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#Post#: 24270--------------------------------------------------
Re: Not at the races
DIR By: Mandator
Date: May 20, 2019, 3:50 am
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My personal view is that at the start of the season the sole
objective was to avoid relegation and any thing else was a
bonus. When it became certain that we would avoid this the focus
of the squad lapsed which explains the poor latter part of the
season.
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Re: Not at the races
DIR By: marlowish
Date: May 20, 2019, 3:56 am
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--- Quote from: RodneyRegis link ---
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> Against Exeter, who we beat once and lost by the narrowest of
margins at theirs?
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One win against one of the top 2 does not makes us a good side.
#Post#: 24272--------------------------------------------------
Re: Not at the races
DIR By: Harleys Evil Step Mum
Date: May 20, 2019, 4:06 am
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Saturdays game perfectly summed up our season, middle 40 mins we
were clueless, painful viewing....then all of a sudden we
realised time was running out and we suddenly started playing!!
Most frustrating!
#Post#: 24296--------------------------------------------------
Re: Not at the races
DIR By: Quinky
Date: May 20, 2019, 7:50 am
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--- Quote from: fandg2 link ---
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> I can't help but think that phoning up 12 of the squad and
letting them know their contracts weren't being renew'd after
Christmas had something to do with it. Not the be and end all
but certainly can't have helped
>
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Although some players might then have seen the benefit in
playing out of their skins, to make it more likely that another
club would want them.
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Re: Not at the races
DIR By: Blucherquin
Date: May 21, 2019, 7:18 am
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--- Quote from: J Scott link ---
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> I have to agree I think taking the shot at goal was right with
Lang on the pitch. Had Smith been on we would have gone for the
corner and still had a lot of work to do.
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> The middle 40 lost us the game.
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> Still happy with 5th and Champions Cup rugby to look forward
next season. I’m inpatient to know where my weekend away will
be.
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But as ever, with Smith, we’d have just got the ball over the
22.
Between him and Lang we can’t get near the bloody corner.
#Post#: 24325--------------------------------------------------
Re: Not at the races
DIR By: Fursty
Date: May 21, 2019, 7:37 am
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If we look at our last 7 games:
Wasps (a) - lost by 2 points and about 30cm - on another day
this could easily have been a W.
Leicester (h) - reasonably comfortable win, Leicester scored
with the last play of the game
Exeter (a) - lost by 2 and again had a kick to win it - based on
the possession we had we probably should have won
Saints (h) - lost by 1 after failing to see out a 6 point lead
with a minute left
Sale (a) - lost by 9 after contriving to give away more dumb
penalties than most teams give away in a season - a LBP here
would have given us top 4.
Sarries (a) lost by 7 - lucky to get a LBP on the day but not
many teams will get one away at Sarries
Glos (h) - lost by 22 - absolute disaster.
I think looking back over the final 7 games its clear that we
threw away top 4, but make some small improvements over the
summer and we should definitely be challenging for top 4 again
next season.
#Post#: 24326--------------------------------------------------
Re: Not at the races
DIR By: honkytonk
Date: May 21, 2019, 7:52 am
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Discipline and LO will make the world of difference I think. I
would also like to see us have more attacking threat than just
relying on Care. Like to see Smith take this on (or maybe our
new star 10)!!! Also think Sailli makes the world of difference
attacking wise. Always gets his arms free and always looking to
off load.
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Re: Not at the races
DIR By: Bolly-Quin
Date: May 22, 2019, 5:18 am
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--- Quote from: Fursty link ---
> I think looking back over the final 7 games its clear that we
threw away top 4, but make some small improvements over the
summer and we should definitely be challenging for top 4 again
next season.
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Home win against Glaws, LBP v Sale, home win v Saints, a TBP v
Tigers and a win at Wasps would have given us another 13 points,
third place and a semi v Sarries away.
Need to be fitter, more exact, perfect LOs and keep discipline
and we’re there. So a lot to work on but not out of reach with
more time with the squad, I’d back PG to deliver.
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Re: Not at the races
DIR By: Yareet
Date: May 22, 2019, 1:25 pm
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--- Quote from: Bolly-Quin link ---
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> Home win against Glaws, LBP v Sale, home win v Saints, a TBP v
Tigers and a win at Wasps would have given us another 13 points,
third place and a semi v Sarries away.
>
> Need to be fitter, more exact, perfect LOs and keep discipline
and we’re there. So a lot to work on but not out of reach with
more time with the squad, I’d back PG to deliver.
>
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Ifs, buts and maybes. Faf hit the post with the last kick at
Ashton Gate which meant it was a draw rather than a Sale win.
Those 2 points were the difference between 4th and 7th.
It was a very tight league and some teams will definitely be
gutted.
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