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Danno wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2024 10:26 pmIf he could stop the Eddieesque bollocks of Earl at 12 I would be completely on board

Puja wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2024 7:00 pm Shiny Baldpatch has pre-emptively declined any approach to join the Lions in Australia, which I am thoroughly pleased about. I enjoy the Lions a lot and want as many of our players involved as possible, but the rebuild of England is at too early a stage to lose our coach for a time or have his attention divided. I suspect he's got a plan for the next 4 years and I don't want anything getting in the way of that.

Puja

FKAS wrote: ↑Wed Jun 26, 2024 9:08 am

Puja wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2024 7:00 pm Shiny Baldpatch has pre-emptively declined any approach to join the Lions in Australia, which I am thoroughly pleased about. I enjoy the Lions a lot and want as many of our players involved as possible, but the rebuild of England is at too early a stage to lose our coach for a time or have his attention divided. I suspect he's got a plan for the next 4 years and I don't want anything getting in the way of that.

Puja

It's the second Lions Tour in a row where's he declined the invitation to join as an assistant having also coached with the Lions previously. Good sign that he's so sort after by his peers. I wouldn't be surprised if other England coaches aren't given the chance, Felix Jones in particular should have a great chance at going.

Puja wrote: ↑Wed Jun 26, 2024 9:36 am

FKAS wrote: ↑Wed Jun 26, 2024 9:08 am

Puja wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2024 7:00 pm Shiny Baldpatch has pre-emptively declined any approach to join the Lions in Australia, which I am thoroughly pleased about. I enjoy the Lions a lot and want as many of our players involved as possible, but the rebuild of England is at too early a stage to lose our coach for a time or have his attention divided. I suspect he's got a plan for the next 4 years and I don't want anything getting in the way of that.

Puja

It's the second Lions Tour in a row where's he declined the invitation to join as an assistant having also coached with the Lions previously. Good sign that he's so sort after by his peers. I wouldn't be surprised if other England coaches aren't given the chance, Felix Jones in particular should have a great chance at going.

I'm hopeful he won't go either - our defence could be our USP and I don't particularly want it being taught to the other home nations.

Puja

Puja wrote: ↑Wed Jun 26, 2024 9:36 am

FKAS wrote: ↑Wed Jun 26, 2024 9:08 am

Puja wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2024 7:00 pm Shiny Baldpatch has pre-emptively declined any approach to join the Lions in Australia, which I am thoroughly pleased about. I enjoy the Lions a lot and want as many of our players involved as possible, but the rebuild of England is at too early a stage to lose our coach for a time or have his attention divided. I suspect he's got a plan for the next 4 years and I don't want anything getting in the way of that.

Puja

It's the second Lions Tour in a row where's he declined the invitation to join as an assistant having also coached with the Lions previously. Good sign that he's so sort after by his peers. I wouldn't be surprised if other England coaches aren't given the chance, Felix Jones in particular should have a great chance at going.

I'm hopeful he won't go either - our defence could be our USP and I don't particularly want it being taught to the other home nations.

Puja

Mellsblue wrote: ↑Thu Jun 27, 2024 10:04 pm I believe Satisfactory Beginning is on record as saying he’d be very happy for any of his coaches to go with BIL.

Mikey Brown wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2024 10:43 am Didn't deserve its own thread but I liked this little snippet from Ford.



It's been a thing for a while where people talk as if the backs have little to do with creating quick ball in the first place, unless you've got an Esterhuizen or a Manu.

FKAS wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2024 4:04 pm I suspect Youngs and Ford will both end up as coaches. Youngs is surprisingly insightful, not sure he's head coach material though. Skills or attack coach maybe. Rumours are Ford is effectively a player coach already and I think Borthwick referred to him as a coach on the pitch when at Tigers. He seems a likely head coach of the future though given it's the family business, not much of a surprise.

pjm1 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 15, 2024 10:12 am

FKAS wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2024 4:04 pm I suspect Youngs and Ford will both end up as coaches. Youngs is surprisingly insightful, not sure he's head coach material though. Skills or attack coach maybe. Rumours are Ford is effectively a player coach already and I think Borthwick referred to him as a coach on the pitch when at Tigers. He seems a likely head coach of the future though given it's the family business, not much of a surprise.

Interesting and agree it’s an almost certainty with GF.

Now, coaches don’t have to be intellectual geniuses but I think it is essential that they can tie their own shoelaces and have an IQ in spitting distance of 90, so not convinced on the BY argument…

England have played South Africa, Ireland and France over the past eight months, in addition to two games against New Zealand. The aggregate score against these top four sides in the world is 101-111, with one narrow win and four narrow defeats.

“We are definitely trending in the right direction,” vice-captain Henry Slade said.
“We are pushing the top four sides now and getting better and better week by week.”

Mikey Brown wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2024 9:10 am I thought this was a semi-interesting stat.

England have played South Africa, Ireland and France over the past eight months, in addition to two games against New Zealand. The aggregate score against these top four sides in the world is 101-111, with one narrow win and four narrow defeats.

Plus Slade completing his transformation into Owen Farrell

“We are definitely trending in the right direction,” vice-captain Henry Slade said.
“We are pushing the top four sides now and getting better and better week by week.”

Overall I’m pretty happy with where have advanced in the last year. I’ve actually enjoyed watching them again.

Scrumhead wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2024 5:06 pm 100%. I cannot wait to start beating Scotland again.

It’ll be blues at home in 2025 which (with Wales’ decline), is the easier set of fixtures IMO.

LongForgotten wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2024 9:35 am

Scrumhead wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2024 5:06 pm 100%. I cannot wait to start beating Scotland again.

It’ll be blues at home in 2025 which (with Wales’ decline), is the easier set of fixtures IMO.

Tough fixtures in 2025 though - Ireland away on the first Sunday then a six day turnaround to France at home.