Re: Gareth Thomas Video - Laugh? I nearly p***ed meself
Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 8:59 pm
You have totally lost me Mave.
You seem to say Wrexham/Crusaders had no chance? Mmm this is a club with an existing squad and on top of it a ridiculous quota allowance. I am sure Salford, Castleford etc would love the quota that Crusaders, London (decreasing) and Cats have. Hence on that basis you are wrong and totally misguided.
We are talking about Gareth Thomas but you seem to want a different discussion when that argument is not winnable.
OK I have always said and will continue to say that any British coach unless they are coming from the NRL are never going to be as good as a current/very recent NRL coach. Nor will an Australian or some Australian who has been here for 3 years or more be as good as a current/recent NRL coach. It really is very simple; if you want the best you go to where the best are and in current times that is the NRL. Going back decades it was here which is why the Aussies got Brits over there playing/coaching etc. It's not rocket science.
Crusaders will achieve what this season? Print it here.
I will say what I think. Crusaders a team of mediocre overseas player with what 1/2 Welsh players will not finish higher than 11th. They will not win many more games because as conditions improve expansive RL will prosper. The games they have won have been on the back of the most incredibly mubndane RL and the opposition exemplify why SL will never unless somwething drastic happens compete with the NRL. Catalan were dreadful, the Crusaders were dreadful, the officiating was dubious and I am truly grateful and happy that we have Madge and co instead of Noble.
So come on Mave, talk is cheap, what say you about how Crusaders will fare this season?
As a RL fan I want British RL to be the best and so my duty is not to advocate giving coaches an easy living just because they are British. I want the best and I don't care where they are from just as long as they make British RL better and hopefully the best. Your duty of care is warped IMO.
You seem to say Wrexham/Crusaders had no chance? Mmm this is a club with an existing squad and on top of it a ridiculous quota allowance. I am sure Salford, Castleford etc would love the quota that Crusaders, London (decreasing) and Cats have. Hence on that basis you are wrong and totally misguided.
We are talking about Gareth Thomas but you seem to want a different discussion when that argument is not winnable.
OK I have always said and will continue to say that any British coach unless they are coming from the NRL are never going to be as good as a current/very recent NRL coach. Nor will an Australian or some Australian who has been here for 3 years or more be as good as a current/recent NRL coach. It really is very simple; if you want the best you go to where the best are and in current times that is the NRL. Going back decades it was here which is why the Aussies got Brits over there playing/coaching etc. It's not rocket science.
Crusaders will achieve what this season? Print it here.
I will say what I think. Crusaders a team of mediocre overseas player with what 1/2 Welsh players will not finish higher than 11th. They will not win many more games because as conditions improve expansive RL will prosper. The games they have won have been on the back of the most incredibly mubndane RL and the opposition exemplify why SL will never unless somwething drastic happens compete with the NRL. Catalan were dreadful, the Crusaders were dreadful, the officiating was dubious and I am truly grateful and happy that we have Madge and co instead of Noble.
So come on Mave, talk is cheap, what say you about how Crusaders will fare this season?
As a RL fan I want British RL to be the best and so my duty is not to advocate giving coaches an easy living just because they are British. I want the best and I don't care where they are from just as long as they make British RL better and hopefully the best. Your duty of care is warped IMO.