What are you talking about? His unsuitability as a centre was evident last week when he was shifted there to cover Lawrence and he was caught out in defence countless times. The decision to move Thompson to the centre in that game could be excused on the grounds that Lawrence's injury was clearly unforeseeable and there were no backs on the bench to bring on as a replacement. Yet after seeing how much it failed last week, Potter decided to repeat the move this week. Perhaps the selection didnt draw howls of protest outside the gates of Camp Concord but not did it garner much praise. I put the muted response down to the general despondency that most fans are feeling at the moment. There's no point in gnashing your teeth over one selection in a team of plodders when the result is an inevitability. I shouldn't single Thompson out for criticism, he's no worse than any of the other hacks in our side. If anything, he has the excuse that he's playing out of position. I was more venting my frustration at Potter for playing A backrower in the centres when he could've used Lawrence's injury to blood a young outside back.
