Undoubtedly the surprise success of the Championship season so far has been Huddersfield who, under David Wagner, dropped only two points from their opening six games and remain just outside the top two, despite a drop-off in form.
Along with Bath's new skills coach, Darren Edwards, head coach at Newport Dragons until last February, Ford has decided to limit the amount of kicking he does, partly in the hope of stopping the drop-off in form the fly-half suffered at the end of last season.
Understandable, you might say, given the fiscal challenge of four Tests in as many weeks, the price of tickets amid an ongoing recession and the drop-off in form.
But it also detailed his drop-off in form since 2010, comparing the points he has scored at this stage of the last three seasons with those of Alonso.
He then experienced a drop in form, with only one significant score, 46 against Wellington, for seven innings.
It is also hard to see how United could develop without Rooney's services, despite his current drop in form.
But Meulensteen does not believe that Rooney is at fault for his drop in form and instead identified Louis van Gaal's tactics for restricting the England skipper.
St George Illawarra and South Sydney will look to put an end to an alarming drop in form that has both teams on the verge of dropping out of the top eight at the SCG on Saturday night.
Much of the turnaround in the match has also come from a drop in form for Stosur, who has been pounding forehands long and slicing backhands into the net.
Having joined Madrid for £33m in 2012, the Spaniards would want a significant return on any deal, and Modric is unlikely to come cheap despite drop in form since his Tottenham days.
