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RichieB wrote: ↑Sat May 01, 2021 7:07 pmPlus Dolly at scrum half!RagingBull wrote: ↑Sat May 01, 2021 12:48 pm Well Tigers/Ex Tigers nottingham have
1. Sio
2. Farnworth
3. Betts
8. Coghlan
10. Riddington
11. Browning
12. Thacker
13. Williams
Starting
I was being mischievous- Tigers recently recruited Nic Dolly (hooker). Clearly a different Dolly. Golly!
From the result our players were obviously well out of their depth. Do we want them back?
Of the two on loan essentially I can't see more than one of Lewis or Coghlan being retained given our depth in the back row, they've been sent out on loan in my opinion as a last ditch chance to change Borthwick's mind about them. At the moment I'd say Lewis is comfortably ahead in terms of performances from what I've seen (not seen all their performances by any strech)TheChild wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 12:47 am Nic Dolly of Tigers is the brother of Alex Dolly, the Notts scrum half.
Out of those named, actually only Browning (on loan/DR) and Coghlan (loan) are actually current Tigers players. The rest are Nottingham’s own so actually the question about ‘whether you want them back’ doesn’t really apply. David Williams hasn’t had a game in a very long time and I’m not surprised he’s maybe a bit rusty. Browning has just been named player of the month at Nottingham.
Despite the score line, Nottingham battled bravely. It was only 0-7 until a good half an hour gone. It could have been much much worse.
Agree with all of this. I recently heard that both Lewis and Coghlan will not be returning. Lewis asked to go on loan to get game time to secure another contract. Given Lewis's performance at Coventry I would not be surprised if he either stays with Cov or is in the process of negotiating a contract either with another Championship club or hopefully another Prem club. It would be a crying shame if he didn't get to keep on playing. I really rate him as you can probably tell from my posts! I'm sure he would have developed further if Borthwick had given him the chance to stay with the team this season. (Don't start with the size issue please it drives me mad!) Coghlan came to us on loan from Nottingham if I remember correctly so was always going to go back to Nottingham. Williams again came to us on loan from Nottingham.TigerFeetSteve wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 9:49 amOf the two on loan essentially I can't see more than one of Lewis or Coghlan being retained given our depth in the back row, they've been sent out on loan in my opinion as a last ditch chance to change Borthwick's mind about them. At the moment I'd say Lewis is comfortably ahead in terms of performances from what I've seen (not seen all their performances by any strech)TheChild wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 12:47 am Nic Dolly of Tigers is the brother of Alex Dolly, the Notts scrum half.
Out of those named, actually only Browning (on loan/DR) and Coghlan (loan) are actually current Tigers players. The rest are Nottingham’s own so actually the question about ‘whether you want them back’ doesn’t really apply. David Williams hasn’t had a game in a very long time and I’m not surprised he’s maybe a bit rusty. Browning has just been named player of the month at Nottingham.
Despite the score line, Nottingham battled bravely. It was only 0-7 until a good half an hour gone. It could have been much much worse.
Browning is in a completely different situation. He's a young player sent out on loan to develop his game with I would suspect every likelihood he will return. The fact he's getting awards like player of the month is a great testament to the fact he's working well. Even the fact that he's outperforming Williams in his position on the wing (a guy who was starting wing for Tigers last season) is looking promising.
Coghlan was signed on a permanent deal from Notts a couple of years back and I'd guess will be coming to the end of that deal this summerSnoopydog68 wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 10:31 amAgree with all of this. I recently heard that both Lewis and Coghlan will not be returning. Lewis asked to go on loan to get game time to secure another contract. Given Lewis's performance at Coventry I would not be surprised if he either stays with Cov or is in the process of negotiating a contract either with another Championship club or hopefully another Prem club. It would be a crying shame if he didn't get to keep on playing. I really rate him as you can probably tell from my posts! I'm sure he would have developed further if Borthwick had given him the chance to stay with the team this season. (Don't start with the size issue please it drives me mad!) Coghlan came to us on loan from Nottingham if I remember correctly so was always going to go back to Nottingham. Williams again came to us on loan from Nottingham.TigerFeetSteve wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 9:49 amOf the two on loan essentially I can't see more than one of Lewis or Coghlan being retained given our depth in the back row, they've been sent out on loan in my opinion as a last ditch chance to change Borthwick's mind about them. At the moment I'd say Lewis is comfortably ahead in terms of performances from what I've seen (not seen all their performances by any strech)TheChild wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 12:47 am Nic Dolly of Tigers is the brother of Alex Dolly, the Notts scrum half.
Out of those named, actually only Browning (on loan/DR) and Coghlan (loan) are actually current Tigers players. The rest are Nottingham’s own so actually the question about ‘whether you want them back’ doesn’t really apply. David Williams hasn’t had a game in a very long time and I’m not surprised he’s maybe a bit rusty. Browning has just been named player of the month at Nottingham.
Despite the score line, Nottingham battled bravely. It was only 0-7 until a good half an hour gone. It could have been much much worse.
Browning is in a completely different situation. He's a young player sent out on loan to develop his game with I would suspect every likelihood he will return. The fact he's getting awards like player of the month is a great testament to the fact he's working well. Even the fact that he's outperforming Williams in his position on the wing (a guy who was starting wing for Tigers last season) is looking promising.
Browning is a future star in the making and if Borthwick doesn't see that then I'm not sure what he wants.
I’d be surprised if we see either Lewis or Coughlan in a Tigers shirt again. Browning is a work in progress for the future but I wouldn’t compare him with the likes of Williams yet, who I really rated. I think yesterday was his first game for months. I’d like to see him have another run out for us, with the style of game we’re developing. When he was in the team before, all we did was kick the leather off the ball, which hardly played to his strengths. One thing we’re missing is a wing with pace to burn.TigerFeetSteve wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 9:49 amOf the two on loan essentially I can't see more than one of Lewis or Coghlan being retained given our depth in the back row, they've been sent out on loan in my opinion as a last ditch chance to change Borthwick's mind about them. At the moment I'd say Lewis is comfortably ahead in terms of performances from what I've seen (not seen all their performances by any strech)TheChild wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 12:47 am Nic Dolly of Tigers is the brother of Alex Dolly, the Notts scrum half.
Out of those named, actually only Browning (on loan/DR) and Coghlan (loan) are actually current Tigers players. The rest are Nottingham’s own so actually the question about ‘whether you want them back’ doesn’t really apply. David Williams hasn’t had a game in a very long time and I’m not surprised he’s maybe a bit rusty. Browning has just been named player of the month at Nottingham.
Despite the score line, Nottingham battled bravely. It was only 0-7 until a good half an hour gone. It could have been much much worse.
Browning is in a completely different situation. He's a young player sent out on loan to develop his game with I would suspect every likelihood he will return. The fact he's getting awards like player of the month is a great testament to the fact he's working well. Even the fact that he's outperforming Williams in his position on the wing (a guy who was starting wing for Tigers last season) is looking promising.
Coghlan has never really played badly for us admittedly. But competition for the back row (with Thom Smith in the mix too) it made sense for him to go back to Nottingham on loan.westwinds31 wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 12:06 am I’ve watched a few of Nottingham’s games and Coughlan has been the standout player for me. He makes metres and has looked decent. Browning deserved player of the month but had a tough day yesterday, admittedly against a Stella backline.
I feel for him a bit. He’s clearly talented and his pace off the base of the scrum is impressive. I guess comparing him to Wiese, Brink and Liebenburg he’s not going to break into the back row. It’s one of those where if he went elsewhere it might be the making of him, like a Will Evans etcJP14 wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 9:48 amCoghlan has never really played badly for us admittedly. But competition for the back row (with Thom Smith in the mix too) it made sense for him to go back to Nottingham on loan.westwinds31 wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 12:06 am I’ve watched a few of Nottingham’s games and Coughlan has been the standout player for me. He makes metres and has looked decent. Browning deserved player of the month but had a tough day yesterday, admittedly against a Stella backline.
