![]() ![]() I've told my squad that even if the World Cup was hanging from the clouds we could pull it down with our fingernails. "I promise to take England onwards and upwards. On several occasions during the news conference Johnson was so overcome by the passion of his vision he frequently slipped into classical Latin without even realising. I will go root away the noisome weeds which without profit suck the soil's fertility from wholesome flowers." "I now see hope and promise waiting on the horizon. "We have suffered through the winter of our discontent," said a fired up Johnson, clearly holding back tears as he spoke. The former England skipper, surrounded by senior management and several top players, spoke eloquently and sensitively as he revealed his dream to see England re-establish themselves at the very pinnacle of the world game - a position they have not occupied since 2003 when Johnson himself lifted the Webb Ellis trophy in Australia. England manager Martin Johnson has shocked the rugby world by holding an extraordinary and emotionally charged press conference at Twickenham.ĭuring the unexpected media event (journalists had less than five hours notice from the RFU media office), Johnson waxed lyrical on his desire to take England back to the top of the rugby world and revealed his personal thoughts and feelings on some of his team's recent performances. ![]()
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