John Mulvihill named Western Force head coach under Michael Foley

[Naggs]

Apparently there's a press conference on at the moment with a possible player announcement. According to ewf twitter.
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[Hoolly Doolly]

Not necessarily, a lot has happened since Pocock signed for the Brumbies....
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I agree with Gaffa in that Pocock was going to the Brumbies regardless, and also believe RugbyWA did all they could to retain Pocock. His mind was made up to leave a long time ago.
I would say RugbyWA would have been working towards signing Foley(sharpy and others choice) and Mulvihill(Pococks choice) last week. Pocock would have known this and I think thats what has prompted his early announcement to go to the Brumbies. He had always previously stated that he would make his decision at the end of the rugby season and his contract finishes at the end of the year so he was apparantly in no rush to make a decision.

How would it look if the EWF presented Pocock his coaching preferences(He allegedly approved Foley and Mulvihill) and then say no thanks im going to the Brumbies. With the early announcement to leave, RugbyWA's hands were tied to make an announcement on Foley and Mulvihill and would therefore give everyone the impression that Pocock is justified to leave and as a consequence make RugbyWA look very incompetent.
If this is how it played out then I must say Im pretty dissapointed in Pocock.

[GAFFA]

Apparently there's a press conference on at the moment with a possible player announcement. According to ewf twitter.
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Sharpe staying on for another year??we can dream yeah?

[.X.]

I agree with Gaffa in that Pocock was going to the Brumbies regardless, and also believe RugbyWA did all they could to retain Pocock. His mind was made up to leave a long time ago.
I would say RugbyWA would have been working towards signing Foley(sharpy and others choice) and Mulvihill(Pococks choice) last week. Pocock would have known this and I think thats what has prompted his early announcement to go to the Brumbies. He had always previously stated that he would make his decision at the end of the rugby season.

How would it look if the EWF presented Pocock his coaching preferences(He allegedly approved Foley and Mulvihill) and then say no thanks im going to the Brumbies. With the early announcement to leave, RugbyWA's hands were tied to make an announcement on Foley and Mulvihill and would therefore give everyone the impression that Pocock is justified to leave and as a consequence make RugbyWA look very incompetent.
If this is how it played out then I must say Im pretty dissapointed in Pocock.

Hoolly - add this to the equation.

Go back and have a look at David Pococks list of reasons why he is leaving - Read the list and for every one add to the end of it - "He has been here for 7 years"

Then tell me how disappointed you are.

[Jules]

Anyone near Foxtel Sports News to tell us what was said in the press conference..

[GAFFA]

the tweet actually says "30 mins to the press conference with Michael Foley. Is there a current player announcement coming too?? #whatcoulditbe"

so could be the new captain

[Hoolly Doolly]

Anyone near Foxtel Sports News to tell us what was said in the press conference..

Its currently gAyFL stuff. Will put up with it to see if there is any announcement.

[Hoolly Doolly]

Then tell me how disappointed you are.

Even more so....

[Alison]

the tweet actually says "30 mins to the press conference with Michael Foley. Is there a current player announcement coming too?? #whatcoulditbe"

so could be the new captain

Yeah, it does say CURRENT player announcement, not NEW player announcement......

[Hoolly Doolly]

Might be just the official announcement of Mulvihill as I dont think they have made an official announcement yet

[Marty_Mcfly]

Well, haven't the last few weeks been a real rollercoaster...

I am really glad to see that the Force seem to be getting their shit together, picking themsleves up and dusting themsleves off after the media bombardment they have suffered lately.

During this turbulent moment I have been getting my updates from all over the place, including this great site, waiting in hope of some good news. While i was a little sceptical of the Foley announcement at first, after a little more thought and the recent support coach announcement I think it could be a good fit and the start of something special moving forward for the next chapter in the Force history.

I have lurked around here without registering for the better part of 3 years, and decided that at times like this it calls for commitment to the cause! So here i am, signing on for what i hope will be a fresh start and new beginning for my beloved team!

Solidarity Brother!! (or sister...)

[Radars]

Just posted on EWF Twitter feed.

[GAFFA]

Great stuff congrats hodgo onwards and upwards

CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN!

[Marty_Mcfly]

It had to be Hodgo. The only choice!

Congrats Matt, well deserved!

[blueandblack]

Congrats Hodgo!