Croft sticks up for Jonno

Croft is sticking up for Johnson.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/15363596.stm

Does anyone else agree? I think I do, lets not forget England's performance against Aus both home and away and lets also not forget we are the current holders of the 6 nations, Is Johnson to blame for the players lack of discipline and poor performances on the field? I don't think he is, so until he decides otherwise I think all this talk is disrespectful.

I take it he is referring to the press market making for his dismissal and not the RFU review?

"Is Johnson to blame for the players lack of discipline"

Maybe not 100%.....however he should have made it a completely dry two months. They are professional rugby players there for a purpose...not on a stag do....and too be honest they played like and end of season local club pee up tour....

Tindall's Stag Do

http://www.espnscrum.com/2011-rugby-world-cup/rugby/story/152636.html

the fact is that most Test teams have a head coach who does more coaching than Johnson, and a performance director who keeps an eye on the playing style from the youth sides through to the seniors. There has been no sense with Johnson that he has a strategic view for England's various national sides - and that is important when we can hope or expect Joe Lunachbury, George Ford, Owen Farrell, Christian Wade and others from the Under-20s to start being promoted into England squads in the next 12 months.

Someone needs to step forward with that vision, be it a Stuart Lancaster from the existing set-up, or a performance director