Gloucester CEO Alex Brown has responded to calls from Gloucester followers for head coach George Skivington to be sacked by saying he “completely proper now” has the membership’s backing.
The Cherry and Whites reached the nadir of their season on Saturday by falling to a humiliating 90-0 to Gallagher Premiership leaders Northampton Saints at Franklin’s Gardens, one thing Brown has apologised to the membership’s followers for.
The end result in opposition to Saints was the newest flip in a wierd season for Gloucester, the place they’ve already gained the Premiership Rugby Cup, have booked their place within the Problem Cup remaining, however are equally languishing in ninth place within the league with solely 4 wins.
Talking on BBC Radio Gloucestershire this week after the Saints sport, Brown did say that followers needed to “take this sport in context” as Gloucester had one eye on the ultimate on Might 24 and had rested loads of gamers. On high of that, they have been taking part in the “best-attacking group within the nation”.
However it’s the nature of the loss that has induced such rancour within the West Nation and discontent.
Brown defended his head coach although, describing him and his teaching group as “wonderful”.
“I’ve been concerned in membership rugby and this membership for a very long time, and I can say that George is a superb coach,” the previous England lock stated.
“I can hand on my coronary heart say that he’s a superb coach and the group round him, the teaching employees round him, are additionally equally wonderful.
“I can perceive their frustration with group efficiency however having been across the sport for a very long time, it’s by no means ever fairly so simple as change will make things better.”
Whereas Brown is clearly exhibiting his assist for Skivington for the remainder of the season, he was barely much less committal when waiting for subsequent season, and emphasised that there shall be a assessment on the finish of the present marketing campaign.
“I feel we’ll have a look at it as a complete, and we’ll try this assessment over the course of the summer season, however I’ll return to my level that George is a superb coach.
“We’re going to have the assessment after all, however going into subsequent season George is beneath contract, I’m not going to speak about ideas on something together with his employment.”
Gloucester host the winless Newcastle Falcons on Saturday within the remaining spherical of the Premiership season, who will view that sport as their best alternative to register their first victory.
