There was a lady sat behind me who called him a lazy sod every 5-10 seconds for the full 80, even when he was off the field. Even when someone else was taking the ball up she was shouting: "that's what you should be doing Vaughan, you lazy sod."

Still, it was nice to meet RD in the flesh.

I have no issue with Vaughan on the pitch.
My issue is only with his time spent off it
But good try.

Ratchford should be nowhere near the 13 let alone at halfback. No creativity, no pace, no kicking game, couldn't even kick goals anymore on yesterdays showing. Leyland must be utter tripe in training. Refreshing to see Lindop play over Tai. Outstanding young talent.

Amazing confidence in a player that has played 11.5 games for the first team. Whilst he has promise we have no idea how he will recover from injury or whether he is good enough at the top level.

In the meantime Leyland should be given his chance. Playing Ratchford in the halves is a retrograde move.

Thought it was just me that felt quite depressed seeing Ratchford named ahead of Leyland. Clearly not based on these comments. I wouldn’t mind so much if Leyland had been average preseason but he was our standout player in both games with a far better kicking game and looking pretty lively with ball in hand. As others have said, playing Ratchford is a retrograde step and quite un-Burgess like given his confidence in Holroyd, Lindop etc. Very disappointing

There was a group sat near me calling him fit to burn, which I attributed to dark fruits commentary. But it cropped up on page 5 of this too.

It’s tough to measure the front row at the moment, as it’s clear that the intention is for the backs to do the heavy lifting with yardage. But Vaughan is still head and shoulders the best prop we have in my opinion.

He is, without doubt.

My thoughts Ratch was most probably picked ahead of Leyland for his goal kicking, we must of anticipated a rusty performance in a low scoring game where two/four points could make the difference, also he has tons of experience and a calm figure in the squad as previously mentioned. I would like to see Leyland given a chance but that is up to him now to snatch that shirt away from Ratch and impress in training.

People having a pop at Musgrove for only doing 15 minutes need to realise it's the coach who decides when he comes on and when he gets taken off.

I'm sure Sam has his reasons, but I think he has made a mistake here. He will probably double down on it next game too. He also has a massive blind spot with Musgrove who is our biggest waste of an overseas spot since, well, Dan Russell. Musgrove has Sitaleki minutes without the Sitaleki fireworks.

But Sam got the Lindop call right. That centre position should be Lindop's to lose now. I'm not sure how much more he can do to earn the place.

The coaches monitor the telemetry and the impact on the field. I don't think players get taken off if their performance is still strong. Musgrove has had ample opportunity to show his worth and for me, he hasn't shown to be very effective at all. But I am just a casual observer so probably missing something.

I think everyone was gobsmacked by the decision to leave Leyland out. I'm also surprised by how little time in the pitch he allows Musgrove to have. I can only guess that Sam is looking at defensive duties. I can't think of any other reason.