Originally Posted by Mike Teevee:
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It's not like this rule was suddenly invented after Steffon or Nick moved to France, they went there fully knowing the situation and did so anyway. I'd be annoyed if I was Brown, Foden, Goode getting replaced at the last minute because Abendanon got parachuted in. The same for Vunipola or Morgan if Armitage replaced them at 8.”
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It's not like this rule was suddenly invented after Steffon or Nick moved to France, they went there fully knowing the situation and did so anyway. I'd be annoyed if I was Brown, Foden, Goode getting replaced at the last minute because Abendanon got parachuted in. The same for Vunipola or Morgan if Armitage replaced them at 8.”
Would ya stop there's no room for feeling sorry for guys and sentiment you pick your best players available and that's that!
Foden is about 6th or 7th in the pecking order by now so he doesn't have much to feel upset about

Fair enough drop Foreign based players for 6n & Autumn Internationals and all that if you want (unlike Wales and Ireland), but you really should be picking your best players for RWC tbh




