Pardon me for interrupting. Obviously I’ve come in part way through something I didn't know about, and don’t need to know about.
Anyhow, whether Jack’s got a bias or not, he has a point. Now in TW’s third year as coach, it’s enough time to assess the progress made. Enough time has also elapsed to say that TW’s coaching style is far from infallible, which was evident from the outset of his tenure, and hasn’t really changed any since.
If clubs were strong at the top level, and were switched on to the 21st century, they would be clued in to the level of support the coaching staff would need, from the time they appointed a coach. If not then they’re not doing their job properly. I don’t see that RFC did its job properly here.
Rather than allowing things to just meander to an all to familiar conclusion, I’d prefer to see RFC be proactive for a change and provide some proper support and direction where it’s need the most. Maybe something positive is already happening. We can only hope.
Even though TW has his faults, like the rest of us, all coaches should not be expected to be all things to their clubs, because they have differing levels of experience, strengths and weaknesses, and it’s high time some clubs stopped putting all their faith and all the responsibility on the coach’s shoulders. This type of mentality is just a cop out and says that those clubs have no idea.
Some clubs are clearly run on a whim and a prayer, because it’s practically laughable when you see coaches out there who are barely able to get themselves out of the doldrums, yet are expected to develop a group of players to a very high standard. If nothing else, when things go awry, where’s the support around some of these coaches when that happens? Do they need to do it all on their own? Is it all up to them? And why is it seemingly all their fault when things don't work out?
