: Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:25 pm  

phil4.13 wrote:

Birds been given all clear, looks to make debut against the Tigers

YOU ARE CORRECT, BIRD HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITH THE WORK VISA
AND WILL BE PLAYING THIS WEEKEND.

CHEERS
DAVE

: Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:31 pm  

Foti with the goaty wrote:

YOU ARE CORRECT, BIRD HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITH THE WORK VISA
AND WILL BE PLAYING THIS WEEKEND.

CHEERS
DAVE

Hopefully this will be to castlefords advantage as bird wont be match fit or well gelled with his team mates. Failing that mitchell sargent will knock him all the way back to oz

: Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:12 am  

Cala Millor Rhino wrote:

i believe that the intention is to play bird at 6 with Bosc on the wing!

noooooooooo

Cala Millor Rhino wrote:

other options would be him at 13 and greg into the second row or him in the centre/second row

do you mean use bird as a centre?


theres a fair chance Cala knows more than me but FWIW I would name Bird in the 2nds, provided hes fit enough.

: Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:24 am  

marvwoodburn wrote:

noooooooooo


do you mean use bird as a centre?


theres a fair chance Cala knows more than me but FWIW I would name Bird in the 2nds, provided hes fit enough.

Both were running at 5/8 at this mornings training session

: Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:36 pm  

phil4.13 wrote:

Both were running at 5/8 at this mornings training session

cheers Phil

: Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:38 pm  

Cala Millor Rhino wrote:

i believe that the intention is to play bird at 6 with Bosc on the wing!

other options would be him at 13 and greg into the second row or him in the centre/second row

Surely Perry would be dropped to the bench if Bird plays 5/8? How could Walters possibly justify picking Perry over Bosc?

: Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:07 pm  

Wes Hooligan wrote:

Surely Perry would be dropped to the bench if Bird plays 5/8? How could Walters possibly justify picking Perry over Bosc?

quite easily, it is his team and he'll live and die by the decisions he makes! if the perry-bird combo doesn't work, then he can try the bosc-bird combo.

the one thing bosc has against him is his versitility and the fact he has played on the wing before. Perry doesn't have that so it makes sense to not move him around.

all in my opinion of course

[John_D]

: Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:32 pm  

If I were in Tommy's position and was forced out onto the wing, I'd be checking my phone to see if I still had Stade Français' number. It'd be a tremendous kick in the teeth for a player which club and country should be being built round.

: Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:49 pm  

John_D wrote:

It'd be a tremendous kick in the teeth for a player which club and country should be being built round.

Here,here

Thomas Bosc : Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:40 pm  

For a player who was instrumental in so much last year, and also in League Express was up there for the Goldthorpe memorial medal, after so many good performances it seems to me a kick in the teeth to shift him around like he is surplus to requirements? Perhaps Toulouse may want to build a team around him. If I were Goulding, the first thing I would do is get on the phone and ask Walters what he is playing at. Just a personal opinion, and many may not agree, but I am not impressed with walters first few weeks of tenure at SGB.