Re: Andy Wilson "Lay off England" : Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:29 pm  

McClennan wrote:

I didn't and won't. I don't see what booing does other than demotivate people. The players knew they had a stinker of a first half last week and didn't need reminding of it. What should have happened is we should have recognised that the team needed vocal support and gotten behind them.

well it seemed to work. i am sorry, but from playing the game in my youth, booing motivated you more than walking off at half time with no-one seeming to care and not showing their feelings openly.

I was actually at the bar for the half time whistle as i went down there after 25 mins

: Thu Nov 05, 2009 11:49 pm  

I don't really agree with the booing. But having said that, I felt like doing the same last year during the World Cup and in the Tri Nations the year before in Aus. I think what gets to me is the big talk so many England players have given in the past, and then hopelessly failed to live up to when it counts.

The comments about SL are spot on in that article. Until we have English players available at most clubs for most positions our strength in depth will remain awful.