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    @Yeetyaah franchise....club? Nope.

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    @Bones said in Highlanders 2021:

    @Yeetyaah franchise....club? Nope.

    Ah, the great franchise versing club debate

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    I don't get the angst over Walden. He's never stamped a mark on SR. He's s fringe squaddie at best. Same with McKay. 2-3 seasons and sure, limited opportunities, but a good enough player would have taken one of those opportunities and made himself an essential selection.

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    If Highlanders supporters want to hoard all these fringe players, good on them. But you'll never win another title if you're trying to create a starting XV made up of blokes who should be the 38th guy selected in your squad

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    @shark said in Highlanders 2021:

    I don't get the angst over Walden. He's never stamped a mark on SR. He's s fringe squaddie at best. Same with McKay. 2-3 seasons and sure, limited opportunities, but a good enough player would have taken one of those opportunities and made himself an essential selection.

    Next to Ioane he was our best back last year.

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    @Bones Jesus fuck really???!!!

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    @shark said in Highlanders 2021:

    @Bones Jesus fuck really???!!!

    Care to dispute it? Or is that your best effort?

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    @Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2021:

    we're looking silly letting so much leadership go from the midfield seeing it was one our our week links this year"

    You're looking silly by not being able to use simple language too.
    Sigh, I've had a long weak.

    I also agree with the guys jumping up and down about Walden. He was good. Whose wife did he shag?

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    @Snowy said in Highlanders 2021:

    @Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders 2021:

    we're looking silly letting so much leadership go from the midfield seeing it was one our our week links this year"

    You're looking silly by not being able to use simple language too.
    Sigh, I've had a long weak.

    I also agree with the guys jumping up and down about Walden. He was good. Whose wife did he shag?

    Calm down mate, it’s a typo

    I wouldn’t be as worried about letting these guys go if we’d already signed equal or better replacements but currently sio seems to be seen as the future

    I also probably wouldn’t be as annoyed if there had been some communication...rather than just not playing him and then people reporting he didn’t have a contract

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    @Kiwiwomble Perfectly calm thanks. They aren't even my team.

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    @Snowy you were annoyed enough to come in and correct my language

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    @Bones said in Highlanders 2021:

    @shark said in Highlanders 2021:

    @Bones Jesus fuck really???!!!

    Care to dispute it? Or is that your best effort?

    He's next to useless, so I'm exclaiming given you're saying he's your second-best back, on form. I think maybe you need to go and hit the tackle bags yourself and get rid of some of that pent-up rage.

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    @shark said in Highlanders 2021:

    @Bones said in Highlanders 2021:

    @shark said in Highlanders 2021:

    @Bones Jesus fuck really???!!!

    Care to dispute it? Or is that your best effort?

    He's next to useless, so I'm exclaiming given you're saying he's your second-best back, on form. I think maybe you need to go and hit the tackle bags yourself and get rid of some of that pent-up rage.

    Not all of us have a range of ABs to pick from, he’s better then those we seem to be favouring is all that annoys me....as in he has done more than give away cards

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    The Crusaders' playing stocks aren't really relevant to your argument re Walden. It's relevant that he may be better than Tomkinson, but you're setting a fairly low bar.

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    @shark said in Highlanders 2021:

    @Bones said in Highlanders 2021:

    @shark said in Highlanders 2021:

    @Bones Jesus fuck really???!!!

    Care to dispute it? Or is that your best effort?

    He's next to useless, so I'm exclaiming given you're saying he's your second-best back, on form. I think maybe you need to go and hit the tackle bags yourself and get rid of some of that pent-up rage.

    Next to useless? He's a starting quality 12. He certainly didn't look next to useless carving up Canterbury on the weekend in the Shield game.

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    @KiwiMurph said in Highlanders 2021:

    @shark said in Highlanders 2021:

    @Bones said in Highlanders 2021:

    @shark said in Highlanders 2021:

    @Bones Jesus fuck really???!!!

    Care to dispute it? Or is that your best effort?

    He's next to useless, so I'm exclaiming given you're saying he's your second-best back, on form. I think maybe you need to go and hit the tackle bags yourself and get rid of some of that pent-up rage.

    Next to useless? He's a starting quality 12. He certainly didn't look next to useless carving up Canterbury on the weekend in the Shield game.

    He's a million miles away from a starting SR 12! And yes he did well against the experienced duo of Rameka Poihipi and Isaiah Punivai. That's one hell of an endorsement.

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    @shark the Highlanders backs functioned well last year with 9 Smith 10 Ioane 12 Walden.

    So what do they decide to? Shift Ioane to 12. That worked out well...

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    Yeah I don't know what the answer IS, but I do know it's NOT Walden (or Ioane at 12).

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    It's a pity Thompson isn't sticking around, because a 12 Thompson 13 N Punivai midfield could have been good.

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    @shark helpful, us fans who actually watch the team every week are wrong but no suggestion on what’s a better option

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