Savage Henry Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 17 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: Gary Graham has been added to the squad to replace Blade Thomson. We better cap him quick before he defects to England again! At least he's honest that Scotland's his second choice, I suppose. I hope Blade Thomson isn't dead, though. He sounds exciting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingscot Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 (edited) Good call up. Wonder if he regrets those comments and being played by Eddie Jones. Edited November 12, 2018 by flyingscot 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David990 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 18 minutes ago, flyingscot said: Good call up. Wonder if he regrets those comments and being played by Eddie Jones. Was just about to comment that i feel sorry for him. Eddie Jones playing with his mind. Believe it was Graham who made the call to Toonie. Have no issues really if he wants to play for us as long as he gives his all. Seen a few Englanders comment that he's another steal by us considering he was going to play for them. Highly rated at the Falcons. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 25 minutes ago, Savage Henry said: At least he's honest that Scotland's his second choice, I suppose. I hope Blade Thomson isn't dead, though. He sounds exciting. To be fair to the guy, I don't think we were second choice, we didn't pick him. Gary Graham got a pretty raw deal from the SRU. He spent quite a time playing in the Scottish leagues and for the Scotland age group teams without getting a pro contract. He had to go to Jersey to get a pro deal in the championship when he was already about 22/23 and Newcastle picked him up from there. When you think of some of the shite playing for Edinburgh particularly under the Solomon's regime you can understand why he might have been a wee bit bitter about not getting picked up. Still, those comments he made about Scotland when he'd apparently decided on England mean there will be some serious pressure for him to perform. He's got a bit of winning over to do. To be honest, I did not expect this to ever happen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 1 minute ago, GAD said: To be fair to the guy, I don't think we were second choice, we didn't pick him. Gary Graham got a pretty raw deal from the SRU. He spent quite a time playing in the Scottish leagues and for the Scotland age group teams without getting a pro contract. He had to go to Jersey to get a pro deal in the championship when he was already about 22/23 and Newcastle picked him up from there. When you think of some of the shite playing for Edinburgh particularly under the Solomon's regime you can understand why he might have been a wee bit bitter about not getting picked up. Still, those comments he made about Scotland when he'd apparently decided on England mean there will be some serious pressure for him to perform. He's got a bit of winning over to do. To be honest, I did not expect this to ever happen. Yeah, I was being a bit facetious. I thought he had burned his bridges too, though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 This is a bit odd but it's another player in the pool for depth. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
come on shire Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 On 10/11/2018 at 18:46, John Lambies Doos said: On 10/11/2018 at 18:18, come on shire said: I didn't think a player stood out as such but the team as a whole put in an incredible shift. We made life difficult in the 1st half but we worked hard to half-time which was pleasing. 2nd half we turned on the style till Fiji couldn't live with us. However their discipline was all over the place which helped. Stuff to work on though. Bill Mata's try came about when we lost our own line-out in our 22. Our defence will need to be tighter next week if we have any hope of beating SA. I think we will beat SA by 7 tbh. Just fancy us at Murrayfield The guy next to me at Murrayfield says the same thing. I'm not sure why people are thinking that we're in for an easy day at the office vs the Boks. We COULD win but it'll be very tough imo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
come on shire Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 (edited) Sad to see Hogg go but rugby's a short career and he'll want to get a new challenge whilst he's still at his peak. Hopefully with Hoggy no longer on the payroll that allows us to bring in a nice marquee signing... As for the game we were made to work hard in the 1st half but we turned on the style in the 2nd half. Fiji's shocking discipline helped us tbh. The line out lads need beasted this week though. We lost a line out in our own 22 and Fiji got a try straight from it. Unforgivable coach killer that the Springboks will exploit. Edited November 12, 2018 by come on shire 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honestly united Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Felt a bit sorry for Graham, as has been mentioned he wasn't even asked to a Scotland squad prior to his call up to the England squad, and as he was mid 20's probably thought he would take the money from England (even the b squad money would be decent) if Scotland were not going to ask him to play for us. I hope we get him and Thompson capped as soon as possible, as out back row options are going to look pretty decent come the world cup 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingscot Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 SA will be an arm wrestle up front. It will be a huge victory if we come out on top on a game like that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Just had a look at the Glasgow Warriors forum and there are people genuinely suggesting Israel Folau or Ben Smith to replace Hogg. Mental. There was a rumour about the young Italian full back being lined up to replace Hogg due to him wearing Warriors boxer shorts against Scotland but he's had a bad injury. Whoever they sign Glasgow need to bring through a few more young backs. Stafford McDowall looks the part and hopefully there are a few more to come. As a third pro team is unviable senior players will have to leave for younger players to get a chance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Israel Folau is not as mental as you think. Honestly wouldn't surprise me if he came to Scotstoun 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Young Argentinean full back Emiliano Boffelli would be a good choice to replace Hogg 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 7 hours ago, John Lambies Doos said: Israel Folau is not as mental as you think. Honestly wouldn't surprise me if he came to Scotstoun Pretty sure he just signed a four year contract with the Waratahs last month. I honestly can't see Glasgow signing an outspoken homophobe either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Pretty sure he just signed a four year contract with the Waratahs last month. I honestly can't see Glasgow signing an outspoken homophobe either.New contract runs to end of 2022. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 No established Rugby Championship player is going to Glasgow or Edinburgh and definitely not a name like Folau. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honestly united Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 To be fair I would rather the money was spent on a couple of 2nd rows, as that is where we are short, and gray is probably next out the door. We have Jackson and Thompson to cover full back as it is, with Seymour and matawalu as back up so no glaring need to spend any spare cash on a big name there 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Pretty sure he just signed a four year contract with the Waratahs last month. I honestly can't see Glasgow signing an outspoken homophobe either.Fair enough.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 Hogg confirmed as signing for Exeter. That’s a great move- a top club with lots of cash, but they also manage their players very well, and Rob Baxter is a great coach. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 5 hours ago, Detournement said: No established Rugby Championship player is going to Glasgow or Edinburgh and definitely not a name like Folau. Whoever comes in will either be a youngster we haven't heard of yet, a Scottish player coming back from England/France or an uncapped antipodean with a Scottish granny I reckon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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