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S2050. I note your conviction in this matter. But if it was so simple as just 'QC (Quade Cooper) wanted too much money, trapped by his own greed, etc' why would the ARU (quoting MC and their own officials) - who know all the inner $ and other details - yesterday put out such a positive, supportive set of...

No question re the highlighted bit, you're right. The anecdotes and stories I have heard from multiple credible sources re appalling man management practices and styles from Reds business and coaching management towards all levels of Reds players would make your hair curl sadly. You don't...

We can all have our views on the KH signing, the risks so entailed, how good a rugby player he is or might be, etc. But surely what is not in any dispute is the QRU's egregious mistake in instantly over-promoting him, putting him on a VC pedestal over the likes of QC (Quade Cooper) before season start, and...

In the latter paragraph, I assume you are referring to McCall recruiting Link in 2009 and you see that as justifying that type of 'internal mates' approach to coach selection? Whatever, it's now clear that was more good fortune - luck if you like - for McCall as he and his organisation have...

As an aside, assuming the W Smith report I quoted above is accurate (and he has a symbiotic relationship with the QRU elite) and given the QRU's highly unusual communication re QC (Quade Cooper), IMO the risk increases that really good new HC candidates (the type that could happily stay where they are) will be...

Wayne Smith in The Australian today states: - Frawley's report re the HC and Reds HPU matters now not likely to be the item that finalises the Reds HC issue at this Thursday's QRU board meeting. The previous assumption was the QRU board would vote on the report's recommendations at that meeting...

New twists: QC (Quade Cooper) could allegedly join Tahs 2017-9, Aussie 7s all 2016. And Nasser's sarcastic comments re Jim Carmichael are gold (in their category). It's clear these two have completely fallen out. This is not over...

Few here may know Cote that you more or less first threw open the doors of this place with Lord Gagger. Having you back is like a force of nature, rediscovered.

This is all rather intriguing - one senses the ARU and QRU have split re the QC (Quade Cooper) current situation. And what a vast contrast in tone in the ARU's way of publicly relating to QC (Quade Cooper) vs the appalling media release yesterday re him from the QRU. Quade Cooper Olympic sevens bid closer as Australian...

Brock James anybody? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brock_James

S2050 - if you know all this to be true from reliable, unbiased inside sources then fine, you can say all that. But if you are just speculating how can you in any way be so certain as you claim here? We have not heard a single word from QC (Quade Cooper) re his side of this story, which, for example, may...

So even though the 2015 S15 season's not over yet and the 2016 S18 start is fully 7+ months away, you know for certain do you that 'a decision was needed' re the QC (Quade Cooper) negotiations so that all the many and varied scenarios you note re other named and potential players could all be hurriedly...

Btw: anyone here taking the 'QC (Quade Cooper) has underperformed' line should go back and look at Sully's (I'm sure it was him!) essay on GAGR analysing the variance in the Reds w-l % when QC (Quade Cooper) plays, vs when he did not (via injury typically). The difference was clear and stark - QC (Quade Cooper) delivers a measurable...

Btw: in the QRU statement, what a hilarious joke is the bit about 'leaving the organisation exposed' if negotiations with QC (Quade Cooper) were not concluded. With a sub-30% w-l ratio over two consecutive seasons, are the QC (Quade Cooper) negotiations ongoing anywhere even vaguely close to the most serious 'continuous...

A potent contrast: Not one word post-season from the QRU to its members re any form of regret or displeasure or sincere concern that they promised much in 2015, but delivered little, in fact they delivered a shit pile at the feet of the members. Yet here we have an extensive written blame...

The real question in all of this is surely: what process of HC recruitment: maximises your chance of (a) getting the right new HC and (b) ensuring you don't miss viable candidates that may take some considerable convincing to come and join as HC and, related of course, (c ) not risking the...

Why oh why have we started to get so het up re a coach's 'was once sacked' history? Mostly, that has nothing to do with what's important unless the sacking was for some notable, serious misdemeanour or serious character flaw as is relevant to managerial skill. What matters is the...

This surely has to win the GAGR 'touché' award for 2015.

Surely oh surely the QRU have learnt something from the original hiring process (or the lack thereof more like) that has ultimately led to the RG disaster. When competent boards of directors go off to find a new CEO for example they don't rush around in a panicked state just wanting the...

"State of Origin 2015: Maroons winger Will Chambers open to rugby union return" Here is a player of real talent and potential that I was always disappointed was not persisted with by the Reds post 2011 (when post major shoulder surgery Chambers never returned to his 2010 best). I'd be...