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Re: Time to go Gustard
DIR By: guest465
Date: November 10, 2019, 2:56 am
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Wouldn’t be writing it off so early but tbh what have we got to
come back ? Two props ? Don’t normally win matches as they play
one whole game between them
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Re: Time to go Gustard
DIR By: TW Quin
Date: November 10, 2019, 3:00 am
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Our win lose stats must be awful since the horror show at home
to Glaws in March.
IMHO we need consistency and not Tinkerman selection strategy.
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Re: Time to go Gustard
DIR By: MaidstoneQuin
Date: November 10, 2019, 3:01 am
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--- Quote from: Quinky link ---
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> I love that the season is being written off after four games.
At least people aren't overreacting...
>
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Head in the sand. The reality is this is our squad and it’s not
good enough. I’ve seen nothing so far to suggest we are anything
other than in a relegation battle
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Re: Time to go Gustard
DIR By: marlowish
Date: November 10, 2019, 5:44 am
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> My gut feeling is that the last summers clean out was part 1
of draining the swamp so to speak. There are a few more of the
old guard & JK’s final signings to get rid of. As for the new
signings I see effort & ability in some. The game plan seems
clear but at the moment the players selected are not kick
chasing very well. If our first 15 was being put out & we were
playing at the same level then I would be more worried.
>
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Problem is we have lost players who have not been replaced by
any who are better.
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Re: Time to go Gustard
DIR By: marlowish
Date: November 10, 2019, 5:53 am
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[quote author=MaidstoneQuin link=topic=1912.msg31028#msg31028
date=1573376461]
Head in the sand. The reality is this is our squad and it’s not
good enough. I’ve seen nothing so far to suggest we are anything
other than in a relegation battle
[[quote author=D-Quins link=topic=1912.msg31006#msg31006
date=1573358105]
Yes we don't have as much depth as Sarries there again we have
not been spending over the cap. If we are going to have two
England multi cap Props as our first choice it means we have
less to spend on other props. Worcester had their first choice
props and we had a second string.
A few years ago we would have been tonked today, we have a
defence that works now. Are we the finished article no, have we
got more to do Yes. Will Gustard we wanting more out of people
certainly.
Unfortunately we do not have the same depth of squads as Worcs
who were also missing plenty of players.
Agree with the point about the defence but we need to defend
well as we never have the ball. The last 3 games have been like
attack v defence training sessions with us giving them the ball
to have another go.
/quote]
Agree I looked at the selection and was far from confident
against a Worcs side that is unlikely to be top 6.
As for rotation - discounting the micky mouse domestic cup
where squad players should be given a game - they play 22 league
games a season plus European and internationals for a few.
Surely to god a professional athlete can manage that? Surely
the best available team should be on the pitch every single time
- we do not have the depth or quality in the squad to rotate -
to me it is madness and never mid top 6 we will be in a relation
scrap if the 4 games I have seen so far are anything to go by.
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Re: Time to go Gustard
DIR By: Quinten Poulsen
Date: November 10, 2019, 6:13 am
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> Hi, wuss fan in peace.
> Not exactly our first choice front row with waller and
schonert injured, and with Mudariki also out we have had to sign
a medical joker from Grenoble. Hopefully he will be ready soon.
> Despite the late start, I think many clubs are picking up a
lot of injuries.
> 200 tackles against Chiefs last week meant we started the game
without Pennell, Mills, Weir. Lewis and Mama so most of us were
expecting a bit of a hammering.
> The weather and interpretation at the breakdown meant we
probably stole one this week.
> I'm sure Quins will come good.
> Hopefully we'll see a few of you at sixways.
>
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Waller started!
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Re: Time to go Gustard
DIR By: JammyGit
Date: November 10, 2019, 6:38 am
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--- Quote from: Quintron link ---
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> Getting lucky in a World Cup season with a team Dean Richards
built.
>
> He failed at Irish & Italy too.
>
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No-one's ever succeeded at Italy. Irish did as well as could be
expected.
But I really take issue with the idea that he got lucky with
Deano's team. It's total nonsense. It was a vastly different
side, playing a completely different brand of rugby, and "a
world cup year" doesn't mean we didn't play the best rugby all
season, including at the tail end when everyone was at full
throttle.
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Re: Time to go Gustard
DIR By: Quaking Quin
Date: November 10, 2019, 7:08 am
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Should Gustard go?
After a promising start things have slipped dramatically. His
gameplan mirrors many others in the Premiership and the tactical
stalemate is not pleasing on the eye. However, in 'Roadmap'
terms yesterday was a must-win 5 pointer.
In constant rain against Wuzz it was obviously going to be
endless aerial ping pong with the game decided on penalties -
but I cannot understand why Quins lost all momentum after 20
minutes and failed to have the tactical nous in the last 6
minutes, when under the Wuzz posts and 2 points behind, not to
go for a simple drop kick.
If Gustard cannot find a Quins team to win at home against
bottom 6 fellow strugglers, then the club isn't magically going
to be in the top six come next May, let alone do anything better
than bottom place in the European pool stages.
Gustard has shown Quins can win consistently but so much seems
to be going on in the background this season.
The Big Game against Tigers might be a good time to ask the
question again.
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Re: Time to go Gustard
DIR By: Quaking Quin
Date: November 10, 2019, 7:33 am
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Come on Jammy.
There is no denying O'Shea was in the right place at the right
time with Quins. But he never stays anywhere for long and
history shows he starts brightly and performances fall away
consistently as ideas dry up.
Would O'Shea have led Exeter out of the Championship to 10 years
of consistent success in the Premiership? Could he have taken
Japan to a RWC quarter final?
One thing he could say is that his record in Japan shows that he
and Italy had two historic wins and a draw against New Zealand.
He could also argue that he was robbed of a quarter final place
and would have done a similar job on England in the final.
Then again........
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Re: Time to go Gustard
DIR By: RodneyRegis
Date: November 10, 2019, 8:41 am
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--- Quote from: Bampotbill link ---
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> Wouldn’t be writing it off so early but tbh what have we got
to come back ? Two props ? Don’t normally win matches as they
play one whole game between them
>
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12 starters missing...
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