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It was Stokes who declared himself fit. Pillock. Jeannot, Asbo, Gibbons Oram, Tongan* Makaafi, Peters**, Ram Kessell, Maisey Trimble, Stevens, ?, A. Bulumakau Fenner * New guy, name gone, too much rum tonight ** Peters took a smack tonight and may miss out. ? Ditto rum. Sam on bench.

Biyi on the bench on Sat, and Sharp dropped. Stokes and Halaifonua still out. Going to be a big ask given the level of changes we're having to make.

The Ealing result was no more than we could expect, all things considered, and i'm only disappointed that we didn't get within 10-15 points of them. It's a shame they couldn't respond more positively to the early 'easy, easy' chants from a few Ealing twats, and to the knob of an announcer who...

Huge lad. Been at Cov for a week or so, and was at Ealing on Sat. Apparently, until recently (when he spoiled it by cutting his fingernails and lost a few kg) he was the heaviest player in the prem (just another random fact ;) ).

Ram was a good shout for MoM, but White could have taken it too. Proper little terrier today. Just wish we'd have played against the wind in the first. I feel sure it would have been a 5-0.

He does seem to have been around forever. (Just turned 38 though, so about 18 months older than Sam T).

Fair enough. Beeb saying 15mph from the railway end. Never easy to decide which way to go first (assuming you get the choice). I'm going Cov by 20. Always the optimist. (Or fool).

Got to be the quickest back-three combination in the league. Hope we can utilize them. I thought the weather was supposed to be calming down somewhat tomorrow?

Captain's decision, not Maisey's. Can't fathom him sometimes though (Maisey). Had a chance to cement his position, and blew it. I know we all have off days, but that was a stinker. Next weekend's reaction defines the season now. Really missed Boults out there.

Sounds to me like there's been a rethink/realignment of job descriptions, hence the delay in announcing Brown's arrival. Johnston's a rugby man first and foremost, but perhaps he's been hiding his other light, as it appears he's taken on quite a bit of the responsibility initially marked-out for...

Lol. Yep. No insider knowledge here...

Secretly pleasedfor Will as he's done absolutely nothing wrong, and now has a chance to play an absolute blinder (which I'm sure he will). With Fenner as back-up, if needed, there are two very stron half-back pairings available. Of course, Fenner could be used to replace either winger, or slot...

You just can't second- guess Winter eh? Says one thing all week, then on Friday. Sod.:muted: Ah well. Fenner and Maisey it is then!

Too many injuries. They need him available. I'd start with Kessell, personally, but there are arguments both ways. I reckon Pete is arguably sharper atm, so good to have him as backup in case they need to mix it up with a more unpredictable half-back pairing. One thing's certain though, JS...

Biggest loss atm is Boults, but the front row coped very well on Sat (even Beech). We need shoring up, weight-wise in the second row though, and Woolford is on the light side. Oram and Faleafa are both probables for Saturday now. I see they've finally announced Pete Brown as MD on the website...

Stokes looking doubtful. Argy prop deal fell through at the last minute Leic have form here though having done the same with Tuilagi last year. More to come though, but no names yet.

There are considerably longer highlights (40+ minutes) here. Password is Cov! Pete White's 'head-high' is at approx 39.30 or so.

Saying nowt...

Just the one prop, Argentinian, from a Prem club. May or may not be announced just yet. Schtum for now ;)

The club are totally aware of the bar limitations, but some things are easier to do than others. They've investedheavily in the playing squad over the last two years, rightly imo, to the possible detriment of ground (minor) developments. However, the latter are not easy, and never 'instant' as...