Ayton1keith wrote:Shiel has been in and around the squad (24th man) and appears to being managed the in the same way as Darcy Graham, his time will certainly come but we need someone to challenge HP now and IMO Vellacot would certainly fit the bill, he is a little more dynamic, with a good burst of speed and would bring another dimension to the team.
I hope so, saw him for Currie last year and thought he was superb. Would make sense if he followed the Darcy path, so in the 23 next year. Cockers clearly rated him relative to others at his disposal in comments earlier in the year.
Vellacott? Would only come to Edinburgh if he felt he didn't have a hope with England, and also that he had a strong pathway to the Scottish team. He'd be behind Laidlaw, Horne, Price, Pyrgos, SHC? in the reckoning, with only one of those anywhere near retiring. Will he fancy being 4th / 5th in line for a 'lesser' national team while blowing his EQ earning potential? Doubt it - and sadly he's already indicated a preference for England despite his significant number of Scottish age grade caps.