by Wottie on Wed Sep 28, 2016 4:21 pm
I've seen nothing in our back play under Hodge to suggest we should be turning cartwheels of joy at his appointment as acting HC, but then I saw nothing in Scotland's back play under Townsend before he moved to Glasgow, and we all know how that particular story ended! It feels like Hodge fell into his role with Scotland and he seems to have fallen into another one almost by chance. Either way, I can't see this doing anything other than condemning our season by Xmas. A departing head coach, unproven acting head coach plus a mid season move to a new ground. What a complete clusterf*ck!
That said, it will be really interesting to see if the forthcoming games point to a team released from Solomon's straitjacket game plan. I wish Hodge every success and hope he makes a right go of it, as Toonie has done in similar circumstances before him. Eyes down for his 1st team selection!
Solomon's was right for us for the first two (or maybe three seasons) but it was patently clear he couldn't, or wouldn't adapt to facilitate the next phase in the journey when all around were playing totally different rugby (what I call bonus point rugby)! If he has gone of his own volition today, he is to be respected for that.
Bill Mata. The second coming?
"Commitment should not be commended, it should be expected really!"