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I think you make a really good point Bardon. When you look back at what a hash Woodward made of his stint as coach and Henry admits that it became a complete cock-up in 2001. I don't mind Gatland particularly and you can always see the logic to his selections, if not agree with them. But you...

This will be game on from the moment Horwill tosses the coin and Alun Wyn Jones calls "heads".

No, but I bet you couldn't find two posters on here that would pick the same team either. The changes I would have made to Gatlands team are BOD over Davis, SOB at 6, Toothpick at 7 and I might have stuck with Heaslip as well. But I can also understand the logic to his selections. I still...

When Horwill was cleared, Greewood suggested with some irony that the BIL should make AWJ captain. I think he might be motivated.

Where they are from is irrelevant, they are Lions.

Bloody Nora, No BOD! That breaks my heart. They had better win it for him.

Do you really call George Smith, 'Gorgeous George'?

Well it's probably time that Alun Wyn Jones apologise for all the trouble he has caused so we can move on.

It's a fair point that a coach should be given time on the job but I don't think you can compare Ferguson's legacy to what you might expect from an international rugby coach for so many, many reasons. For one thing, Ferguson didn't start off having the players to bring success but Deans did...

No Plastic, I'm with you, I wouldn't trust the press as far as I could throw them. It's also why I don't get worked up over the crap that does end up in print. Don't stop your conspiracy theories though.

Do you know who shot JFK?

I think most people would like to see SOB start but apart from that, I'm pretty happy with the team. Lydiate will add some grunt to the breakdown and tighten things up defensively. Croft on the bench covering the locks is a gamble. Dropping an out of form Phillips proves at least that Gatland...

So would you say you aren't optimistic then?

Phillips dropped from the 23 and Bowe returns to the starting line-up. Croft dropped to the bench to cover the locks and SOB finally gets a place, though Lydidiot starts. Apart from the forced changes (Corbs and O'Connell), a good response to the first test performance.

Have you started petitioning already cos Murray was ordinary last night?

Sorry to contradict you, but it was a long arm penalty for Diggers, Horwill, Robinson and Mowen all being offside. Pollack got that one right :) If advantage = one clean ruck then I think you might find teams will either deliberately knock-on or kick the ball as soon as a penalty is given. I...

How do you play a ref differently who thinks a penalty advantage is 30 secs, 3 phases and no gain in territory? It gave us the opportunity to see a wonderful opportunistic try and showed Folau and Genia's brilliance. But it also denied the Lions a 3 pt return for a good start and left them 7pts...

When Burke came to England to play alongside Wilkinson he was shocked how much he would practice his kicking. The guy is obsessive. It's rumoured that he knew how to switch the stadia lights out cos he was so often the last man there. He works out what each of the six numbered test match balls...

Some talent in that Welsh team though Dai. I was particularly impressed with Davies, Jordan Williams, Jack Jones and your seven (Jenkins?). What a step Williams has!

O'Connell definitely out for the series with a fractured right arm. I'm absolutely gutted for him. Its been one of the joys of the tour watching O'Connell play. Seriously hard and seriously good. It's stating the bleeding obvious but thats a massive blow to the Lions. I was trying to...