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<blockquote data-quote="Crapspray" data-source="post: 568767" data-attributes="member: 58918"><p>For me it's not so much that he's higher rated, (though I do think he's better than Dickson) but that he's not been given any sort of a chance in an England shirt. He also offers a greater emphasis on speed of delivery (in fairness, so does Dickson) rather than side-stepping and sniping. Youngs and Care I'd say are better all-round, but far too often slow ball down, which makes the already ponderous back line even slower in attack.</p><p></p><p>In the Six Nations last year we saw England's attack improve dramatically against Wales when Dickson started over Youngs, simply because the ball didn't take three seconds to get from the back of the ruck to the fly-half. I think we'd see that again against Argentina if Simpson, or even Dickson, gets a chance to play. If nothing else, it gives England a different option at scrum-half.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't think there's any chance of that changing for the foreseeable future. As you said, Ford had an awful time and was particularly bad in the Saxons against Scotland A. I think he'll come good post-2015 RWC and improve at Bath with a back line which is shaping up nicely, not that that helps England. It isn't too bad; with Burns, Farrell, and Flood there are decent options (attack, defence, reliant mix). </p><p></p><p>I disagree, however, that Farrell hasn't got the potential to be world class. The bipolar nature of opinion seems to divide people into "He's awful!" or "He's the resurrection of St. Jonny!", the reality is that, at the moment, he's somewhere in between. He's still only 21 and has put in very good performances for England and Saracens, though not consistently, and has improved a lot since last year. Here's hoping that the Lion's tour, and time around BOD and Sexton, improves his attacking and running- and that he can avoid the sharp drop in form we saw last summer. In any case, he'll be around England for some time, world class or not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crapspray, post: 568767, member: 58918"] For me it's not so much that he's higher rated, (though I do think he's better than Dickson) but that he's not been given any sort of a chance in an England shirt. He also offers a greater emphasis on speed of delivery (in fairness, so does Dickson) rather than side-stepping and sniping. Youngs and Care I'd say are better all-round, but far too often slow ball down, which makes the already ponderous back line even slower in attack. In the Six Nations last year we saw England's attack improve dramatically against Wales when Dickson started over Youngs, simply because the ball didn't take three seconds to get from the back of the ruck to the fly-half. I think we'd see that again against Argentina if Simpson, or even Dickson, gets a chance to play. If nothing else, it gives England a different option at scrum-half. I don't think there's any chance of that changing for the foreseeable future. As you said, Ford had an awful time and was particularly bad in the Saxons against Scotland A. I think he'll come good post-2015 RWC and improve at Bath with a back line which is shaping up nicely, not that that helps England. It isn't too bad; with Burns, Farrell, and Flood there are decent options (attack, defence, reliant mix). I disagree, however, that Farrell hasn't got the potential to be world class. The bipolar nature of opinion seems to divide people into "He's awful!" or "He's the resurrection of St. Jonny!", the reality is that, at the moment, he's somewhere in between. He's still only 21 and has put in very good performances for England and Saracens, though not consistently, and has improved a lot since last year. Here's hoping that the Lion's tour, and time around BOD and Sexton, improves his attacking and running- and that he can avoid the sharp drop in form we saw last summer. In any case, he'll be around England for some time, world class or not. [/QUOTE]
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