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Re: Team news for Ireland.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:21 am
by p/d
Jones the master tactician.
Minute 10. Joseph to 13, Daly to wing and Slade in at fb.
Mind you that could be an inprovement
Re: Team news for Ireland.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:26 am
by p/d
Banquo wrote:.
Furbank is injured but even so.
Is he? I hope that is the reason and not the 'one tach only' in 23 policy
Re: Team news for Ireland.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:27 am
by Oakboy
Re: Team news for Ireland.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:27 am
by WaspInWales
Ffs. Getting tired of this selection lottery now.
Why do we keep selecting players out of position and insist on locks in the backrow?
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Re: Team news for Ireland.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:28 am
by Oakboy
p/d wrote:Jones the master tactician.
Minute 10. Joseph to 13, Daly to wing and Slade in at fb.
Mind you that could be an inprovement
Tell me what happens if two backs (other than Youngs) get injured.
Re: Team news for Ireland.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:29 am
by Scrumhead
Puja wrote:Jesus f*cking Christ. Can we have Mikey's team back please?
A full 5 of the starting XV do not play those positions for their club. Why the fuck have we dropped an actual full-back (after two caps of hell, no less, poor sod must be feeling great!) so that we can move to an ersatz full-back and an ersatz winger? Why are we trying Lawes at flank *again* when it never, never, ever fucking works?!
Why are we filling our team with square pegs in round holes when there are round pegs ready and waiting to go? If we were out of back three, then I could see Joseph being pushed to wing as an emergency option, but we've got Furbank, Thorley, and hells, I'd even have the likes of O'Flaherty ahead of him because he's NOT A WINGER!
WTAF Eddie? I was defending you this morning!
Puja
Exactly my thoughts. Insane selection - and not in a good way ... I’ll be at HQ on Sunday and I’m dreading it now.
Re: Team news for Ireland.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:29 am
by Mikey Brown
Banquo wrote:Mikey Brown wrote:Oh FFS! Underhill out with a calf strain.
1. Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers)
2. Jamie George (Saracens)
3. Kyle Sinkler (Harlequins)
4. Joe Launchbury (Wasps)
5. George Kruis (Saracens)
6. Maro Itoje (Saracens)
7. Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
8. Tom Curry (Sale Sharks)
9. Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
10. Owen Farrell (Saracens) - CAPTAIN
11. Elliot Daly (Saracens)
12. Manu Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers)
13. Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
14. Jonny May (Leicester Tigers)
15. George Furbank (Northampton Saints)
This doesn't look quite so out there now!
I thought it might provide some encouraging contrast when the real team came out. How naive of me.
Re: Team news for Ireland.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:30 am
by p/d
Oakboy wrote:p/d wrote:Jones the master tactician.
Minute 10. Joseph to 13, Daly to wing and Slade in at fb.
Mind you that could be an inprovement
Tell me what happens if two backs (other than Youngs) get injured.
Youngs to wing
Re: Team news for Ireland.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:30 am
by Mikey Brown
Scrumhead wrote:Puja wrote:Jesus f*cking Christ. Can we have Mikey's team back please?
A full 5 of the starting XV do not play those positions for their club. Why the fuck have we dropped an actual full-back (after two caps of hell, no less, poor sod must be feeling great!) so that we can move to an ersatz full-back and an ersatz winger? Why are we trying Lawes at flank *again* when it never, never, ever fucking works?!
Why are we filling our team with square pegs in round holes when there are round pegs ready and waiting to go? If we were out of back three, then I could see Joseph being pushed to wing as an emergency option, but we've got Furbank, Thorley, and hells, I'd even have the likes of O'Flaherty ahead of him because he's NOT A WINGER!
WTAF Eddie? I was defending you this morning!
Puja
Exactly my thoughts. Insane selection - and not in a good way ... I’ll be at HQ on Sunday and I’m dreading it now.
Get ready for "I've simply picked the best team available for this game" when questioned about any of this.
Re: Team news for Ireland.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:32 am
by Mikey Brown
Anyone got the slightest clue if Joseph is any good under a high ball? I was genuinely going to put him there in that joke team but thought it was less believable than Lawes at 7.
Re: Team news for Ireland.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:32 am
by Banquo
Puja wrote:Jesus f*cking Christ. Can we have Mikey's team back please?
A full 5 of the starting XV do not play those positions for their club. Why the fuck have we dropped an actual full-back (after two caps of hell, no less, poor sod must be feeling great!) so that we can move to an ersatz full-back and an ersatz winger? Why are we trying Lawes at flank *again* when it never, never, ever fucking works?!
Why are we filling our team with square pegs in round holes when there are round pegs ready and waiting to go? If we were out of back three, then I could see Joseph being pushed to wing as an emergency option, but we've got Furbank, Thorley, and hells, I'd even have the likes of O'Flaherty ahead of him because he's NOT A WINGER!
WTAF Eddie? I was defending you this morning!
Puja
Think Furbank is injured
Re: Team news for Ireland.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:34 am
by Oakboy
p/d wrote:Oakboy wrote:p/d wrote:Jones the master tactician.
Minute 10. Joseph to 13, Daly to wing and Slade in at fb.
Mind you that could be an inprovement
Tell me what happens if two backs (other than Youngs) get injured.
Youngs to wing
Joseph on one wing and Youngs on the other would have Ireland quaking, no doubt.
Re: Team news for Ireland.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:34 am
by Banquo
JJ last started on the wing 7 years ago for LI. Lawes in to shore up the lineout according to EJ
Re: Team news for Ireland.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:36 am
by Mellsblue
Banquo wrote:Mellsblue wrote:p/d wrote:
especially now he has read a book.
He has?!? Which one? He’s certainly not mentioned it.
Eddie Jones', its very good, you should try it.\
Oh, I see, northern humour,
I’ve been oop here too long. ‘Tis true.
Re: Team news for Ireland.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:36 am
by p/d
Banquo wrote:JJ last started on the wing 7 years ago for LI.
Jones is meticulous with his research
chapter 7 of his book
Re: Team news for Ireland.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:37 am
by Oakboy
Banquo wrote:JJ last started on the wing 7 years ago for LI.
Has he never started there for England? He's certainly played there before but maybe just after changes from the bench?
Re: Team news for Ireland.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:38 am
by Banquo
Oakboy wrote:Banquo wrote:JJ last started on the wing 7 years ago for LI.
Has he never started there for England? He's certainly played there before but maybe just after changes from the bench?
he ended up there nearly all game after Daly was sent off v Argentina.
Re: Team news for Ireland.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:39 am
by Banquo
p/d wrote:Banquo wrote:JJ last started on the wing 7 years ago for LI.
Jones is meticulous with his research
chapter 7 of his book
You clearly aren't that meticulous, chapter 7 is coaching Australia
Re: Team news for Ireland.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:42 am
by Oakboy
What's Ludlum done to go from being 1st choice to out of the 23?
Re: Team news for Ireland.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:43 am
by Banquo
Oakboy wrote:What's Ludlum done to go from being 1st choice to out of the 23?
don't be silly, he's no lock.
Re: Team news for Ireland.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:48 am
by p/d
Banquo wrote:p/d wrote:Banquo wrote:JJ last started on the wing 7 years ago for LI.
Jones is meticulous with his research
chapter 7 of his book
You clearly aren't that meticulous, chapter 7 is coaching Australia
To be honest I'm just shocked there is a chapter 7
Re: Team news for Ireland.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:49 am
by p/d
Oakboy wrote:What's Ludlum done to go from being 1st choice to out of the 23?
Surely it is now time to give Ewels the nickname yo-yo
Re: Team news for Ireland.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:50 am
by Banquo
p/d wrote:Banquo wrote:p/d wrote:
Jones is meticulous with his research
chapter 7 of his book
You clearly aren't that meticulous, chapter 7 is coaching Australia
To be honest I'm just shocked there is a chapter 7
On a serious note, its an interesting life and read.
Re: Team news for Ireland.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:51 am
by Mikey Brown
Oakboy wrote:What's Ludlum done to go from being 1st choice to out of the 23?
Would having Ludlam and Earl on the bench give people the impression Lawes isn't really a flanker? Maybe EJ would find that embarrassing.
Re: Team news for Ireland.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:53 am
by Adam_P
5 locks and 2 back three players in the 23 is bonkers. Even with the injury to Furbank, why wouldn't you just bring Thorley in on the wing and move Daly to 15? What the hell is Eddie doing this tournament?!
