Ireland v All Blacks/Australia

Dinny Breen · June 13, 2008, 04:05:50 PM

Ah yes the same Willy Anderson that was ran out of London Irish, Leinster and Scotland because he can't coach, not an opinion that means a whole lot. The only reason why Michael Bradley has a coaching job is because he is the son-in-law of Noel Murphy, one of the head honchos in the IRFU, it is not on ability. If he leaves Ireland he will be found out, Munster are a professional out-fit, they believe in continuity and experience Tony McGann will get that job.

GaillimhIarthair · June 13, 2008, 04:13:31 PM

Quote from: screenexile on June 13, 2008, 03:54:21 PM
Yeah actually I don't know a lot about Bradley but I was at a coaching seminar and somebody asked big Willie Anderson who he would like to see as next Ireland coach and he said he hoped Bradley would get it not this time but probably the next time. Anderson rates him very highly and said he has experience of every level of rugby and would be the perfect man for the job.

Will Bradley even get the Munster job now? Seems like the Munster Branch aren't keen on him and he may have to sit at Connacht for the next while. I feel he won't get the Ireland job until he does well in a big appointment. England or Wales may be the place for him to go.

Sitting on his hole at Connacht is about as much as he has been doing for the past couple of years.

We have been f**king woeful these parts 18 months. I was (still am) hoping that he did relatively well down under on this tour and he gets snapped up by some unsuspecting English club. He will never be head coach at Munster IMHO.

screenexile · June 13, 2008, 04:25:08 PM

Fair enough. I try to follow rugby as much as I can bit wouldn't be involved any other way than reading papers and watching TV so just wouldn't be great with knowing calibre of managers and their achievements. Fair enough point about Bradley then to be honest the Munster Branch don't seem like a crowd who would do anything half assed (Unlike the IRFU) so I presume they will get the best candidate available to them and best of luck with that.

If Bradley is so bad why don't they get rid of him down in Connacht?

Dinny Breen · June 13, 2008, 04:40:43 PM

QuoteIf Bradley is so bad why don't they get rid of him down in Connacht?

As I said earlier the only reason why Michael Bradley has a coaching job is because he is the son-in-law of Noel Murphy, one of the head honchos in the IRFU.

GaillimhIarthair · June 13, 2008, 04:44:59 PM

Quote from: Dinny Breen on June 13, 2008, 04:40:43 PM
QuoteIf Bradley is so bad why don't they get rid of him down in Connacht?

As I said earlier the only reason why Michael Bradley has a coaching job is because he is the son-in-law of Noel Murphy, one of the head honchos in the IRFU.

.......and his salary is paid by the IRFU not Connacht. He is an IRFU employee! Cant sack him even if we want to

screenexile · June 13, 2008, 04:46:15 PM

Surely a well organised campaign from a few of the Connacht faithful would do the trick? It worked for O'Sullivan. He already has the run of poor results so why not put some pressure on him!

GaillimhIarthair · June 13, 2008, 04:54:41 PM

Unfortunately a few of the blazers at Connacht think the sun shine out of his arse! and a few blinkered supporters are in the same boat.

Hopefully Ireland do the business v the Aussies in the morning, Bradley get huge kudos for his tactical genius

in master minding the victory, and gets snapped up by some premiership club

Uladh · June 14, 2008, 03:09:08 PM

Is there anywhere to watch this morning's game online now?

Main Street · June 14, 2008, 04:19:45 PM

Bradley came near enough to getting a prized scalp.
Looking at some of the comments earlier about Bradley, was anyone surprised by the way Ireland played
or at least tried to play? or was Bradley's influence minimal on the Irish game plan?

I can't remember a game where Ireland spread it out to the wings as often as this time.
Plus the subs appeared earlier and often.

Hound · June 14, 2008, 07:32:16 PM

Quote from: Main Street on June 14, 2008, 04:19:45 PM

Plus the subs appeared earlier and often.

That's certainly one aspect that differentiates him from O'Sullivan.

The difference between the teams was we made more silly mistakes. I don't think that was Bradley's fault

tyroneboi · June 14, 2008, 07:41:45 PM

Thought he made a mistake taking off Best for Flannery. Best was going quite well and i dont think we won one of our own line outs when Flannery came on! Was never convinced about Kearney before this tour but he was exceptional both this week and last.

Hound · June 15, 2008, 06:30:21 PM

Did I hear correctly that Kidney is trying to gazump Leinster and take Gaffney off them?