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	Podcast:		Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
	Episode:		Heather du Plessis-Allan: NZR are shocking employers
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:02:00
	Publish Date:		2023-02-22 06:23:44
	Description:		Well, this All Blacks coach uncertainty has got to stop, doesn’t it? I think most of us listening to Fozzie this morning talking to Mike would have felt sympathy for him, the man sounded gutted having to publicly admit that he thinks it’s ‘highly unlikely’ he’s going to be in his job next year. Let’s be honest about what is happening to Fozzie right now; Fozzie is probably being publicly fired for the second time in six months. Now, no-one’s saying it, but it looks like it, and clearly judging by the fact that he doesn’t think he’s going to keep the job, Fozzie thinks it too. This is actually terrible from NZR, these guys are shocking employers. This is not fair on either Fozzie or Razor anymore. Personally, you know how I feel about this: I don’t think Fozzie is the right coach. I think the job should go to Razor, who is the most successful coach in the country right now. And I think if we are going to lose Razor overseas, which apparently is a possibility, the decision need to be made before the Rugby World Cup to keep him here. But make a decision! I mean, it is not fair on either of these men who are both clearly very frustrated. And you can tell that because they keep going to the media. One of them was basically publicly begging to keep his job today. It is not fair on either of them, and it is entirely the fault of NZR. Because NZR said that they were going to hire a coach before the World Cup, and then they haven’t gone on and done it. They’ve just allowed speculation and leaks to fill the void. You imagine how Fozzie feels right now, to know that they already lined up Razor to take over from him when they were first planning to fire Fozzie in August last year. How do we know that? Because of leaks. Because this stuff gets done behind the scenes, doesn’t get talked about, and eventually makes its’ way out and we find out about it. This shouldn’t be happening. We know that they are hiring before the Rugby World Cup because they said they are. So get on and do it. Forget about the impact on the team, forget about the Rugby World Cup, forget about all that stuff that doesn’t matter. This is now about two men, two employees who should be treated a lot better than they are. So someone at NZR needs to put on their big-boy pants and make a call. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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