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<blockquote data-quote="LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)" data-source="post: 688109" data-attributes="member: 70842"><p>Bracken making some excellent different views to what the rest of the media are saying.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://talksport.com/rugby-union/exclusive-enough-enough-bracken-tired-england-coach-lancasters-excuses-141111123888" target="_blank">http://talksport.com/rugby-union/exclusive-enough-enough-bracken-tired-england-coach-lancasters-excuses-141111123888</a></p><p></p><p> </p><p>“There are a lot of question marks about this Lancaster reign,†said the former England scrum-half, ahead of this weekend’s second autumn international against South Africa.</p><p></p><p>“In the summer they had three losses against New Zealand and, whilst a few players were injured, they [the coaching staff] were rewarded with contracts until 2019. It’s the same old, same old.</p><p></p><p>“Whilst our pack are able to compete with the best in the world like New Zealand, our backs are all over the place, and consistency of selection is a problem.</p><p></p><p>“He has been given a lot of slack over the last year of two. He hasn’t won a ***le, he hasn’t won a series and now the World Cup is not far away and it is the same old excuses, which I think people are getting tired of.</p><p></p><p>“When a player is given a three, four, five year contract, more often than not that player will have poor performances, because they are settled, there are no concerns, no worries. Why would we reward failure? You come back from losing a Test series 3-0 and you get awarded a contract to 2019.</p><p></p><p>“We have got a World Cup not too long away in England and, to be honest, anything but reaching the final will be a failure. This England team are capable of going a long away.</p><p></p><p>“They have put a lot of faith in Lancaster and consistently after every game for the last two to three years all we hear are the same old sound bites. Enough is enough. It is about winning.</p><p></p><p>“We are facing South Africa, who will be hurt from the weekend [defeat against Ireland]. It is about time we started fronting up and winning these important games and not coming out with sound bites.</p><p></p><p>“All I’ve heard recently is it is all about the emblem on the shirt and having pride in the shirt. Enough is enough. I want to see results.â€</p><p></p><p>Read more at <a href="http://talksport.com/rugby-union/exclusive-enough-enough-bracken-tired-england-coach-lancasters-excuses-141111123888#cMIx7FOO5KJ4x4rv.99" target="_blank">http://talksport.com/rugby-union/exclusive-enough-enough-bracken-tired-england-coach-lancasters-excuses-141111123888#cMIx7FOO5KJ4x4rv.99</a></p><p></p><p> Should listen to the interview imo.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan), post: 688109, member: 70842"] Bracken making some excellent different views to what the rest of the media are saying. [url]http://talksport.com/rugby-union/exclusive-enough-enough-bracken-tired-england-coach-lancasters-excuses-141111123888[/url] “There are a lot of question marks about this Lancaster reign,†said the former England scrum-half, ahead of this weekend’s second autumn international against South Africa. “In the summer they had three losses against New Zealand and, whilst a few players were injured, they [the coaching staff] were rewarded with contracts until 2019. It’s the same old, same old. “Whilst our pack are able to compete with the best in the world like New Zealand, our backs are all over the place, and consistency of selection is a problem. “He has been given a lot of slack over the last year of two. He hasn’t won a ***le, he hasn’t won a series and now the World Cup is not far away and it is the same old excuses, which I think people are getting tired of. “When a player is given a three, four, five year contract, more often than not that player will have poor performances, because they are settled, there are no concerns, no worries. Why would we reward failure? You come back from losing a Test series 3-0 and you get awarded a contract to 2019. “We have got a World Cup not too long away in England and, to be honest, anything but reaching the final will be a failure. This England team are capable of going a long away. “They have put a lot of faith in Lancaster and consistently after every game for the last two to three years all we hear are the same old sound bites. Enough is enough. It is about winning. “We are facing South Africa, who will be hurt from the weekend [defeat against Ireland]. It is about time we started fronting up and winning these important games and not coming out with sound bites. “All I’ve heard recently is it is all about the emblem on the shirt and having pride in the shirt. Enough is enough. I want to see results.†Read more at [url]http://talksport.com/rugby-union/exclusive-enough-enough-bracken-tired-england-coach-lancasters-excuses-141111123888#cMIx7FOO5KJ4x4rv.99[/url] Should listen to the interview imo. [/QUOTE]
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