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Leinster Vs Saints - Saturday 17 Dec - 19:45 - Aviva Stadium
Topic Started: Dec 14 2016, 11:27 AM (815 Views)
happyclapper
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Concur!
And if we can make an Exeter miracle like last year, then great!!!
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Cant see beyond a bit of a pasting for us I'm afraid but tbf it would probably be a similar result if we sent our best team over at the momement. My one concern is that if it is a pasting what sort of memtal/moral impact it will have on these youngsters.

Ah well good luck lads and safe trip those who are going. Give it your best and we won't be complaining too much.
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Hopefully the boys have spent the week tackling round the legs. It will help make our first up tackles stick and avoid more cards.
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Avoiding cards would be a huge improvement and should be something we are focusing on
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Bit surprised by KP as captain rather than Myler or others? Has he captained before?
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GP not KP Flanker. I don'the remember him captaining before.
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We also need to go into contact low and get to ground to prevent the choke tackle. Which means support players need to be quick (maybe why the mobile pack) to ensure we don't get turned over on the deck.

And I owe everyone an apology as it's all my fault we're not playing well as I abandoned my catchphrase for some reason. So to get us back on track...

I expect us to struggle.
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Tut tut HC but my catch phrase is obviously to close to being right this season. But I can'tell see us getting anything out of this match.
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Well... at least i watched it on fast forward. Strictly was the right choice.
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Well, I didn't enjoy that.
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Dond'the they do well? Generation Game reference anyone?
Seriously I felt for those youngsters but Jim treated the game with no respect and got what he deserved. Sorry but he has now lost any credit in the bank. Time he manned up and resigned.
Edited by ElmaFudd, Dec 17 2016, 11:13 PM.
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Wibble
Dec 17 2016, 10:57 PM
Well... at least i watched it on fast forward. Strictly was the right choice.
Now they are the words of desperation.
ElmaFudd
Dec 17 2016, 11:11 PM
Dond'the they do well? Generation Game reference anyone?
Seriously I felt for those youngsters but Jim treated the game with no respect and got what he deserved. Sorry but he has now lost any credit in the bank. Time he manned up and resigned.
I just wonder if some players were being rested for the big must win match on Friday night?

Being hammered by Leinster is one thing, but anything other than a massive performance on Friday could be the final straw.

We thought the season couldn't get any worse, but it did.

but now what?
Edited by Notso Talented Local, Dec 17 2016, 11:24 PM.
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The result tonight was exactly what I expected but hoped I was wrong. JM obviously given up on Europe and keeping his powder dry for the prem. My concern, however is what that sort of pasting will have on. The players. Irresponsible management? However it could have the opposite effect on the team and we absolutely hammer Sale in response. Can't see it myself.
Edited by ElmaFudd, Dec 18 2016, 09:18 AM.
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The BBC report Saints will possibly be investigated for deliberately fielding a weakened team in the absence of Wood, Lawes. KL & (seriously) Luther.
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Rotation mate. T is an international capped player so not playing King Louis gone. Woody and Lawes enforced rest as agreed with England. Luther no formal. Don't see how they can do much on that front.
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ElmaFudd
Dec 18 2016, 10:58 AM
Rotation mate. T is an international capped player so not playing King Louis gone. Woody and Lawes enforced rest as agreed with England. Luther no formal. Don't see how they can do much on that front.
The way our season is going, something will almost certainly come of this.....
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Whatever the reasoning, motivation, it was utterly embarrassing. I haven't seen 9 tries since I last watched an U9's game.

As bad as it was I thought the attitude was better than last week.

If we lose the Sale game, Jim has to be sacked the following day. His after match interview was equally embarrassing.
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I agree with what you say it was embarrassing the commitment from the players however couldn't be faulted just theluded fact that they were totally outclassed by a team in great form.
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Recorded the game but haven,t watched it, too embarrassing. Alex King in the Welsh coaching set up and next year he goes to FrAnce. Was he made a scapegoat for the saints dismal season!.
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Dec 18 2016, 01:51 PM
Recorded the game but haven,t watched it, too embarrassing. Alex King in the Welsh coaching set up and next year he goes to FrAnce. Was he made a scapegoat for the saints dismal season!.
I wouldn't bother if I were you.
Not sure what else there is to be said about the game. Leinster were very strong. But would we put 60 points past their reserve team? No. There was a lot of guts in the first 20 mins and the forwards played well. Scrums held their own mainly, with one or two destroyed.
After that the errors crept in. Two poor box kicks from Groom led to two tries, one directly. Pisi on the wing couldn't catch an overhead like Foden last week, leading to a try. Harrison played well throughout and never gave up, to his credit. JJ did some good things. Brooks had some strong runs. Apart from that they looked and are a second rate team. No one runs at pace onto the ball and it is all too static. 9 and 10 never make dangerous breaks. There is no creativity in the backs. Skills are lacking with the ball being dropped and the wrong time for kicks. Bristol could well beat this team, home or away, with their greater determination.
Crunch next Friday night. If we lose I anticipate that Jim and Doreen will go. As Dallaglio said, teams either refresh their players or their coaching teams and we have done neither. We have stood still while others around us have moved on.
Edited by flanker, Dec 18 2016, 07:22 PM.
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I know I'll get slammed for this but... There were a few tries scored off our mistakes, bad kicks, missed catches, breakaways, missed tackles. I thought we competed well in the first half, especially the first 30mins. But it just seemed once they got a couple of tries off our mistakes, heads went.

I still wouldn't throw out the baby with bath water just yet.
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