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Reddy! that was an extremely short post. Are you sure you don't have Deansist tendencies? ;)

RH, that is a monstrous straw man. If, as a group, we have a 'line', it is that Deans shares responsibility for the problems we now suffer, along with the players, assistant coaches, administrators and our opposition. I for one have never argued the merits of Deans as a 'visionary coach' in...

I would love to compete in a boat race to decide this matter! :) However, I think this Deans vs Anti-Deans model is a rhetorical device deployed by the Anti-Deans camp for positioning purposes. I agree with cyclopath, that the so-called Deans camp consists of people who simply can't accept...

cyclopath, I think we have to see wholesale changes - we can't have the first team back up for their fifth consecutive test to play France. Like it or not, I think the dirt trackers have to play inthis one.

Well, they scored the length of the field try from a turnover, not a kick. But it was a disgrace.

If that means what I think it does, I agree, :)

Assigning blame to one selected person, regardless of the cause of an event, isn't accountability. It's politics. In any case, you're wrong on what I think. I think one of Deans' contributions to our problems is bad selections. I would be selecting different players after this debacle. I...

I think the difference between my view and yours, Gnostic, is that I can see that responsibility is shared between all the contributors to a debacle. Deans' obvious contribution was the wrong choice of game plan. However, when we play like shit, it is the players that are playing like shit...

Scarfman, I just don't agree they were proven right. The coach didn't miss the kicks, or the crucial tackles, or take any ill-advised tap penalties then get turned over. The players need to take responsibility for these things. The coach didn't play out of his skin for England. England...

Kiap it's good mate, except for the the gutting loss against les pommes. :(

The answer is, always, "Deans".

Gawd, what is it with Reds fans and coach paranoia?

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Gawd, what is it with Reds fans and coach paranoia?

Nusadan, there is a Deans detractor for every eventuality. ;)

He's over there as backup. It would be best not to play him but he is available, and in training with the squad, if needed. Seems straightforward. He hasn't played since his operation. Even if fit, he is going to be extremely undercooked, like the Bens.

I'm not sure the simulation would be so hard, thinking about it. You have three rectangular planes, representing front rowers, able to apply force forwards, and for 360 degrees about a central axis. You would need three pistons, and a rose joint or similar behind each 'front rower'. A consumer...

Yeah, I'm an oldster (but not nearly as old as Bruce and Lee ;)) and that was how scrums formed in my day. No pushing till after the engage. The hit is a recent innovation.

No, he was quoting Gnostic, who was having a go at someone else for doing something 'over a long period of time'. :)

Edit... oops misread Tah's post.