I agree. Horne has had good and bad games this season but has had issues to contend with due to his illness, his weight and also the fact that he has been coming back from a year out.



Add to that no SH to play alongside, switching of positions and playing behind a beaten pack then I think we need to back him. I think he will come good next season. If he doesn't and continues to have problems then look at it.

We do have other options there if the worst case scenario were to crop up. Whiting for one.

Youre right, i said earlier that ive never seen a club do it, i would guess FC wont act here either. My arguement is simply that they could should they want to/need to in order to free up a huge chunk of our cap if it isnt simply a drop in form.

Whiting or Washy would be options i agree. However, there are numerous choices here, most favourable one is to bring a recognised quality 6 in for me.

They could, but it would be incredibly harsh and very patronizing for a player of his stature. I'd be tempted to 'do a Winston Bogarde', if I was in that situation. Or demand a year's wages to clear off.



I don't think targets are what will see his form improve - it'll be having a better pack to play behind and Long at 7. Personal goals in a team sport could be dangerous, too:



Lets say one is score a minimum of 6 tries in a season. In a crucial game late in the season, with 5 tries in earlier matches, you find yourself through on the full back, with a support player on your shoulder. Normally you'd pass, but you need that sixth try so consider trying the dummy. Caught in two minds you hesitate...



You could try to be clever - tries and assists counting equally (just imagine every one screaming for the ball in oppositions 20!), but the best incentive is the simple and team-based win bonus. Not easy to manage the salary cap if it is too big, of course.

Change the record Kosh, your getting a tad boring.

R.Horne has been terrible for a while now this season, but before he is dropped I would actually like to see him as a running 6, used properly in defence and not asked to do any long range kicking

My Irony-O-Meter just melted.

Too much objectivity, too many external factors that could be influencing things. I'm sure if it was easy to sack a sporstman for lack of performance then the cash rich premiership football clubs would have been doing it for years instead of paying £ millions to garbage.



Horne could just turn around and say that his boss is rubbish and any case would fall flat on it's face

Yup, think weve kind of agreed that. My arguement is that it is technically possible should we need to have the contingency. Liklihood is zero but ive been speaking hypothetically.