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England's 'go-to' club

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Post by Portnoy Mon 02 Jul 2012, 11:58 am

Who will SL/AF/GR treat as the first club to denude when an emergency occurs?
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Post by AsLongAsBut100ofUs Mon 02 Jul 2012, 12:14 pm

Laugh Portnoy, are you for real? Do you honestly think the England coaches consider which club to "denude when an emergency occurs"?! Surely they just pick the best players available to them?

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Post by Portnoy Mon 02 Jul 2012, 12:16 pm

Good. As.

Bound to be Sarries/Quins and Exeter then...
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Post by LondonTiger Mon 02 Jul 2012, 12:24 pm

Nah, Asbo.

The England coaches are always biaised.

They either:

> pick players from someone elses club, even though they are worse than your own club's players

or

> pick players from your club because they want other clubs to do better in the league.


After all, how else can you explain some selections Wink

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Post by beshocked Mon 02 Jul 2012, 12:37 pm

Depends what you call an emergency.

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Post by Portnoy Mon 02 Jul 2012, 12:52 pm

beshocked wrote:Depends what you call an emergency.
That'd be (for instance) an incumbent player being injured. Most likely the replacement is drawn from successful English (or EQ) players from successful clubs.

I disagree with As in that the best players are picked: they are more likely to be selected from clubs that make them look good.
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Post by HammerofThunor Mon 02 Jul 2012, 1:02 pm

I remember one of MikeyPhil's crazy rants. Started off complaining that Johnson was picking loads of Wasps players because he wanted Leicester to do well in the league (baring in mind this was after the EPS came in and Wasps were doing alright). Then later in the year he was picking Leicester players because he was biased towards them (that was the year they won the league and got to the HEC final).

MikeyPhil Rolling Eyes What a guy

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Post by Portnoy Mon 02 Jul 2012, 1:37 pm

It will be interesting to see if 36 gets selected now he's playing for Glaws.
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Post by funnyExiledScot Mon 02 Jul 2012, 1:40 pm

Portnoy wrote:It will be interesting to see if 36 gets selected now he's playing for Glaws.


Nah, they should play and crock Anthony Allen.

Prediction of the season: Mat Tait returns for Leicester, gets picked for the 6 Nations and breaks his leg accidentally crashing into Tom Croft, whose cruciate ligament dissolves in the same collision.

OK

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Post by caoimhincentre Mon 02 Jul 2012, 1:49 pm

is this a dig at the England management for pick Leicester players too much/too little.

Or something else entirely.

Long live leicester!!!

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Post by Portnoy Mon 02 Jul 2012, 1:56 pm

cao

There appears to be a pattern in your posting

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Post by caoimhincentre Mon 02 Jul 2012, 1:58 pm

Portnoy wrote:cao

There appears to be a pattern in your posting

https://www.606v2.com/spa/caoimhincentre

it appears we both have patterns

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Post by AsLongAsBut100ofUs Mon 02 Jul 2012, 1:58 pm

Portnoy wrote:cao

There appears to be a pattern in your posting

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And in yours, Portnoy? Pot-kettle, dear sir!

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Post by Portnoy Mon 02 Jul 2012, 2:01 pm

Many and varied As. Not concentrating on another poster though.
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Post by AsLongAsBut100ofUs Mon 02 Jul 2012, 2:04 pm

Portnoy wrote:Many and varied As. Not concentrating on another poster though.
Very true, altho I'd correct your first to ultimately one club-specific and narrow. Wink

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Post by Portnoy Mon 02 Jul 2012, 2:07 pm

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:
Portnoy wrote:Many and varied As. Not concentrating on another poster though.
Very true, altho I'd correct your first to ultimately one club-specific and narrow. Wink

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Post by caoimhincentre Mon 02 Jul 2012, 2:37 pm

Portnoy wrote:
AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:
Portnoy wrote:Many and varied As. Not concentrating on another poster though.
Very true, altho I'd correct your first to ultimately one club-specific and narrow. Wink

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Fair point Por.

My apology for any hassle.

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Post by Portnoy Mon 02 Jul 2012, 2:38 pm

Peace cao. Smile
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