NPR

KingBlairhorn wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 9:52 pm

Big D wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 9:51 pm My 6N hot take is that Darge isn't as good as we think he is and not shown enough at international level yet to be captain.

My hot take is Gilcho was actually pretty good today.

My hot take is that Gilcho usually is pretty good, good or very good.

He gets dung thrown at him for not being Eben Etzebeth or Brodie Retallick - we don't have those players in Scotland, though a couple of the young guys show some promise

the bottom line is that Gilcho is the best we've had and so fuck all the "supporters" who have given him shit over the years. They have not done what he has done.

If injuries, loss of form, geographical restrictions weren't a thing we could put out a pack and replacements of:

Schoeman
Turner
Fagerson
Cummings
Gilchrist / R. Gray
Onyeama-Christie
Darge / Ritchie
Dempsey

Richardson
Sutherland
Who knows
Williamson
Brown
Fagerson

Which might have lasted longer into the fight than what we had available tonight,

Problem is there a near zero chance of getting every one of those players in the 23 at the same time and there are a few in there who won't make it to the World Cup anyway.

South Africa and now France have started an arms race for getting as much fresh physical power on the pitch for as much of a game as possible. I think that's only going to increase in the lead up to the RWC and we're going to have find a way to power up our pack as much as possible just to be able to get the best out of our backs.

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 10:18 pm

KingBlairhorn wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 9:52 pm

Big D wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 9:51 pm My 6N hot take is that Darge isn't as good as we think he is and not shown enough at international level yet to be captain.

My hot take is Gilcho was actually pretty good today.

My hot take is that Gilcho usually is pretty good, good or very good.

He gets dung thrown at him for not being Eben Etzebeth or Brodie Retallick - we don't have those players in Scotland, though a couple of the young guys show some promise

the bottom line is that Gilcho is the best we've had and so fuck all the "supporters" who have given him shit over the years. They have not done what he has done.

I have to agree with you here. He has also sorted out his discipline problems from a few years back.

Punter15 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 10:18 pm

Blackmac wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 10:00 pm

Big D wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 9:58 pm

Schoeman might have done himself a lot of good there too.

Yep, great gave. Him, Fagerson and Ritchie have a decent chance.

Ritchie would be the perfect dirt tracker for when the yokels go hunting for scalps and try to soften the boys up.

Ritchie is the perfect midweek captain. Fuck you. Fuck all of you. You want to fuck up my guys? I will break you. I'll kil your kids.

Yeah, Jaime.can be that

Blackmac wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 11:15 pm

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 10:18 pm

KingBlairhorn wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 9:52 pm

My hot take is Gilcho was actually pretty good today.

My hot take is that Gilcho usually is pretty good, good or very good.

He gets dung thrown at him for not being Eben Etzebeth or Brodie Retallick - we don't have those players in Scotland, though a couple of the young guys show some promise

the bottom line is that Gilcho is the best we've had and so fuck all the "supporters" who have given him shit over the years. They have not done what he has done.

I have to agree with you here. He has also sorted out his discipline problems from a few years back.

I’m not sure anyone disagrees to be honest. He’s always a Scotland starter, we just need a bit of dynamism next to him

Anyway, I thought the team were fairly heroic tonight.

The forwards fronted up and Ritchie was the best player on the pitch, with Zander close behind

Finn and BK were brilliant, as was Darcy.

It made me wonder if it’s belief rather than talent that is holding us back

We were also fucked by some awful reffing, which I’ll keep to this thread. Maybe