Mostly because of the helmet - which is a pretty standard design from bronze age up to medieval times, across virtually all (metalworking) military cultures.
Who has? As above, AFAIK the club's stance has always been that it's the term used to refer to a south-west team's first team. Social media hangers on may have justified it that way, but you're talking about a group of people whose number includes people who think it's witty or original to say that Wasps / Sharks, etc are demeaning those animals!
What? Are you saying that even though their logo was a Native American “chief”…they say it had no connection the the name they chose…that they picked Chiefs for the native britons…but didn’t design a logo to match?
This is so right. I actually rather like it tbf.
But before it was a solid squad that were winning or on the up then adding players like woodburn, devoto, Waldrom who we developed in a strong system with fringe England players like LCD, Hill Simmonds ect playing well already and then when they started getting to the top of the table adding extra star dust like Hogg, Grey.
I will admit its been a tough few months for Exeter. Unfortunately the curse of their own sucess being their downfall. However, i strongly believe Exeter and in particular Baxter raises his players potential and performance by 10-15%. Take someone like Sam Hill, unbelievable at Exeter and fairly average for Sale. Baxter will have a plan and logic behind his moves, i am sure of that.
Oh i do think Baxter will have a plan up his sleeve of how to improve us and new tactics, he always has done but from a squad point of view we're worse than in quite a few years next season, not bad by any means.
I also think even before you take the field, he's got you geared up. He such a quality operator. The ability to hold you up over the line and get ball back is such a change. The big thing is that you used to get a 5m scrum and go again.... It was relentless.
To be fair - I think everyone will look at their squad and think the same.
Baxter is so hugely intertwined with Chiefs and so dominant there that he’s a huge risk for them as well as a massive asset. He’s way way beyond a coach’s normal shelf life and one day - possibly soon - he’ll inevitably run out of ideas or energy or both. When he does need replacing, Chiefs will need a damned good succession plan and possibly a ruthless streak.
I do agree with this its never going to be easy for any team going forward into next season, but to lose 3 locks as well as a winger thats been first choice and played almost every game and also to be in quite bad form its a very tough one.
Looks at the table...
Haha, i dont want sympathy, hence posting on the Chiefs thread. Bath dont have my sympathy either...just be betterLooks at the table...
Looks further down...
Remembers to scroll past the 12th team of 12...
Still can't find any sympathy
joking obv.
Ricky Pellow (skills coach) is part of the class of 2009 too. I get the point about things being stagnant, but if this is the problem, it seems strange that the slide should come all of a sudden (although you could argue that finishing runners up last year represented the beginning of a slide). Pure conjecture, but I can't help wondering how much Robin Cowling's reduced involvement with the club is what's behind the slide.
