Johnson Quits as England Manager (Merged)

[Barrel of Fun]

Good old Hello!

Mike Tindall's teammanager Martin Johnson resigns | Latest celebrity news hellomagazine.com

 

[keaton]

Think Mallet or Henry are the best bets for the job.

Johnson was out odd one. It was a bad appointment but in the year before the World Cup he'd done a good job by finally bringing in some new faces and playing some attacking rugby. The players behaviour let him down but he seemed to crap himself at the World Cup and forgot how good they had been at times such as the Australia games and parts of the 6Nations

 

[cheeseroll]

Graham Henry was the reason the Lions didn't win in Oz but i guess that was 10 years ago. I would never have believed then that I could consider now..

 

[Icy Gull]

I would be delighted if Henry took over England but I have to wonder if he'd want the job. He's just won the World Cup with a squad who are in a different league to what he would be working with here. He's 65 and he just quit the world's best team.

It's a bit like Fergie quitting United to take over Everton...why??

This is putting aside the fact that the RFU seems to be an old school tie club full of braying buffoons.

 

[pork pie]

I think it's great news and he should have gone straight after the inept performances in the WC. Now go and get a Southern Hemisphere coach. Preferably one who is not obsessed with the forwards. I'm sure we could have way more flair in the 3/4 line than we have seen. Attrition rugby may get results but Christ it's boring, I'd like to see us at least match the Welsh and Irish in flair from the backs.

I totally agree. There is a great talent pool for England in rugby, unlike football, we need a Director of Rugby that is able to best organise it. I would like to see Sir Clive back myself, hopefully with fresh (southern hemisphere) coaches to help the development at national level, with expansive rugby filtering down to all levels, instead of Leicester Tigers type, forward dominated crap.

 

[Falkor]

Anyone seen the press conference Rob Andrew looks smug as anything

 

[Icy Gull]

Anyone seen the press conference Rob Andrew looks smug as anything

I always had an irrational dislike of him, even when he was a player

 

[Tooting Gull]

Anyone seen the press conference Rob Andrew looks smug as anything

Thought he came over really badly. Took no responsibility for anything that had gone wrong, got all superior and condescending when questions were put to him, and didn't give proper answers.

Johnson was better - although he managed not to give a straight answer as to why he was really standing down for 30 minutes. Maybe the written boys will do better with the cameras off when they sit down with him later.

 

[Lethargic]

Get rid of Rob Andrew and replace him and Johnson with Graham Henry and Nick Mallender, lays the foundation for the future and the present.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Rob Andrew is a prat. The smarmy git always has been and always will be. The RFU are stuffy twits. I can't see that changing for a long while.

I think Shaun Edwards is set to sign a 4 year deal with Wales.

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Mallinder is the slight favourite. I wouldn't be adverse to that. He has a good pedigree. As long as he adds a bit of (old) Gallic flair to our ranks.

 

[Foster House]

Get rid of Rob Andrew and replace him and Johnson with Graham Henry and Nick Mallender, lays the foundation for the future and the present.

I think you mean Jim Mallinder, that being the case, good call.

Northampton have progressed rapidly under him and he has experience of the England set up.

Foden, Ashton and Lawes have flourished under his leadership and he has respect in the wider rugby world.

I just hope the RFU gets its act together.

 

[Foster House]

And they can't have Conor! we haven't finished with him at Quins!

 

[mune ni kamome]

Bit like Brian Robson and Roy Keane in football. These "lead by example" players do not make good managers. They have unrealistic expectations of their players and not the IQ skills to deal with them. Saw this coming the moment he was given the post

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Lancaster, Rowntree and Farrell.

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At least something has been sorted out.

 

[Foster House]

Lancaster, Rowntree and Farrell.

BBC Sport - Stuart Lancaster to take England reins for Six Nations

At least something has been sorted out.

Lets hope Andy Farrell doesn't import too many South Africans! It will be interesting to see if it brings Owen any closer to the team. He out-kicked Toby Flood in the final last year.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Owen does look to be a class act.

Time to get Cipriani back into the game.

It would be wonderful if there was a complete fresh start, but Teflon Andrew is clinging on to control.

 

[Foster House]

Owen does look to be a class act.

Time to get Cipriani back into the game.

It would be wonderful if there was a complete fresh start, but Teflon Andrew is clinging on to control.

The country is brimming with young talent. We could lose at least ten current players from the starting line up. From my team, Quins, Robshaw, Robson and Mike Brown. Although we are top, we are not the best side, there is so much talent available.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

The country is brimming with young talent. We could lose at least ten current players from the starting line up. From my team, Quins, Robshaw, Robson and Mike Brown. Although we are top, we are not the best side, there is so much talent available.

Indeed. I am by no means an expert on rugby, since it moved to SKY, but we do seem to have a great deal of talent.

Johnno was a dinosaur. Left behind many good players that could have won us the world cup.

 

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Lets hope Andy Farrell doesn't import too many South Africans! It will be interesting to see if it brings Owen any closer to the team. He out-kicked Toby Flood in the final last year.

Owen Farrell needs to be playing for England. The best English number 10 in the game at the moment and the final last season showed that he rises to the occasion on big games. He needs to be blooded gently though, as Cipriani suffered by bearing too much expectation at too young-a-age.

 

[sten_super]

Owen Farrell needs to be playing for England. The best English number 10 in the game at the moment and the final last season showed that he rises to the occasion on big games. He needs to be blooded gently though, as Cipriani suffered by bearing too much expectation at too young-a-age.

I read an article recently (will have been one of BBC or the Guardian) in which they thought that Farrell, if he plays, was most likely to play at 12, because Flood was a shoe-in for 10. Apparently Flood is one of the candidates for the captaincy!