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<blockquote data-quote="hiz" data-source="post: 368580" data-attributes="member: 21888"><p>Minidod: "Dan Parks has no right to be picked for the Scotland First Team"</p><p></p><p>And who do you recommend that is going to do better? Ruaridh Jackson - he's not ready and not consistent enough yet, rushing him into pressure matches could do more harm than good for him and the team. Middle Blair - some way behind Jackson. Or promoting the emergency cover of Mossy or Southwell to the starting spot because their one match per season at FH gives them edge? Parks has had at least 4 MOTM awards since he came back into the squad and his kicking, tactical as well as goal, has been a key component in the best run of results the Scottish team has had in a decade plus. I've not always been his strongest advocate by any means and he's not the ideal flyhalf, but his game has come on massively in the last 18-months making him our best option by a mile (even when Godman is fit) and he has been delivering results. For that he deserves some credit, almost certainly the starting spot and perhaps even a little respect from Scottish supporters rather than nonsense statements like your's. As an Edinburgh fan, I'm seriously worried about the damage he could do today - even though his Cardiff form has not been that hot - but as a Scotland fan, I'm glad that any Scotland player can be considered such a threat.</p><p></p><p>And your memory doesn't serve - Jackson did not feature in the SA match. Parks, along with Barclay, was a stand out performer and his kicking, again both goal and tactical, was one of the key reasons why we won.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hiz, post: 368580, member: 21888"] Minidod: "Dan Parks has no right to be picked for the Scotland First Team" And who do you recommend that is going to do better? Ruaridh Jackson - he's not ready and not consistent enough yet, rushing him into pressure matches could do more harm than good for him and the team. Middle Blair - some way behind Jackson. Or promoting the emergency cover of Mossy or Southwell to the starting spot because their one match per season at FH gives them edge? Parks has had at least 4 MOTM awards since he came back into the squad and his kicking, tactical as well as goal, has been a key component in the best run of results the Scottish team has had in a decade plus. I've not always been his strongest advocate by any means and he's not the ideal flyhalf, but his game has come on massively in the last 18-months making him our best option by a mile (even when Godman is fit) and he has been delivering results. For that he deserves some credit, almost certainly the starting spot and perhaps even a little respect from Scottish supporters rather than nonsense statements like your's. As an Edinburgh fan, I'm seriously worried about the damage he could do today - even though his Cardiff form has not been that hot - but as a Scotland fan, I'm glad that any Scotland player can be considered such a threat. And your memory doesn't serve - Jackson did not feature in the SA match. Parks, along with Barclay, was a stand out performer and his kicking, again both goal and tactical, was one of the key reasons why we won. [/QUOTE]
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