Hate to say I told you so but I wasn't lying when I said Long has done his hamstring. So much for people like Bojangles claiming I'm lying and that he know's people at the club and that he'd play etc.



However, I know they're trying to get him back for the game after Harlequins on Friday. Should win that game without him anyway (Harlequins aren't as good as Crusaders) and then there'll be some direction back on the park. It is almost impossible to play the game without a dictating half back like Long.



He better be back for then anyway as he's in my Fantasy team

Yes..I reckon Agars days could be numbered depending how the team respond to this on Friday without Long again tbh

Agar has ran out of excuses to be honest. Every team can have a bad day at the office so lets see how we play on Friday but if we see rugby of the quality of last season Agars days in charge will be seriously numbered.

Quins won so they will have gained some confidence...plus they are our bogey team..however I suspect we will bounce back





Mr Bojangles owes me a £5 now

Sorry to say I agree





My concerns come from the fact he has played Horne strapped up and clearly not 100%, why would he do that he should have at least tried Turner at least he is fit!!

Turner has to come into contention for Friday now, as does Moa.

How many threads did we have like this last season...we knew but sadly Agar never

Absolutely on the money Dave. The only dummy runner all afternoon was Fitz, occasionally and our only creative player was Tansey.



The thing I keep thinking is at one point in the huddle of Crusaders players there were Lupton, Dyer, Lee, Thackray, to name a few "also-rans" (on paper). We've frigging well got Berrigan, Fitzgibbon, O'Meley, Manu, Lauaki, Briscoe, Horne - all internationals at one time or another and we were outplayed and out-thought.

Like you say all teams can have bad days and maybe next Friday will show just that, however, it is a worry that our bad day coincides with Long missing for the first time as well!



I was really hoping somebody would take the challenge of leading the team in attack in Longs absence. A backup scrum half must be number one priority now.

I think you'll hammer them no problem this time around. May also be a potential little duel with Radders and Ryan Esders, not exactly the best of mates if you get my drift

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I'm glad you won your fiver, every cloud has a silver lining

Will keep my eye on that little encounter..hope you are right and we bounce back

hit the nail on the head! why cant a player like washbrook learn off longy and enforce authority on his players and direct them????