08-08-2014, 04:46 PM
harrymarron Wrote:The hyper sensitivity and defensiveness of some people on this noticeboard continues to astound me. Andrew McHarg thanks for backing up my viewpoint that we were totally outclassed in the Stokes Cup (the ratings prove my point that we need to provide better and greater volume of free coaching). Who will provide it though? Not Clement it would seem :-)
If you compare, for example, the England Stokes cup side with the all time Scotland junior ratings; 3/6 of their players would be FIRST in the relevant age lists. I think this shows that not only were we "totally outclassed" in this particular year, but their team is genuinely excellent. There are plenty of coaches who provide free coaching for Scottish juniors, by the way, and this includes our countries' top players as well (and Clement just gave free coaching at the Glorney).