: Tue May 05, 2009 1:02 pm  

WatsonTV wrote:

don't agree with lawrence on the wing,he is a centre and it showed at murryfield

It certainly did. Looked like a fish out of water.

: Tue May 05, 2009 1:19 pm  

TBC wrote:

It certainly did. Looked like a fish out of water.

Yet vs HKR when he went on the wing he looked very comfortable.

[Durham Giant]

: Tue May 05, 2009 1:27 pm  

PBGIANT wrote:

I think it important that we give some of the fringe 1st teamers a run out. The likes of Carlisle, Hemmingway and Lopag need their chance of 1st team rugby. Providing all are fit I’d be tempted to go with something like this:

1) Cudjoe
2) Lawrence
3) Jammer
4) J. Griffin
5) Lopag
6) Hemmingway
7) Robinson
8.) Korkidas
9) Carlisle
10) Jackson
11) Patrick
12) Kirmond
13) Walsh

Subs from:
Brown
Lunt
Griffin
Crabtree
Aspy
Wild

That is pretty much the sort of team i would bee looking at. ATEOTD we are likely to have some more injuries over the season and players need to have the experience and opportunity to come in and feel comfortable.

If this sort of team was to struggle against NL2 part timers i would be worried.

I do accept the point that our home performances have been poor and having a good win may help to start putting some bums back on seats.

Potentially it is a trade off between playing issues and commercial ones.

: Tue May 05, 2009 1:39 pm  

GIANT DAZ wrote:

we need to get some confidence back and get back to winning ways - keep the 1st team out and let them do the business,they will be more confident getting 2 wins under their belt (providing we win !) albeit against lesser opposition.
Remember the York cup game a couple of years ago?
we had lost every game that season - battered York then won 9 in a row because of the confidence gained in that match.

The key point vs YCK was moving Drew from 9 to the halves.

Don't see any evidence of a lack in confidence. if it were I do not think putting 80-90 points on a lowly team like Hornets is the solution. Stuffing a lowly team is meaningless. However having more players with 1st team exprience available to NB is worthwhile.

PBGs team wuld win by 40+ pts.

: Tue May 05, 2009 3:38 pm  

Marsdengiant wrote:

Yet vs HKR when he went on the wing he looked very comfortable.

He looks more than comfortable all the time at centre.

: Tue May 05, 2009 4:04 pm  

I would like to see some fringe players but a win is a must, I don't want another Hunslet. I don't know if it's confidence thing but we just seem to switch off at times. I good run out with plenty of tries will do for me.

Does anyone know if we are going to have 1 or 2 stands open?

: Tue May 05, 2009 4:07 pm  

COCKNEY GIANT wrote:

I would like to see some fringe players but a win is a must, I don't want another Hunslet. I don't know if it's confidence thing but we just seem to switch off at times. I good run out with plenty of tries will do for me.

Does anyone know if we are going to have 1 or 2 stands open?

Just the pink link.

: Tue May 05, 2009 4:09 pm  

Wadski wrote:

Just the pink link.

Well at least we will keep warm huddled together. You coming for a beer and breakfast before match?

: Tue May 05, 2009 4:12 pm  

COCKNEY GIANT wrote:

:lol: Well at least we will keep warm huddled together. You coming for a beer and breakfast before match?

I wasn't going to go as I need 4 new tyres, pads and discs!

: Tue May 05, 2009 4:14 pm  

Wadski wrote:

I wasn't going to go as I need 4 new tyres, pads and discs!

Ouch.