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If eddie gets sacked who should be the next England coach
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<blockquote data-quote="Vieux Talonneur" data-source="post: 1030497" data-attributes="member: 73144"><p>Thing is, I really don't think he would.</p><p></p><p>It's not a state secret that you need to be match hardened and sharp to be at your best. It would have been entirely justifiable if he'd chosen not to pick some / all of the Sarries players for the squad / feed them in from the bench / have them as injury back ups. Most fans have been crying out for change, and I think the media would have been mostly supportive with any brickbats being fairly mild compared to what's going on now. The worst would have been that new players failed in which case we could always easily go back to the old guard. Another golden opportunity missed.</p><p></p><p>Instead we're left with crap results / performances, several reputations in tatters and are still none the wiser about potential replacements for Binny and Faz etc.</p><p></p><p>I admire the Sarries contingent's loyalty to their club. But Jones could also have made it clear beforehand that he would only pick players playing regularly so giving them the chance to find loan deals etc. He didn't, actively choosing to pick on reputation.</p><p></p><p>As a possible partial defence, we don't know what attitude the RFU took to all this, but I'd have thought Jones would have got his own way.</p><p></p><p>Players will be asked for their views as part of the review. I'd love to see Odogwu's questionnaire!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vieux Talonneur, post: 1030497, member: 73144"] Thing is, I really don’t think he would. It’s not a state secret that you need to be match hardened and sharp to be at your best. It would have been entirely justifiable if he’d chosen not to pick some / all of the Sarries players for the squad / feed them in from the bench / have them as injury back ups. Most fans have been crying out for change, and I think the media would have been mostly supportive with any brickbats being fairly mild compared to what's going on now. The worst would have been that new players failed in which case we could always easily go back to the old guard. Another golden opportunity missed. Instead we’re left with crap results / performances, several reputations in tatters and are still none the wiser about potential replacements for Binny and Faz etc. I admire the Sarries contingent’s loyalty to their club. But Jones could also have made it clear beforehand that he would only pick players playing regularly so giving them the chance to find loan deals etc. He didn’t, actively choosing to pick on reputation. As a possible partial defence, we don't know what attitude the RFU took to all this, but I'd have thought Jones would have got his own way. Players will be asked for their views as part of the review. I'd love to see Odogwu's questionnaire! [/QUOTE]
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