ROOM 101
THE PRESTON HOOKER AND CAPTAIN TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND
1. Poor showers
Showers in most changing rooms at this level are really hit and miss. Regulating the temperature seems to be nigh on impossible so you either get a trickle of cold water coming out or a layer of skin is taken off by boiling hot water. In some, only a couple work at all which is especially bad when you're caked in mud in the depths of winter. Chester's showers are particularly poor but at least they're getting an artificial surface, so it won't matter as much in the future.
TRP VERDICT: Water a way to start! You're in.
2. Unprepared players
I get fed up when players, and it always seems to be the same ones, ask you for this and that on a matchday. I'm forever handing out tape, paracetamol, spare studs and the like. Pete Altham, our tight-head prop, is the worst one in our squad. He never chips in on away trips either. Everything is put on a spread sheet by his wife and if it's not on there, he can't spend it – everything must be accounted for!
TRP VERDICT: Beg, borrow and lineout peel – an interesting take on rugby tactics.
3. ‘Tired' people
Anyone who doesn't have kids doesn't know the proper meaning of the word ‘tired'. The younger lads seem to think that doing some gym sessions and attending a few lectures gives them an excuse to moan about how knackered they are. Try juggling a career, kids and rugby commitments!
TRP VERDICT: We agree, there is a yawning gap in their argument. That's the treble.
