Wrap - Coaches Who Drive

1. Waratahs. Two losses to the Western Force in a season. Hard to take them seriously after that. The Australian teams won't trouble the semis. That miss in front by the Brumbies' kicker Leofiiano was shambolic!

2. Well it looks like the Eels are in the spoon frame again. A year when most teams have a bit of ticker and are all competitive on their day, the inconsistency of a team that cannot play for a full 80 minutes, is showing. Great occasional efforts, isolated talent, but no leadership and no sustained focus. Are they smart enough to win? 10,000 in the crowd will slip further next time. A perfect sunny day and just 10K? Brad Arthur sounds like the type of bloke who you'd buy a car off. Hasler, Bellamy, Toovey and Bennett - you'd check if there was an engine underneath the bonnet first.

3. AFL. GWS had some sort of win. Tide is starting to turn perhaps. Still very young and in need of more experience, but could well be in the top 8...staggering really. The Gold Coast Suns would die for that.

4. AFL. Carlton, Richmond and throw in Collingwood...all on the slippery slide again. What has happened to the pride of the AFL?

5. English cricket's new coach. Signing Justin Langer would be the best choice in the world at present. A tough nut who knows how to compete and win. Gillespie would be another dopey choice. It will be Gillespie. Maybe Trevor Bayliss is the man?

 6. A-League GF for Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory. Could be a cracker. Get on Archie Thompson for a goal scorer! Alex Brosque too. The merits of Graham Arnold as a coach continue to spiral sky high. I think he is the best coach in any sport at the moment in Australia (outside of Justin Langer). Ross Lyon (Freo) goes well, but his press conferences would be good at a home for the terminally ill, but little else.

7. The relegation drop zone for the EPL is getting hot. Burnley gone and QPR. Newcastle could join them. Leicester have won 6/7 in the run home. Amazing for a team who seemingly could not care at Christmas.