moto748 wrote:
I'd slightly disagree, but, you know what? There's too much RU talk on this forum these days (largely thanks to the trolls). Let's stick to talking about our game!
I disagree. This is a very relevant thread to RL.
Every time a mercurial talent emerges, RU try to pinch him. Now, I'm not taking a moralistic position on this. We did the same to them and these lads have to go where the money is, so there's no blame in that regard.
However, the British game can't afford these losses indefinitely. So, when one of our genuine stars defects and then finds himself unused, underused, misused, abused ... whatever you want to call it, it seems perfectly legitimate that we discuss it with a view to working out whether it means there's more chance he'll come home.
As you said, we'd all love to see Sam Burgess back in RL, even if it's downunder. I see no reason why we can't talk about that and hope for the best, and if that means finding reasons why RU is a dog's breakfast of a sport that will only regress an athlete like Sam, so be it.
