For those who like to portray all forwards as single brain-cell donkeys, while the backs are the real thinkers in the game. Consider the two gentlemen here. One is a born leader of men and proven Gladiator, the other a Cambridge graduate and failed coach.The donkey has convinced the thinker to employ him and hand over all responsibility, thereby emasculating his own boss and bringing into sharp focus the huge salary the failure is drawing - and for what? Booking the coaches for match day? Designing the next blazer?
Furthermore, our hero has decided he won't actually start work until the tricky tour to NZ is over. Thereby giving himself the best possible chance of starting with a winning record. Even better, the failure is due to carry the can for what might be a complete lash-up, as he has been saddled with the Manager's job on a temporary basis, while our hero attends to the birth of his second child.
Whatever you may think about Jonno as team Manager, he has started by establishing his utter dominance over the rest of the RFU Management. At the same time, if he is successful, it makes it more likely that Squeaky will be given the bullet.
Happy days all round then.
