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If the QRU was truly serious re a genuinely independent review of very high quality of all aspects of its HPU and player development pathways and so forth: - that review would require proven external specialists in a number of critical sporting disciplines, some rugby, some certainly not -...

Robinson is close to many QRU 'links'. He's close to Horan, and they went to the same QLD private school, Downlands. He's on or was on the ARU board, the QRU depends upon $ grants from the ARU. They are interdependent as a big component of ARU S15/18 TV revenue derives from the broadcasting of...

Well, if that is indeed the case (and it may not be: don't forget a 'consultant' is also being retained to join this review as its 3rd person), it's stupid. This latest 3-person review, according to the QRU CEO, is going to review all of coaching both specifically and more broadly, player...

To set (as you seem to) the test that virtually every statement, every claim, every argument, every fact, must be 'correct, and precisely demonstrable as accurate, rugby-knowledgeable and a balanced perspective' in order for it to be a useful contribution to a critical debate over, say, the...

gel's point was surely not so much as you've argued above, but rather 'is this going to make things better, hiring more of the known rugby 'mates' network to examine the QRU's coaching resources?' I think he has a very arguable point. If we look back over the last decade's clear declines in...

"An Open Letter to the QRU Chairman Rod McCall" We are not alone: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/reds/comment-an-open-letter-to-queensland-rugby-union-chairman-rod-mccall-20150528-ghb9pi.html

HJN - may I say, that's a cracking portfolio of sports photos. Really well shot in all cases, and just as well compiled and presented. You've done us all a great service, thanks very much for your efforts.

Interesting aside: Jim Tucker in the Courier Mail, on reporting the crowd figure of c.21k, called it 'inflated'. He's made these sorts inferences before re the 2015 Reds' crowd figures. I wonder what he knows that we don't.

Surely TWAS another factor contrasting last week and this week's games is that v Rebels, the Rebels just collapsed in 2H, their defence fell apart, they lost all structure, they tended back to one-outs, their line speed badly slowed etc. Whilst tonight, the Sharks made no great improvements in...

We've surely and sadly come a long way from the Reds recent heydays when the crowd numbers would be proudly displayed in a massive font on the big screens at Suncorp and when each week seemed to add another few thousand more on the last week........and under the screens the team was steaming...

When oh when will the incompetent QRU board end this excruciating facade that somehow there just might be some sort of future for the Reds and Richard Graham hand in hand?

RG stated (in this context) that Saia was signed through 2016.

FWIW, Phil Lutton is reporting that there are 'fading hopes' that QC (Quade Cooper) will re-sign with the Reds, but this could be more the fact that QC (Quade Cooper)'s contract discussions with the QRU seem to drift on and on...

RG has late today said re Chibba's going that 'it was always going to be hard to keep he and Saia'. Good that the HC is 'philosophical' about the loss, that certainly cheered me up.

Chibba H off to the Rebels As I mentioned yesterday, there are huge issues of motivation and morale inside the Reds team. To lose Chibba is a serious blow to the Reds IMO. Edit: Chibba said: "While I have loved every minute I have had playing for the Reds, I believe Melbourne is the best...

That's (as highlighted) a very interesting point/observation re the QRU. Persevere or sack. Were they consistently poor in picking HCs, or were they consistently 'too short term' in assessing the coaches they did sack after one or two seasons? IMO, as I've said here before, the recent data...

Just please read my post carefully. I noted that not 'they' but one QRU senior board member was, at this stage, determined to keep RG on in some capacity or as HC. And my contentions, be assured, do not as you say arise 'from one public quote'. I did not talk of an 'evil board'. These are all...

It fascinates me TWAS that you roam these pastures more than occasionally giving instructions to other posters as to how they should post, what they should say, and the sort of tone they should say it in. You're kind of a 'self-appointed adviser of what is permissible to be said about what I...

You're right to be concerned. There are many, many Reds players deeply worried over the state of the team's management. The recent vacillations from the QRU re Graham's position from the (a) 4 weeks ago 'he's staying for sure' to the (b) 2-3 weeks ago 'he just may be going so listen to...

Largely second-rate greenkeepers and ditto the best grass-maintaining technologies. Just compare Suncorp's pitch to that of Twickenham's on display tonight via the London 7s. London has far less sun, more rain, more squalls etc and just as big a 'shade overhangs' problem as does Suncorp here in...