It's such a good feeling to wake up this morning... I must admit I turned off the TV in disgust at the 78th minute... my wife was next to me, and I quote, "Don't give up that easily."
Sure enough, I jumped on Twitter, and it is 40 all. The rest is history, including Johnny Howard smiling. Indeed, it is a great feeling.
Now that I have time to digest, it is still hard to get past the fact that it has not been a good season so far. As much as DC seems like a great bloke and someone you could sink a few schooners with, I still think we need a new coaching team. I said this before, and I stand by it.
That game could have been a loss, and I am afraid DC does not have the tools to take this team to the next level yet.
Happy to eat humble pie if he proves me wrong!
In addition, I did not go to the game, despite being a member...that says a lot about how this team is going. I would never miss a game. Honestly, I know so many rugby fans that have given up on the Tahs, and just when you get some momentum, they seem to ... up. Case in Point if that game.
So, I am not going to be Debbie Downer, and I will be a happy man today!
Also, I will add my two cents.
The Tahs have two weeks until they play the Chiefs at home. If I were the GM, I would make every available player turn up to Club Rugby today and next week armed with freebies, stickers, footy, you name it. Promote the next game!!! A couple of players at each game would do wonders. Turn up at a couple of schools, and surely, you could get a few more through the gates. THEY DON'T DO ENOUGH OF THIS!!!
Next, the game will likely be a great chance to build momentum in the stands; they blew their chance against the Highlanders after beating the Crusaders in Melbourne. Don't let it happen again! You have two weeks to prepare. They got 13k for the Highlanders game; the benchmark should be 17k for this one!
Start a social media banter campaign for two weeks targeting Kiwis in Sydney; it's fun stuff, but build up the hype!
Last but not least, every Tahs fan on this forum that can make the game BRING ONE friend! I am bringing my father-in-law, who is a massive league fan (he watched that game last night), and two other mates = Put me down for 4 tickets!
Go Tahs!!!