Savage Henry

Major downsizing as well, as anyone who saw some of the respective starting XIs they’ve put out this season.

Let’s not play Horne or Grigg though. That’s not a good plan.

I think Townsend got the team badly wrong, though. I fully expect France to lose to everyone but Scotland and Italy. Another fifth place finish beckons.

Wolfie ran straight through Fraser Foster for the winner, as I recall. Good stuff, and I can’t say I expected it. This team does seem to have some kind of backbone. Unlike the national rugby team.

Hmm. Yes. Hang on Pars!

Hmm. Half time must have been... interesting..

Why should Nomads have any say in the matter whatsoever? Their manager seems a bit of a halfwit, to be honest. I don't think the issue is any deeper than that. Anyway, the way County are playing, it's far from a sure thing.

Bring back Hugo Southwell!

I don't think he's particularly threatening in attack, either.

And the thing is, the bench has very few options to change things in the backs. Maybe they'll fight back and win this, and my view will change. But this was entirely predictable.

It seems like Scotland are terrible at playing with a man advantage. There may be no factual evidence to say that at all, but the feeling is that they don't make the most of it, and concede often when down to 14.

I fucking hate Gatland but would take him in a heartbeat for Scotland We had a progressive, solid coach who wouldn't tolerate this crap. But they jettisoned him because they were afraid Townsend would get a coaching job in France.

At some point, Townsend has to take responsibility for this.

Most of the season, they’ve played a 4-3-3/4-5-1 hybrid, which often meant a striker on the wing. Against Inverness it was a more traditional 4-4-2, and it looks very much the same today. Ross Draper is out, which is a huge, huge blow. He’s bullied pretty much anyone he’s come up against this season. Spence and Lindsay aren’t the same quality, IMO, and Lindsay’s not the same type of player anyway. County’s best form players currently are on the wing (and Stewart up front, believe it or not), and the weakest in central midfield. We shall see. Goals ahoy, I suspect.

Needs a move, IMO. He should try the Portuguese league.