A step in the wrong direction : Wed May 06, 2009 4:14 pm  

Looking to extend Jailbird's stay http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... efault.stm I would have though he and Perry would be definates to reduce our number of etrangers next year, with Bell next in line ...

Looking to extend Jailbird's stay http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... efault.stm I would have though he and Perry would be definates to reduce our number of etrangers next year, with Bell next in line ...

: Wed May 06, 2009 4:21 pm  

Watching the TV reports here in Oz and I think when he goes back for sentencing in June, you wont see him for some time..... the judge was very scathing and I suspect 1 to 2 to years bird may be in order....

[John_D]

: Wed May 06, 2009 5:54 pm  

Perfect Pimbletts Pies wrote:

Watching the TV reports here in Oz and I think when he goes back for sentencing in June, you wont see him for some time..... the judge was very scathing and I suspect 1 to 2 to years bird may be in order....

But after he appeals, it'll be the end of the season before he actually gets sent down.
Not right arsed. Don't particularly want him around, but can see what he's done for the side. Perry can f--- off now and I'll pay his air fare if needs be. Bell has to do something pretty bloody spectacular in the second half of the season to convince anyone he's worth hanging on to.

: Wed May 06, 2009 6:14 pm  

Do Les Catalans have to reduce their number of foreign imports next year?

Re: A step in the wrong direction : Wed May 06, 2009 6:22 pm  

belgianxiii wrote: Looking to extend Jailbird's stay http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... efault.stm I would have though he and Perry would be definates to reduce our number of etrangers next year, with Bell next in line ... Belgian why are you so anti-foreigners? The Dragons are bringing new French players and investing in young talents with a new Academy next year. So as long as they respect the quotas, I find it great to have some aussies in the team. Come-on Aussies!

belgianxiii wrote: Looking to extend Jailbird's stay http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... efault.stm I would have though he and Perry would be definates to reduce our number of etrangers next year, with Bell next in line ... Belgian why are you so anti-foreigners? The Dragons are bringing new French players and investing in young talents with a new Academy next year. So as long as they respect the quotas, I find it great to have some aussies in the team. Come-on Aussies!

: Thu May 07, 2009 4:09 pm  

@ Albert: yes and no, we said we would cut down and we still havn't.
@ lpage: I am fine with us having a top etranger on the books adding something that we lack. As it is we have Perry who provides possible cover in the halves, but who we would rather re-arrange the team than play. We have Bell who provides cover for Raguin. We have a half-injured jailbird who takes up interchange space and the captaincy for f-all reason.

We should not be wasting that money on etrangers, we don't have the money to waste! Cover is what we have UTC for, cover is what we relied on to get us to the CC final two years ago.

We don't have the money and if we did why not spend it on a better caliber of LER players and therefore better reserves from the French federation.

That's my problem with those overpaid, underperforming criminal dingoes.