adi1314 wrote:theoffsideline 12feb2018 david barnes article titled cockerill confirms departures . rc quoted "with the budget we have we are not going to have a hugely deep squad but we ar going to have 40 players of good quality"
that's the article I also refer to. Look, folk need to try and put some throwaways in context. Surely it was obvious Edinburgh would not start or get by on a squad of 40 even if they were still rubbish. Glasgow went into the high 50s a couple of times because of the usual level of injuries and international call-ups. As Edin have improved and continue to do so has the number of players troubling Scotland squads has and will increase.
Cockerill isn't stupid, nor is he a liar, he was IMHO drawing a comparison to the squad under Solly when it was at one stage truly huge and full of mostly cheap useless squad fodder. Whether Barnes interpretation missed that or over zealous intake on here, it was never going to be 40 players, or around 40, which could be less. Never. And it didn't take a lot of common sense to understand that.
Still some can wheedle on about Cockerill telling porkies now, and a budget cut forcing a small squad. Whatever.