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<blockquote data-quote="C A Iversen" data-source="post: 292783"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (smartcooky @ Dec 11 2009, 09:19 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=426335" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>He was today lauded by Jock Hobbs and the board for being extremely well suited to the job, for being the man with the skills necessary and that there's no-one better etc, etc. I believe Jock Hobbs is a very intelligent and astute man with a fine sense of ideals. The problem is though, being intelligent, astute and having fine ideals does not mean you are always right.</p><p></p><p>I think he and the rest of the board have a lot on their plate leading into the world cup. A lot that Tew is tied to. They can't afford to cut him out now, or the IRB will wonder how sound the rest of the foundations of our house of cards is.</p><p></p><p>Tew has proven to have shown no clear leadership, consultation or understanding in regard to New Zealand as a whole. He only showed real caring for what he saw as the "juicy money" sections. You cannot turn a blind eye to a large slice of the country and think they'll still pay for your product or complain.</p><p></p><p></p><p>There are ways around this. People are not going to complain if the All Blacks don't play in the ANZC, they are almost used to it now. Why don't they just not permit them to play unless they decide they want to play for just a match fee? Allow those All Blacks to show how much they really love their tiny country, that they've milked for adulation for the few ANZC games they might actually play?</p><p></p><p>Also, the NZRFU must allow these unions more sponsorship (non-super 14 affiliated). Here he was complaining a few months ago about how broke they were, but didn't want any big name companies buying them out of trouble?</p><p></p><p>The guys an intelligent man who occasionally gets tunnel vision, and thats dangerous.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="C A Iversen, post: 292783"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (smartcooky @ Dec 11 2009, 09:19 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=426335']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> He was today lauded by Jock Hobbs and the board for being extremely well suited to the job, for being the man with the skills necessary and that there's no-one better etc, etc. I believe Jock Hobbs is a very intelligent and astute man with a fine sense of ideals. The problem is though, being intelligent, astute and having fine ideals does not mean you are always right. I think he and the rest of the board have a lot on their plate leading into the world cup. A lot that Tew is tied to. They can't afford to cut him out now, or the IRB will wonder how sound the rest of the foundations of our house of cards is. Tew has proven to have shown no clear leadership, consultation or understanding in regard to New Zealand as a whole. He only showed real caring for what he saw as the "juicy money" sections. You cannot turn a blind eye to a large slice of the country and think they'll still pay for your product or complain. There are ways around this. People are not going to complain if the All Blacks don't play in the ANZC, they are almost used to it now. Why don't they just not permit them to play unless they decide they want to play for just a match fee? Allow those All Blacks to show how much they really love their tiny country, that they've milked for adulation for the few ANZC games they might actually play? Also, the NZRFU must allow these unions more sponsorship (non-super 14 affiliated). Here he was complaining a few months ago about how broke they were, but didn't want any big name companies buying them out of trouble? The guys an intelligent man who occasionally gets tunnel vision, and thats dangerous. [/QUOTE]
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