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Friday Knight Lights wrote:Tichtheid wrote:We have had a coaching problem, Johnson has said that we were left listing on an open sea, but now the SRU have turned their attention to us.
But it's not true that we haven't developed players in the way you said, anyone would think from that that we had no one of any use whatsoever other than Nel and the ex Glasgow boys or anyone who has been brought in.
I expect things to get better with a coach with a heck of a CV like Cockers'
That's not what I said though, I think we have a lot of good players and a hell of a lot of promising young guys breaking through. But who are the players we've brought through who are now in their prime and ready to challenge in the Pro12? Watson, Toolis, Ford and du Preez? Our recruitment has brought some great players like Dickinson coming back, Nel coming over, Hardie, Bresler who would be ideally supplements to a homegrown talent whilst also bringing in the next generation.
Tichtheid wrote:Johnson has said we are due for a bit of refurbishment, we certainly need some quality across the backline, but I doubt we'll be buying much in. I haven't been following the U20s due to time constraints, is there anyone looking promising?
bignose wrote:Tichtheid wrote:Johnson has said we are due for a bit of refurbishment, we certainly need some quality across the backline, but I doubt we'll be buying much in. I haven't been following the U20s due to time constraints, is there anyone looking promising?
Not on last Friday night's form..
joe soap wrote:
Edinburgh are not entitled to anything; pro rugby consists of virtuous circles of some, vicious circles for others and treading water for the rest in between. Even with unlimited budgets it is hard to move between these, very hard. If it was as easy as you think (and you do think it is) I think othrs would have solved the problem earlier. Edinburgh dropped into the vicious circle set, it is going to continue to be very challenging to get out of it, much harder than armchair experts could ever comprehend.
biffer wrote:bignose wrote:Tichtheid wrote:Johnson has said we are due for a bit of refurbishment, we certainly need some quality across the backline, but I doubt we'll be buying much in. I haven't been following the U20s due to time constraints, is there anyone looking promising?
Not on last Friday night's form..
Darcy Graham already signed from that level. Others might be the boys down at London Scottish.
bignose wrote:biffer wrote:bignose wrote:
Not on last Friday night's form..
Darcy Graham already signed from that level. Others might be the boys down at London Scottish.
Regardless of your thoughts on the "If you're good enough, you're big enough" debate, he's going to need to eat a lot of pies over the next couple of years.
biffer wrote:bignose wrote:Tichtheid wrote:Johnson has said we are due for a bit of refurbishment, we certainly need some quality across the backline, but I doubt we'll be buying much in. I haven't been following the U20s due to time constraints, is there anyone looking promising?
Not on last Friday night's form..
Darcy Graham already signed from that level. Others might be the boys down at London Scottish.
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