Public Address | Cafe | Speaker: Silver is (not) the new black https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address Paul Williams https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28614#post28614 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28614#post28614

I said this on the Dropkicks last night (so it'll be a day to two before it hits teh internets): there is no such thing as an All Black A Team.

I know what you're getting at here Hayden, but I'm not sure I agree. With the exception of a…

]]> Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:32:57 +1200 Jitendra Patel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28595#post28595 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28595#post28595 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:32:50 +1200 Hadyn Green https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28543#post28543 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28543#post28543 I said this on the Dropkicks last night (so it'll be a day to two before it hits teh internets): there is no such thing as an All Black A Team.

What there is, is a game plan. Each opponent gets a game plan formulated against them and then Graham…

]]> Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:12:17 +1200 Hadyn Green https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28540#post28540 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28540#post28540

why won't richie lead the haka, what a wuss

you don't want Hayman leading it? He's awesome!

]]> Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:06:03 +1200 Paul Rowe https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28539#post28539 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28539#post28539

Read the 'Your Views' section on the Herald site — some of those people really need to pull themselves together.

Quite. I had hoped we'd moved on since 1999 but obviously not. Idiots like Veitch et al don't help matters either

]]> Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:00:29 +1200 tim kong https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28513#post28513 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28513#post28513 On the second page of the Herald's report about the state of the silver jersey – there's this wee gem from Mr. Hansen, that makes me think someone's been watching FOTC!

"We believe there's rugby time and relaxation time," Hansen said. "I don't think you can ask people to be robots."…

]]> Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:38:29 +1200 Benjamin Somerville https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28415#post28415 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28415#post28415 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:47:13 +1200 Richard Irvine https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28359#post28359 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28359#post28359 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:33:11 +1200 Kyle Matthews https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28347#post28347 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28347#post28347 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:50:21 +1200 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28320#post28320 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28320#post28320 Read the 'Your Views' section on the Herald site — some of those people really need to pull themselves together.

5 out of 10, too many mistakes from players who are supposed to be the "best in the world". Hopefully this is their crap game otherwise we will all be in…

]]> Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:04:21 +1200 Paul Williams https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28316#post28316 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28316#post28316 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:45:15 +1200 Peter Darlington https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28307#post28307 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28307#post28307 Here's the optimists approach;

1. There's now a great chance for several players to shine against Romania and get into contention for the QF. I'm thinking of Aaron Mauger and Joe Rokocoko especially.

2. The first team regulars won't be too happy with that performance and many of them are…

]]> Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:23:42 +1200 Alex Gilks https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28301#post28301 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28301#post28301 Yes can team management employ some kind of colour consultant? Jot down CONTRAST in the notebook, boss. Didn't the ABs have a red strip at one point? Doesn't the trainer have a bag of yellow bibs, perfect for a cockup like this?

A NZ vs Samoa/Tonga test played in the…

]]> Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:56:59 +1200 JP Hansen https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28299#post28299 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28299#post28299 Yep, My 3am eyes and wine soaked brain coupled with a 14" TV in the bedroom caused me to give up after the first try and go back to sleep.

Watched the 7am replay on the big TV in the lounge, and it was still ridiculously difficult to tell what…

]]> Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:54:31 +1200 FletcherB https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28294#post28294 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28294#post28294 I thought the WHOLE POINT of an alternaitve strip (uniform) was to AVOID confusion, not generate it.

How on earth was the All Black's alternative strip more different than just plain black would have been from what the Scotts were wearing?

Did nobody think to hold them side by side…

]]> Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:38:10 +1200 Bob Munro https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28291#post28291 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28291#post28291 Daniel Carter is being reported as saying he hasn't been able to practise with a match ball. Should we add this to the growing list of anxieties? ]]> Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:28:38 +1200 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28287#post28287 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28287#post28287 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:14:35 +1200 Public Address https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28286#post28286 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-silver-is-not-the-new-black/?p=28286#post28286 Discussion from blog post.

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