Rugby World Cup 2011

[screenexile]

Ding Dong Johnson's Gone!!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-2062189/Martin-Johnson-quits-England.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

[Capt Pat]

Ding Dong Johnson's Gone!!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-2062189/Martin-Johnson-quits-England.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Shit England will be good now. Johnson didn't have a f**king clue how to be a top level coach. Parachuted in for winning a world cup as a player.

[Denn Forever]

His appointment seemed more in hope than in reason.

How did Sir Clive do in the 1999 world cup?  Could they be jettisoning him too soon?  He did win the 6 nations this year.

[Hoof Hearted]

Ding Dong Johnson's Gone!!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-2062189/Martin-Johnson-quits-England.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Shit England will be good now. Johnson didn't have a f**king clue how to be a top level coach. Parachuted in for winning a world cup as a player.

Eddie O'Sullivan quit the USA today too, i wonder..............

[Denn Forever]

Well, look what Warren did for Wales...

[Denn Forever]

Martin showed good judgement getting out when he did.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jINjFapbbjPYSpvi0tbzxNkwe6Og?docId=N0025241322036132570A

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/england/8908818/Englands-Rugby-World-Cup-shambles-laid-bare-as-leaked-report-blames-greedy-players-and-weak-leaders.html

England's Rugby World Cup shambles laid bare as leaked report blames greedy players and weak leaders
Lewis Moody was inadequate, Martin Johnson lacked "b*****", the coaches were laughably inept, and the players were greedy and immature. These are the explosive revelations revealed by a leaked report into England's shambolic Rugby World Cup campaign.

[muppet]

This caught my eye:

"Ireland had been in there [the Altitude Bar in Queenstown] and were much worse, but I think they might have taken the press with them."

[thewobbler]

The bit I don't get in all these inquests, furores and soul searching is that, in my opinion, England achieved exactly what they should have this World Cup. Whatever is up with their national development structures, the only player of genuine flair to arrive on the English scene since their RWC victory was Cipriani, who's a bit nuts.

Each of the four semi-finalists were better teams than England, as were each of the other quarter-finalists. So Johnson and co delivered exactly what the team was capable off imho. The RWC wasn't a disaster for England. An eye-opener perhaps, but not a disaster.