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Re: Prediction
DIR By: Dibden
Date: August 26, 2018, 1:07 pm
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I thought in my simpleton way our problem was the previous
coaching team and not the players but I am concerned the new
coaches seem to have had little impact and there is a cultural
issue in the dressing room.Some say give it time but what is
likely to be achieved with time?I also am concerned the CEO and
Directors don’t seem have a grip of the situation and are not
sufficiently connected with reality.It is very early days and I
hope my doubts are misplaced.The Sale game and a win to me is
vital.A home loss would suggest nothing has fundamentally
changed.I will be at the Stoop with cautious hope but am not
holding my breath
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Re: Prediction
DIR By: PJM
Date: August 26, 2018, 2:20 pm
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I don’t think the few weeks our new coaching team have had with
the squad will have much impact. We will probably start poorly
this season and will hopefully come good into the second half of
the season moving us to around 9th/8th. I would be very pleased
with that and don’t expect miricales.
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Re: Prediction
DIR By: Quaking Quin
Date: August 26, 2018, 5:17 pm
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Who knows what the coming season has to offer.
One thing for certain is to get up to the dizzy heights of 8th
or 9th in the league Quins have to start winning home games
against the other likely candidates to end up between 7 and 12.
Sale is a must win game - failure can only point to Quins
hanging around the bottom of the table all season with teams
like Bristol, Wuzz, Saints and Gloucester all targeting wins
from their matches at the Stoop.
Deano used to say that he never won a pre-season game when in
charge at Leicester. Friday's game with Ealing gave no real
clues as to the Quins best XV or how they will match up against
premiership opposition.
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Re: Prediction
DIR By: RodneyRegis
Date: August 26, 2018, 6:35 pm
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Sale is not a must win by any stretch.
We need to start winning at some point in the season to stay up.
If it's the first game then super, but you can easily finish top
4 with a bad start. It's a long season.
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Re: Prediction
DIR By: NevsLeftBoot
Date: August 26, 2018, 8:29 pm
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It is so hard to see where the season is going to go.
Personally I think we have to accept that the margins between
top and bottom are incredibly fine, this is what a salary cap
does, brings all the teams closer in terms of competition.
Quins could play well, lose a number of narrow matches and be
relegated, they could play poorly and win narrow matches and
finish sixth.
With regards to “fixing”things -this will take time, Gussy has
had very little say in the make up of the squad, apart from the
recent spate of signings, so in terms of how he wants to play he
may not have the type of personnel he wants. He also has a
mindset issue to shift, previous problems may have been down to
attitude and changing that doesn’t just happen when a new broom
sweeps in.
In fact resistance to change may be greater, over time he will
move the people into a better mind set or move them on.... all
this takes time.
I’d like to see to see the team improve over the season and not
get relegated....
Sale is an important match in that they have traditionally
struggled away from home and are a team that we could be
competing with to stay away from the bottom places. But if we
lose it will not be the end of the world.
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Re: Prediction
DIR By: Comet
Date: August 28, 2018, 3:19 am
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Being optimistic, the first four games could all be decent wins
for the boys (Sale H, Saints A, Bath H, Bears A).
If the mentality is right then it could be a great start. There
is quality and skill throughout the squad.
The flip-side is....not worth contemplating!
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Re: Prediction
DIR By: Tonbridge Quin
Date: August 28, 2018, 1:32 pm
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I see Saints gave Glasgow a thumping at the weekend, who knows
if that's a useful indicator but it's still a bit worrying.
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Re: Prediction
DIR By: deadlyfrom5yardsout
Date: August 29, 2018, 2:23 am
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Saints aren't from London. Just saying....
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Re: Prediction
DIR By: RodneyRegis
Date: August 29, 2018, 2:32 am
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Why?
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Re: Prediction
DIR By: deadlyfrom5yardsout
Date: August 29, 2018, 3:14 am
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Because they are from the Midlands, numpty.
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