: Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:05 pm  

cymraegrhino wrote:

Personnally I think it would be a mistake, but with the state of the England Yawnion team he make walk straight in.

Nothing too much wrong with England. They were better than Wales for most of the game (3 tries to 1 in favour of England), same for the Irish game and if the refereeing had been even remotely even handed then England would have won both games. They are defensively far better than they were last year (and far better than Wales, Scotland and Ireland), only think killing them is that they have no 9, 10 and 13. That trio makes all the attacking decisions and Ellis was found out last week, Toby Flood is diabolical and we have no 13 in the country who has a brain like Will Greenwood had.

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:15 pm  

Dave Heron's Moustache wrote:

Will Greenwood

His speech about Martin Johnson in the RUWC final is one of the most vomit-inducing loads of b******s I've ever had the misfortune to watch!

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:21 pm  

G1 wrote:

BTW, I'd have tonnes of respect for Smith if he went to another league club.

Anyone bar a fekkwitt isn't going to want to displace Webb for Smith. You can't expect Smith to hang around as back-up full back, that is the role that clubs should be filling with Juniors like BJB. It also seems such a waste for Smith to go back to wing with the form he's shown at Full Back.

Therefore wouldn't it be great for the British game if he went to another SL club and was the 1st choice full back. Then, in a few years, if all pans out, BJB could be pushing to be Smith's successor as GB/England number 1.

Isn't that how the league will get stronger as opposed to us stockpiling the best FB in the league, the best British FB in the league and one of the brightest young FB prospects in the league. That is great for Leeds but not for the game.

what we should have done is dropped Scott Donald, and let him leave,

then have Smith as the best british winger in the comp, filling in at full back whenever possible for the next 2/3 years, with Hall on the other wing and brought in a top quality centre

when Smith is playing at Full back Watkins/Gibson/Ratu and Broughton can play on the wing

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:25 pm  

(Broken) Time Bandit wrote:

His speech about Martin Johnson in the RUWC final is one of the most vomit-inducing loads of b******s I've ever had the misfortune to watch!

He is rather over the top I agree.

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:29 pm  

SmokeyTA wrote:

what we should have done is dropped Scott Donald, and let him leave,

then have Smith as the best british winger in the comp, filling in at full back whenever possible for the next 2/3 years, with Hall on the other wing and brought in a top quality centre

when Smith is playing at Full back Watkins/Gibson/Ratu and Broughton can play on the wing

Did someone not put the top back on the cough medicine properly.

You've drunk too much of it.

You'd let probably the best winger in the competition leave to accomadate a slightly inferior winger who has shown real aplomb at full back, finally.

Riiiight.

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:42 pm  

G1 wrote:

Did someone not put the top back on the cough medicine properly.

You've drunk too much of it.

You'd let probably the best winger in the competition leave to accomadate a slightly inferior winger who has shown real aplomb at full back, finally.

Riiiight.

yes, i would lose a 29 year old australian to accomodate a slightly inferior 22 year old brit and a much better 28 year old kiwi, along with allowing us to bring in a better Australian centre whilst still exposing an 18 year old british wonderkid to top level RL

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:31 pm  

SmokeyTA wrote:

what we should have done is dropped Scott Donald, and let him leave,

then have Smith as the best british winger in the comp, filling in at full back whenever possible for the next 2/3 years, with Hall on the other wing and brought in a top quality centre

when Smith is playing at Full back Watkins/Gibson/Ratu and Broughton can play on the wing

We could lose donald and survive. Smith would be a huge mistake.

Just before the half soft cock donald fell off a tackle and let a ball bounce for the disallowed try. Some people just have it in for smith who is by far the best 1-5 all season and then some.

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:32 pm  

LeedsPokerGuru wrote:

We could lose donald and survive. Smith would be a huge mistake.

Just before the half soft cock donald fell off a tackle and let a ball bounce for the disallowed try. Some people just have it in for smith who is by far the best 1-5 all season and then some.

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:48 pm  

SmokeyTA wrote:

what we should have done is dropped Scott Donald, and let him leave

I really really hope you are joking so I dont have to make you look silly again.

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:50 pm  

King Monkey wrote:

I really really hope you are joking so I dont have to make you look silly again.

He is going a bit OTT. But Donald at least needs moving back to the left wing, he's had a pretty poor star to the season IMO.