England’s new coach will be hindered by same old dysfunctional system | Dean Ryan

Anyone taking the job from overseas will face a steep learning curve. No other nation bar France has a structure where clubs and union do not work togetherSo here we are again. Another shambolic World Cup and another new coach to find. It is now three World Cups in a row where England have lost a coach after making a mess of things – yes, I know they reached the final in 2007 but that was a remarkable performance in spite of, not thanks to, everything that went on off the pitch.Brian Ashton stumbled along for a few more months until the summer of 2008, whereas Martin Johnson in 2011 and now St…