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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Manx" data-source="post: 685260" data-attributes="member: 50236"><p>What I am saying is that the players that I quoted, just did not perform for BO over the last three seasons because their heart was not in it (for various reasons being injury for Barcella and the loss of international status for the others) and Toulon is not THE factor in their rejuvenation!! On the money they were being paid at BO this is obscene and Blanco should have got rid of them at least two seasons earlier than he did and he could have invested that in younger and more hungrier players..........</p><p></p><p>It could be any new club, and not just Toulon, that would change thee guys' attitude for the good and Imanol, more than anyone else, at Toulouse has shown this as he has been very, very good this season and without resorting to the theatricals....whether he is borderline French international status is argumentative!!</p><p></p><p>I am also saying that you cannot judge Barcella on just over an hour on the field since he joined Toulon and say that he is back to somewhere near where he was....he has played well but let us see him do that over a longer period and consistently......</p><p></p><p>I was sad to see, but understood why, Menini went but he only played for half a season at Biarritz (having come in for the 2013/14 season after 8 years with MdM, Beziers, Aix and Oyonnax in Pro 2) before going to Toulon (as a medical joker I believe?)....he alone proves the rule that a decent prop only comes into their prime later rather than sooner on in their professional life!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tony Manx, post: 685260, member: 50236"] What I am saying is that the players that I quoted, just did not perform for BO over the last three seasons because their heart was not in it (for various reasons being injury for Barcella and the loss of international status for the others) and Toulon is not THE factor in their rejuvenation!! On the money they were being paid at BO this is obscene and Blanco should have got rid of them at least two seasons earlier than he did and he could have invested that in younger and more hungrier players.......... It could be any new club, and not just Toulon, that would change thee guys' attitude for the good and Imanol, more than anyone else, at Toulouse has shown this as he has been very, very good this season and without resorting to the theatricals....whether he is borderline French international status is argumentative!! I am also saying that you cannot judge Barcella on just over an hour on the field since he joined Toulon and say that he is back to somewhere near where he was....he has played well but let us see him do that over a longer period and consistently...... I was sad to see, but understood why, Menini went but he only played for half a season at Biarritz (having come in for the 2013/14 season after 8 years with MdM, Beziers, Aix and Oyonnax in Pro 2) before going to Toulon (as a medical joker I believe?)....he alone proves the rule that a decent prop only comes into their prime later rather than sooner on in their professional life!!! [/QUOTE]
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