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<blockquote data-quote="Vieux Talonneur" data-source="post: 1083712" data-attributes="member: 73144"><p>My take:</p><p></p><p>1. Agreed. You ought to have a really exceptional reason for playing players out of their best position</p><p></p><p>2. With some players / positions / squads it has been a merry go round but in others it's been the opposite. I think it's that inconsistency that grates allied to the timing of some of the changes.</p><p></p><p>3. There does need to be consistency in the coaching team and we haven't had that. There also needs to be some fresh blood from time to time, but a combination of interim appointments, union virgins, overseas based and a 7s specialist was always unlikely to result in more change than necessary over and above natural career moves (if that's what Gustard, Mitchell etc were).</p><p></p><p>4. I don't mind mind games. But they need to be clever not crass.</p><p></p><p>5. I prefer winning to tries per se. But the way the game is now, tries generally equate to wins. And no question that we have definitely needed a sharper cutting edge for a while.</p><p></p><p>6. Great prem doesn't equate to good international - I agree with Jones in that, but Prem and Europe form is all we have to go on, so how else do you judge?</p><p></p><p>7. All we ask for is for him to be honest and rational</p><p></p><p>8. World Cup seems to be Jones be all and end all. Whether we as fans like it or not he seems to be supported by the RFU in that. If that's the brief he's been given by his paymasters it's nuts but would justify his emphasis. Different question entirely if he's persuaded the RFU it should be that way.</p><p></p><p>9. Totally agree.</p><p></p><p>10. Totally agree.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vieux Talonneur, post: 1083712, member: 73144"] My take: 1. Agreed. You ought to have a really exceptional reason for playing players out of their best position 2. With some players / positions / squads it has been a merry go round but in others it’s been the opposite. I think it’s that inconsistency that grates allied to the timing of some of the changes. 3. There does need to be consistency in the coaching team and we haven’t had that. There also needs to be some fresh blood from time to time, but a combination of interim appointments, union virgins, overseas based and a 7s specialist was always unlikely to result in more change than necessary over and above natural career moves (if that’s what Gustard, Mitchell etc were). 4. I don’t mind mind games. But they need to be clever not crass. 5. I prefer winning to tries per se. But the way the game is now, tries generally equate to wins. And no question that we have definitely needed a sharper cutting edge for a while. 6. Great prem doesn’t equate to good international - I agree with Jones in that, but Prem and Europe form is all we have to go on, so how else do you judge? 7. All we ask for is for him to be honest and rational 8. World Cup seems to be Jones be all and end all. Whether we as fans like it or not he seems to be supported by the RFU in that. If that’s the brief he’s been given by his paymasters it’s nuts but would justify his emphasis. Different question entirely if he’s persuaded the RFU it should be that way. 9. Totally agree. 10. Totally agree. [/QUOTE]
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