Noddy555 wrote:Come off it hot_charlie you must have a short memory his kicking had gone to pot and his kicking from hand was becoming predictable. He had lost his international place in 2010/2011. His heart wasn't in the club and that was obvious in the place where it matters out on the field. Ford had been better than him for at least a season and at that stage was only 23 at least 5 and a half years junior to flood. He was fitter, energised and more enthusiastic than Toby.
Toby's heart was in Leicester but wasn't in England, George's heart wasn't in Leicester but was in England.
How it got on to the Ford saga I don't know but every topic eventually seems to make it's way there!
I don't think the Thacker thing is quite the same as the Ford one as Thacker simply isn't anywhere near as good as Ford was in his position.
The only similarities are that both want more game time above a better player at the time whilst serious weakness still exist in their game, Ford with his goal kicking and Thacker with physical contact.
Interestingly and a debate for another day I don't know how Leicester might expect to get away with Thacker at 7 in the future if they have Ford at 10 because I'd be expecting the 7 to often provide some physical cover for George in defence.
Thacker is a 2 but just needs to accept his place currently which is 3rd choice at a club aspiring to compete with the best teams in Europe, if he wants to be 1st choice then work hard to improve like we are told top players do instead of making suggestive contractual playing requests!