To be honest it's of little surprise, anyone would think under normal circumstances there would be a clause that if the team hugely underperform he goes his own way. with that said it would be unfair on him, he was never the man for the job especially at the time, playing a simple game plan at club level where you can buy the pieces and slot them in to execute a set plan is one thing, picking from a finite pool with limited options with certain calibre of specimens is another, ultimately until a coach comes in with a different attitude a long the lines of the type of players we have suite this rough game plan let's do this and try and get the defence and set piece as solid as possible, little will change and we will continue all having the same frustrations. The biggest irritation is the unwillingness to try much different, it's quite literally the definition of insanity.
RFU contract negotiations at their finest yet again. They don't ever learn.
Could be cover for we doing tests and he might have to withdraw soon.
They would of just lost close to 3 million on the Fiji game. The difference between a half full Twickenham and a full one is just over 3 million in lost tickets revenue alone. Then add in half full hospitality boxes, and then match day revenue it's well over 3 million
TBH he sounds like a complete arsehole there and that's by his own admission, so he was probably even worse. Everywhere he has been he left a bad stench. Sure he was skilled but if you rub everyone up the wrong way then you're going to cause problems for yourself. I'm no rugby professional but I find his disdain for the training of getting up off the floor again weird, it's a common metric the world over and the current England performances show how bad it is when people are slow to get back on their feet and in position.
Interesting, though obviously from DCs viewpoint and probably juiced up a bit to be a better story
I do remember that France game, though, and everyone going mad that they weren't bringing him on when we were playing so badly
Underperforming is very subjective so hard to put into a contract. Would need to have clear criteria for what underperforming means and that makes it harder to invoke as you then have to hit all of them.
This highlights that not only is coaching a problem, but the players and 'leadership' group are at fault for the rot as well.
Interesting, though obviously from DCs viewpoint and probably juiced up a bit to be a better story
I do remember that France game, though, and everyone going mad that they weren't bringing him on when we were playing so badly
I mean, he admits it was a problem, and a result of mental health issues he was going through, comparing it to alcohol etc... I mean he he even says When sex is one of the few things in your life that provides relief, and only went after taken women because he felt everyone else would sell him out.
He even said he went after those people because they wouldnt say anything. So wether anyone elses life was ruined is unknown.
