Force resigned to losing big-wheel Pocock

[GAFFA]

Ryan Hodson is a local perth boy open side but i think the Rebels have beaten us there.

[Macattack]

If nothing else it would at least reinforce, yet again, that we need major change, not tinkering at the edges. Confront that we have failed, really shake things up and start building it again.
I really hope RW administration has the balls to see the failure and accept that more of the same just won't cut it.

[Ralto]

Who's that bloke that coaches Wannaroo? I heard he is the bees-knees of local coaches. he's a Saffa i think?

A season ago he was.

[Timbo]

A season ago he was.

What nationality was he before that?

[onions]

I'm too old to organise anything but I'm more than willing to follow any direct course of action that will lead to the ousting of the total disgrace that is the Force management.

[Stone Cold]

Blah, blah, blah - that article is just further speculation. Patience is needed. I'm sure it will all resolve itself in time. The next Super Rugby season is quite a long time away to be fair.

[travelling_gerry]

So we got rid of the coach, sack the management, who next to stop all the whinging???

[sittingbison]

...I'm more than willing to follow any direct course of action that will lead to the ousting of the total disgrace that is the Force management.

So we got rid of the coach, sack the management, who next to stop all the whinging???

[zimeric]

more like:

[jono]

more like:

There is a few people on here acting like headless chooks at the moment actually zim
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[Ralto]

What nationality was he before that?

Boom Boom

[zimeric]

i digress but did you know that researchers have determined that the french revolution may have been started by a cereal fungus...

Human poisoning due to the consumption of rye bread made from ergot-infected grain was common in Europe in the Middle Ages. The epidemic was known as Saint Anthony's fire,or ignis sacer, and some historical events, such as the Great Fear in France during the Revolution have been linked to ergot poisoning... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergot

maybe our RWA heirarchy are suffering from the same affliction

[Cowboy]

They would need to be tripping on natural LSD to think they are doing a good job, and patience will see us through.

[James]

They would need to be tripping on natural LSD to think they are doing a good job, and patience will see us through.

The thing is that they probably do think that they are doing the best job possible given the circumstances. The big problem is that they do not appear in any way capable of planning to manage those circumstances. They will whinge that the ARU isn't funding a local academy, and that's a load of crap, but whinging about it won't change it for a second. Spend half the 400k profit recently reported on an academy. We won't survive without one. Or spend a chunk on arranging a development tour. Or a two way: Development tour + hosting an opposition team. They will complain about the cost of players, so be much smarter with recruitment. How cheap would guys like Scott Fardy or Hugh Pyle have come to their franchises? And how well did the Reds bring back in experienced journeymen like Beau Robinson, Radike Samo and Adam Wallace-Harrison. On the whole, we have been pretty dreadful in this area.

[Cowboy]

The thing is that they probably do think that they are doing the best job possible given the circumstances. The big problem is that they do not appear in any way capable of planning to manage those circumstances.

Completely agree.

The current situation is hard. They have to learn to be even harder.
Blaming their parents (the ARU) won't change things, hiding from the truth won't either. They need to face reality, make the hard decisions and remember that in order to win you have to be willing to risk losing. This is all much easier said than done, but it is what must be done if things are going to change.