: Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:11 pm  

Recruitment is an issue, the australian players aren`t performing, perry is woefull, bell isn`t and will never be a match winner, ryles is struggling with his shoulder.

Injuries, crocker is a sensatonal player who is out injured his comeack will help restore some confidence. Raguin is handy and they miss him.

And overall i would have to point out that maybe the aussie`s are frustrated with the fact that they live in France, Not living in an english culture after a while can really be frustrating. And i would go as far as to say that the coaching staff maybe are feeling this as well.??

: Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:26 pm  

Hum language maybe, but they are with several aussies there . Regarding the weather, aussies won't have the SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) which they often suffer in England. On the close-to-the-North-Pole M62, the natural light is grey during the day, dark at 5pm, no wonder they get depressed coming from Queensland!

As long as frog and snail eating is not compulsory, South France is a great destination . Overall the weather is similar to a NSW/(south) Queensland weather.

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:59 am  

yer mate its the lack of aussie sheilas

: Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:55 pm  

If they don't like it they can p-off back to Oz. We ain't winning games with them, I'd rather we played from our academy than wasted time on them.

You hear that Mogg/Greenshields/McGuire ? ... (well, maybe not those 3)