Quantcast

Wilson's down.... now for the rest


Decisions, decisions....

By cardiffsteve
June 15 2015

I suppose it's fair to say the Danny Wilson appointment didn't exactly come out of the blue.

 

It's also fair to say that by and large it's been met with approval. From the media and from fans. Here's a genuine up and comer, still under 40, being given a chance to build something.

 

But the rest of the coaching appointments are easily as important.

 

Defence Coach: John Muggleton, the former Gloucester, Scarletsand Australia defence guru has been linked by the Rugby Paper. Personally I would like to see Phil Blake, formerly of Leicester, get the gig. This is a truly key appointment. Sorting out our colander of a defence could in itself get us a few places higher up the league table.

 

Backs Coach: This appears to be nailed on. Paul John is apparently staying. Some surprise given that his friend and fellow caretaker Dale Mcintosh has been a dead coach walking for a couple of months. But for a team in 10th, we score a lot of tries. There's reason to believe that John knows what he's doing and Wilson clearly rates him.

 

Assistant Forwards Coach: Wilson is of course a forwards specialist but may well elect to have an additional forwards coach involved to spread the workload. An obvious candidate might be Gethin Jenkins, who looks likely to move into coaching post retirement and a player/coach role might be an ideal stepping stone. But with world cup commitments, its likely this wont happen just yet. Andi Kyriacou might stay on but with a new broom sweeping through, Wilson may well want another of his own men. Another promising younger coach like Greg Woods of Cross Keys might be an ideal candidate.

 

The decisions made here could end up making or breaking Wilson's first season. So, no pressure Danny mate.

 

 

View a Printer Friendly version of this Story.

Bookmark or share this story with:

Wilson's down.... now for the rest
Discussion started by theArmsPark.co.uk , 15/06/2015 12:28
theArmsPark.co.uk
15/06/2015 12:28
What do you think? You can have your say by posting below.
If you do not already have an account Click here to Register.

theArmsPark.co.uk Admin
16/06/2015 23:19
Greg Woods, now there's interesting shout.

I too would love to see Phil Blake get in.

I see that Marco Caputo has also left his role at Leinster, following their poor season. I don't know much about him, but you'd image any coaches out of work would be interested in working with Danny and this Cardiff project.

A couple of other outside bets; Gareth Llewellyn, Jon Humphreys, Shade Munro (Very outside!)

Admin of theArmsPark.co.uk,
Make Noise and You Will Be Heard!

http://v4admin.sportnetwork.net/upload/170/170_0_1264029860.jpg

Your Name: 
Subject: 
We record all IP addresses on the Sportnetwork message boards which may be required by the authorities in case of defamatory or abusive comment. We seek to monitor the Message Boards at regular intervals. We do not associate Sportnetwork with any of the comments and do not take responsibility for any statements or opinions expressed on the Message Boards. If you have any cause for concern over any material posted here please let us know as soon as possible by e-mailing abuse@sportnetwork.net