpy]

Won't matter, I'm convinced the problem is the IRFU and internal pressure on coaches rather than the coach themselves. Lam will have us playing Schmidtball in no time.

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I am in complete agreement Jackie.

S'all a cunning ploy by those crafty antipodeans - they come up here, take positions of responsibility within the home unions and then deliberately instigate policies to hold back NH rugby to the benefit of them there southerners.

Nought to do with them being better at all.

[Dave]

Interview question 1:
What in your view are the elements of a strong bench?
Joe: McFadden

Question 2:
Best player you have ever seen?
Joe: Dave Kearney (pro 12 final 2016)

Question 3:
Key attributes of a modern forward?
Joe: Toner is tall

Question 4:
Will you play players in their best positions?
Joe: Sweet holy feck NO! Bla bla bla lynch pin, bla bla Toner is tall.

[Rem99]

Real or fake Q&A?
Q. Why did you select Payne at 15?
A. He was fresher than Henshaw and O'Halloran.

[Snipe Watson]

And you biys used to laugh and EOS saying "you can't unring a bell"

[Russ]

Q. What is the primary job of a winger?
A. To jump in the air to knock a ball on at the same time as hitting 15 rucks

[Jackie Brown]

He says the Connacht boys are fatigued. Not the Leinster boys who played in the same game, just the Connacht boys

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[BaggyTrousers]

He says the Connacht boys are fatigued. Not the Leinster boys who played in the same game, just the Connacht boys

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He''s probably right on that one, after all the Mexicans spent the season just shuffling from set piece to set piece with Plug's incarnation of Doakball. At the same time Connacht were running around like bluearsed flies playing the best brand of rugby that the Pro12 has seen ever.

They must be knackered, so yes Joe, if you prefer "fresh" to "talented", that's a great call .............Schmidtferbrains.

#feckawayofftoCanterburyyoumuppet

It does feel somewhat odd to be critical of a coach who has more or less produced a silk purse out of what remained of Deccie's sow's ear. It's just that on closer inspection Schmidtferbrains's silk purse contains no natural fibres and is made of shiny terylene.

[Nightsoil]

First started hearing this from Kiwis a couple of weeks ago. Pretty sure the question is which SR job he gets by now.

Also would add that I read elsewhere that Guy Easterby might be seen as a successor as some...

[mikerob]

Also would add that I read elsewhere that Guy Easterby might be seen as a successor as some...

I assume you mean Simon !

[thecrouch]

Simon, not Guy.

Guy is a bean counter at Leinster ffs. The IRFU love a man who can work an abacus, but not that much!

[rorybestsbigbaldnoggin]

If he gets that far, he'll be a fearsome backs coach for New Zealand. May not get any further though.

[Rooster]

Won't matter, I'm convinced the problem is the IRFU and internal pressure on coaches rather than the coach themselves. Lam will have us playing Schmidtball in no time.

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I am in complete agreement Jackie.

I've been saying that for years, thought Schmidt had the balls to take on the bean counters but alas not, expect the next coach to play the same style and crap.

[Rooster]

Simon, not Guy.

Guy is a bean counter at Leinster ffs. The IRFU love a man who can work an abacus, but not that much!

I wouldn't want to bet on that!

[Dave]

I hope Schmidt gets the job and then the all blacks. It will be much easier to play NZ if they don't offload.

[Rooster]

I hope Schmidt gets the job and then the all blacks. It will be much easier to play NZ if they don't offload.

Nope Schmidt will revert to the style he had Leinster playing which was very All Black style