think everybodys jumpin the gun a bit on this ;its only speculation at the moment everybody chill out till we know for sure. then if it is true, what can we do about it? nowt. win or lose, with him or without him, nob takes the flak or plaudits. dont know how i want it to end now.

I've read that Ainscough is actually a natural right sided winger playing out of position for the first time which makes it a straight shoot out between him and Roberts if it has to come down to that.

Maybe a regular reserves watcher could clarify that?

i think ainscough will be playing he s at the hotel so i think he ll be playing
tomoz

It does neither because given your scenarios there is no guarantee he would not have an off day and also have fluffed the try opportunities had he played, likewise you could not say the alternative winger would not have let three tires in either.

In other words no one with any sense will draw any conclusions based on this one game that Noble was right or wrong with what he does re Ainscough. However IF Noble drops him and we win, Noble will draw a conclusion and you can guess what it will be.

Dave

Well said. Looking at the TV from the Wakefield game I thought Ainscough had come in off his wing to cover the hole left by the centre the kick went over his head. To be getting as much criticism he has got for this mistake seems rather harsh from the coach and the fans.

I also find it somewhat strange that Noble seems to be OK with publicly critisising Ainscough whenever he makes a mistake. Not what I would expect a developing player to get, apparently when Millward did this in the changing room the senior players stood up for them, but it's different for Ainscough.

The Duke of Wellington would have liked you, Dave. He had a thing for men who would gamely try to defend completely indefensible positions, even if they failed miserably - as you just have.