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AlexB · 02-02-2022, 07:55 AM

On the Rooney Rule, hasn’t it been common knowledge that in many (most? nearly all?) cases interviewing a black head coach was a box-ticking exercise owners had to go through before appointing who they wanted anyway?

I get why it was introduced, and it’s definitely not right that it happens, but I would have guessed at least 90% of minority head coach interviews were a waste of everybody’s time

Some thing needs to be done, and I’m not sure what the answer is, but the Rooney rule hasn’t had a significant impact, if any at all, and was always going to be so easy to get around.

02-02-2022, 07:55 AM	#169
AlexB Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Newbury, England	On the Rooney Rule, hasn’t it been common knowledge that in many (most? nearly all?) cases interviewing a black head coach was a box-ticking exercise owners had to go through before appointing who they wanted anyway? I get why it was introduced, and it’s definitely not right that it happens, but I would have guessed at least 90% of minority head coach interviews were a waste of everybody’s time Some thing needs to be done, and I’m not sure what the answer is, but the Rooney rule hasn’t had a significant impact, if any at all, and was always going to be so easy to get around. __________________ 'A song is a beautiful lie', Idlewild, Self Healer. When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you. Sports!