bomhead wrote:I don't think Rockys a FB at all he needs to be brought into the halves and use George as a replacement for MM and drop or loan powell out and put Tierney at the back or sarge
Kind of proves the previous post.
People will move players around to accommodate a player who only real claim to anything in rugby is his academy record. Pretty sure he played at 6 for us in the past when we mass rested players.
Williams has to move drop Powell and bring in a FB to accommodate 1 player who the coaches will not risk. For whatever reasons.
What next drop Flower and give him a go as a prop. He needs a chance but not at the risk of dropping points. And for people who blame Smith remember he is not the only half in the team.
Surely the problem of moving players around to accommodate another is Williams to 6, Powell to (reserve) 9 all to keep Smith at 7?
Smith has looked half the player he was since Green left. We lost the wrong senior half-back and while I know we could not keep Green the clubs reaction of giving Smith a four year deal looks a bit desperate with hindsight to me.
Going with two young players at 7 and 6 was obviously too much but I would have liked to have seen Hampshire given some games at 6 as well as Williams rather than him be forced into the full back role which seems to have done him no good at all.
bomhead wrote:I don't think Rockys a FB at all he needs to be brought into the halves and use George as a replacement for MM and drop or loan powell out and put Tierney at the back or sarge
Kind of proves the previous post.
People will move players around to accommodate a player who only real claim to anything in rugby is his academy record. Pretty sure he played at 6 for us in the past when we mass rested players.
Williams has to move drop Powell and bring in a FB to accommodate 1 player who the coaches will not risk. For whatever reasons.
What next drop Flower and give him a go as a prop. He needs a chance but not at the risk of dropping points. And for people who blame Smith remember he is not the only half in the team.
Surely the problem of moving players around to accommodate another is Williams to 6, Powell to (reserve) 9 all to keep Smith at 7?
Smith has looked half the player he was since Green left. We lost the wrong senior half-back and while I know we could not keep Green the clubs reaction of giving Smith a four year deal looks a bit desperate with hindsight to me.
Going with two young players at 7 and 6 was obviously too much but I would have liked to have seen Hampshire given some games at 6 as well as Williams rather than him be forced into the full back role which seems to have done him no good at all.
Green was always a class act!!
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bomhead wrote:I don't think Rockys a FB at all he needs to be brought into the halves and use George as a replacement for MM and drop or loan powell out and put Tierney at the back or sarge
Kind of proves the previous post.
People will move players around to accommodate a player who only real claim to anything in rugby is his academy record. Pretty sure he played at 6 for us in the past when we mass rested players.
Williams has to move drop Powell and bring in a FB to accommodate 1 player who the coaches will not risk. For whatever reasons.
What next drop Flower and give him a go as a prop. He needs a chance but not at the risk of dropping points. And for people who blame Smith remember he is not the only half in the team.
Surely the problem of moving players around to accommodate another is Williams to 6, Powell to (reserve) 9 all to keep Smith at 7?
Smith has looked half the player he was since Green left. We lost the wrong senior half-back and while I know we could not keep Green the clubs reaction of giving Smith a four year deal looks a bit desperate with hindsight to me.
Going with two young players at 7 and 6 was obviously too much but I would have liked to have seen Hampshire given some games at 6 as well as Williams rather than him be forced into the full back role which seems to have done him no good at all.
Smith looks good when the pack dominates and that goes for virtually all no7. Only the greats like Johns, Edwards could do something on the back foot.
As for Green i do remember that not all rated him and called Smith and Green the worst combination in a long time and we would win nothing with them.
Thought this topic was about Matty Smith's Stats.
Can someone tell me how many games we have lost or drawn this season as a result of missed goal chances? And how many we are likely to lose before the end of the season?
Surely this should be something of a priority for the club to sort.
Might be more relevant to work out how many games we drew instead of winning and lost instead of winning because of individual errors and dubious tactics.
