Ernie Merrick's....got a lot of fans to win over and never gunna be a kiwi? Though I guess it's the Andre Lemanis theory- bring in a guy the best players will come and play for and who can coach now and you'll get wins....
You mean the Andrej Lemanis who coached the Breakers for eight years and was a virtual unknown with no head coaching experience who did nothing with the Breakers for the first few years (and on at least two occasions was very nearly sacked) before building a competitive squad utilising primarily Kiwi talent supplemented by experienced Aussie's and one or two key position imports?... no, that must be another one.