The Official British & West Brits Loins Tour 2025 Thread

[nelly sham]

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Tl:dr; Farrell will look like some pr*ck if they lose.

It's a weird one. Ignoring the selection of Osborne (especially ahead of Darcy), Farell again, and Clarkson, as hard as that is to do, it seems as if they're trying to have their cake and eat it too.

Woodward brought a massive squad in 2005 to allow for the scenarios where a larger player base allows for good training numbers when injuries occur.

Farell and the coaches have gone for "training panelists" since before the Argentina game and I do believe that hurts the Lions "brand" that they like to big up so much.

Clearly Ashman and Sutherland are needed, position wise to wear the bibs in training.

I guess you can argue that this time round the players know exactly where they stand in relation to their squad status

 

[Jukka]

Maybe they should just name a large squad in the first place full of lads who won't come within an arses roar of a test match, and just not make such a fucking melodramatic song and dance over players being selected in it?

Or if you do want to preserve the sanctity of being a Lion, put a fixed cap of 35 or so players on the squad with replacements only allowed up to the week before the first test if a player is ruled out of the tour.

 

[PROCNA2018]

Or we just back out of the Lions gig altogether.
Ireland tour themselves.

 

[How bad boy]

Or we just back out of the Lions gig altogether.
Ireland tour themselves.

And then the fact that an awful lot of English people call them the British Lions wouldn't annoy us any more

 

[jeepers]

Nah, it'll be a particularly promising winger from Blackrock or St Michaels who's got a much higher ceiling

What was I thinking?

 

[nelly sham]

The Telegraph seem to think its Curry at 7, Beirne 6, Conan 8. Morgan on the bench, no Pollock.

No Farrell in the 23 either.

 

[Lee Bushwacker]

If I was a La Rochelle supporter, I'd be questioning what the fuck our head coach is doing on a month long analysis jolly down in Australia instead of being closer to home prepping for pre season, especially after their worst season in years.

Maybe he's their ex-head coach but it hasn't been made public yet.

 

[The truth seeker]

If I was a La Rochelle supporter, I'd be questioning what the fuck our head coach is doing on a month long analysis jolly down in Australia instead of being closer to home prepping for pre season, especially after their worst season in years.

Why?

Do you think the Club wouldn't approve his off season TV work?

 

[nelly sham]

Valentini out of the first test

 

[Lee Bushwacker]

And then the fact that an awful lot of English people call them the British Lions wouldn't annoy us any more

Tbh I think the idea has been antiquated since the 6N was born. It should be a 6N best that tours these days.