Worst International Coach ever

[Incredible Schalk]

Sorry if i've missed any obvious ones out, who is the worst international coach ever?

 

[Sir Speedy]

I'm biased though.

 

[Incredible Schalk]

Ugh, could a mod please edit in Jean Claude Skrela.

Cheers.

 

[Steve-o]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Incredible Schalk @ Feb 4 2009, 08:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Ugh, could a mod please edit in Jean Claude Skrela.

Cheers.[/b]

Done

Oh yeah and I chose Rudolf Straueli. I'm sure everybody knows why...

 

[Prestwick]

I think we all know who I voted for.

 

[Steve-o]

Surprising we got no Aussies up there..

 

[An Tarbh]

despite personal dislikes Robinson and O'Sullivan have no place in that list.

 

[Incredible Schalk]

I was struggling to fill it, there was 3 or 4 standout rubbish coaches then a few so-so ones. EOS and Robinson fall into that category, to be fair O'Sullivan had a very talented group of players yet never went past the WC quarter finals and never won the 6 nations. Robinson got worse the more years he had, 7 or 8 defeats in a row was pretty shocking.

 

[dundeesmiffy]

Frank Hadden has been bad, but he's had his moments.

 

[Stillknox]

Bernard Laporte, maybe not a bad coach but for his unique hability to bash his own players when they miss a game - and made their confidence disappear. And because in 8 years he was unable to find a first XV for RWC2007.

What's the point with Skrela ? I was young at the time but he has numerous succes with Toulouse and Les Bleus.

 

[An Tarbh]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Incredible Schalk @ Feb 4 2009, 06:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

I was struggling to fill it, there was 3 or 4 standout rubbish coaches then a few so-so ones. EOS and Robinson fall into that category, to be fair O'Sullivan had a very talented group of players yet never went past the WC quarter finals and never won the 6 nations. Robinson got worse the more years he had, 7 or 8 defeats in a row was pretty shocking.[/b]

Robinson is a world cup winning coach, O'Sullivan coached Ireland to 3 triple crowns, just because he overstayed his welcome doesn't put him in the same low standing as others mentioned.

 

[feicarsinn]

i doubt steady eddie deserves a place in that list he did actually win a few things for us which is rare enough

 

[danny]

De Villiers should be in that list.What other coach has only got his job cos of his skin colour?

 

[Steve-o]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (An Tarbh @ Feb 4 2009, 09:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Robinson is a world cup winning coach[/b]

When was this?

 

[Bullitt]

2003. He was head coach while SCW was DOR.

 

[Steve-o]

Then why wasn't he knighted as well?

Also, why does wiki say this under the heading "Career as England Head Coach":

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div>

Robinson won just nine of his twenty two matches in charge after replacing World Cup-winning Sir Clive Woodward in 2004[/b]

Does it work differently in England, like how Martin Johnson is DOR but does the post match interviews and selecting of the squad.

 

[An Tarbh]

well if it says it on wiki then it must be true

he did the proper coaching, Woodward may have had the title but Robinson did the work.

 

[Bullitt]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Steve-o @ Feb 4 2009, 07:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Then why wasn't he knighted as well?[/b]

The same reason half of the English public couldn't name a single other player in the final XV to Wilkinson; The media.

 

[Steve-o]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (An Tarbh @ Feb 4 2009, 09:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

well if it says it on wiki then it must be true

he did the proper coaching, Woodward may have had the title but Robinson did the work.[/b]

So if the 'rugby circles'/'the power that be' knew this, why was Woodward chosen to lead the B&I Lions in 2004?

 

[cyRil]

*Turns head to Tarbh*