Sunday 14 September 2008

Season's Greetings !

So many questions as the 08-09 season dawns.
Can the Gatland revolution keep pushing us on ? Or are we bound to fall to earth, constrained as we are by lack of cash and basic demographics ?
Can England shake off the tag of being 6 Nations underachievers in the post Woodward era ?
Can the Lievremont experiment survive the next season ?
Or will the Irish, having popped off for a nap for most of last season (which, unfortunately for them, included a World Cup), return refreshed and full of that Munster spirit ?
And what of Scotland ? What price Andy Robinson returning to International coaching there ?

And at club level - will blue collar Leicester gamble on Caucau (see the video clips next door and wonder why he's not THE superstar of 21st Century rugby.) ?
Will playboy Danny's ankle hold up to those punishing sessions in the capital's more exclusive nite spots ?
And in Wales - will Llanelli's house move throw them in to confusion (""Oi-Gareth ! Which cardboard box did you put the boots in ?") Can the post Lyn Jones coaching team handle the big names at the Liberty Stadium ? Can the Blues OVER achieve ? Can the Dragons be anything more than a distantly related Ugly Sister ?