Radio Sport 11:30, David Dome going live to talk about Rudans departure
Will be fascinating. David Dome is one of the least honest and up front sports executives in NZ. He regularly says things that turn out not to be true, so wonder whether he will be challenged on his statements re: Domey.
Willing to bet Piney won't ask about the clause allowing Rudan to get out of his contract which is an obvious fudge up
For someone as close to the club as he is he never comes out with any 'scoops'. He is basically PR for the club.
Exhibit 'A'
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12222655
Reads like a press release from the club.
I agree that Rudan isn’t the only coach around. He’s shown that with some off field leadership in the football department we can be successful on the field. It clear we need some like Rudan who is a dominant off field personality. mBut it worries me that the same people that recruited Kalezic are in charge here!
From our experiences so far I would almost certainly prefer an Australian or NZ coach to an import, having in mind that experience with our local scene was one of the things Rudan and to a lesser degree Ernie did well. Ricki did that well too but was unable to keep up with the rising standards of A-League (and this is why I am not on the same page as the romantics talking about him "going the full circle"; surely by now he would not be any better at HAL level than Greenie who has remained current with the HAL action).
Also, Rudan put much higher stress on individual player fitness. In that he was much better than any previous coach we had, and this also contributed to our success midway through the season, with Fenton, Krishna and Rufer tormenting the opposition.
Commanding respect and loyalty from players was a strong factor in Rudan's appeal, which is why it hurts both our feelings and the team morale when he quits offering excuses which may - to some - be convincing, but still remain hugely disappointing.
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