I like Frankie, but our real problem has not been scoring tries, it's been stopping the tries. Over the last few weeks we have been competing with sides scoring like for like and nearly winning, but this has covered over our real problem which is defence. Now that we have been kept scoreless it stands out as our real problem and is something that needs to be addressed.

Southern can certainly do this, and this is where (IMO) we need to work more on, and have the right people in the squad to be able to do all the hard work just as much as you need the people on the field to score the tries. You keep a team from scoring, your half way there to winning

Bigger forwards WOULD put us on the front foot for def, I think that is a fair comment about more running from dummy half but it always starts with the forwards

All we need is the one though, thats not a go at AR PJ OW & Jonson as they are all working hard

Some one like Gareth Carvell would transform our side IMO

I think Aiton as done a fantastic job but I would also like to see him go on his own a lttle bit more. It may be unfair to bring Wood into the argument as Aiton as done most of the hardwork, but Wood never seems to hestitate in having a go and he's actually put us on the front foot. Mind due, like people have highlighted and you yourself, we have little go forward compared to the bigger teams when building a platform for the halves and the hooker to have a go regularly. Also we don't know what the coach tells em !

Jesper Parnevik ...my favourite golfer . Hope he recovers from his injury asap

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Sorry - back to the topic everyone .

I agree and so do many more. I think RA knows he needs a prop as well but who's available?
I think such as Andy Raleigh and Ollie Wilkes make good yards as support props if you like, but Steve Southern and Paul Johnson although excellent defensively don't seem to be as productive in the prop role.
Looks like they'll have to soldier on for the foreseeable future though!

Completely agree. When Aiton does it he looks dangerous and was near London's try line on one occasion in ther 1st half when he tried it which surprised them and wasn't far from scoring. Whatever anyone says its missing from our game as is a 18 stone top quality prop.

The proof in the 'chicken or egg' argument about which comes first (the go-forward from strong forward running props or the dummy half runs from PTB creating more space for your forwards) will be shown to a certain extent when hopefully Ellis gets a run in the next week or so.