Quote: Backwoodsman "I wasn’t suggesting that the club should respond on sky I am merely pointing out that Austin wanted a new contract. As far as I am aware the club until Austin left hadn’t responded either for a new contract or letting him go. As for leeming it doesn’t matter if he was interchange hooker or first choice.
He left and wasn’t replaced thus putting pressure on Conner who is still learning his trade.'"
Smith was happy to give O’Connor and Johnson a go at 9, Leeming didn’t need to be replaced. People moan we don’t give youngsters a chance, and we have, and you still get people moaning.
If we had signed a 9 people would of moaned it’s stopping their development, especially Johnson’s.
We also had no quota spots available, which British 9 would you have signed to replace him?