According to the New Zealand Herald Sport Section Today 7/6/09 a story have former All Black and Blues CEO Andy Dalton "squaring off" with Pat Lam about the direction of the Blues for 2010 and the performance this year.Where to start.
The Auckland Blues year were abysmal. A travesty of the competition. They received numerous hidings throughout the competition, primarily from us at Waikato Stadium 63-34, but also got rolled by the Reds at home 24-31, lost to the Hurricanes 45-27, lost to Canterybury at home 13-15, lost to the Brumbies 37-15, lost to the Warratahs at home 22-27. Just shameful.
Pat Lam, you as the coach you and you alone are ultimately responsible, where's your pride in the jersey and the job that you've done? Where's your sense of honour to say to Andy Dalton - 'I'm out of my depth and I don't know what I am doing?' At what point do you say, it was my choice to play Toeava at fullback? Lead by example - give up. A mediocre NPC win does not make you qualified for the Super 14 and look at how out of depth you were.
And the problem with the team is the assistant coaches? What about Kevin Mealamu's speeches after the game if any things criminal after the Chiefs had wiped the floor with the hapless Blues he stood at Waikato Stadium and told the baying crowd that they'd played well all up and just had one or two areas to work on - try your defence judas. Shane Howarth may well be an Auckland mincer from way back but how can he be held responsible for the awfulness of the team?
The truth is the apathetic Auckland public are the one's to blame. There is no passion from supporters of the Auckland Blues. Apathy from the supporters spills onto the players who realise that no-body cares what they do, and lo and behold its okay to lose at home to the Queensland Reds in pool play, oh how Bluebeard the pirate and his mates wished that those lights had stayed off, and should have stayed off for good.
Pat Lam for the good of New Zealand Rugby do us a favour and fall on your sword.
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