Last 4 games - abysmal!

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Last 4 games - abysmal!

Postby doedin on Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:48 pm

We have lost our last 4 games - Dragons, Treviso, Saracens and Munster. 2 were home games and 2 away. We have conceded 137 points - an average of just under 35 points per game! We have scored in only 2 games - scoring 34 points - an average of under 9 points per game! Is this the track record of a successful coach? Ok you can write off one game due to bad luck or injuries but 4 games in a row with an average score of 9-35 is AlainRolland awful and the stuff that resignations are made of! Given the players and resources - top class training facilities, coaches for every technical aspect of the game, money for overseas signings, a swathe of international players with proven pedigree - available then there is surely no excuse for Bradley and the coaching team! To concede an average 35 points a game for 4 games in a row is beyond belief and in any walk of life you would expect the top man to walk! There is surely something amiss in the squad - this is not the performance you would expect from a happy motivated squad! Is there a problem between Bradley/Back and the players?

Where this leaves Robinson and the Scottish squad god only knows! At least we will have the majority of our players available during the AIs as I can't see many deserving a place in the squad! On current form you would have to pick the majority of the weegies! God help us against the ABs and the Saffers!
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Re: Last 4 games - abysmal!

Postby CountryCousin on Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:43 pm

doedin,
We lost our last 5 games.
22/9/12...Leinster Away
28/9/12... Dragons Away
5/10/12....Treviso Home
13/10/12...Saracens Home
21/10/12...Munster Away
Conceded 159 points
Scored 50 points
I have pointed out on another thread that this is our worst run, as far as I can see, EVER.
Last season we did have 5 losses on the trot but we scored double figures in every loss.
Last season we also had 9 consecutive defeats away from home. Unfortunately we still have the same coaching set up. Bradley's record is much worse than that of Rob Moffat.
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Re: Last 4 games - abysmal!

Postby cp10 on Tue Oct 23, 2012 9:47 am

An open letter from Jamie MacKintosh

The following letter was written by Southland captain Jamie MacKintosh in response to his side's 84-0 loss to Canterbury during the ITM Cup and published in the Southland Times.

http://www.allblacks.com/news/20722/An- ... MacKintosh

Should really expected the same from the senior Edinburgh players
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Re: Last 4 games - abysmal!

Postby Fullglass Gunner on Tue Oct 23, 2012 12:31 pm

It should not just be from the senior players but the whole of ER.
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