You are spot on just look at Tommy Lee and Scott Moore, they ripped the Aussies to pieces at 18's as the half backs and SL turned them into big hookers!

I yearn for the old type loose forward! I think a l lot of it is the Aussie influence. I know a lot of it has been to the benefit of our game, fitness etc. But the beauty has flown. No matter how fit and well drilled they are nowadays, I still believe a bit of the unexpected will beat it 9 times out of 10.

We've got a great ball playing LF, with a fantastic football brain - his name is Richard Whiting.

This was brought up over a pint before the game on Friday. I (2icon_cool.gif was disagreeing with and old timer about the value of the full time uber fit athletes we have today. He says he'd rather go back to the old days but think that to have these machines of players is a whole new kind of entertainment. I do agree that there is much improvement for entertainment. But I think a tighter comp with less teams and promotion and relegation will help bring more consistently high levels of entertainment

Spot on!