London Irish said:Well, the Oatway carpers got their wish today - and what happened? We lost the midfield battle. While he was on, the gameplan went perfectly and Sidwell/Harper were nullified.
This is a blow for Albion because neither Reid nor Nicolas have his tackling agression nor his footballing brain in herding the opposition away from the danger areas.
The strength of NSC is that it is all about opinions.London Irish said:It is no accident that he is a more effective tackler than Reid and Nicolas. It is about anticipation and reading the opposition play.
Trigger said:Charlie does do his job well to a point, he wins some tackles and breaks the play up occasionally but then when he's done that he passes the ball straight back to the other team or overhits it off the pitch giving possesion straight back to them so we're back to square one and the pressure stays on anyway...
Ted said:Any news on Roberts?
bhaforever said:Oatway's injury not as bad as first thought could be back by Wigan if not sooner