Re: Looking towards Samoa and QFs
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2023 10:22 pm
T Willis. Reckon he would be the nuts at test level.
I was about to say that it’s not really about getting in the XV but about squad balance but then I realised that if Slippery Backslider didn’t pick a player in his initial squad then there’s 100% certainty that he’ll make the XV, see Mitchell and May.Mikey Brown wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 10:05 pmAn 8 on the bench makes more sense when we have an openside starting there. Ludlam has actually looked quite good there but not quite sure if Borthwick fancies him? Vunipola has been shite for ages. I'm not really sure how else to put it.Mellsblue wrote: ↑Thu Oct 05, 2023 9:51 pmEarl is clearly first choice - in another example of Slightly Bleedingnose’s original squad not being where he ended up - and has played well, probs my Eng player of the tournament, so far. Billy is obvs nailed on to be in the 23 whilst both Ludlam & Curry can play there.
Pearson getting ahead of Curry, Ludlam and Earl to start at 7 just seems less likely or useful to me, plus it would stop Oakboy from stating every half an hour that he'd have picked T Willis. He even plays for Saracens now.