jontheref says...

milk slave

dave the whelk

still can't spell can you?

soon as you can do joined up writing, you might graduate to joined up thinking........

Posted 10:04 06th April 2012

Headhunter99 says...

@munster13 says...

bet you lancaster is going to be critizied heavily by both media and public come next years 6 nations.

He'll be okay, he rang Declan Kidney and asked him the best way to handle that type of criticism...

Posted 13:01 03rd April 2012

startledwombat says...

@apv1, thanks for your biographical enquiry.

I've not seen a prison cell since I changed my allegiance from the Bulls!

Posted 09:14 03rd April 2012

carpelone says...

The complexity of the design, which combines a chevron-like effect, is designed to distract opposition players.

What?? Let's hope it don't make them horny

Posted 21:07 02nd April 2012

melkdave says...

Henson was always a bit of an idiot off the field to much celebraty to soon imo .When he was Wales only great hope.SLs appoiontment is good news and yes he might benifit from a mentor in the comming year the oprative word being MIGHT we will just have to wait and see and we have to be very carful in who it is.if any..As to shirt colours who cares surly its the standard of rugby that matters .Also if fans want to look idiots in supporting their team thats up to them its not as if they have to buy the shirts,But im guessing sales of the home shirts have gone up lol

Posted 20:47 02nd April 2012

J_HDK says...

"Whichever publicist thought releasing an autobiography barely halfway through his career would be a good idea for Henson ought to be sent back to PR school."

I have to say I completely disagree with this. I think it was a genius piece of foresight from his publicist. Sell the autobiography while he was still in some way "popular". How many people would waste their money on it now?

Posted 16:47 02nd April 2012

startledwombat says...

My wife saw the Reds on TV. "Who put lipstick kisses all over their jumpers?" she asked.

I am sure some people would say that the Reds' lippy-kissy jumper is worse than the all-pink Bulls affair.

Unfortunately PR has missed the real point of the Bulls wearing pink. In police stations and prisons, the cell walls are often painted pink because it calms people down. Agitated drunkards and violent boofheads settle down when placed in pink cells. What has happened at the Bulls is that after the most recent embarrassing spectator escapade, the franchise's management has said "we've got to do something" and some bright spark has tried to use colour psychology to rein in the worst elements of the Bulls' core fanbase.

Posted 15:59 02nd April 2012

jamesliveinhope says...

"There is a clear alcohol problem here" well no punches pulled with that bit of editorial, obviously drunken behaviour could be literally construed as an "alcohol problem" but the normal inference of addiction is a brave call.

Agree completely with Cohen, doesn't mean that the guy doesn't deserve the job or that he shouldn't receive our support though.

I think a mentor is the last thing he needs, he seems to have Woodward's clarity of thought, he has experience as DOR at Leeds, 4 years as HC to Saxons and has just completed a reservedly successful 6N. There's not many potential mentors that could compete with his qualifications.

Also worth noting that many from the new look England have come through his Saxons ranks. Note to RFU, why not use the Saxons as a succession platform for future head coaches.

What is important though is that he gets his coaching team straight, hopefully Farrell will come across but three isn't enough and its important that his message doesn't get diluted by others.

Posted 14:27 02nd April 2012

markpat says...

On the topic of shirt colours, no mention of the very similar shirts used in the Crusaders v Lions game, possibly even causing one player to pass to an opponent?

Posted 13:17 02nd April 2012

APV1 says...

"bar a weekend of frequently mesmerising action..." - I'm a Bath fan. Nothing mesmerising from us recently!

Henson - Thank goodness for Cipriani! This will be the last we see or hear from GH, I suspect, so we'll all need another numpty to complain about. Most sort themselves out, but GH is obviously not going to. And with DC's dancing, I'm not sure he will either. Both talents going to waste, which is a terrible shame.

I'm not convinced that SCW is the right mentor. he's very controlling and I suspect will try to (and possibly succeed in) structuring the England set up his way, rather then the way SL needs and wants it. A good mentor advises, assists and encourages their charge. I suspect SCW would instruct and not let SL learn his own (probably the hard) way.

Pink shirts? A topic? If we want a topic on shirt colour, then let's consider England's 7s Team Colour. Or let's bring back the "England wearing black" subject, just to wind up our Kiwi friends!

Posted 11:43 02nd April 2012