Please, back up games count for ****. The SRU threw oodles of cash at you this season, so of course you've got strength in depth. We got very little and we're still in with a shout (albeit slim) of the ***le,
And we deserved that game, no question, the mentality to come from conceding a late try to scoring a winning one speaks for itself does it not.
Tell you what, if you want proof Edinburgh are a better side than Glasgow...go look at the league table!
Godman may not be the finnished article but most people would take him above the one dimensional, let's hoof the ball and not pass it at all, aussie import Parks. [/b]
Aye, but a forward pass might have helped that cause slightly!
(And BTW im not doubting Edinburgh should have won that game - but Glasgow were that bad that night Edinburgh should have wrapped it up before HT)
And Edinburgh are only 5 points ahead, not exactly proving they are much better when the scottish derby already played was Edinburghs home one. We could easilly cut that lead to 1 point with Victory at Binghill. (And Glasgow have been unlucky in many games this season - had we managed to get another score in 2 games against teams below us at the time then we would have been top for 24 hours in January. Oh, and had it not been for some birraze refereeing we would have completed the double over Biarritz - decisions that have been criticised even by Embra fans)
Anyway, thats getting away from the topic - I believe there is a Magners League board for that.
But granted, your entitled to your opinion about Godman being selected, but my opinion is that Dan Parks is still our best option at Stand Off (until Mossy proves himself). Have you forgotten the RWC? OK, he hasnt been performing much this season, but neither have most of our squad (only players I would give pass marks to until Saturday would be Barclay, Rennie and Strokoch (and possibly Mike Blair)). I feel he had a good game on saturday, his 2 up-and-unders apart, putting in around 10 big tackles, making some good kicks aswell and of course knocking over a very important penalty to put daylight between the sides. You may have your own opinion, but thats mine.
Whatever team selected though, the Italy game is now an important one! with WC seedings being determined by World Rankings at the years end, and considering the tough schedule Scotland will have this year (summer tests against the Pumas, and a November test v the AB's) it vital Scotland concentrate on winning any games the possibly can, and racking up a 15+ victory over Canada. And that starts with saturdays game. Play the way they did against England and they should be able to edge it, but can they replecate that sort of comitment when they arent playing against white shirts?
(ps. for the likes of Scotland, Ireland and Italy I can see the new WC seedings adding a real edge to the summer and November tests!
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