Waratahs 2020

[qwerty51]

Slipper is a loosehead. Whilst he would've been handy we don't really need LHs.

 

[Blackadder]

Slipper is a loosehead. Whilst he would've been handy we don't really need LHs.

I disagree. He was sorely needed last year when he was available. Robertson was injured and HJH (Harry Johnson-Holmes) was just starting. This year he could be teaching Bell.

 

[Silverado]

I disagree. He was sorely needed last year when he was available. Robertson was injured and HJH (Harry Johnson-Holmes) was just starting. This year he could be teaching Bell.

My mail was that he never wanted to play for NSW because he dislikes them from years of being a Red and shopped himself to the other franchises. He would have been a good pick up, but was never likely to happen, and not because of some Gibson/Hoare midget conspiracy

 

[Dctarget]

My mail was that he never wanted to play for NSW because he dislikes them from years of being a Red and shopped himself to the other franchises. He would have been a good pick up, but was never likely to happen, and not because of some Gibson/Hoare midget conspiracy

That anecdote warms my heart, good to know the animosity ain't just hype.

 

[Blackadder]

My mail was that he never wanted to play for NSW because he dislikes them from years of being a Red and shopped himself to the other franchises. He would have been a good pick up, but was never likely to happen, and not because of some Gibson/Hoare midget conspiracy

You could say the same thing about Rob Simmons but hey he is the Tahs Captain.

 

[Braveheart81]

You could say the same thing about Rob Simmons but hey he is the Tahs Captain.

And you could also say that the other Australian Super Rugby sides had far less need for locks than the Tahs. So even if Simmons would have preferred to go elsewhere he might not have had the choice.

 

[Blackadder]

And you could also say that the other Australian Super Rugby sides had far less need for locks than the Tahs. So even if Simmons would have preferred to go elsewhere he might not have had the choice.

So it is possible to go somewhere even if you didn't want to? Exactly.

 

[barbarian]

Slipper is a very good player. I want every player of his quality to be wearing a blue jumper, and the other Australian sides to be reduced to shells of their former selves with rosters full of B-grade losers.

But wish as I may, I don't think that's ever going to happen. Sometimes good players will choose to play elsewhere.

Of all the accusations that can be levelled at the Waratahs administration, missing James Slipper is pretty low on the (long) list in my opinion.

 

[Wilson]

My mail was that he never wanted to play for NSW because he dislikes them from years of being a Red and shopped himself to the other franchises. He would have been a good pick up, but was never likely to happen, and not because of some Gibson/Hoare midget conspiracy

Yeah, Slipper was always a real torch bearer for the hate and always seemed very genuine in it. I would've been amazed if he ended up at the tahs.

 

[eastman]

Yeah, Slipper was always a real torch bearer for the hate and always seemed very genuine in it. I would've been amazed if he ended up at the tahs.

I would have thought that he would have been pretty happy to end up anywhere at that stage.

 

[Silverado]

I would have thought that he would have been pretty happy to end up anywhere at that stage.

All 3 franchises were interested so he wasn't short of options

 

[Silverado]

So it is possible to go somewhere even if you didn't want to? Exactly.

BH is saying that Simmons had no options and Slipper did isn't he? A bit of a different situation. You don't go somewhere you don't want to go unless you've exhausted your options

 

[Slim 293]

BH is saying that Simmons had no options and Slipper did isn't he? A bit of a different situation. You don't go somewhere you don't want to go unless you've exhausted your options

And the Rebels needed a LH prop more than the Tahs.........

Slipper probably should've wound up down there, but botching those negotiations doesn't really top the list of that organisation's fuck ups.

 

[Derpus]

And the Rebels needed a LH prop more than the Tahs...

Slipper probably should've wound up down there, but botching those negotiations doesn't really top the list of that organisation's fuck ups.

Thank god he's not wasting away in Melbourne.

 

[Blackadder]

BH is saying that Simmons had no options and Slipper did isn't he? A bit of a different situation. You don't go somewhere you don't want to go unless you've exhausted your options

So Simmons had no other options?? Could have gone elsewhere but didn't. The point is a player can go somewhere he never thought he would.

 

[upthereds#!]

Clear we need to dissolve the Brumbies.

Reds: Sio
Rebels: Slipper
Tahs: Fainga'a, Ala'alatoa

Done.

 

[Blackadder]

The whole point is the Tahs have been a mess for many years due to Gibson and Co for Gibson's poor recruitment, game plan and his stupid energizer light and mobile pack which kept getting owned.
Penney has said he wants size so he can see the problem with the pack.
I have been told on here no one was available but there were.
Now Penney has inherited a mess left to him by Gibson and Hoare.
This has been years in the making which should have been stopped several years ago but it was supported which now leads to yet another season of woe for Tahs fans.

 

[eastman]

The whole point is the Tahs have been a mess for many years due to Gibson and Co for Gibson's poor recruitment, game plan and his stupid energizer light and mobile pack which kept getting owned.

Penney has said he wants size so he can see the problem with the pack.

I have been told on here no one was available but there were.

Now Penney has inherited a mess left to him by Gibson and Hoare.

This has been years in the making which should have been stopped several years ago but it was supported which now leads to yet another season of woe for Tahs fans.

You haven't provided any options as to who was available, apart from bringing up Slipper and incorrectly labelling him as immobile, and who wouldn't make a material difference to the side. Who are these options?

 

[Blackadder]

You haven't provided any options as to who was available, apart from bringing up Slipper and incorrectly labelling him as immobile, and who wouldn't make a material difference to the side. Who are these options?

Go back a few pages I listed a few

 

[Blackadder]

You haven't provided any options as to who was available, apart from bringing up Slipper and incorrectly labelling him as immobile, and who wouldn't make a material difference to the side. Who are these options?

I said light AND mobile. Slipper is mobile but not light hence not both