itxtme:

 

Your wrong, they have a review after every tour, none of this is unusual.  They even highlighted issues post the Northern tour last year, giving them their last chance.  Do you honestly think it was going to be OK to continue losing? The fact of the matter is that a certain level of performance is required, and Fosters stats are the worst of any modern NZ coach.  You might think he should sack him or allow him the cycle, but the cycle is an arbitrary date that you have in your mind, while the damage to the brand continues.  Its NZR job to do the best by their organisation, and ignoring the losses is foolish.

 

They are running a business and for some bizarre reason in your opinion there should be a continuation of the rot, rather than stamping it out??  The All Blacks may just become the Man U of union! I am still waiting for either of you to actually say what Robinson said that was so offensive to you in regards to Foster??

 

The Irish series we won one, lost one, and lost one under unusual circumstances, to the top team in the world.  The end-of-year review highlighted issues with the assistants, and Foster asked for a chance for those coaches to change their approach, but that takes time, and 3 tests, under difficult circumstances is hardly ideal. They have made changes (which for the record, I supported). The first test in SA wasn't great but there were signs of change and improvement and the second test showed some very encouraging signs. 

Neither Handle or I are advocating for Foster to keep his job per se, but the way Fosters boss has handled this in the public eye is a disgrace. In a usual employment situation you'd be opening yourself up to a personal grievance and constructive dismissal claim and looking down the barrel of a very large financial penalty. It's not about the decision of whether to keep him or not, it's about how it's handled.