The Red hand, that is, and the green of money. The Scotsman have a story that Edinburgh scrum-half Mike Blair is being offered somewhere in the region of £300,000 a year to move to Ulster, whose current scrum half Isaac Boss is rumoured to be headed to Leinster. Good move or bad? While Edinburgh have in recent months been a little stifled in attack and probably miss Mike’s leadership in midfield, I would still probably say “good” move. Greg Laidlaw has improved massively this season in the period Blair has been injured, and though a little bit of a mentalist at the moment, Ross Samson looks a good option for the future. By leaving, Blair would be getting game time at a high level and in a decent team, but he would also be allowing our younger players to come through and play more regularly at the same high level. Although he’s been a faithful servant to Edinburgh, look at the positives Chris Cusiter got from his time in Perpignan. If it could bring back the form that saw him nominated for IRB player of the year, a change could do Blair good.
PS I’ve just realised the headline could be seen as a dig at his colour-blindness, sorry Mike, unintentional!
