Bring Woodward Back

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"How about starting a Bring Woodward Back thread then, Portnoy? Might generate some discussion? Think you'll find that he's a fairly polarising fella"

Ok As, Bring Woody back!

[won't be popular]

Rugby could do with a panto villain

There are some who would like to see Clive (like Edward) in a Wicker Man.

There was nothing sadder than watching Michael Jordan tarnishing his image when he came out of retirement.

Winning the world cup is the pinnacle of rugby achievement. You can never better it. You can only ever stay at the same level or you can fall. Woodward shouldn't be seen as the answer to all ills, because that's just setting him up for a fall.

Bring in a young 'un, with ambition and balls. Look forward, not back.

Why bother,he`s made it very clear he does`nt want to know about England set up now.

Didn't Woody jump ship sharpish when the team started losing, I remember their ill-fated tour of Australia and NZ in 2004 when they got mightily thumped and SCW went not long after that didn't he?

You do know the reasons SCW resigned ?

Here's part of a report at the time:

"Woodward, unbeknown to the public, was already close to walking away, frustrated at the lack of time he could spend with his players and with the amount of rugby they were having to play each season.

The summer tour to New Zealand and Australia epitomised how low England's stock had fallen.

Woodward, ever the perfectionist, was furious that any hopes of victory were effectively ended by the exhaustion of so many of the squad, most of whom had flown to Auckland straight from a punishing Premiership season. "

There is now the EPS which allows the players to get together for many weeks to train for England. Also these players are limited to the number of games they can play per season. Some of

Woodward has absolutely zero interest in the grassroots game and has made that perfectly clear on any number of occasions - his appointment to any role that involves all levels of the game would be a disaster imo

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:Woodward has absolutely zero interest in the grassroots game and has made that perfectly clear on any number of occasions - his appointment to any role that involves all levels of the game would be a disaster imo

Yes As, I was going to suggest Phil Vickery as his deputy to cover the lower echelons.

Why?