Quote Originally Posted by PeterM View Post

"I don't think it will put pressure on Robbie Deans at all," McKenzie said in Brisbane.

I don't think this will change anything in his day to day (life).

"I have made the decision because it is about doing the right thing by the Reds.

"I could have waited until August and said 'by the way I am leaving'.

"I spent a lot of time here trying to rebuild a team and reputation. It has been a four year assignment which I have enjoyed."
Hahaha!! If these quotes were sincere it could have been kept in house and private until the end of the season without the distractions.
No doubt that this is a calculated move to put pressure on the ARU and Robbie Deans with the emergence of Jake Whites stocks and the imminent downhill slide of the reds.