The really scary thought is who the hell will play next week ?
Robinson is now out and I am guessing Rees must be injured as he was taken off.
I may well role my winnings over to Samoa.......
btw Gate, Unfortunatly there is not a single Englishman who can even comment on the other Home Nation sides at the momemt. There is no way Scotland will play that badly. Although I do reserve the right to comment when Italy beat you
What hurts me as much as the results is seeing John Wells alongside BA and realising that he too has been sucked into the dark abyss. When he worked with Tigers I always thought he was a class act (and that will not have changed) but how damaging is this to his reputation. He was a winner.
Jason, notwithstanding that he is a horror when asked for an autograph, was a man to be proud of.
THE OTHER ONE, who presided over the start of this mess, never accepted criticism and has now slunk away to let others take the flak and weep.
I hope he is a proud man today.
England were a shadow of the team that lifted the trophy in 2003 and when was the last time England failed to score any points at this level. Writing on the wall in 2004 when there a window of opportunity to break up the 2003 squad and build for the future. Where to from here? South Africa and the Southern Hemisphere nations have moved on whereas England look like they have stood still for 4 years. Samoa could provide an even bigger upset next weekend. Watch this space.
........Nothing to do withthe game really.......but when I saw Ashton on telly after the game I thought "He looks like my dad! What's somebody that old doing in charge of England?"
Surely someone from the class of 2003 should be involved now?
Exile Wigstonite living in Wales.
Poet laureate of the "One Eyed Turk".
Bar stool philosopher in the "Wilted Daffodil"
Bill W wrote:"This just proves what we have been saying all along - without central contracts we stand no chance" RFU spokesperson
I saw that one coming... The man from NZ said that you play better when you don't fear relegation, hence the superiority of the Super 12... Greedy cretin !
So Mr RFU will explain to us how Argentina manages to grow up with buccaneers and mercenaries playing abroad and amateurs doing the occasional match in Buenos Aires chic suburbs ?
How 'bout the progresses of Italians, Romanians and Georgians, many if not most of them trained in France by French clubs ?
If I hear the word "central contract" in France I'll set fire to the federation. Or at least to its president and is corny eloquence.
me as much as the results is seeing John Wells alongside BA and realising that he too has been sucked into the dark abyss. When he worked with Tigers I always thought he was a class act (and that will not have changed) but how damaging is this to his reputation. He was a winner.
