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Jensrsa wrote:Reports that JM has postponed signing his contract extension with the Bulls and is effectively demanding that they:

1. Sign off on his blueprint
2. Get rid of players
3. Sign on better players

John Mitchell, afrigter van die Bulle, het ’n ultimatum aan die Blou Bulle se direksie gestel: Aanvaar my planne vir die span vorentoe of ek loop.

Dié voormalige All Black- en Leeus-afrigter het die week die Bulle se aanbod dat sy kontrak verleng word op die lange baan geskuif.

Hy wil eers weet hy het die steun van die direksie ten opsigte van sy visie vir die span voordat hy hom tot ’n langer termyn op Loftus sal verbind.

Mitchell het vandag met die Bulle se direksie vergader om te hoor of hulle inkoop in die plan van aksie.

Vir Mitchell gaan dit nie oor sy inkomste nie. Sy kontrak is nog geldig tot Oktober volgende jaar. Hy het egter die kontraktering van die Bulle as ’n groot swakheid uitgewys en glo die getal gekontrakteerde spelers sal aansienlik verminder moet word.

Hy dring daarop aan dat die Bulle ’n groep nuwe spelers werf. Hy het die afgelope tyd gewaarsku dat die huidige groep spelers “ ’n bespotting maak” van verwagtinge om die Superreeks te wen. Hy glo die gehalte van spelers moet belangriker wees as die hoeveelheid.

Sy uitlatings kom in ’n tyd dat die Bulle se wisselvallige vertonings tot heelwat vrae lei, selfs oor sy vermoë as afrigter nadat hy Nollis Marais as breier vervang het.

Deur die Bulle se aanbod vir die verlenging van sy kontrak eers opsy te skuif, het Mitchell gewys dat hy sal loop as hy nie die steun kry nie.

Die vraag is egter of die Bulle die geld het om nuwe spelers te kan koop.

Mitchell stel hoë standaarde aan spelers, soos blyk uit sy bereidwilligheid om die Springbok-skrumskakel Rudy Paige te laat gaan en die stut John-Roy Jenkinson van sy kontrak te onthef omdat hy nie die vereiste standaarde vir fiksheid kon bereik nie.

Mitchell het nog geen spelers gewerf nie en het telkens gesê hy wil die spelers in die groep ’n kans gee. In die afgelope paar weke het hy egter gemaan dat die diepte nie goed genoeg is nie en dat ’n groot groep van die spelerskorps net nie goed genoeg is vir Superrugby nie.

Intussen onderhandel die Bulle agter die skerms om spelers soos Duane Vermeulen, Schalk Brits, Jean-Luc du Preez en Cyle Brink te werf om 40 spelers te hê wat almal goed genoeg is vir Superrugby.

Die probleem is egter dat die Bulle se direksie nog nie die goedkeuring vir die nodige geld gegee het nie en baie van die onderhandelinge tot stilstand gekom het. Boonop word ’n plan vereis om ’n groep gekontrakteerdes te laat gaan binne die voorgeskrewe regulasies wat vir indiensneming geld.

Mitchell het Donderdag gesê as sy nuwe strategie gevolg word, sal die Bulle sukses smaak.

“Twee dinge het oor die afgelope jaar vir ons verander: Ons het nuwe prosesse en stelsels, en ’n nuwe speelstyl, wat met ’n nuwe benadering en vasbeslotenheid kom.

“Ná ’n jaar is ek beter ingelig om te weet waarheen ons volgende tree moet wees.

“Dit is nou tussen my en die direksie. Ek het ’n bepaalde strategie wat ek wil volg en ek dink dit sal die bloudruk vir sukses vir die span wees.”

Barend van Graan, die Bulle se uitvoerende hoof, het by navraag gesê hulle lewer geen kommentaar oor kontrak-onderhandelinge nie.

“As dit afgehandel is, sal daar eers ’n aankondiging gemaak word.”

“Die vergadering Sondag (vandag) is ’n jaarlikse sessie wat die Blou Bulle Maatskappy het om die rigting vorentoe te bepaal.

“Dit gaan nie oor ’n individu nie.”

https://www.netwerk24.com/Sport/Rugby/m ... m-20180714

Rumoured too that the Bulls are prepared to let him go

Sards wrote:Imagine Lamby signed to replace Pollard....such a change would be fantastic.

OomPB wrote:Bulls can save a lot of money. Less junior contracts.

ohn Mitchell has reportedly requested R90 million from the Bulls board to help turn the franchise into a dominant force in Super Rugby again.

According to Netwerk24, Mitchell requested the amount at a recent meeting with the union’s top brass.

The report added that Mitchell was interested in signing luring Springboks Duane Vermeulen (unattached), Schalk Brits (unattached), Frans Malherbe (Stormers), Jean-Luc du Preez (Sharks) and SA under-20 star Wandisile Simelane (Golden Lions) to Pretoria.

It is believed that Mitchell’s request did not go down well with some members of the Bulls board.

Those against it questioned the team’s Super Rugby season in which they finished bottom of the South African Conference and 12th overall after winning just six out of 16 matches.

It was the Bulls' worst ever Super 15 season, having never lost fewer than seven matches in previous 15-team Super Rugby tournaments.

Mitchell recently said he would only sign a contract extension if the Bulls allowed him to buy new players, as he believes the current crop is simply not good enough.

Titans CEO says 'thanks, but no thanks' to top Bulls job

Titans CEO Jacques Faul on Monday reiterated that he was committed to his role at the cricket franchise.

A report last week indicated that Faul was one of the leading candidates to take over as CEO of the Blue Bulls rugby union.

“I am very happy at the Titans, and also very excited about what we are trying to do as a brand and as an internationally recognised Franchise. To that end, I have no plans to leave the Titans, despite speculation suggesting this,” Faul clarified via a press statement.

Cartman wrote:That R90 m figure sounds like JM is trying to get out of the job by asking for something he knows they will reject

assfly wrote:

Cartman wrote:That R90 m figure sounds like JM is trying to get out of the job by asking for something he knows they will reject

You're probably right. Just in case the "all my Bulls players are shit" hint didn't work.

Chilli wrote:

assfly wrote:

Cartman wrote:That R90 m figure sounds like JM is trying to get out of the job by asking for something he knows they will reject

You're probably right. Just in case the "all my Bulls players are shit" hint didn't work.

Mostly they are. I wonder what has happened to all the young talent that they Bulls buy every year?

Chilli wrote:

assfly wrote:

Cartman wrote:That R90 m figure sounds like JM is trying to get out of the job by asking for something he knows they will reject

You're probably right. Just in case the "all my Bulls players are shit" hint didn't work.

Mostly they are. I wonder what has happened to all the young talent that they Bulls buy every year?

Sards wrote:With a 90 mil budget he could buy the Whole WP franchise

Chilli wrote:

Sards wrote:With a 90 mil budget he could buy the Whole WP franchise

Including Boolands.

Sards wrote:

Chilli wrote:

Sards wrote:With a 90 mil budget he could buy the Whole WP franchise

Including Boolands.

and Boois high...

The Sharks have moved swiftly to tie down star player Jean-Luc du Preez with a new contract amid rumoured transfer interest from the Bulls.

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But in an interview with The Witness, Sharks communications manager Novashni Chetty confirmed that Du Preez was staying in Durban.

She further said that the youngster has signed a new deal although she could not divulge further details regarding his contract extension.

“Jean-Luc is contracted to the Sharks, he’s actually just re-signed with the franchise, so those rumours that he might leave aren’t true,” she said.

Jensrsa wrote:So far the Bulls haven't signed Cyle Brink and Jean-Luc du Preez. Things not going JM's way

The Sharks have moved swiftly to tie down star player Jean-Luc du Preez with a new contract amid rumoured transfer interest from the Bulls.

...

But in an interview with The Witness, Sharks communications manager Novashni Chetty confirmed that Du Preez was staying in Durban.

She further said that the youngster has signed a new deal although she could not divulge further details regarding his contract extension.

“Jean-Luc is contracted to the Sharks, he’s actually just re-signed with the franchise, so those rumours that he might leave aren’t true,” she said.

https://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/SuperRu ... z-20180801

Sards wrote:

Jensrsa wrote:So far the Bulls haven't signed Cyle Brink and Jean-Luc du Preez. Things not going JM's way

The Sharks have moved swiftly to tie down star player Jean-Luc du Preez with a new contract amid rumoured transfer interest from the Bulls.

...

But in an interview with The Witness, Sharks communications manager Novashni Chetty confirmed that Du Preez was staying in Durban.

She further said that the youngster has signed a new deal although she could not divulge further details regarding his contract extension.

“Jean-Luc is contracted to the Sharks, he’s actually just re-signed with the franchise, so those rumours that he might leave aren’t true,” she said.

https://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/SuperRu ... z-20180801

Leave JLDP alone.....If I were the Bulls I would be targetting PSDT .....There is an excess of locks and loose forwards at Newlands and he would make a huge impact for the Bulls.......

Average Joe wrote:Lood is like that certain lamp post in a dark ally in town. When it works it works well but mostly its broken.

Average Joe wrote:A tappit

Big Nipper wrote:

Average Joe wrote:A tappit

I thought it was the puppet from that Dunham comedian

Big Nipper wrote:Ok that kinda makes sense.

Probably one of the least funny comedians I have ever seen, so that suits you nicely

Blake wrote:

Big Nipper wrote:Ok that kinda makes sense.

Probably one of the least funny comedians I have ever seen, so that suits you nicely

Dunham really is terrible. He had one good joke / character in Ahmed which went viral and launched his career, but it got really old really quick.

Big Nipper wrote:

Blake wrote:

Big Nipper wrote:Ok that kinda makes sense.

Probably one of the least funny comedians I have ever seen, so that suits you nicely

Dunham really is terrible. He had one good joke / character in Ahmed which went viral and launched his career, but it got really old really quick.

Me and my buddies still send Zane Kirchner videos to each other on whatsapp and admire his awesomeness.

The Bulls have responded to reports suggesting coach John Mitchell has been linked to a role within the England national team.


Official Blue Bulls
@BlueBullsRugby
The BBCo would like to confirm that John Mitchell informed us that interest was shown in his services, no formal offer has however been received. The BBCo would furthermore like to confirm that John Mitchell’s contract with the BB Co expires on the 31 October 2019.

Former All Black coach John Mitchell WILL return to the England fold by next month. Mitchell’s departure from the Bulls is a ‘done deal’.

rugby365 can confirm that the Blue Bulls Company is already ‘shopping around’ for a new Super Rugby coach.

England wants Mitchell to report for duty by next month.

ugby365 can now reveal that calls have already gone out to the agents of some of South Africa’s leading coaches.

A source close to the Pretoria-based franchise told this website that those calls would not have gone out if Mitchell was not departing.

The leading candidates – or at least the names at the top of the Bulls’ wishlist – include Springbok legends Fourie du Preez and Victor Matfield, both World Cup winners and long-time Bulls servants.

Other names on the ‘wanted’ list include Jimmy Stonehouse and John Dobson.

The latest Bulls coaching wishlist [of coaches to be invited for interviews]:

Head coach: John Dobson (Western Province); Jimmy Stonehouse (Pumas); Swys de Bruin; Ewe McKenzie (Australia)
Attack and Backs: Dawie Snyman (WP); Fourie du Preez (Bulls)
Forwards: Victor Matfield (Bulls), Daan Human (Cheetahs), Jaco Pienaar (Sharks)
Defence: Johan Laker (WP); Norman Laker (WP); Paul Treu Stormers)

Jensrsa wrote:

The latest Bulls coaching wishlist [of coaches to be invited for interviews]:

Head coach: John Dobson (Western Province); Jimmy Stonehouse (Pumas); Swys de Bruin; Ewe McKenzie (Australia)
Attack and Backs: Dawie Snyman (WP); Fourie du Preez (Bulls)
Forwards: Victor Matfield (Bulls), Daan Human (Cheetahs), Jaco Pienaar (Sharks)
Defence: Johan Laker (WP); Norman Laker (WP); Paul Treu Stormers)

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Bulls probably add JW, AC and PDivvy to the list as well