I think BOD’s reputation has diminished in lots of people eyes after the Lions tour.

Still a deity in Ireland and with Irish fans but most people I know regard his as 1 a brilliant player and 2 a whiny ego monster who should just shut up.

Oh I really can’t be arsed…wot BM said.

Apart from…

He’s been about the most mature about it of all commentators. It was the rest of us either whinging about it or lauding it gloatingly that ought to be having a look at ourselves. 🙂

It’s getting a bit like the Murray throwaway comment before the world cup now. 😐

either, “whats done is done, I’ve moved on” or, “I didnt do enough to get picked good on the lads for winning” or maybe just ignore the question.

Lancaster has been mixing it up since day one, although with that back line and accounting for injuries is raw to say the least with potentially only 80 odd caps, 40 of which are care. Having said that competition is good with starting caps earned, but positions need to increasingly need to be nailed down for 2015.

If only they would read the full article, not just the bits that suit their dragon tinted specs hey DD?

England’s pack will do well in France it will be close but I think Eng will edge it.

I must not be a big hitter as I have no idea what you mean by edinburgh defence.

The Edinburgh defence is terrible even Munster got a bonus point 😆

Ok IGMC

BOD is evil anyway. He ruined this poor guys career!

The irish love a mullet almost as much as the kiwis!

I thought we were talking about Williams tints 😯

Stop it! I miss TeeJ from these threads. 🙁

I’m currently in Stirling trying to wind up Scotland fans but they only want to talk about fitba. As if that’s not bad enough they have turned the City game over to Celtic vs Ecclefechan or someone. And the Guiness is shite

Ach, by KO on Sat we will all know what the Welsh are doing (and monkeys may fly out of my butt)

Parents evening clashes with E v Fr 🙁

Looking forward to a good 6N. Should be close again. Who will gain the early momentum? Seems a balance for you boys aa and flashy, more games in Cardiff but two big ones (ok, one big one in Dublin) away from home.

Is it good to take on France first or not? We shall see!!!

Marler will be good if he is able to cope with the scrum. Some players can play him really well. When that happens he fades out of the loose a lot. England have a useful pack, but everybody is overlooking the fact that the French,front row esp,ain’t exactly chopped ham either. French backs are better imo. Care’s quicker service will be vital for England lots of ball over the French centres heads methinks…
Nice to start with a game I can watch as a neutral. 😉

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I think England by 5, but France to score first.

Danny Care looks increasingly like Baldrick to me, but nevertheless he needs to have a good game.

For me this hinges on how England play, which I suspect ultimately will revert to type. if 36 plays well and releases Burrell they’ll have there hands full as long as our new boys don’t get nervous, which might draw the defense. But I suspect the game plan is as per usual swapping Burrell into tuilagis role – tie them into the forwards and ask Burrell to crash through. Our issue is that we can’t do what the kiwi’s do and basic rugby instructions say – run support with the ball carrier in the backs. I’m pretty sure Lancaster will have spent the last two weeks drumming that out of the debutants.

And I say that on the basis that I’m not sure I’ve seen any imaginatively different plan from Lancaster.

France by 5
Ireland by 3-7
Wales by 10-14

Hmmm. Not too convinced.

I’m going for
France by 10
Ireland by 15+
Wales by 5

Re the last one – A pessimist is rarely disappointed.

France by less than 5
Ireland by 10
Wales by 15+