Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:04 pm  

It'll be Graham Henry.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:46 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

It'll be Graham Henry.

You reckon that's why the barbarians "invited" him to coach them for the game in a weeks time?........he has said he would like to stay in New Zealand, but I suppose the RFU can afford to change his mind......

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:08 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

You reckon that's why the barbarians "invited" him to coach them for the game in a weeks time?........he has said he would like to stay in New Zealand, but I suppose the RFU can afford to change his mind......

The saying 'more money than sense' springs to mind when I hear those three letters.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:22 pm  

Would Henry make the England team a decent one again?

God the last thing we need is another so called world class side and let's say England won the union WC in 2015 I couldn't live with that.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu Nov 17, 2011 1:19 pm  

cjhatesunion wrote:

Would Henry make the England team a decent one again?

He'll struggle to make it much worse, although the saying about not being able to polish a turd springs to mind.

There's a generation of England players - the last remnants of the 2003 & 2007 WC squads - that needs to be culled to make way for new growth.

The likes of Cueto, Tindall, Wilkinson, Moody, Shaw, Sheridan, Thompson etc have had their time. Henry, with no personal connections to that old guard, may be more likely to move them on than Johnson.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Thu Nov 17, 2011 11:42 pm  

There are some very good ball handlers in the England setup that if given the opportunity could play in a similar way to the All Blacks.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Fri Nov 18, 2011 10:38 am  

Conroy wrote:

There are some very good ball handlers in the England setup that if given the opportunity could play in a similar way to the All Blacks.

Really? To be honest, I see it the other way around, the basic skills of the England squad are terrible. I can’t think of a single player in the England setup who has a talented passing game – and I don’t mean the ability to spin the ball 20 yards from either hand which seems to be all that the Union teams practice, I mean finding teammates space and opportunity with skill and imagination

The backline moves of England (and to be fair all of the Home Nations) in the World Cup was pass left or right until you run out of pitch!

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Fri Nov 18, 2011 1:19 pm  

Dunbar wrote:

Really? To be honest, I see it the other way around, the basic skills of the England squad are terrible. I can’t think of a single player in the England setup who has a talented passing game – and I don’t mean the ability to spin the ball 20 yards from either hand which seems to be all that the Union teams practice, I mean finding teammates space and opportunity with skill and imagination

The backline moves of England (and to be fair all of the Home Nations) in the World Cup was pass left or right until you run out of pitch!

I'm with you on this one Dunbar. Thank god the French are in the six nations.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Fri Nov 18, 2011 1:57 pm  

Just seen the tackle that got Hape banned for 4 weeks. Seriously? Is tackling illegal now?

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Fri Nov 18, 2011 3:31 pm  

Conroy wrote:

There are some very good ball handlers in the England setup that if given the opportunity could play in a similar way to the All Blacks.