Phuzzy wrote:To be honest, I don't think we're far off being in agreement, certainly regarding Farrimond's main strengths. I just don't think you can instantly write off a pairing based on what their main strengths are.
I do have to take issue regarding Edwards though. He was always a capable organizing half throughout the entirety of his career, not just at the end of it. He played scrum half many, many times for the great Wigan sides very successfully. Didn't he also Play for England, and England schoolboys before that, as a 7?
My initial comment was in regard to who replaces Field now.
If we pair Farrimond as he is at this moment in time with Smith and run with French at 1 I think we will have issues and lose strike.
My point was I don’t think they work now or rather we have more effective ways of solving the issue.
For me Smith and French need to play 7 & 6.
We need to test other options over moving French to 1 before pairing Smith and Farrimond at the current time.
