Roger Lewis Leaving (OFFICIAL) |
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scarletabroad
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Having purposely stayed away from the site after Saturday's match to calm down and reflect (something which a few members should have also perhaps done in hindsight) I am now elated to read the news that The Snake is finally slithering off to find a rock to hide under.
I hope that pain and pestulance follow him to the level of anguish and hurt that he has bestowed upon us as a club and fans.
I would like to say something pleasant about him but.........................................................I can't think of anything. Oh yes I have though of something
YOU HAVE MADE MY DAY ROGER!!
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LLANDRE
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Yes they are probably getting funded. The days of big money being paid at a lower level has decreased significantly to what it used to be. I remember the days of Phil May etc going to Tenby and the big signing on fees players used to get to come back from first clubs to play at a lower level. It still goes on but not at the scale it used to be.
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Gate12
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Odd comments from Gatland when he doesn't even know who the new CEO is, they may decide he's underpaid, underprotected, doesn't get the support he deserves and hasn't got a long enough contract for all he knows.
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PE SA
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new guy must be Mark Davies...the only sensible option IMO.
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Rob o'r Bont
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With apologies to W. H. Auden
Start all the clocks, pick up the telephone, Tell all your friends that he has gone, Silence the disco prank and with muffled drum Restore the rugby atmosphere to the Milenium Stadium. Let aeroplanes circle rejoicing to the sun Scribbling on the sky a new era has begun, Put red bows round the white post of the touchline flags, Let every player wear 'our game is saved' on their kit bags. He tried to ruin my North, my South, my East and West, If he had his way, West wouldn't be Best, My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song; He tried to destroy it, and he was wrong. The stars are needed now: put out every one; Pick up the moon and restore the sun; Pour out the champaign and sweep up the wood. We can restore our game once more; and Wales can be good. Edited by Rob o'r Bont - 25 February 2015 at 2:45pm |
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KID A
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salmidach
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one of my fav poems, nicely changed....
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Rob o'r Bont
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Had to be done.
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roy munster
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quality mind you I think most fans would apply your poem to most departing wru bosses....grabmore and moffo were hardly universally loved lol Edited by roy munster - 25 February 2015 at 4:21pm |
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roy munster
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on the surface at national level you could argue hes done a pretty good job.......under his tenure...recruited a world class coach and assistant, 3 six nations titles, world cup semi, wins over the aussies and boks...strong under 20s ...improved facilities across pro rugby...debt reduction down to £14 million....dual contracts eventually went through after years of squabbling
under the surface...what about debenture debts? theres millions there that has to be repaid...the clubs have become poorer, the regions weaker, not sure if playing numbers have changed much? you could argue the wru debts have fallen partly because the funding to regional rugby has been so meagre....... then how much credit should lewis get for this relatively successful era? or should it be shared with moffo and even Hansen and henry? who by hook or by crook demanded better facilities and regional rugby and more funding for the elite professional end of the game? believe it or not when mr henry came here I recall he was utterly bemused with the fact a nation so rugby mad and with endless rain didn't have 1 indoor pitch in the whole country.... weve come a long way since then Edited by roy munster - 25 February 2015 at 4:39pm |
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Just when you've been fed too much nonsense on Fever, something like this comes out of the blue. Excellent, worthy of crediting W H Auden rather than apologies. If a building surveyor looked at the Lewis legacy, he'd be calling in the ground works experts to substantially reinforce the foundations of the professional game. |
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Agree 100% with your comments on Lewis. He could have been regarded as a great leader of the WRU - instead, he chose to pay the bankers instead of negotiating a method of providing rugby below national level with adequate funding. As for Gatland - overall, he's done a good job for the national team. I feel, though - as I've said before - that most coaches reach a point where staleness creeps in and they become less effective. I don't think Gatland should be shipped out just because Lewis has gone though - it's a results business - if Wales do well in the rest of the 6N and RWC, then keep him. If not - see if the WRU can negotiate a severance package which is not too costly. |
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Expecting a bit of context and balance from the media shouldn't be too much of an ask really, unfortunately in Wales though it is.
The sacking of Gareth Jenkins is seen as a required ruthlessness and something Roger had to do, no mention of the way in which it was done.
Then there's the genius of getting Gatland, grand slams and 6 nations titles are great achievements but should really be measured against the backdrop of where the players came from, the access Gatland got to them compared to his predecessors, the fact that Gatland got to pick his own backroom staff (Gyppo was given Rowland Phillips as defence coach) and has everything he wants. Also was it sensible to make him the best paid coach in the world on a 6 year deal? Was Roger the original deal maker? Would any other CEO have got his man?
Abbey's analogy of the debt sums it up, plus the debenture issues remain - wonder if anything came of the threat of legal action over the world cup tickets?
Things like awful TV contracts, failing to sell out the MS on countless occasions, making international tickets unaffordable to many, very harsh return ticket policies with local clubs, making grants extremely difficult for clubs to get their hands on (unless you're local club also happens to be Roger or Phillips local club), more EGM's than any reasonable company would expect, your Chairman getting the boot because as said by several clubs he was the nearest they could get to getting rid of Roger (didn't Paul Turner say we shouldn't rest until Roger goes too?), the restructuring shambles of the leagues, losing the BT sponsorship deal for the MS, 5punking millions on the hospitality refurb and 3 times as much as anyone else on a pitch, being a big part of the civil war in Welsh rugby, the whole 'dignified silence', the 'I don't do financials', the dig at Gerald, that BBC show shambles, I could go on, and on.
Anyway cracking job Roger, pick your highlights and we'll print 'em.
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