France minus their best player as well Could be fun - and still with Beauxis starting at 10 and Trinh-Duc on the bench.
We need to start strongly against the Scots - if we can put them on the back foot they may be fragile, particularly Russell (three pens missing touch in two games is more than most fly-halves in a couple of seasons). Like Lawes's press conference - seems like Eddie is grooming him to be captain
Quite the step up all the same from that level to weekly management of PL players and the high earning big time Charlies you find at each of the clubs mentioned.
Nice number 2 job at a good club would serve him well for a period.
Your point on the 4 pre-named individuals is valid all the same. A prolonged series of really achieving nothing but on a merry go round of jobs.
True, the entire raison d'etre for most PL clubs plus Pardew did bring Palace to a cup final where they were arguably unfortunate to not win.
Your leaping forward with your hand in the air to defend the honour of Messers Hughes/Pardew/Allardyce/Pulis has been noted.
I have my eye on you pal.