Posted September 15, 2009 11:50
· last edited March 18, 2021 07:42
I was amazed by the comments by Hard Talk. I think it was him?. I was at all meetings concerning OU in the initial set up. As a Northern member. I was allowed to attend. The young lad Chidley (Tech president)was the main instigator to get the clubs together to form OU.He managed to ,get clubs to commit to the OU idea. He was some player in his day and then he left my club and ended up at Tech.
I know OU spend a lot of money on coaching, however i have had them twice at NEV school for a week at a time and they were brilliant.They dont charge the schools and the kids love it. I have go two Cavy lads arriving in a couple of weeks and they are thru OU. What is wrong with free coaching for schools. We would struggle left right and centre without this service. These guys do it for us for nothing.
I have had Terry Phelan up at school and he is one of the best coaches (of any sport i have seen).
Whatever decision the board make as to who is coaching for the coming season is just that.Get on with it and accept/ OU is nowhere near Auckland, Watakere and these guys. Have a look at the DIA site and have a look what there up against. AC $500,000 plus Trillian Trust. Waitakere Utd $600,000 The Trusts. Then have a look at OU. They do amazing for the size of the population.
Stop being negative and support a team that does struggle and still manges to compete.