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sunnyboys - 'Land at independent valuation' is in the QRU's 2017 Annual Report (p 102) at an asset value of $12.7m. The Notes to that state this independent valuation took into a/c the 'restrictions placed upon the use of the Land by the State Govt.' If that Land was severely constrained by...

Media pieces last night stating the QRU has just recently again had to very significantly increase its borrowing from sponsor Bank St George. Ballymore land and facilities I assume to be the bank's security. (See...

I said it (not as excuse) re Slipper - what is often underestimated is the stress-inducing and morale-destroying impact upon players of the disastrously low coaching competence of Reds' HCs and the so derived year-on-year demoralising level of winning maybe just 25 % of the time and equally...

Indeed lou75. The QRU's incompetence, insularity ('he's a good QLD rugby man') and poor strategic judgement in recruiting this man as, of all things, 'defence AC and senior mentor to Thorn' was breathtaking - even I was shocked at this new level of stupidity and recklessness.

To your good point - Stiles became an excellent set-piece coach in effect whilst at the Reds as HC or Co-HC. That's likely his limit professionally. I'm pleased the Rebels are using him in that capacity. I know from many years in business - over-promoting executives (and coaches just as much)...

S2050 - I hear these murmurings too. Whilst I am far from completely enamoured with the calibre of RA executive resources I do agree they would do a better job of restructuring the Reds/QRU than the hapless and hopeless bunch we have had running the place in many recent periods. Another...

Tomikin - you make a great point, one I have also made over the years here. As you say, much recent data (esp in Super Rugby) supports the simple conclusion that the pro rugby HCs that go on to be real successes make quite fast, objective, quantifiable improvements to their team's performance...

Indeed jj. And just btw that's what makes Miller's declamations re 'had too much Reds HC churn' so laughable. They kept Graham on year over year and on again even though the most basic of rugby analysts could soon see he was an awful Super Rugby HC that had virtually driven the team into the...

Mate your high-falutin' 'dose of reality' is my 'coat of glossy varnish'.

And, if so, a totally fucking stupid one that lacks substance, makes no sense and reflects poorly on the judgement of he who makes it. Especially when coupled with all the other rubbish. When will the board of the QRU act like grown-up leaders and take responsibility for their endless debacles...

I see the disaporised Reds PR department has arrived back on the scene.

For the Chairman of the QRU to say they ‘want Thorn as a 10 yr head coach’ and that they have to do certain things for him to want to do that is both a massive, unqualified endorsement and further seems remarkably independent of any results being achieved. They talk of structures, processes...

Ain’t that the truth. This bloke has been involved in and co-responsible for many or most of the recent Reds most appalling, ill-considered and utterly reckless recruiting and managerial decisions. He’s the exemplar of the worst of it all. Yet in the above article he’s credited - by the QRU...

Just re the ^^^^^ above article, additionally from it: - the QRU now admitting needing emergency cash advances on RA grants - the QRU Chair says ‘we (the QRU) have taken a lead role in the development of rugby coaches’

OMG - can this be true, please tell me I’m dreaming, all alone, then wake me QRU Want Thorn on a 10 Year Contract https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/rugby/queensland-reds/queensland-reds-move-to-lock-in-brad-thorn-for-10year-reign/news-story/057cc7f8054ea5b678f9f1685e45e000

You make an excellent overall point BH, the QRU is the master of institutional masochism and self-inflicted wounds. I often conclude that the organisation unconsciously wishes to commit suicide but can't somehow work out the best means of achieving it. Nonetheless, even if the QRU's admin...

Thorn's stubborn puritanism (if that's what we can call it) re Cooper et al was only ever going to even vaguely work if he delivered powerful Reds results arising from his 'cultural rebuild' promise and, categorically, he has not. And furthermore there is little hard evidence that this avowed...

Aside from the near-bankruptcy crisis period of 2009/10 that led to outsiders being brought into the QRU and Reds, this 'insider mates and the good QLD rugby fraternity past and present' has been the pervasive cultural and recruitment-driving MO of the QRU and its board. And so it remains...

Yes RR. Everything I heard from various insiders at the time strongly supports your assessment above.

I was intrigued to hear Kev nominate the Reds' away win vs the Stormers in 2011 as that season's turning point in the team's complete confidence that they could win the Super comp. 'We had the territory game plan to strangle them when it was supposed they'd do that to us'. I recall vividly at...