The truly extraordinary new data point this week was from the QRU CEO in telling The Australian that, principally, calm was what was needed, RG would be staying and was 'signed on for a number of years' and further inferred there was little need for major change in the Reds' rugby department.
At least to me, it was remarkable that a leader in this position that has marketed hard to our fans and members with all manner of slogans re how great the team is, how well set up this team and RG was for 2014 etc, would not show some empathy with those same 35,000 odd paying members and offer some regrets, some anguish, some commitment to a a tough post-season analysis, some commitment to some unspecified hard changes to revive the Reds in 2015 and so on.
So far, with 3 wins from a 12 matches and a total collapse of the team's skills, attitude and delivery, we have a management team at the top of the QRU that seem to think we are experiencing a mere unfortunate 'blip' in the great post-2011 Reds that will largely be fixed by recruiting a few better players in 2015.
Ominous signs are thus appearing of delusion and arrogance. No mistakes will be admitted, no serious concerns will be offered up. Could these be the very same traits that underpinned the highly unusual and unexplained decision to recruit RG as the compelling answer the QRU's desire for a 'mature transition' from Link at the beginning of 2012?
