Henry heading for messy divorce
Graham Henry could be forgiven for steering clear of the papers. But in fact he is quite likely to be keeping a close eye on them, particularly those carrying advertisements for jobs back in New Zealand.
The Kiwi - hailed the Great Redeemer after accepting the job as Wales coach three years ago - has seen his stock plunge after heading up the controversial Lions tour to Australia prior to Welsh defeats this season by Ireland, Argentina and Australia.
A little harsh? Maybe. But there is little doubt that the honeymoon is over and that this Championship season could end in divorce.
Things are so bad over the Severn Bridge that Henry described the Welsh game as a "shambles" last weekend. It is quickly falling behind its northern hemisphere neighbours and the problems are self-inflicted.
Defeat after defeat, shallow performance after shallow performance and excuse after excuse have worn a little thin.
Henry and his players have recently discovered the depth of ill-feeling.
In October, when last season's foot-and-mouth delayed Championship finally drew to a close, the fans booed the team off.
Worse was to follow as the team bus was pelted with enough food to open up a grocery shop.
Eggs, chips and burger relish rained down on the beleaguered players as the bus beat a hasty retreat to the team hotel.
Then the press had their say, or rather they didn't. Having been given the run-around by the Welsh management with a string of delayed or cancelled press conferences, they decided to ignore the arrival of Henry, team manager Alan Phillips and the unfortunate captain Scott Quinnell after the trio claimed to have been held up due to "unforeseen circumstances".
Reporters sat in silence at the press conference and maintained their protest until the message got home.
The expected misery begins again this weekend, with a trip to Dublin to play the rejuvenated Irish.
Of course, the airlift to Dublin will be 15,000 strong but the clam-our for tickets is not what it was. In days gone by, you would have to beg, borrow or steal to pay for a black market ticket on match day. This time the majority are going for the craic - the game is an irrelevance.
