I welcome different opinions, it makes the world less beige.
I think social postings do have relevance, we will have to agree to disagree when it comes to how relevant. I think what people share on Social Media is an indicator of their demeanour and focus etc. You may not and you may interpret what you see differently to what I see, we are all different, we see things differently and we make different conclusions, that is what makes the forum interesting as opposed to DW where people who should loudest and disagree most are the one that are always correct, hmmmm......why don't I ever go there, perhaps it is because people shout and disagree with everything because they can.
With regard ED, he has been bang average for Wasps and England this season, I think his form is worthy of him being dropped, he was woeful against the Scots and on the rare occasions when he has played for Wasps, he has been poor and petulant, importantly he looks like a man who wants it all to be over. For me that is a player who can't wait to move on, therefore he is disengaged in my opinion. Yes he played every minute of the 6N but not well and not with a great heart, and with limited success, in a position where he is second rate. It is probably best that he goes but the timing was poor given the injury crisis we have experienced, and are not out of yet.
WLR - I agree has been poor and looks like he is getting worse (he seems to practice putting it out on the full), he also looks disinterested and petulant on most occasions he plays. For me, another player that wants to move on now, didn't he look at the possibility of moving early to a South African Super Rugby team but Dai stepped in to stop any talk of that. The move to Japan will be lucrative and playing in a far less stressful environment, so in my opinion his eye is on that not Wasps current plight.
Hughes - doesn't seem to learn from his mistakes, he doesn't seem to want to learn anymore. He has become a penalty magnet, largely from his lack of understanding of some of the laws and his what seems blasé attitude to giving the ball away by being careless and lacking deference to decisions. If he was engaged as he should be, he would learn and not expose his team mates - I do temper that with there are plenty of others that have a knack of losing the ball or giving away penalties when we are in the Oppo 22, we have mastered that art.
I temper this with the attitudes of the other departing squad members who appear up for the fight and the cause overall.
You ask me what do I expect them to do, given the rest of the squad has been playing so poorly? I expect them to step up, demonstrate their clear skills as international players, and be totally 100% committed to at least salvage some pride from what has been a woeful season, a season where Wasps have been decimated by bad luck and then we have compounded that with poor play that is not fitting of any club, let alone one with immense and proud history.
I will be at the Wuss home game, and frankly I cannot wait - it is the biggest game of our season, I was at Wuss on the opening day and we were very poor - scraping a win, we need to raise the roof and get behind the team a week on Saturday. Wuss is a local derby so they will be there in numbers and be very vocal to give themselves a fighting chance of staying up. The players need to recognise that we as supporters really do care, and so should they - they are still employed by Wasps and as such should reflect that in their behaviour and performances on the field. COYW