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Pat Lam leaving Connacht
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Yep, announced on BBC 5Live here that he's signed as Head Coach for Bristol.
What a crap start to the week.
Thank you for everything, Pat - whoever comes in will be standing on the shoulders of giants.
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Not at all sure about Jackman as head coach. Grenoble have flattered only to deceive under him.
Who else is available? Ben Ryan? Maybe Robbie Deans would like to coach real rugby again?
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Podge57 wrote: Bristol it is then. Feck. Joining in June.
www.bristolrugby.co.uk/news/pat-lam-appointed-as-head-coach/
Press release.
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Carolan can't be expected to stick around as academy coach forever. Maybe he's earned his shot?
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Evil_g wrote: Carolan can't be expected to stick around as academy coach forever. Maybe he's earned his shot?
Definitely think Carolan deserves a shot, but from what I have heard, he ;loves working with the academy
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Yeah I've heard that as well Nigel likes what he's doing.
If he does step up the search for academy coach will be interesting as a lot of our recent success I'd down to Nigel and his team.
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Jesus how is Pat going to Manage Jordan Crane and Henson.
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Sure Eddie only lives up the road, LAM had a another year to go on his contract, we must have received a sweetener from Bristol to allow him leave early
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Surely they could have waited until after the 2 wasps games to announce it
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clanman wrote: Surely they could have waited until after the 2 wasps games to announce it
It was in the press at the weekend, once something leaks it can't be unleaked.
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Best wishes to Pat and his family. I don't feel any animosity toward him whatsoever. It's professionalism at work in a global world. A great opportunity to take everything upward and onward. We will surely have massive interest in this role.
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clanman wrote: Surely they could have waited until after the 2 wasps games to announce it
Connacht may not have had a choice, Bristol may have been announcing today anyway so the branch had to get ahead of things
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greyingbeard wrote:
clanman wrote: Surely they could have waited until after the 2 wasps games to announce it
Connacht may not have had a choice, Bristol may have been announcing today anyway so the branch had to get ahead of things
Thats what usually happens.
Bristol have paid whatever required to get Lam on board. They want the positive press.
Onwards and upwards. Pat has always said that it's about the team, not himself. Connacht will keep going. We just need to make sure that we continue to support them
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What about Stuart Lancaster as head coach with Ben Ryan as back coach ?
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I believe he was let leave to go to Bristol only after his won the Heineken cup this year.
Interesting times again for Connacht
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