bloody depressing.
Hudson has used a nicey nicey, matey matey approach letting these guns choose their games on some misguided assumption that they would then front for the important shark.
Obviously hasn't worked and they don't give a fudge
Can't blame Hudson for this. Obviously no approach works with these guys who have decided that playing for their country is not worth the effort.
I'd like to compare it to the top African players playing for very small countries in qualifiers - I'm sure they're a lot more prideful.
In saying that, NZF is a complete shambles so it's hard to blame them sometimes.
No I don't agree.
If Hudson plays the nicey, softy, matey approach having coffee with Tommy at Starbucks in Ipswich, saying Tommy, my son, I don't mind you missing the odd game here and there (just say the word) but by god commit yourself to the serious shark, I don't have a problem with that. And that is exactly how that conversation would have gone.
Many countries have no problems having their gun overseas players , playing for them in fudgein important games. Call it pride, patriotism, culture, call it whatever you like but others manage to do it whilst we fail.
So whatever line Hudson has been spinning (and that is his strength, spinning lines) has came a cropper.
He sure as heck can't point to his results as being successful.
So if you can't get the results due to mitigating factors, fair enough as long as you can get your guns playing for you come crunch time.
In that respect and many others he has been an unmitigated disaster.
