I think MoC will continue and I do think he is the right person for the job. A lot has been said about the investment in the squad but what about the coaching staff. The coaches we have at the club are inexperienced. We needed a defense coach during the Cockers/MoC reign, we needed a quality forwards coach whilst Cockers was still here and we've needed a specialised half backs coach since Flood left. I thought we had a coaches review at the end of the season. How were these issues not seen?!Coops wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2017 12:12 pm A question, and hopefully a valid one:
If we lose to Gloucester, what happens?
MoC says “Now we’ve got another home game and another opportunity to fix those the wrongs.” But what if those "wrongs" can't be righted? Does he continue? Board were quick to ditch Cockers when it didn't go right.
Our players seem to favour a softy soft approach. What they need is a rocket up their backsides. We've played 2 of our biggest games as a club, Bath and Northampton, and aside from the first 10 and last 10 against Bath our players didn't look up for them. That is more concerning that the results IMO. Do they not know the history of the club? Do they not care?
Blaze needs to go. Who would I bring in? In an ideal world I'd bring in Wiggie, but he won't leave Quins for a while. Why not try and convince ex-Tiger Brad Thorn to come in. Whilst he's been coaching less time than Blaze, but he has far more experience in world rugby and would fit in along MoC. He knows the players, knows exactly what they should be doing and wouldn't let them get away with not giving 100%.
I also am advocate of bringing in an outsider who has never been at the club and could highlight all the inadequacies without worrying what people think. That man, IMO, is Shaun Edwards. As a defense coach, he is second to none. He has a fantastic track record and would happily tell the apparent stars that they need to shape up or they won't have a shirt next week. Unfortunately he has joined Cardiff Blues on a part-time consultancy basis, but I reckon a full time job to turn around Tigers might tickle his fancy.
Finally lets bring back Jamie Hamilton. A former Tigers coach, currently video analyst with the All Blacks, the guy has spent a lot of time in the all blacks camp and would bring another string to the bow of the coaching set up at Oval Park. He would be able to provide dedicate training to our half backs who look like they need some specific time to highlight their strengths and deal with their weaknesses.
So a back room staff of MoC (Head Coach; Attacking), Shedwards (Defense), Thorn (Forwards/Line Out), Hamilton (Half backs, Analysis), Smurf (Backs), Boris (Scrum, PT). That would, IMO, provide a coaching set up that would get the best out of our players. Give Deacon and Allen free range with the development/youth sides.
I'd also "do a Sarries" and take the squad away on a team bonding exercise. Surely we can find a sponsor who would be willing to fund something for the team. We don't look like a team, we look distracted, we look uninterested. We need to find out why, and what we need to do to improve it.
Also lets stop all talk of a first choice XV. Each player should earn his shirt. If you are in the Tigers squad you should have the chance to compete for the opportunity to play. Aside from Genge, Thacker, May and Hamilton, the other 11 should have to fight for the right to start next week.
Yes, a lot of you may think I live in a fantasy world and am talking a lot of Trollope. But I am stating what I would do, and if nothing else, put Simon Cohen slightly further up the list of people who should be our CEO.
