Re: 17 vs Rovers : Wed Apr 16, 2014 2:14 pm
ccs wrote:
If we lose, it doesn't mean Radford was wrong of course, as we may have done even worse without the changes, but I know what his critics will be saying.
I guess for me it depends on the manner of a defeat as to whether I feel the team selection needs criticising. As you say, we might still have lost without the changes. For example, my preference tomorrow is that Rankin and Miller stay in the halves but if Horne plays there he won't be the reason we lose. Houghton potentially playing the full 80 without been interchanged is something that may have more of an effect on the match though. By this I mean if it looks like Houghton is exhausted towards the end then there would certainly be a case to question the lack of an interchange hooker. As others have pointed out Azza's form has dropped so he might not make much difference in that scenario.
It's all ifs and buts. Lets hope we're not discussing them tomorrow night.