Mike Ruddock

cymro1170

Mike Ruddock resigned last night as coach of the Wales Rugby team.

This is a great loss to us as a nation as he has produced some of the best rugby that Wales has played for years!

pavlovs_dog

a real bolt out of the blue.

what do you reckon to all this talk of player pressure cymro?

cymro1170

pavlovs_dog wrote:

a real bolt out of the blue.

what do you reckon to all this talk of player pressure cymro?

I doubt we will ever know the truth about his departure - but if it is player pressure then shame on them!

They wouldn't be where they are now without him

pavlovs_dog

who would you like to see as new coach?

cymro1170

pavlovs_dog wrote:

who would you like to see as new coach?

Oh god I don't know

pavlovs_dog

call yourself a welshman? :rotfl:

funky-footprints

Ruddock did not win Wales the 6 nations ..... a team built over a period of time won the 6 nations .... not one little man.

Would love to know the truth about all this, instead of having to hear tittle tattle rumours. no doubt he will make a lot of money when he sells his version of the story.

VardreRFC

Not one little man.

Mike Ruddock is NOT a little man......... The way he developed Swansea to play a game that had me enthralled. In Ireland he could have taken over the Irish squad. He DEVELOPED the Newport Gwent Dragons into an exciting successful unit.

If the Welsh players were naturally developing into a Grand Slam side. The results of season 2003/04 do not show it. I thank Steve Hanson, Graham Henry and Andrew Hore for the fitness and structure of the squad, but it all came together under Mike.

I was uneasy initially at the selection process of Mike, and that he felt it necessary to give his resignation letter to the Western Mail before the WRU, but still feel that this is more of on indictment of Mr. D. Pickering and Mr. S. Lewis.

I hope Mike makes a long and even more successful career in rugby after this and wish him and his family all the best.

jockettuk

shouldnt this be on the discussion board.. im thinking it will be moved as soon as a mod sees it..

pavlovs_dog

for a bit more taffy bashing...? (seeing as thats what we normally get subjected to)

jockettuk

pavlovs_dog wrote:

for a bit more taffy bashing...? (seeing as thats what we normally get subjected to)

taffy bashing didnt see any of that on here..