British and Irish Lions Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread

Not Playing Tiddlywinks Vinny

the baby bull elephant wrote: »

And Burgess is eligble despite the fact he'll still be playing in France.

True, didn't think about that! Is fierce confusing

TomsOnTheRoof

http://www.planetrugby.com/video/0,25862,15715_8632335,00.html

Pretty interesting stuff from Gatland.

almighty1

Paul Robinson picks his Lions 15

15 Rob Kearney (Ireland)
14 Leigh Halfpenny (Wales)
13 Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland)
12 Manu Tuilagi (England)
11 George North (Wales)
10 Jonathan Sexton (Ireland)
9 Mike Phillips (Wales)
1 Cian Healy (Ireland)
2 Rory Best (Ireland)
3 Adam Jones (Wales)
4 Joe Launchbury (England)
5 Alun-Wyn Jones (Wales)
6 Sam Warburton (Wales)
8 Toby Faletau (Wales)
7 Justin Tipuric (Wales)

.ak

almighty1 wrote: »

Paul Robinson picks his Lions 15

That's very close to what I had in mind prior to the 6N.... Can't see Halfpenny being moved to cater for Kearney now, that'd be mad.

ssaye

almighty1 wrote: »

Paul Robinson picks his Lions 15

5 Irish - 2 English
Cant see it

CIARAN_BOYLE

almighty1 wrote: »

Paul Robinson picks his Lions 15

Close to my starting team Would only make 2 or 3 changes Cuthbert into 14 and Halfpenny at 15 ahead of Kearney

Also SOB ahead of Warburton. Drop Best not sure who will be ahead of him but he has played himself out of the jersey.

Mahatma Geansai

Kearney and Best have played themselves out of contention imo.

rchendz92

Kearney will be lucky to tour, it would be crazy to re-position Halfpenny (I know he can play wing, but still..), probably the best back in the NH, for him.

Hype710

Launchbury? Form tapered off badly I'd have thought. I think we'll have the second most amount of tourists, after Wales. POC, Bowe and Zebo will all tour IMO. Gatland has acknowledged the fact that we had so many guys missing in the 6N. Far too simplistic a view to say England had a better 6N therefore should have more Lions tourists.

.ak

CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: »

Close to my starting team Would only make 2 or 3 changes Cuthbert into 14 and Halfpenny at 15 ahead of Kearney

Also SOB ahead of Warburton. Drop Best not sure who will be ahead of him but he has played himself out of the jersey.

Put Youngs in there and that'd be a really good team.

.ak

This is hilarious!

http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/ggr-media-watch-the-lions-advertising/

Rightwing

5 Alun-Wyn Jones (Wales).

He'll be the captain, priced at 4/1 last time I checked.

trouttrout

Rightwing wrote: »

5 Alun-Wyn Jones (Wales).

He'll be the captain, priced at 4/1 last time I checked.

Based on??

Mahatma Geansai

trouttrout wrote: »

Based on??

I said it earlier in the thread and Rightwing is jumping on the bandwagon?

Rightwing

trouttrout wrote: »

Based on??

3 things.

Gatland knows him v well.
Forward is the captain,,,he has said that.
He also said he has picked him from a while back,,this would probably rule POC out.

Rightwing

Mahatma Geansai wrote: »

I said it earlier in the thread and Rightwing is jumping on the bandwagon?

I didn't see yours!

But why do you also think it?

I've just checked the lastest:

Jones is available at 7/1, now Warburton & BOD are favs.

.ak

AWJ is my favourite for captain as well.

danthefan

Do we think the POC incident at the weekend has had a material effect on his chances for the captaincy? I'm not sure he was a candidate in the first place really and people went nuts after the Quins game suggesting him but if he was a candidate has he damaged his chances?

.ak

danthefan wrote: »

Do we think the POC incident at the weekend has had a material effect on his chances for the captaincy? I'm not sure he was a candidate in the first place really and people went nuts after the Quins game suggesting him but if he was a candidate has he damaged his chances?

I doubt it's damaged his chances. I'd say Gatland's main worry however is that he's very injury prone now and probably wants someone who's more or less guaranteed to last through the tests.

Rightwing

danthefan wrote: »

Do we think the POC incident at the weekend has had a material effect on his chances for the captaincy? I'm not sure he was a candidate in the first place really and people went nuts after the Quins game suggesting him but if he was a candidate has he damaged his chances?

POC was favourite after the Quins game with paddypower, but it looks like it's between Warburton and AWJ now. I don't think the incident has any bearing on it.

trouttrout

Rightwing wrote: »

POC was favourite after the Quins game with paddypower, but it looks like it's between Warburton and AWJ now. I don't think the incident has any bearing on it.

PP's odds has no bearing on who will be picked, only who the money is going on

POC is favorite one week, BOD the next and then Warburton after that

Rightwing

trouttrout wrote: »

PP's odds has no bearing on who will be picked, only who the money is going on

POC is favorite one week, BOD the next and then Warburton after that

PP are usually on the money though, you can be sure whoever they have priced as favourite will be there or thereabouts.

trouttrout

Rightwing wrote: »

PP are usually on the money though, you can be sure whoever they have priced as favourite will be there or thereabouts.

They've had POC, BOD, Warburton, AWJ all priced as favorite at some stage since the six nations though

No one really knows really

Rightwing

trouttrout wrote: »

They've had POC, BOD, Warburton, AWJ all priced as favorite at some stage since the six nations though

No one really knows really

They do, Gatland & his team knows, and you can be sure inside money has gone on the captain.

The likes of you and I don't know, but usually when you see a price drop dramatically, inside info money has gone on, e.g. Schmidt went from 9/1 to 4/9 in no time after big money went on him.

It's certainly between the 4 names you've mentionned.

Coburger

I'd probably go with AWJ. BOD hasn't been setting the world on fire since the Welsh game, POC could definitely be up there if Claremont were beaten and he had a starring role a la the other week. I'm not a huge fan of Warburton myself. I guess you have to think of all the players from different countries coming together and how well would they adhere themselves to any of the above.

thomond2006

Rightwing wrote: »

They do, Gatland & his team knows, and you can be sure inside money has gone on the captain.

Very dangerous game, I'm sure the bookies share information to stop that happening on a large scale. I doubt it happens tbh.

Teferi

Yeah, it's not how bookmakers works at all. I'm sure Emmet can educate us further if he sees it.

Rightwing

thomond2006 wrote: »

Very dangerous game, I'm sure the bookies share information to stop that happening on a large scale. I doubt it happens tbh.

It does, happens a lot in English football, a leak, and the bookies quickly close the book. They do share the information alright.

danthefan

Rightwing wrote: »

PP are usually on the money though, you can be sure whoever they have priced as favourite will be there or thereabouts.

This just makes no sense to me. If POC was favourite due to a leak and inside money, why is Warburton favourite now? Also because of a leak and inside money? So which one is captain and which isn't?

Can't find anyone with POC any better than third in the odds now for captain.

.ak

Well, I for one am glad that our one nailed on tourist is Rala... What a legend.