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<blockquote data-quote="gingergenius" data-source="post: 297718"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bullitt @ Jan 11 2010, 01:25 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=431267" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>Didn't make the trip up to Franklins Gardens did you? Basing your assertion on the 15 seconds of highlights ITV showed?</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p></p><p>4 minutes. But they show the important bits of the match, which are what determine the results. Anyhoo, I don't see why I should have to trek it to Northampton to see why someone should play for England when we established a fullback last year who was brilliant at the job. Good, sustainable international sides don't develop overnight, so I see no point in disrupting the successful parts of the team for a player who is, yes, exciting, but also undeniably a gamble, when there were so many other areas where England need to improve.</p><p></p><p>If we had someone banging on the door with no question marks over vital parts of their game for the position they are in - like Courtney Lawes - then by all means they deserve a shot at the team. I've never seen Ashton cock anything up yet either. But finding a new solution to a problem solved is a waste of time.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="gingergenius, post: 297718"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bullitt @ Jan 11 2010, 01:25 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=431267']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> Didn't make the trip up to Franklins Gardens did you? Basing your assertion on the 15 seconds of highlights ITV showed? [/b][/quote] 4 minutes. But they show the important bits of the match, which are what determine the results. Anyhoo, I don't see why I should have to trek it to Northampton to see why someone should play for England when we established a fullback last year who was brilliant at the job. Good, sustainable international sides don't develop overnight, so I see no point in disrupting the successful parts of the team for a player who is, yes, exciting, but also undeniably a gamble, when there were so many other areas where England need to improve. If we had someone banging on the door with no question marks over vital parts of their game for the position they are in - like Courtney Lawes - then by all means they deserve a shot at the team. I've never seen Ashton cock anything up yet either. But finding a new solution to a problem solved is a waste of time. [/QUOTE]
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