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<blockquote data-quote="FrenchFan" data-source="post: 857578" data-attributes="member: 70871"><p>Have to disagree. Where is the evidence of that? We use to be favourites for 6N now we're not even contenders. Next 6N will not be different. Because we're</p><p>going back into the same season with exactly same structure, same issues etc. The same causes produce same effects.</p><p></p><p>Also at test level if you're not progressing you're going backwards because there's always going to be nations ready to take over. This is what's happening.</p><p></p><p>The French team is in a decline. That decline hasn't been halted with Noves because this can't be one man's crusade. It's in the nature of decline to get worse if not dealt with. There's a lot of sabre rattling with Laporte but no decision so far. We're falling behind in our approach of the test game - because the same club-country politics is still in place. Same causes same effects again.</p><p></p><p>Think you're not looking at the reality of the game here. And beware of clichés like 'France and England should never be outside top 4 blabla given size and</p><p>resources'. But it depends how one is using these resources. England have found a more viable balance with club and country. We haven't.</p><p></p><p>Looking at your assumptions above France is not meeting i) and vi)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FrenchFan, post: 857578, member: 70871"] Have to disagree. Where is the evidence of that? We use to be favourites for 6N now we're not even contenders. Next 6N will not be different. Because we're going back into the same season with exactly same structure, same issues etc. The same causes produce same effects. Also at test level if you're not progressing you're going backwards because there's always going to be nations ready to take over. This is what's happening. The French team is in a decline. That decline hasn't been halted with Noves because this can't be one man's crusade. It's in the nature of decline to get worse if not dealt with. There's a lot of sabre rattling with Laporte but no decision so far. We're falling behind in our approach of the test game - because the same club-country politics is still in place. Same causes same effects again. Think you're not looking at the reality of the game here. And beware of clichés like 'France and England should never be outside top 4 blabla given size and resources'. But it depends how one is using these resources. England have found a more viable balance with club and country. We haven't. Looking at your assumptions above France is not meeting i) and vi) [/QUOTE]
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