Team Hugging Remains Voluntary

Team hugging was one of several proposed values thrown out today in a Rovers team management retreat. Land Rovers Caretaker Manager Steve Hall said this evening that Land Rovers had abandoned endeavours to come up with a team values statement after nobody gave a toss. "I think the lads were fine with the vision of being a champion team" said Hall "but when we got to the proposed values statement it was a different story as the consensus was that terms like Integrity, Adaptability or Team Hugging were just statements that people would pay lip service to".

Hall said he was disappointed with that view but philosophical as all too often values statements were treated merely as hollow words on a corporate plan. "I figure if you say you value team hugging you should jolly well go out there and make sure you have a team hug" said Hall "but the boys felt that it would be better to have a spontaneous hug whenever Charlie scored a goal". Hall said Land Rovers would stick with the team vision of being the best team in Wellington by 2030 but all team hugging would remain a voluntary activity.