Quote:Heath Quinn
There is truth is what you say, and I certainly wouldn't want him trying to take a drop kick from inside his own half. But centre field, just outside the twenty two? Either he wasn't thinking clearly, or he does not have enough confidence in himself.
If the later is true, then he should have waved Murphy up, rather than keeping the forwards going through phase after phase, risking knock ons or turn overs at each breakdown.
Quote:mid_genQuote:Grump
Mightn't be a bad one to miss. I can see Stretts being trampled under foot for a start.
Indeed....I'd be happier with Ugo lining up against that backline.
Quote:Either he wasn't thinking clearly, or he does not have enough confidence in himself.
If the later is true, then he should have waved Murphy up, rather than keeping the forwards going through phase after phase, risking knock ons or turn overs at each breakdown.
Quote:Brown BottleQuote:Either he wasn't thinking clearly, or he does not have enough confidence in himself.
If the later is true, then he should have waved Murphy up, rather than keeping the forwards going through phase after phase, risking knock ons or turn overs at each breakdown.
Nick Evans' last minute drop goal against Stade came after 30 phases during which he (at least twice) turned down the drop goal and ran himself before he finally went for it.
I just think it's possible that there are more than two possible reasons for what happened with Flood.
Quote:First, read your penultimate paragraph again. Nick Evans dropped the goal, he didn't stand aside for Mike Brown to take it, nor look for orders from Will Skinner.
Quote:mabosa ritchie
Ugo has lost about two yards of pace.He is out of the top ten as regards wingers atm .take off the rose tinted glasses.Mike Brown on the other hand.As a Scot , i am laughing my nuts off that he is not selected.As a quins supporter i smell a tigers /saints conspiracy
Quote:Elecquin
According to the RFU website Mike Brown is on the subs bench again - so why release him earlier in the week?
Great for Mike though and well deserved
Quote:Apart from the second row, which looks @#$%& weak, that's probably the best side he could have picked. Stick Lawes and Palmer in the engine room and that's a team you can judge fairly.
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outside of the Quins-centric rhetoric - the real shock here, is that they've picked Flood,he was useless in the game against Sarries, and pretty rubbish in his 30 min cameo at Exeter - yet walks straight in.
It's not as if we don;t have two lads doing the job already.
I can see why MB does not get the bench slot, never thought JTH was international class.
Manu and Lawes deserve to be there they have played well since there returns.
Parling is decent, but feel the Palmer should have remained.
Quote:Don't make too much of the drop-goal thing - he's never been great at them and made a pretty sensible decision given his current confidence and form to let his captain deal with it. Generally he'd have taken the shot - though he'd probably have missed!
Quote:Heath Quinn
You having a bad day QP?
Quote:Quinten Poulsen
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I'm rather chipper today!
Stooperman
You're always looking to give someone a dig, and can't handle it when someone questions your posts. Lighten up my friend!