Jeez, the angst!
I'm not particularly fussed either way about the appointment, but I'm not gonna crucify the fella before the ink on his contract has even dried. He's young, he's qualified and he's ambitious, which says to me that making a decent fist of the AWs job will be good for his CV and his long term career prospects.
New Zealand aren't in a position to lure "top class" coaches, that simple. All the people criticising Hudson's appointment should take a deep breath and remember who (apparently) the other short listed candidates were! Is Hudson really a worse option than Farina or Van Egmond?
Really?
Give then bloke a chance to settle in and then judge him on his results.