After the shambolic World Cup campaign, where the English squad seemed more intent on wreaking havoc off the field than on it, there could be some serious changes being made ahead at Twickenham.
This week coming will be massive in terms of where the Rugby Football Union goes, as 130 clubs have put their weight behind a letter calling for the acting chief executive Martyn Thomas to resign with immediate effect.
What this, in effect, does is put a huge amount of pressure on the RFU board of directors as if they refuse to axe Thomas then a special general meeting can be called as enough clubs have called for the motion.
Furthermore, the mess has deepened as Martyn Thomas has called for another review into happenings with the national side via the RFU’s legal chief Karena Vleck – but it doesn’t have the backing of either the Rugby Players Association or Premier Rugby Ltd – which means that the squad are refusing to co-operate with the investigation.
And, yep, there’s more to come. Martin Johnson (who I think is actually a good coach in an impossible situation) has to wait and wonder about his position at the RFU with seemingly no steering from his powers above about what’s going on.
No wonder people report of a lack of morale…
Being a Pom, it saddens and shocks me that it has descended into such a crazy situation with so many people spinning around it like a plughole. However, what’s more scary is that these incompetent members of the RFU manage the richest and most profitable union in the game. God knows how they do it…
What does everyone else think of the events at HQ – and do you agree with John O’Neill’s request to receive assurances that the politics at the RFU won’t affect the next RWC?
And what do you think about the English position within the rugby world?
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