6 Nations 2013

[paul_e]

really poor decision to not include billy v in the 23,  For all the talk of picking players on form a year or so ago he's not really done that here.  Seems like a big opportunity missed to me.  Same with Twelvetrees.  Burns I kind of agree with not starting as he didn't look totally over his injury last weekend.

Ah well, I'm sure we'll do well but it's not the way I wanted to see us go, at some point we need to show our claws and really go at a team.

[peter w]

I think he may (Billy V) get a game sooner rather than later but its not as if we're struggling for options. For someone to be dropped the replacement must either be pulling up trees, or the person he is replacing must be having a mare. i don't think Billy or any other pkayer fit into that category just yet.

good to see Burns on the bench. If we open a lead than giving him 20-30 minutes should be enough for us to see his quality.

[PaulWinch again]

Fucking hell England white line fever.

[PaulWinch again]

Poor complacent half by England.

[PaulWinch again]

Really poor execution again.

[PaulWinch again]

I'm really not sure why people rave about Goode, he's alright but that's about it.

[paul_e]

Goode looked a great prospect a few years ago but he he doesn't have the acceleration to make it at this level, gets caught too easily.  Brown hasn't got the brains, just seems to make the wrong choice far too often.  Switch to Ashton, not as involved but 2-3 times he nearly got away by making the right choice to make himself available, the lead up to the flood held up try from Ashon was world class, took as exceptional tackle to stop him.

Flood has been really poor so far, there's some ability there but I think he's getting very close to needing to be given up on, too often he just doesn't turn up.

Forwards have done well, Haskell and Robshaw carry a lot but Wood is always on their shoulder to secure the ball after the tackle, yet again he's been superb doing all the work to make the others look good, on top of that he has exceptional hands.

For me - Flood and Haskell off for Croft and Burns and lets start running through the gaps they're leaving in tight.

[PaulWinch again]

Ashton has shown glimpses of why he's world class. Foden definitely needs to come back at full back, because we are lacking some pace.

[PaulWinch again]

Shocking from England, half backs off they've been fucking diabolical.

[PaulWinch again]

We've been horrendous this half.

[PaulWinch again]

Awful display, Care, Flood, Goode all have to go. Goode just doesn't do anything for me at all, not enough pace. Flood hasn't controlled the backs at all.

[PaulWinch again]

A win, but a truly truly dreadful display.

[PaulWinch again]

Care and Flood offered no control, the back row offered no go forward. The two centres didn't do anything and the back three, only Brown did ok.

[PaulWinch again]

At least Lancaster seems fully aware of why it was so poor.

[PaulWinch again]

I agree with Woodward's backline - Youngs, Farrell, Tuilagi, Twelvetrees, Ashton, May and Brown.