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Crichton Gunner wrote:McRae is an interesting appointment; he has done well with the 7's, but doesn't have experience as a defence coach in 15's. Hopefully it doesn't take him long to get to grips with what's required, as our defence definitely requires some improvement, and quickly.
I wouldn't be surprised to see Scott go at this stage. Every coach has a shelf life, and he's been around for quite some time. His pack has definitely under-performed this year as well, which suggests his motivational sell-by date has been reached. I guess we'll find out soon enough, as the plans for the coaching team seem to be in place.
Hodge was apparently highly rated from his time with Scotland, so perhaps he deserves a chance to concentrate on being the attack coach for a year. With these appointments no one can say Scottish coaches aren't getting a chance at Edinburgh these days.
Friday Knight Lights wrote:
....Also what is a Head of Rugby Operations? A fancy jobs for the boys title?
germain wrote:Now the situation is clear, I have mixed feelings about keeping Hodge.
With him Fife went wrong, as well as Hidalgo-Clyne and now Weir. He played all year an underperforming pair of centres with Burleigh-Dean. Mind, if he had been fired, I could have said : "maybe it was hard on him". But I think I would have been relieved too.
So we'll see how our backs perform next year, but we can hope at least that all the rest (forward play, defense, management) will be much better !
macdone wrote:germain wrote:Now the situation is clear, I have mixed feelings about keeping Hodge.
With him Fife went wrong, as well as Hidalgo-Clyne and now Weir. He played all year an underperforming pair of centres with Burleigh-Dean. Mind, if he had been fired, I could have said : "maybe it was hard on him". But I think I would have been relieved too.
So we'll see how our backs perform next year, but we can hope at least that all the rest (forward play, defense, management) will be much better !
I can't quite believe Hodge is staying. He was the only coach Vern chose to dispense with from the Scotland set up. He presided over the worst results in Edinburgh´s history. He didn't improve our back play even slightly when he came in. It's not fair on supporters or the players to stifle our development for the sake of supporting one guy.
Edinburgh Shark wrote:Friday Knight Lights wrote:
....Also what is a Head of Rugby Operations? A fancy jobs for the boys title?
Buffer between Cockers and SRU powers that be? Ex player and I assume similar sort of senior role at Tigers, sounds a good appointment
New Gunner wrote:The Thistle Rugby Podcast Twitter feed reporting 'hearing whispers' that all Edinburgh's coaching staff are on their way out, including Hodge... intriguing...
Wottie wrote:New Gunner wrote:The Thistle Rugby Podcast Twitter feed reporting 'hearing whispers' that all Edinburgh's coaching staff are on their way out, including Hodge... intriguing...
Eh? How the hell does that fit with last week's announcement from the SRU? Have to treat this one as fake news for the being I think!
New Gunner wrote:Wottie wrote:New Gunner wrote:The Thistle Rugby Podcast Twitter feed reporting 'hearing whispers' that all Edinburgh's coaching staff are on their way out, including Hodge... intriguing...
Eh? How the hell does that fit with last week's announcement from the SRU? Have to treat this one as fake news for the being I think!
You'd think. Although maybe that was before their 121s qith Cockers yesterday...
biffer wrote:New Gunner wrote:Wottie wrote:
Eh? How the hell does that fit with last week's announcement from the SRU? Have to treat this one as fake news for the being I think!
You'd think. Although maybe that was before their 121s qith Cockers yesterday...
This could be the case.
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