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doedin wrote:Probably not but we are not the world beaters some think we are! Let’s win our home games and learn how
To win away. We have a strong squad but have a way to go to win away games, mostly mentally. Our pack isnt a world beater nor are our backs the ABs! They are learning but we have a way to go. We will win easily at home.
We are probably 6-7 players away from where we need to be, let’s all calm down?
PS got first two results right - WBP next’
The Feral Goat wrote:doedin wrote:Guys - for all the over optimism a couple of LBs is probably what we deserve. An untried 9-10 and centre partnership and a rusty pack away from home has been found out. We have been exposed we are but will win convincingly at home.
I get a bit TonySpreadbury off about the over optimism and we will defeat all etc when our pack is announced. We really do miss a couple of big ball carriers in the pack and we have the recognise it. Our backs still struggle to maintain momentum once we Break the gain line like the Weegies. We will do ok but let’s get realisric!
Disagree we were in a winning position and comfortably the better team away to Ulster first half. If we were always chasing the game but got an LBP so be it but we weren't. Are you honestly happy with an LBP from the position we were in?
Got to be converting these to wins if we want to progress as a team.
doedin wrote: We really do miss a couple of big ball carriers in the pack and we have the recognise it. Our backs still struggle to maintain momentum once we Break the gain line like the Weegies. We will do ok but let’s get realisric!
STKS wrote:Really worried for Bennet, same leg as his ACL injury, looked to be knee again. Might be another 9-12 months out if he's done it again. Comes a week after Duncan Taylor does his ACL for sarries and things are looking thin for the RWC already.
Crichton Gunner wrote:STKS wrote:Really worried for Bennet, same leg as his ACL injury, looked to be knee again. Might be another 9-12 months out if he's done it again. Comes a week after Duncan Taylor does his ACL for sarries and things are looking thin for the RWC already.
Indeed, but from the team's perspective the injury to Mata may be a bigger worry.
ratty wrote:I'm confused why Ford is seen as an option to bring off the bench after 60 mins at a critical point. He's proven time and time again he'll make mistakes, I'd rather have a far less experienced less expensive hooker who's demonstrated he can hit his jumpers. I think it's also accepted he doesn't offer enough as a ball carrier and has always gone to ground far too easily. I'm also not convinced that Hickey offers more than Van Der Walt on current form. He hasn't put them in the right field position yet as far as I can see. I think they've done enough to all warrant selection again for the first home game but if they don't chalk up a win I'd like to see Van Der Walt back in and Socino given a run at 12.
doedin wrote:FFS no one was writing off VDW but were worried about him playing without a pre season. Scott at nearly at 16 stone is an ideal crash ball centre!! We are not doing it yesterday but will do at home on Friday. Win by 15?
doedin wrote:The single biggest challenge Cockerill has to address is the mentality of the squad, the club and the supporters. He will be AlainRolland furious at the lack of skills, organisation and leadership from the last two games. The ‘we wiz robbed’, ‘we should have won’and ‘it’s the refs fault’ will really TonySpreadbury him off big style. The one and only single thing that matters is winning getting over the gain line first and getting 4 or 5 points. Can we please stop all the winging. The excuses and the moaning and just accept our squad hasn’t been good enough so far! Not individuals but the whole squad! Dont pick on Ford as a thrower without knowing if it was the calller the lifted or the receiver at fault. Home game coming up, 5 points a must
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