Re: Some thoughts : Fri May 22, 2009 12:42 pm  

ex Bull Dog wrote:

or do they not predict our games?

No, I don't think they do.

: Fri May 22, 2009 12:45 pm  

Could the tipping competition be detrimental to the team? If the players are actively predicting Celtic to lose week in week out could this account for the attitude of the players last week as described by Worrincy?

: Fri May 22, 2009 1:08 pm  

Mission wrote:

Could the tipping competition be detrimental to the team? If the players are actively predicting Celtic to lose week in week out could this account for the attitude of the players last week as described by Worrincy?

You don't honestly believe that do you?

: Fri May 22, 2009 1:18 pm  

mystic eddie wrote:

You don't honestly believe that do you?

I think Mission's got a point.

The cure is easy.
1. Ban all tipping comps
2. ban players from seeing either results or tables.
3. Eevry week, tell them this week's opponents have just gone top

: Fri May 22, 2009 9:55 pm  

It is definitely not aimed at Newton, he is one of the few putting the effort in. Most of the players can't be bothered and I think Morro may be referring to Deacon & Langley.

: Fri May 22, 2009 10:36 pm  

Ewwenorfolk wrote:

It is definitely not aimed at Newton, he is one of the few putting the effort in. Most of the players can't be bothered and I think Morro may be referring to Deacon & Langley.

Deacon has been a great servant to the club and has been a great player. But there's no place for sentiment in sport. Fringe player now.

Langley has played like a back rower or Loose forward for years. He's a prop forward and that's that as far as I'm concerned. Get Menzies or Burgess in there.

In fact after watching Matt james last night for Fax he's far more mobile and would be better suited to that position than the front row.

: Fri May 22, 2009 11:09 pm  

Maccbull_BigBullyBooaza wrote:

Langley has played like a back rower or Loose forward for years. He's a prop forward and that's that as far as I'm concerned. Get Menzies or Burgess in there.

In fact after watching Matt james last night for Fax he's far more mobile and would be better suited to that position than the front row.

Well Langley might make a prop if he had any go forward. James looks good against the likes of Donny, and is mobile enough to be a second row or loose, but he won't look quite so good when back in SL.

Langley looks the part and is a good defensive second row when on form, but he's pedestrian and muscle bound, very little fluidity/pace/step for a SR and no impact as a prop.