The new Leinster Coach [If Joe takes the Irish Job]

.ak

Leinster are preparing themselves for a possible move to the IRFU's top job by Joe, Mick Dawson says.

Who's your choice? Personally my dream coaching bill would be Jono Gibbs, with Alex King as backs coach.

.ak

I'll add more names to the poll if you can think of any.

thomond2006

.ak wrote: »

I'll add more names to the poll if you can think of any.

Duncan Williams

Quint2010

Wayne Smith. I want another external appointment-southern hemisphere if possible.

CIARAN_BOYLE

Quint2010 wrote: »

Wayne Smith. I want another external appointment-southern hemisphere if possible.

Won't come north family reasons. Sick parents I think. Turned down a job with England a few years ago.

awec

Any of the people who voted for Kidney brave enough to admit it?

My money is on [Jackass] and .ak.

phog

awec wrote: »

Any of the people who voted for Kidney brave enough to admit it?

My money is on [Jackass] and .ak.

I don't normally vote on polls but I couldn't hold myslef back from voting for Deccie. I'd love to see the reaction here if Leinster appoint him as Head Coach.

my friend

O'Driscoll might be looking for something to do next year

What about a mixture?

I'd like to see Gibbes and Dempsey involved.

Dempsey's work with the academy has been really important over the past number of years.

I'd take a setup like this any day.

Head/Forwards Coach - Jono Gibbes
Scrum Coach - Reggie Corrigan
Backs Coach - Dempsey

phog

phog wrote: »

I don't normally vote on polls but I couldn't hold myslef back from voting for Deccie. I'd love to see the reaction here if Leinster appoint him as Head Coach.

for a place you clearly hate, you spend a lot of time here.

justsomebloke

my friend wrote: »

O'Driscoll might be looking for something to do next year

He's a great player but I wouldn't be pushed about Leinster taking me on in a coaching roll.

FellasFellas

Deleted User wrote: »

What about a mixture?

I'd like to see Gibbes and Dempsey involved.

Dempsey's work with the academy has been really important over the past number of years.

I'd take a setup like this any day.

Head/Forwards Coach - Jono Gibbes
Scrum Coach - Reggie Corrigan
Backs Coach - Dempsey

John Fogarty is a quality forwards coach too, does Trojan work with the underage leinster teams and sub-academy.

Grimebox

I don't even recognize half those names, and the names I do know, I barely know enough about their skills as a couch. So I picked Declan Kidney/Atari Jaguar

.ak

phog wrote: »

I don't normally vote on polls but I couldn't hold myslef back from voting for Deccie. I'd love to see the reaction here if Leinster appoint him as Head Coach.

You're sick, sick man.

CIARAN_BOYLE

Grimebox wrote: »

I don't even recognize half those names, and the names I do know, I barely know enough about their skills as a couch. So I picked Declan Kidney/Atari Jaguar

Just for reference here is the current and notable past jobs of each suggested name

Les Kiss Ireland Interim Head Coach, Former Ireland Attack/Backs coach
Jono Gibbes Leinster Forwards coach under Cheika and Schmidt
Alex King Clermont Backs Coach, contracted with Northampton for next season
Girven Dempsey Leinster A Head Coach
Mike Ruddock Ireland U20 Head Coach Former Wales Head Coach
Conor O'Shea Harlequins Director or Rugby
Richie Murphy Leinster Skills coach

jamiedav2011

It'd be O'Shea for me, but no chance at all of that happening.

Next in line would be Smith or Galthie but again no chance.

I'd take any of King, McKenzie or a Gibbes/Girve/Murphy mixture though.

Wouldn't let O'Shea anywhere near the Leinster job!

Complete mis-fit.

Have you seen how Harlequins play rugby!?

opinionatedfan

Would like to see Jono given a chance at it, then bring in a proven quality backs coach.

jacothelad

thomond2006 wrote: »

Duncan Williams

..assisted by 666.

Deleted User wrote: »

for a place you clearly hate, you spend a lot of time here.

The maxim "Know your enemy" applies here perhaps...Or is it "Know your enema?"........:D

justsomebloke wrote: »

He's a great player but I wouldn't be pushed about Leinster taking me on in a coaching roll.

Yes but are you as good as him?

Grimebox wrote: »

I don't even recognize half those names, and the names I do know, I barely know enough about their skills as a couch. So I picked Declan Kidney/Atari Jaguar

They'd probably be up for a nice snooze in the office.

Grimebox

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

Just for reference here is the current and notable past jobs of each suggested name

Les Kiss Ireland Interim Head Coach, Former Ireland Attack/Backs coach
Jono Gibbes Leinster Forwards coach under Cheika and Schmidt
Alex King Clermont Backs Coach, contracted with Northampton for next season
Girven Dempsey Leinster A Head Coach
Mike Ruddock Ireland U20 Head Coach Former Wales Head Coach
Conor O'Shea Harlequins Director or Rugby
Richie Murphy Leinster Skills coach

Cheers for that.

I still don't see how anyone can really know how these guys fair as coaches other than how their teams have performed. Les Kiss is the only one with any negatives, the rest seem like perfect candidates but its impossible for us to really know which is better imo

phog

Deleted User wrote: »

for a place you clearly hate, you spend a lot of time here.

Wow, actually I love Boards, don't like some of the juvenile/troll type posts but I've learnt to live with them.

jacothelad

It seems to be customary for newly appointed head coaches to bring in some of their own staff. I would imagine that he might want to bring Gibbes with him thus removing him from the Leinster day to day work.

I'm surprised, given all the love shown this time last year, that a lot of Leinster fans haven't called for Brian McLaughlin's immediate installation.:p:p:p

phog

phog wrote: »

Wow, actually I love Boards, don't like some of the juvenile/troll type posts but I've learnt to live with them.

Perhaps read exactly what you wrote in this thread.

opinionatedfan

Gibbes was at Leinster before Joe, would hope he would remain afterwards.

phog

Deleted User wrote: »

Perhaps read exactly what you wrote in this thread.

It was clearly a joke and I was open about why I voted Kidney, surely that didn't go amiss, did it?

thomond2006

jacothelad wrote: »

..assisted by 666.

I'll need an endless supply of popcorn in that case!

phog

phog wrote: »

It was clearly a joke and I was open about why I voted Kidney, surely that didn't go amiss, did it?

No problem with jokes, but I just think the double standards is pretty weird.

thomond2006 isn't allowed make jokes I don't think...

.ak

Can we stick to the discussion at hand people?

phog

Deleted User wrote: »

No problem with jokes, but I just think the double standards is pretty weird.

thomond2006 isn't allowed make jokes I don't think...

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as per Mods request above

Almaviva

Fast Eddie

ssaye

Brian McLaughlin maybe?

Trying to think of others probably available

molloyjh

phog wrote: »

I don't normally vote on polls but I couldn't hold myslef back from voting for Deccie. I'd love to see the reaction here if Leinster appoint him as Head Coach.

Gibbs for me with a decent backs coach to come in. King would have been nice. Not sure who else is available.

Tox56

I must say King would be very appealing, I do think we'll need a good backs coach to keep things fresh. Northampton won't be too willing to let him go I would imagine.

awec

ssaye wrote: »

Brian McLaughlin maybe?

Trying to think of others probably available

Mentioned him in one of the previous threads about this. Wouldn't be a bad choice IMO.

awec

awec wrote: »

Mentioned him in one of the previous threads about this. Wouldn't be a bad choice IMO.

If Dempsey gets promoted I'd like McLaughlin to be involved with the As / Academy.

seanmacc

Eric Elwood.

Not likely to happen but he's a decent coach who's out of work at the moment that wouldn't cost the earth.
It would be a ballsy decision to appoint him but could pay dividends.

seanmacc

seanmacc wrote: »

Eric Elwood.

Not likely to happen but he's a decent coach who's out of work at the moment that wouldn't cost the earth.
It would be a ballsy decision to appoint him but could pay dividends.

I feel he's genuinely out of work for health reasons.

Being a head coach was killing him.

MrDerp

phog wrote: »

I don't normally vote on polls but I couldn't hold myslef back from voting for Deccie. I'd love to see the reaction here if Leinster appoint him as Head Coach.

Ditto. I couldn't help it. I haven't even read the full list!

I was looking down through the list and then I saw Kidney's name. The entire screen around it became a cloud and I could see but one name. I pictured him grinning after a home loss in the Heineken cup, talking about a couple of passes that didn't stick, and the special performance that's just around the corner.

Sorry, I couldn't help it. Surely his name should have been last, no? :P

jamiedav2011

Thinking about it, maintaining some continuity with Gibbes would probably be a good idea.

Would Dempsey be good enough to come in as backs coach?

Perhaps Nigel Carolan?

awec

Deleted User wrote: »

If Dempsey gets promoted I'd like McLaughlin to be involved with the As / Academy.

Would hardly leave our academy to join yours though.

awec

awec wrote: »

Would hardly leave our academy to join yours though.

agreed. Not going to happen.

freyners

Deleted User wrote: »

I feel he's genuinely out of work for health reasons.

Being a head coach was killing him.

this

Watch the West awakes again if you get a chance, you could see the toll it was taking on him.

its_phil

jamiedav2011 wrote: »

Perhaps Nigel Carolan?

You stay the f*** away from Nigel or we'll chase you out of Galway with pitchforks.


:pac:

freyners

jamiedav2011 wrote:

Perhaps Nigel Carolan?

Oi taking Macca is bad enough, stay away from him:P

ssaye

freyners wrote: »

Oi taking Macca is bad enough, stay away from him:P

A boards post from Jan 2012


"Word is Nigel Carolan has been approached by Leinster as backs coach. . . that would be a hammer blow to the province if you ask me. "


Hmmmm

Not happening

Wendolene

FWIW, I think Mike Ruddock might get the nod. That said, I've no idea who are the other 3 or 4 in the short-list with Joe Schmidt, so my punt on Ruddock may be way off.

BTW, has anyone heard who is on the short-list with Joe for the Ireland job ?

Northampton did their deal with Alex King very early, as they're doing a huge re-org for next year, so I really can't see them letting him slip from their grasp.

Anyone consider yet another Clermont coach - Vern Cotter himself ?

I also hear Michael Bradley's available. :pac:

ssaye

U20 RWC this summer, may want to do it.

.ak

Cotter said publicly he'll be seeing out his job in Clermont until may 2014 no matter what.

ambid

Deleted User wrote: »

What about a mixture?

I'd like to see Gibbes and Dempsey involved.

Dempsey's work with the academy has been really important over the past number of years.

I'd take a setup like this any day.

Head/Forwards Coach - Jono Gibbes
Scrum Coach - Reggie Corrigan
Backs Coach - Dempsey

You've just fired Greg Feek :eek:

opinionatedfan

Feek contract is up in the summer...

ambid

ambid wrote: »

You've just fired Greg Feek :eek:

I imagine he's gone with Schmidt