Re: Phil Seymour : Sun Sep 10, 2023 9:29 pm  

PopTart wrote:

Scruton didn't take it that way.

Wouldn't know, I didn't speak to either party involved. I'm assuming you got that directly from him though and corroborated it with Smith to ensure accuracy and not just taking it third hand from a 'reporter' who interviewed him weeks after the event from a player who perhaps had an axe to grind

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Re: Phil Seymour : Sun Sep 10, 2023 9:39 pm  

Egg Banjo wrote:

Wouldn't know, I didn't speak to either party involved. I'm assuming you got that directly from him though and corroborated it with Smith to ensure accuracy and not just taking it third hand from a 'reporter' who interviewed him weeks after the event from a player who perhaps had an axe to grind

It was a live interview so from Scruton himself, where he said good things about Smith but also that he did some weird things that were hard to take.
I spoke to Smith too (not about that) and I liked him a lot. Great knowledge of the game and passion for rugby. Would have been nice for him to stay and build something but he wanted change the whole club and we just didn't have those kinda finances.

Funny that I have to prove my statement but you can just state whatever comes into your head.

And Smith didn't want to stay for the extra year but Carter talked him into it. Hardly ousting him out.

Re: Phil Seymour : Sun Sep 10, 2023 9:50 pm  

Egg Banjo wrote:

Pretty sure it was said in jest as Scrutons wife was working for the club and Smith at the time

The way Nick told the story on the radio didn't sound like it was done in jest.

Re: Phil Seymour : Mon Sep 11, 2023 9:06 am  

Scarlet Pimpernell wrote:

If we had an experienced director of rugby who knew what they were doing then signings like Lineham, Proctor etc. would not have gone ahead.

It was a director of rugby that signed him - well he wasn't our but he is one now he's at another club....

Re: Phil Seymour : Mon Sep 11, 2023 12:51 pm  

Prince Buster wrote:

In all fairness i think Atoni has improved massively since Dave arrived

He looks like a totally different player. Aggressive with some intent and decent go forward.

Re: Phil Seymour : Mon Sep 11, 2023 6:50 pm  

Record number of nillings isn’t the sign of a good coach Mr Seymour

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Re: Phil Seymour : Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:30 pm  

Willzay wrote:

Record number of nillings isn’t the sign of a good coach Mr Seymour

Ultimately this is my biggest issue.
Losing is not always a sign as you could lose them all by 1 point but not scoring is a real problem and is the responsibility of the coach.
Player injuries of course matter but to not be able to work out one single play that would work for our team is a problem.

Re: Phil Seymour : Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:48 pm  

I thought the attack (or, lack there of) was Ford's fault!

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Re: Phil Seymour : Mon Sep 11, 2023 7:54 pm  

charlie wrote:

I thought the attack (or, lack there of) was Ford's fault!

Let's say coaching team then.
Clearly we've had some games where the attack looked really sharp so it isn't easy to point out what it us, but Mash is ultimately responsible.