Your obsession with Caelan Doris is worrying.
Jesus there is some tripe being spurn out on the match day thread
It used to be his handling was terrible. Now because he's lost a game he's suddenly shite at rugby and England's Earl is the saviour! Unfortunately when people quote someone you have to read that usual nonsense you'd otherwise be spared ☹️
Poor, poor execution and shades on NZ, failing when the pressure is on.
Line out shocking when the went after us there.
Next week should really be a swan song for at least three or four of that squad.
It's also so transparent now. He mas a fool of himself for writing off Doris years ago that any time he has a poor game, which isn't often, he has to stick his oar in.
Do you support Ireland? I ask because do you see anything good in the team? Can you name 3 things you like about the team?
He seems very selective for when a 6N game matters...
I didn't even mention Caelan Doris. You brought up Doris. Who's the one that's obsessed here?
I just think Ben Earl was brilliant today. Has nothing to do with me supporting or not supporting Ireland. Don't know what you're getting at tbh
Still you.
Everyone knows your game at this stage. Quite why you're still peddling it, I don't know.
I just praised one player on the England team. I think you're overthinking this a bit.
I don't think Frawley is an international standard 15. He's too slow, and was exposed multiple times today because of that. He's a very good 12 and acceptable club level 15. I don't think he's good enough to cover 10 or 15 at this level, other than a break glass emergency.
Just feel rightly or wrongly you are very critical of the team and maybe the criticism isn't warranted. BTW i don't think we are as good as media portrays and yes we choke.
Ben Earl is a v good player& was excellent today, he definitely goes on the lions tour, too early to say a nailed on starting 8 tho
I'd like the selection for Scotland to have one eye on the future and next season.
Why would you not like saying it? If he's poor and underperforming, he should be cut loose. It is what it is.
We all know and yet nothing is done about it. Yet other good posters have left because of................ You know.
What have I said that was critical of the team today?
I was on the phone to a friend over in England following the match. I congratulated him on the win. Two observations he made.
Why is Murray still in the squad? POM was a great player alas no more.
The blame for the defeat does not reflect on his thoughts. This is more of a moving forward type of post. An alternative scrum half does not come to my mind. As for back row? Plenty do.
There'll be a few changes for the Scotland game. Nash probably won't be available so maybe Larmour will come in? Don't think there's anyone else.
I think Baird might come in the start at blindside as well. But other than that I don't expect anything else.
Can you really see the captain being dropped?
Pom has been here before
Don't think it's all doom and gloom. We played poorly and lost. It happens.
JGP had a great game as did VDF. Keenan and Beirne played to a high standard as well. Henderson was decent off the bench also.
Ronan Kelleher is starting to find the form that got him into the Ireland squad a few years ago too. He's had some excellent cameos off the bench this tournament. Another breakdown steal this week. Think that's his third.
For Scrumhalf Blade should be considered
Indeed. It is a problem position.
and he was dropped before for reasons similar to why he is been considered to be dropped now
Yes and the 6-2 really only works when you have a few speedsters in your three quarters to account for having to switch positions.
Pace is the one thing that this side does not have in abundance.
It’s Ok playing Wales and even having McCloskey on the wing from a 6-2. But we saw the folly of it today.
Agree on that, definitely missing Hanson massively. Think it has been a mistake to not bring Baloucoune into the squad from the start for that reason. You can't coach speed and he's the most dynamic back in the country.
There's only a few backs that can make 6-2 work, Frawley just isn't one of them. It's a gimmick imo and finally got exposed for it today.
When he was dropped before he wasn't captain
When was the last time we dropped a captain?
6-2 definitely bit us in the ass today unfortunately, Ringrose on the bench would have been a big help
Yes before he was captain
Sexton was left out of games before. So was BOD and Best etc.
