we talk of lack of depth but maybe the issue is mindset of the club - if Cripps doesn't play we're [REDACTED]! If we have to play a couple of kids we're [REDACTED]! etc. Maybe we need a genuine exploration of next man up rather than lip service. when. the actions (playing. injured players) seems to indicate the opposite?

Also playing the injured players never @#$%&! works for us anyway!

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This type of slight is alien in the more cultured part of the world - Walsh. Its up there with mad dogs, Englishmen and the midday sun!

But isn't that in essence a depth issue?

not if the players are not picked so we never know if they could play those roles or not, not if the new kids picked are treated as outsiders rather than integral to a result, no... I could go on, but you get the gist.

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This type of slight is alien in the more cultured part of the world - Walsh. Its up there with mad dogs, Englishmen and the midday sun!

or another way of looking at it

lack of depth because its not there or because its not used (to find out if its there).

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This type of slight is alien in the more cultured part of the world - Walsh. Its up there with mad dogs, Englishmen and the midday sun!

Yeah , get 'em in and find out . Don't die wondering .

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All my dangerous friends

I’m with you Mick.

I think the last time we had a Mark McGough moment was probably Andrew Walker.

More than 20 years ago.

Tim Watson was playing in a far more physical competition at 15.

It’s not going to work for everyone but there are some who should be let loose.

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“When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus.”
Turkish Proverb