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Cruden takes the money
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 7:10 pm
by Lizard
Fair play. He's done a great job for NZ and the Chiefs. You can't blame him for looking after No. 1 now.
http://m.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/arti ... d=11784064
Re: Cruden takes the money
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 7:11 pm
by J Dory
Yep, all the best to him. Hope this means Sopoaga gets more game time in black.
Re: Cruden takes the money
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 7:34 pm
by morepork
Jake White will reduce him to a kicker. I hope he carves it up, learns French, and comes home with some culinary acumen with which to dazzle the Tron cafe set.
Re: Cruden takes the money
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 8:02 pm
by cashead
Fair do's to him. Hope he enjoys a good shift up in France, getting the Eurodollars.
Re: Cruden takes the money
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 10:45 pm
by Spy
morepork wrote:Jake White will reduce him to a kicker. I hope he carves it up, learns French, and comes home with some culinary acumen with which to dazzle the Tron cafe set.
Vern Cotter will be coaching Montpellier next season.
Re: Cruden takes the money
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 11:40 pm
by morepork
That's me told then. Vern will dictate the fluff on the flat white.
Re: Cruden takes the money
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 11:43 pm
by Spy
Sorry - that sounded a bit curt. Was posting during a very short window while testing a pt- apologies.
But to expand, Cotter's probably a good coach to play under. It can't have hurt Montpellier's chances of securing Cruden, never mind the lavish pay packet.
Re: Cruden takes the money
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 11:59 pm
by morepork
Spy wrote:Sorry - that sounded a bit curt. Was posting during a very short window while testing a pt- apologies.
But to expand, Cotter's probably a good coach to play under. It can't have hurt Montpellier's chances of securing Cruden, never mind the lavish pay packet.
No need for apologies Spy me old mate. You are right.
Re: Cruden takes the money
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 3:22 am
by Eugene Wrayburn
morepork wrote:Spy wrote:Sorry - that sounded a bit curt. Was posting during a very short window while testing a pt- apologies.
But to expand, Cotter's probably a good coach to play under. It can't have hurt Montpellier's chances of securing Cruden, never mind the lavish pay packet.
No need for apologies Spy me old mate. You are right.
entirely understandable since the Herald didn't see fit to mention that whilst Jake White was the current coach, he wouldn't be by the time Cruden arrived.
Re: Cruden takes the money
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 8:57 am
by Big D
I read somewhere that Ben "from accounting" (Smith) is next to go. Can't remember the club but it's the same one as Conrad Smith.
Re: Cruden takes the money
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 9:37 am
by Lizard
Pau
Re: Cruden takes the money
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 9:47 am
by Big D
Lizard wrote:Pau
That's the one.
It would make sense that some Kiwis would explore their options overseas after this season with the Lions tour. For most you only get one chance at a Lions test series. Cruden is still young enough to reach the next world cup but this is probably the peak of his earning powers rather than post 2019 RWC. Same with Ben Smith at 30.
Re: Cruden takes the money
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 9:55 am
by dk4
Good luck to Cruden. Perhaps 1-2 years early but there are replacements available.
Hope Ben Smith stays abit longer. He offers something that we dont have in many players and with NMS injuries not sure what the other options are.
Re: Cruden takes the money
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2017 2:11 pm
by Eugene Wrayburn
dk4 wrote:Good luck to Cruden. Perhaps 1-2 years early but there are replacements available.
Hope Ben Smith stays abit longer. He offers something that we dont have in many players and with NMS injuries not sure what the other options are.
Is NMS still injured, or had he picked up a new one?