The Silver Fern

@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks 2026:

@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2026:

please be true

I can't handle this much good news.

@SammyC said in All Blacks 2026:

@Kirwan said in All Blacks 2026:

@Chris said in All Blacks 2026:

if Razor is gone sacked on player power.The next coach has a hell of a job as he will be run by the Senior players
That is a disaster the tail wagging the dog has never worked what happens if the players dont like the next coach.
Looks like the players are going to coach themselves and are untouchable, selections become a closed shop on their say so no mates getting dropped at any time.Certain players will be bigger than the game that should never happen.
Player Power brings a lot of teams down and they never come back.
If certain players are not sent packing with the coaches NZR are on a dog lead on certain players whims.

He's been sacked becauses he's the worst All Black coach of the professional era.

All vibes and no substance. And a shit "haircut".

I'd love to see your haircut.

I have sneaking suspicion you are one of those bald guys who is jealous of everyone who has hair.

I support sacking the coaching team BTW.. Agree with your point there.

Super bald. Also have enough self esteem not to style a crafty combover, and friends that would never let that happen.

Any other ad hominem attacks loaded? I'm pretty short too.

@jimmyb said in All Blacks 2026:

Don’t worry everyone, Ardie and best blues squad of the last 100 years will come and save the day.

We’re still fucked

@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2026:

I'd love to see the smile on Sotutu's face right now.

Akira, Dalton, Plummer, Lam, the list goes on.

@game_film said in All Blacks 2026:

I’m genuinely excited for Razor’s next move. Will he fade away into some consultancy job or turn up at Twickers with a Henry Pollock haircut?

Probably will start a podcast.

And for emphasis, this was the worst coaching and selecting group of the modern era.

Fucking estatic they are being fucked off.

While it's fun to think the Fern had a role, we were just surfacing the information about what was happening behind closed doors. Thanks for the posters that shared that.

@jimmyb said in All Blacks 2026:

Unless a few players are axed as well, this will be for absolutely nothing

Fish rots from the head.

@antipodean said in All Blacks 2026:

@ChiefsMana said in All Blacks 2026:

https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/scott-robertson-to-depart-all-blacks-head-coach-role-as-player-power-forces-nzr-hand/a1191576889.html

So Rúaidhrí O'Connor also reads TSF.

It's a good idea, from what I understand posters here broke the bloody story.

@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2026:

If it is to be Joseph he has no allegiance to the current players so should be given the mandate to move players along if warranted, regardless of your name. Otherwise nothing changes.

Start from scratch, pick on form and just build his own team.

@george33 said in All Blacks 2026:

@george33 let's hope Ryan goes also.

They all need to go, clean then all out.

Thanks for letting us know the rumours early on too.

@Chris said in All Blacks 2026:

if Razor is gone sacked on player power.The next coach has a hell of a job as he will be run by the Senior players
That is a disaster the tail wagging the dog has never worked what happens if the players dont like the next coach.
Looks like the players are going to coach themselves and are untouchable, selections become a closed shop on their say so no mates getting dropped at any time.Certain players will be bigger than the game that should never happen.
Player Power brings a lot of teams down and they never come back.
If certain players are not sent packing with the coaches NZR are on a dog lead on certain players whims.

He's been sacked becauses he's the worst All Black coach of the professional era.

All vibes and no substance. And a shit "haircut".

@nzzp said in Blues 2026:

@Kirwan said in Blues 2026:

@nzzp said in Blues 2026:

@nostrildamus said in Blues 2026:

Unless you are BB or Christie.

Beaudy came as a senior AB

Christie is the exception - but that's hardly a ringing endorsement

And plays for Ta$man

I wondered about saying that - but you're right

60% of the time, I'm right every time.

@Bovidae said in All Blacks 2026:

It would be a ruthless (and expensive) move by Kirk and co.

In other words, the ethos that used to synonymous with the All Blacks. Long overdue, and yes it also needs to be applied to the players performance.

@nzzp said in Blues 2026:

@nostrildamus said in Blues 2026:

Unless you are BB or Christie.

Beaudy came as a senior AB

Christie is the exception - but that's hardly a ringing endorsement

And plays for Ta$man

@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2026:

@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2026:

assuming its true....really just for the purposes of a chat

im conflicted.....i didn't want them to drag things out like they did with fozzie...but also....getting rid of razor and keeping all the players that have been there through these poor performances and possibly seeding the toxic environment is also not good

i was about to post "I will absolutely crack up if they sack the coaches and then the same players get picked in July anyway"

If they win, and play well, we'll know what the problem was.

But I think it's clear that there is a good 20% surfing in on the back of the provincial cabal currently in charge.

@Duluth said in Super Rugby 2026:

@Tim said in Super Rugby 2026:

@Bovidae said in Super Rugby 2026:

Feb 6: Blues vs Crusaders – Takapuna Rugby Club, Onewa Domain, Auckland

Might be a fun afternoon on the Shore.

Good excuse for a TSF catch up

@Kirwan @JK @snowy @dogmeat ?

Sure, live rugby? Whats that again?

This is cruel if it turns out not be true.

I just broke all my fingers crossing them so hard.

@pakman said in All Blacks 2025:

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/scott-robertson-discusses-his-future-leading-the-all-blacks/

Worst head coach since John Mitchell.

This is as good as it's going to get. He'll continue to "Super-Rugby-ifying" the team will small, ineffective loosies. Get an over the hill RM back at ten, the very average/error prone LF at centre, Jordan at fullback instead of the wing and we'll all have tight schincters worrying about losing the Bledisloe or the Eden Park record with a wildly inconsistent AB team. Slow march towards becoming the Wales of the South Pacific.

Any team that fronts up with a tough forward pack will destory us.

@MajorPom said in Wales v All Blacks:

@Kirwan disagree on the cricket. Actually think they have that pretty good It’s a slow game so doesn’t kill it.

NRL bunker has it spot on for 80-90 min matches.

I jumped onto the ashes and died of boredom watching them look for what felt like an hour looking for a sound rolling the tape forward and back.

Was painful.