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Greg Davis (50)
rugby needs an eccentric billionare backer to take charge. There can be a board, but it needs someone willing to waste large doses of money on something thay love. anyone know anyone, i can give em a buzz.
JON to step down
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Billy Sheehan (19)
An independant commission to run rugby. We will always be shite till this happens 
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Peter Sullivan (51)
There's plenty of Russians 'oiled' up with money and seeing as Russia's now getting on board Im sure you could find your own baron to lock onto!
Abramovich loves to throw money around at Chelsea Football Club - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Abramovich
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Bill McLean (32)
On behalf of Victorian rugby
waratahjesus
Greg Davis (50)
Sorry,why are u celebrating the guy who backed you leaving?
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Bill McLean (32)
They backed Melbourne because they were obligated to by an agreement between the Flowers-led ARU and the Victorian government in 2004. They then prematurely awarded the license to a Sydney-based consortium until that totally went to crap. He may have backed 'Melbourne' but he didn't back the Rebels.
There's that, and there's the crap fixtures we've had most years since the RWC.
Don't get me wrong, JON knew who he had to please to succeed in his role, and did so. But you can be damn sure I won't miss him.
waratahjesus
Greg Davis (50)
JON is up and down for me, but he was always going to back Melbourne, he Wouk have before Perth if it was his decision. He at the end of the day is about money (especially in his secong go round with what he inherited) and having a team in Melbourne opens so many more opportunities.
As for not backing the rebels, there where to people bidding, is it not his job as leader to make them fight it out and getthe best result?
As for not backing the rebels, there where to people bidding, is it not his job as leader to make them fight it out and getthe best result?
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OMFG - I am laughing at the press release - JON takes no responsibility for the coach decision, leaves it as a board decision, then talks about succession plan with the Reds and link but then talks about Nucifora and Deans staying on - this is the crap that defines the culture of australian rugby -JON should be brushed right now so this cycle can be broken - this idea of hanging around for the Lions is BS - what real skill is there - its a rugby tour - book hotels and stadiums - the rest is up to tour operators and govt donations - he is so arrogant to think that someone else cant do this. He is choosing when he goes and this is just spin to distract from the average RWC result which he has personally presided over - i can only laugh because it won't matter who the coach as the problem is higher up
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Trevor Allan (34)
Have heard from someone who should know (but is no longer an ARU employee) that Link is not the succession plan. Does not make any sense to me.
Does anyone have any thoughts (or better still, info) on why JON is anti-Link?
Does anyone have any thoughts (or better still, info) on why JON is anti-Link?
waratahjesus
Greg Davis (50)
Are you in on my Dave Nucifora inside man mole attack Austin, or have you heard someone else?
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Trevor Allan (34)
The info I heard is that it's not Link, but not who it is! Nucifora is still an ARU employee so he isn't the source.
I have made the assumption that if it's not Link, it must be Nucifora. It makes sense given his elevation to the coaching staff. But I wonder what Deans' announcement that he wants to go on to the 2015 RWC does if that was the plan?
I have made the assumption that if it's not Link, it must be Nucifora. It makes sense given his elevation to the coaching staff. But I wonder what Deans' announcement that he wants to go on to the 2015 RWC does if that was the plan?
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Tony Shaw (54)
Austin, will perhaps post some thoughts on this later, but for now, just to affirm what you say, many 'insiders' state that their relationship (Link's and JO'N's) is of the 'toxic' variety. To add anecdotal evidence of that, it was really noteworthy and obvious how little praise or recognition the ARU/JO'N gave to Link and his coaching group for transforming the Reds' fortunes in less than 2 years and the massive to boost to all Aus rugby (thus the ARU, indirectly) this clearly was. Meanwhile, on many occasions from April to July this year, praise was regularly afforded to Deans from these quarters (partly in the context of the shameful extension) even though Deans had not (to that point) achieved a minor fraction in 3 years of what Link achieved in 1.5.
This goes to heart of the bacteria-ridden culture in the ARU HQ.
waratahjesus
Greg Davis (50)
I think Nuci has played a near perfect political game. the fact they. Announced once again he will be part of th group reviewing rather than being reviewed is just mind blowing.
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Nathan Sharpe (72)
Nucifora is a serious risk.
He has left 2 s15 teams by virtue of player dissatisfaction.
The brumbies could be dismissed as a club where the inmates run the asylum but the blues could not.
Somehow nucifora seems to interview well but not be able to run a team.
It is not always that you have such clear cut evidence of a problem.
....and his u20 side were underwhelming
Red rooster: this is oz rugby; where is anyone going to find a disinterested rugby follower to run a commission or an inquiry or even the beer stand? The job of CEO is to keep the 3 states who haven't yet made up there mind about you away from the 3 who want you sacked: flowers failed in that fundamental requirement of the job and JON avoids it by announcing what will happen so that he board have No choice but to follow him.
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He has left 2 s15 teams by virtue of player dissatisfaction.
The brumbies could be dismissed as a club where the inmates run the asylum but the blues could not.
Somehow nucifora seems to interview well but not be able to run a team.
It is not always that you have such clear cut evidence of a problem.
....and his u20 side were underwhelming
Red rooster: this is oz rugby; where is anyone going to find a disinterested rugby follower to run a commission or an inquiry or even the beer stand? The job of CEO is to keep the 3 states who haven't yet made up there mind about you away from the 3 who want you sacked: flowers failed in that fundamental requirement of the job and JON avoids it by announcing what will happen so that he board have No choice but to follow him.
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Arch Winning (36)
Conspiracy theorists - there is no smoking gun.....
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...ver-robbie-deans/story-e6frg7o6-1226170080471
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...ver-robbie-deans/story-e6frg7o6-1226170080471
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Herbert Moran (7)
From the Australain article, from JON.
"He's under contract with the Reds," he said. "That was the distinct conversation (QRU chairman) Rod McCall and I had around Robbie's contract being extended for two (years), the QRU extending Ewen for two. That wasn't done by accident.
"Yes, we do (have a succession plan). He (McKenzie) features prominently in it."
Relax everybody JON has a master plan and is pulling all the strings. Cough*bullshit*cough.
Extend his pet Robbie's contract, Give Nucifura the ability to write and approve his own application. Publicly ignore Ewen, while allegedly ensuring his availability through backroom chats and then with the coffers full from a BIL tour, in his own words "ride of into the sunset" and let the shit fight begin.
I wonder if he is narcissistic enough to believe that after a few years of sifting through the mess he’s left we’ll all pine long fully for the days under Lord JON and invite him back.
"He's under contract with the Reds," he said. "That was the distinct conversation (QRU chairman) Rod McCall and I had around Robbie's contract being extended for two (years), the QRU extending Ewen for two. That wasn't done by accident.
"Yes, we do (have a succession plan). He (McKenzie) features prominently in it."
Relax everybody JON has a master plan and is pulling all the strings. Cough*bullshit*cough.
Extend his pet Robbie's contract, Give Nucifura the ability to write and approve his own application. Publicly ignore Ewen, while allegedly ensuring his availability through backroom chats and then with the coffers full from a BIL tour, in his own words "ride of into the sunset" and let the shit fight begin.
I wonder if he is narcissistic enough to believe that after a few years of sifting through the mess he’s left we’ll all pine long fully for the days under Lord JON and invite him back.
RedsHappy
Tony Shaw (54)
LF, i have no idea what you mean. As I have posted under Gagger's excellent blog essay today, this article just highlights the duplicity and deviousness of JO'N, for all to see. Just one example: where was all the suddently-now-declared Ewen respect and alleged candidacy in succession to Deans _before_ the debacle of this RWC campaign and in the light of Link's stunning July 2011 success with the Reds? Answer: nowhere, it was not even mentioned. It's obvious: it's only being trotted out now as a manipulative post-RWC device to relieve external (and perhaps internal) pressure on JO'N and his acolytes, including the hapless Nucifora.
Then we have the ludicrous 'independent inquiry' referenced and confirmed in this article as be headed by the ambitious Nucifora who seems to escape responsibility and objective assessment at every turn. Why is that permitted, why is he not one object of inquiry?
The 'smoking gun' is the manifest revelation of extremely poor governance, leadership and accountability practices at the very head of rugby administration is this country.
waratahjesus
Greg Davis (50)
A succession plan in two years time following the lions tour.
That's all well and good, but JON said he would play no part in appointing a coach beyond 03, meaning Link can miss out and it isn't his fault.
David Nucifora, I welcome you. As our new overlord to reign and rule with the iron fist of political excellence that you have guided your career with at every turn.
That's all well and good, but JON said he would play no part in appointing a coach beyond 03, meaning Link can miss out and it isn't his fault.
David Nucifora, I welcome you. As our new overlord to reign and rule with the iron fist of political excellence that you have guided your career with at every turn.
FiveStarStu
Bill McLean (32)
Yeah but he didn't. He gave the inside track to Sydney-based VicSuper15 until they collapsed due to lack of support.
Ahh well, much of a muchness now.
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