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<blockquote data-quote="aligmacd123" data-source="post: 263153"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (edinburgh_gunner @ May 18 2009, 11:40 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=396528" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>I agree about the Pro-team bias. Edinburgh is obviously the better "team" but they dont have players who can change games in the blink of an eye.</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p></p><p>I wouldn't know about that, what about Mike Blair, Andy Turnbull, Simon Webster? Definatley got the stronger pack here too. Granted you might have the Evans brothers, but am I the only Scotland fan who doesn't think that they're a magic bullet? Sure, they're talented but I think that there not any more talented than any other back, it's just that they've got a lot of gas about them - which is great cause it's not something that we've got in Scotland. But more often than not, they're easily closed down. Sure, they score tries for funsies if given the space but teams are getting smart and marking up on them. I'm not slating them, and I'd have them in my starting XV any day, I'm just warning against pinning all of our hopes on them.</p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p>But you know what happens when teams start double marking players?</p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">SPACE APPEARS!!!</span></p><p></p><p>I agree about Mike Blair (sorry i forgot) but Simon Webster just annoys me to be brutally honest.</p><p></p><p>And in regards to "pinning all our hopes on them" I think its better to have players who can be believe in to be special and have the mental strength and ability to do so. They have coped very well with the pressure of international rugby. For example when Nick de Luca, this isnt a jab at his abilities, made his debut he totally crumbled but what the Evans brothers have is that look like they have played 20-30 tests already.</p><p></p><p>I agree with some of your points but I think whichever way the players who in form should be picked whether they are Glasgow or Edinburgh. After the Glasgow vs Toulouse match the next month was the Six Nations and the Glasgow boys were truly on form but Hadden chose the wrong players and we got demolished by Wales, regardless of the score.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="aligmacd123, post: 263153"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (edinburgh_gunner @ May 18 2009, 11:40 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=396528']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> I agree about the Pro-team bias. Edinburgh is obviously the better "team" but they dont have players who can change games in the blink of an eye. [/b][/quote] I wouldn't know about that, what about Mike Blair, Andy Turnbull, Simon Webster? Definatley got the stronger pack here too. Granted you might have the Evans brothers, but am I the only Scotland fan who doesn't think that they're a magic bullet? Sure, they're talented but I think that there not any more talented than any other back, it's just that they've got a lot of gas about them - which is great cause it's not something that we've got in Scotland. But more often than not, they're easily closed down. Sure, they score tries for funsies if given the space but teams are getting smart and marking up on them. I'm not slating them, and I'd have them in my starting XV any day, I'm just warning against pinning all of our hopes on them. [/b][/quote] But you know what happens when teams start double marking players? [SIZE=2]SPACE APPEARS!!![/SIZE] I agree about Mike Blair (sorry i forgot) but Simon Webster just annoys me to be brutally honest. And in regards to "pinning all our hopes on them" I think its better to have players who can be believe in to be special and have the mental strength and ability to do so. They have coped very well with the pressure of international rugby. For example when Nick de Luca, this isnt a jab at his abilities, made his debut he totally crumbled but what the Evans brothers have is that look like they have played 20-30 tests already. I agree with some of your points but I think whichever way the players who in form should be picked whether they are Glasgow or Edinburgh. After the Glasgow vs Toulouse match the next month was the Six Nations and the Glasgow boys were truly on form but Hadden chose the wrong players and we got demolished by Wales, regardless of the score. [/QUOTE]
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