: Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:46 pm  

woolston wolf wrote:

Why is it that Cullen is so knowledgable about the game and seems to have all the answers but he is still out of a coaching job,

Perhaps he has found his niche with sky. He could aways talk a good game,

I could watch a replay of a match on the tele then sit there and talk you through what went right and wrong for each team and why the tries were scored. Should I be given a coaching job?

It's one thing pointing out what happened, what can and perhaps what will happen, it's another thing completely to prevent from happening to your team.

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:02 pm  

'Hitman' Norvern Soul wrote:

I could watch a replay of a match on the tele then sit there and talk you through what went right and wrong for each team and why the tries were scored. Should I be given a coaching job?

It's one thing pointing out what happened, what can and perhaps what will happen, it's another thing completely to prevent from happening to your team.

Correct. I also think it is the easiest thing to know what is going wrong but much harder to come up with solutions for that and then to get the players to respond to the issues collectively and individually.

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:12 pm  

Just to throw in another rumour.

I have heard a whisper that Cullen for Widnes coach and Briers to be brought in as Assistant coach.

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:36 pm  

Wolfette wrote:

Just to throw in another rumour.

I have heard a whisper that Cullen for Widnes coach and Briers to be brought in as Assistant coach.

Not a chance.

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:22 pm  

Wolfette wrote:

Just to throw in another rumour.

I have heard a whisper that Cullen for Widnes coach and Briers to be brought in as Assistant coach.

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:23 pm  

Wire Bury Bob wrote:

The funniest bit was when he was talking about Dorn's natural instinct being to go for an intercept rather than to defend well. Something along the lines of "The irony of that isn't lost on me by the way". I choked on beer with laughter.
On the whole I found him interesting and informative. I enjoyed his discussion about defensive structures, its a part of the game I often miss.

I have to agree completely. I've always enjoyed listening to Cullen talk a game of rugby, always thought he'd make a good pundit.

We also laughed over the Dorn intercept thing.

: Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:30 pm  

Rugbychick™ wrote:

I have to agree completely. I've always enjoyed listening to Cullen talk a game of rugby, always thought he'd make a good pundit.

We also laughed over the Dorn intercept thing.

Was it really Ironic, though?
71?
Ed Byrne?
Catpiss?