Hope Ruaridh recovers soon but it's probably about 3 months out apparently. Is it worth bringing some of the good club out halves in to train with the Warriors just in case cover is needed?

Also major brownie points to Mark for kicking, but I really don't understand why only out halves fullbacks, scrum halves and wingers are only ever allowed to kick. Johnnie Beattie has a good boot on him and Kelly apparently got a conversion for the Borders once. Why not train up loads of players to kick so that there's cover?

Sounds as though Duncan Weir at Hawks (18) would be a likely prospect for a "training contract" judging by Peter Wright's column in the Herald today.

Conor Davies at West would be worth looking at as a back up. He may get to the pace of things quicker than Duncan Weir.

PW would say that as Weir is one of his players, so to speak. The boy didn't play rugby at all last season and while I agree he is a real prospect, give him some time to bed in to the pace of Prem 1 after playing his rugby at Cambuslang.

Back on the Hawks theme, Mikey Adamson is still around.

Big blow for us. Ruaridh gave great balance to the Bench as he can cover most places along the back line!

Hopefully he is back sometime before Xmas.

because we need a stand off!

If you go back a couple of years, you will see that Colin Gregor kept Dan out of the Glasgow team on return from Scotland duty. Budgie was a great stand off (and a great scrum half also!) and will do just fine if needs to stand in.

Sorry man, I can't let that pass. Wilkinson was a GREAT stand off, Carter was a GREAT stand off. Gregor was passable at 10. He's not the answer. He may well prove to be the best solution but this is a blow for Glasgow.

Of course I agree that it is a blow .. By your standards Ruaridh is not a GREAT stand off either ..just pointing out that Budgie is there and played well at that position before. You want Sean to go out and sign a GREAT stand off .. get real unless you want to pay the wages!

Lol, sorry Alan I was being a bit pernickety there. I just think there may be better 10's somewhere in Scotland that are waiting or perhaps been overlooked and we shouldn't automatically put a massive burdon on Budgies shoulders. Don't get me wrong I think Gregor is a good player and even great at somethings. His attitude for example, he chases everything down. Lets just hope this doesn't prove a severe blow to the season before it's even begun.

Could we still bring Hutton in even though he played for Edinburgh v Newcastle? He looked pretty comfortable that night

Think Hutton also got injured.
Pleased to read that it now appears unanimous Parks is not best option.

Back to your cave, Troll. Parks has not been discussed in this thread, only regret over Jackson's injury.

Yep, Parks is our best 10.

Well, for 10 weeks anyway.

Only because he is the ONLY one at the moment!

Excuse me, Jules old boy. I'm an educated fellow, not a cave man!

I cannot believe the attitude of this thread. Dan kicks five penalties under the most severe pressure and pretty well controls the game and is still hammered by the very people who should be trying to give him his confidence back! Rudi`s injury is a real blow and while he might be the future he needs to develop and Dans help and expierience can only be good for him. That should be even more reason to get behind Dan because when he plays with confidence he is still very much a class act.

Get real. Parks kicked 5 straightforward penalties (if such a thing exists) and missed two that he would have expected to kick. He most certainly did not control the game (the pack and Chris Cusiter did that). I thought he looked edgy throughout, seemed to be at odds with Cusiter on a couple of occasions, dropped a couple of passes and avoided tackles. This is not the quality one would expect of a seasoned international.

His game is predictable and easy to defend against - although I accept that when he kicks well it can be effective. He just doesn't kick well as often these days - his first kick of the evening symbolised how far his game has gone back. Perhaps the next 3 months will give him time to rebuild his confidence - although I still prefer the brand of rugby offered by Jackson.

Well said Jinky!

Agreed. Dan holds the record for points scored in the Magners, is voted Scotland's player of the tournament at the RWC, and yet still is continually slammed.
I imagine that this comment will incite some replies to the effect of "those days are long gone" or " but since then he has done nothing", however Dan has recieved abuse for his ups and his downs for his whole career at Glasgow, even during the times when he was on top of his game. Give the man a break.

Parks did not control the game - the pack did. Games are won or lost there and for the frst time in ages a Warriors pack bullied the opposition. Yes Parks kicked goals - bread and butter stuff. His first kick from hand was a good indicator of how he 'controlled' the game. Did you not notice how Ruaridh got his line moving as soon as he came on?

I must of been watching a different game to the majority of this thread! The pack controlled the scrum yes, but we got totally bossed at the break down! Getting turned over 4 times in the loose does not constitute bullying! The backs didnt get nearly enough good ball to launch attacks, and Jackson being on for 2 mins and passing once does not give him his own brand of running rugby! If people are not going to support the people on the pitch there is no point in calling themselves supporters! Im not arguing about the Parks issue because there is no point. He does control and run the game when he plays...fact. look at performances between jackson at 10 and parks and the difference is clear! Jackson may be good in the future, but for now Parks simply has to start, you dont become top points scorer in the League history for no reason..Please get real with you ridiculous statements.

I agree that we got turned over a lot We also got turned over a lot against Wasps. However, I don't think we were bossed at the breakdown in either of those games. Hark, and listen to how I resolve this apparent contradiction.

We disrupted the opponents all brilliantly. Opposition fringe drives and 1 out moves were closed down brilliantly, rarely giving the opposition go-forward ball or any sort of platform. If you rewatch the Munster game you'll see that Munster have to flood the breakdown with an excessive number of forwards to secure the all, Glasgow were frequently threatening the counter ruck. This is the first time for a number of years were Glasgow have looked comfortable in defence in slow ball situations. Dog, the missing component of any great pack, is now in evidence.

We got turned over mostly to backs coughing up the ball in possession rather than forwards losing an armwrestle. And when we did get turnedover it never resulted in any real punishment. We were able to jackle round the fringes and disrupt the opponents.

It saddens me to see so called supporters rubbishing a (mostly) good player. Parks has done well for Glasgow over the years - ok he may not be the greatest stand-off, but he is the best we've got. Jackson will be the answer in the future, but not this season. He still has a lot to learn. Yes he has good points, but also areas of his game that need developing (he was poor against Wasps). Also agree with Bossco that the pack did not dominate Munster - they played very well but were too easily bullied at rucks, losing 4 turnovers, although the set scrum was encouraging. We have to realise that Lineen picks what he considers his strongest team - that's why Jackson did not start against Munster & as supporters we might criticise his selections, but we should support the players chosen without heaping vitriol on one player. Parks will make mistakes, as all stand-offs do but he is the man with the shirt for the next 3/4 months so we might as well get behind him & the team!

It's all about opinions, people. I have said often on this that we do not blood our young players early enough - Jackson would have played at a younger age almost anywhere else in the world. Also turnovers are not always attributable to the forwards - do our backs move in to support at rucks quickly enough? And 4 turnovers at this level is actually quite a low number - do you guys watch rugby elsewhere and see the relatively high rate of turnovers in good quality games? I also take offence at the tag 'so-called supporters' - we all want the team to do well and if we pay our money we are as entitled to our views as the next man. I've probably watched Glasgow in their various guises more than some who come on here and spout forth!

Of course its about opinions! If everyone thought the same thing this website wouldn't exist. The thing im trying to say is we should support the team regardless fo who is playing, putting players down doesnt help anyone! Lets wait until Jackson gets a run of games and see whats what. And please dont question the loyalty of my support I have missed only one or two games in the last 8 years of watching glasgow...and im only 21 so dont say you have supported for longer.

I said 'probably' and I said 'some' - and yes I have supported for longer, since Glasgow District played in white jerseys!

Jackson made his first apperance for Glasgow when he was 18 as far as I remember, against Narbonne (the game where Moray first announced himself). Any younger and he wouldn't have been allowed to vote.

Children, children - please ! You're all entitled to your opinions and although I may not agree with all of them, all the time - as long as they're legal, then I'll support your right to express them on this site and elsewhere. My opinion, for what it's worth, is that Dan is 'the man' and certainly for the time being - for obvious reasons. He's been a good servant of Glasgow Rugby over the years and although he may not be the most exciting of attacking stand-offs, I think his experience and kicking ability will see us through this tricky period ahead. I certainly think he's better suited than Colin Gregor, who should stick to replacement No 9 and Sevens genius !