| If Johnson did come in, I guess it may work. Not because he is a great coach, because none of us know if he is or not. Just because of who he is, an inspirational dressing room figure and motivator.
After all, since England have a forwards, backs and defence coach, and Rob Andrew is also supervising the whole shabang, do England really need "yet another" coach. It could be argued that someone who provides inspiration to this team at this time would be far more important than yet another "ideas" guy.
Plus, which "coach" would seriously want it. At the moment it's a poisoned chalice. The next two games are Scotland and Italy at home, games we would ordinarily expect to win. However, if a new coach comes in and loses either of them, then their honeymoon will be over before it begins.
I think there will be people interested in the job, but not until after the next WC, when they can legitimately come in and sweep all the experienced players and never quite made it players and start again with a new blueprint and base the side on the cream of the youth coming through. (cream of the youth...."oooer")
Personally, I would prefer that whoever comes in leaves the likes of Tait, Allen, Varndell, Flood, Morgan, Lamb, Rees, Seymour et al out of their thinking until after the WC. Robinson has done his level best to damage most of their development over the last year and in all cases they should just be left to continue in the Prem until next year.
Personally, I would prefer we settle on something like the team shown here (allowing for injuries) until the WC -
Van Gisbergen; Cueto, Tindall, Farrell, Cohen; Wilkinson, Gomarsall; Stevens, Thompson, Vickery; Jones, Grewcock; Worsley, Hazell, Ward-Smith
*Edit....that's a pile of crap....I forgot our honourary Welshman, Josh Lewsey, still him in place of either of the wings or full back
Last edited by Tyler Durden; 11-29-2006 at 10:09 AM.
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