Spot on? They were effective in a very limited way and for a limited period. Northampton, Bath and Bristol players must hate playing for England. No desire to trust the skills and athleticism of the talent that's there in abundance. Such a waste.
Borthwick sounds a little lost in that interview.
The strategy was working until it wasn't. But there was no other idea of how to play.
Yeah. In from the side. But who cares?!!
Coles and Chessum should be the locks. Much better players.
Borthwick has to go. He has exceptional players available to him. Playing in a vibrant league. And he tells them to box kick the game to death.
Beautiful reminder.
England have one strategy. Box kicking. That's it. That was a timorous performance. They deserved to lose.
Rhys Carre was so fast he had a vapour trail.
This. I'm not sure if this is a tacit admission that the iPad isn't a laptop replacement at that price point. I do wonder if the laptop really can deliver an Apple experience with those specs.
The other odd emerging issue for Apple is the creeping complexity of their chips and what they mean for different devices and models. It feels like a return to the bad old days of a messy hardware lineup.
The MacBook Neo is an odd device. For a company that once decried netbooks, this feels like a strange decision. Is it a market share grab? Is it weak iPad sales at that price point? 8GB of RAM is going to be eaten up very quickly.
Stopped being called Blues 2 seasons ago.
I recall with huge fondness talking to Xbox co-founder Seamus Blackley at one of the first European Xbox launch events. His excitement and pride was infectious.
So sad to read his comments predicting the demise of Xbox hardware. share.google/BnyZWfy1ZJTU...
Rolling after the tackle. Penalised today. Not yesterday.
Hey. You're looking well man. Hope you're enjoying the new gig.
Not sure I completely agree. Some of the defensive positioning is just poor. That's coachable. Not making enough of Eddie James is idiotic. Why would we ever crash up a smaller 12? Poor kicking is a psychological issue. Playing a lightweight 6 at 7 is just poor selection.
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Even the English seem a little embarrassed by how shit we are.
We haven't even earned the right to moan about the ref. Who has been terrible.
I feel so desperately sorry for the Welsh players. More than half the team may not even have jobs in 18 months. They looked broken from minute one. Even the Twickenham faithful seem sorry for us. This is what 20+ years of ineffectual management has brought us. We're a sad sad joke.
France had a snooze at the start of second half. And then put the boot back on throat. Ireland will smash us (Wales) but I'd be worried going into the Scotland and England matches.
I think we know Crowley will be playing 10 next week for Ireland.
Let's hope Eddie J is watching. This Is how a 13 can influence a game.
Ireland look broken. Lost. Aimless. Prendergast is having a ghastly time. And France aren't even playing that well.
Box kicking was poor. But a talent for sure.
No it's not! Get the Dragons result in there!
I wonder how long Microsoft will keep reference to initiatives like the one attached available on their website.
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Takes me back to my ONS days and the backup site which was also Wordpress, as was (are?) the ONS blog and Data Science Campus website. Oh the fun that caused!
I'm almost indifferent to Wales shipping 73 and getting nilled at home. To be honest, we're now in the same relative category as teams like Portugal and Spain.
We have a winner for the worst decision ever taken by a team of officials in a pro rugby match.
