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Yep. If I were Robson or Ford I’d be very pissed.morepork wrote:It wasn't embarrassing, but the misfiring of No.s 9 and 10 was pretty painful to watch. If Eddie couldn't pull them off then (fffnarrr!), he never will.
They probably are by nowMellsblue wrote:Yep. If I were Robson or Ford I’d be very pissed.morepork wrote:It wasn't embarrassing, but the misfiring of No.s 9 and 10 was pretty painful to watch. If Eddie couldn't pull them off then (fffnarrr!), he never will.
I’m not surprised. They must’ve started drinking after about 70 mins!Banquo wrote:They probably are by nowMellsblue wrote:Yep. If I were Robson or Ford I’d be very pissed.morepork wrote:It wasn't embarrassing, but the misfiring of No.s 9 and 10 was pretty painful to watch. If Eddie couldn't pull them off then (fffnarrr!), he never will.
Yeah, I agree with a lot of that. But a few weeks ago we beat Ireland in Dublin, and a large part of that was due to us getting our tactics spot on. This is the first time we’ve lost to Wales in the last 6.Stom wrote:I'm sorry if it seems that way, but Eddie is paid good money to make decisions. It was obvious that we were struggling with the gameplan as it was. So we needed to change it. But no-one changed anything. It's his job to change thing, but we left ALL our back subs on the bench, Moon (a player who was blowing after 55 minutes) on until after 70, and didn't change a single thing about the gameplan.Timbo wrote:Honestly, is it just that you can’t handle losing? We’re all probably a bit het up after the game, but you seem to be on a bit of a wind up at the moment. Take a break.Stom wrote:I forgive you Eugene.
Eddie out. What the fuck was that
This is a WC year. You need a plan B. This was the time to use it, but no...
The performance of the England team in that 2nd half was embarrassing. And the blame lies squarely on the shoulders of the coach.
Quite. It wasn't just defeat that wrankled, it was the overall incompetence surrounding it. We could have won and should have won - but we lost.Timbo wrote:Yeah, I agree with a lot of that. But a few weeks ago we beat Ireland in Dublin, and a large part of that was due to us getting our tactics spot on. This is the first time we’ve lost to Wales in the last 6.Stom wrote:I'm sorry if it seems that way, but Eddie is paid good money to make decisions. It was obvious that we were struggling with the gameplan as it was. So we needed to change it. But no-one changed anything. It's his job to change thing, but we left ALL our back subs on the bench, Moon (a player who was blowing after 55 minutes) on until after 70, and didn't change a single thing about the gameplan.Timbo wrote:
Honestly, is it just that you can’t handle losing? We’re all probably a bit het up after the game, but you seem to be on a bit of a wind up at the moment. Take a break.
This is a WC year. You need a plan B. This was the time to use it, but no...
The performance of the England team in that 2nd half was embarrassing. And the blame lies squarely on the shoulders of the coach.
Seems there are a lot of pretty evenly matched teams at the moment, and these games are being decided on small margins. It’s a frustrating and painful loss, and we need to learn some lessons.
But what if I do think it's unacceptable and that Eddie needs to show drastic improvement in that area or he should lose his job, WC or not.Eugene Wrayburn wrote:The reason I do this poll before the test window is to pre-empt extreme reactions and guard against people saying that a performance is "unacceptable" when what they mean is that it's bad and that they entirely accept that nothing much will change.
I wonder how it played into it that he massively fucked up the introduction of the bench vs Wales last time (I think) bringing a few players on very early?Stom wrote:But what if I do think it's unacceptable and that Eddie needs to show drastic improvement in that area or he should lose his job, WC or not.Eugene Wrayburn wrote:The reason I do this poll before the test window is to pre-empt extreme reactions and guard against people saying that a performance is "unacceptable" when what they mean is that it's bad and that they entirely accept that nothing much will change.
If a coach cannot use his bench, there's no point him being there on match day.
That's what the poll is for. To demonstrate that's actually what you think rather than rhetoric.Stom wrote:But what if I do think it's unacceptable and that Eddie needs to show drastic improvement in that area or he should lose his job, WC or not.Eugene Wrayburn wrote:The reason I do this poll before the test window is to pre-empt extreme reactions and guard against people saying that a performance is "unacceptable" when what they mean is that it's bad and that they entirely accept that nothing much will change.
If a coach cannot use his bench, there's no point him being there on match day.
Why?Stom wrote:Can we sack him now?
Oakboy wrote:At least I've been consistent. I've alwsys said, 'Sack him!'