Sorry but that rationale does not work
First of all if we had a coach staying he would have signed some of our best players. Williams has already said he was waiting
Second there are 5 better sides ahead of us on the table
If they all contribute 6, that's a shark load of players.
6 times 6 equals 36
That's assuming there is no one signed from the other four teams of course
The other 5 teams above don't have the threat of expulsion hanging over them, post next season. I imagine they don't have as many players on only 1 year deals, and certainly offer a more secure future at the moment.
Plus the main players rumoured to be leaving are Williams, Burgess & Kurto. Rudan brought them all to the Nix. And none of them are likely to have come to Wellington, if it weren't for him.
Very different story if he takes someone like Krishna to WU. That's 'poaching'. To a lesser extent the same re Dura, who ominously hasn't now ruled out returning to Australia to play another season.
Have to place some trust in the new coach - Vidmar, Talay or whoever it is - undertaking pretty sound recruitment like Rudan managed. If appointed soon, they will certainly have more time than Rudan had, to get it right.
