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       #Post#: 99038--------------------------------------------------
       Re: England v Japan....why bother!!!
   DIR By: Audi Quintro
       Date: November 12, 2022, 10:25 am
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       Smith is really playing himself out of contention and Farrell is
       awful too
       #Post#: 99041--------------------------------------------------
       Re: England v Japan....why bother!!!
   DIR By: MaidstoneQuin
       Date: November 12, 2022, 11:09 am
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       --- Quote from: Audi Quintro link ---
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       > Smith is really playing himself out of contention and Farrell
       is awful too
       >
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       I personally don’t think we will see the Smith we know turn up
       in an England shirt, at least while EJ is there. Faz is too much
       of a dominant character to give up the role he has meaning
       Marcus has little influence on things to show what he can do.
       Wins a win and our line speed was much better. Will we scare the
       top nations? Remains to be seen
       #Post#: 99045--------------------------------------------------
       Re: England v Japan....why bother!!!
   DIR By: never sleep
       Date: November 12, 2022, 1:17 pm
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       free sushi+chicken katsu+guinness is a good combo :-)
       #Post#: 99046--------------------------------------------------
       Re: England v Japan....why bother!!!
   DIR By: Hellequin
       Date: November 12, 2022, 1:20 pm
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       --- Quote from: DazzaS link ---
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       >
       > Also, it may be Amazon's sound system but the atmosphere
       resembles a library with the noise level. Why pay all that money
       and not show more passion?
       >
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       Wonder if it might be what is picked up by the mic, at the front
       of the stand there seemed to be a generally decent amount of
       noise ,although not a concerted whole stadium chant like you get
       at the Stoop.
       #Post#: 99047--------------------------------------------------
       Re: England v Japan....why bother!!!
   DIR By: BedfordshireBoy
       Date: November 12, 2022, 1:37 pm
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       I know Jones and the pundits keep explaining the Farrell/Smith
       combination but I still don`t get it. Farrell basically played
       the majority of the game at 10 so why not just pick him there
       and play a proper inside centre at 12.
       #Post#: 99048--------------------------------------------------
       Re: England v Japan....why bother!!!
   DIR By: Banstead Quin
       Date: November 12, 2022, 2:02 pm
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       Have to agree, just leave Smith out. Farrell takes the kick
       offs, place kicks, kicks for touch, steps into first receiver.
       Leave Smith at Quins and wait till Eddie pootles off after our
       QF exit next year.
       #Post#: 99049--------------------------------------------------
       Re: England v Japan....why bother!!!
   DIR By: Ealing_Egg
       Date: November 12, 2022, 3:16 pm
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       Being there today it was even clearer that Farrell / Marcus
       isn't going to work, you get a much better picture of how
       Farrell bssically operates at 10 and totally agree with earlier
       posts, EJ should just pick his captain and have marcus on the
       bench. Hopefully whoever replaces Jones will play a style that
       embraces the strengths we know Marcus has.
       #Post#: 99050--------------------------------------------------
       Re: England v Japan....why bother!!!
   DIR By: Brown Bottle
       Date: November 12, 2022, 6:20 pm
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       --- Quote from: never sleep link ---
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       > free sushi+chicken katsu+guinness is a good combo :-)
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I saw England play the All Blacks from a corporate box a few
       years back. I think it opened at 12 and shut at 6. By the time
       the game started at 3 we were completely larraped. Despite all
       being "rugby folk" I'm afraid we rather resorted to corporate
       behaviour. 🙂
       #Post#: 99052--------------------------------------------------
       Re: England v Japan....why bother!!!
   DIR By: never sleep
       Date: November 13, 2022, 3:15 am
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       --- Quote from: Brown Bottle link ---
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       > I saw England play the All Blacks from a corporate box a few
       years back. I think it opened at 12 and shut at 6. By the time
       the game started at 3 we were completely larraped. Despite all
       being "rugby folk" I'm afraid we rather resorted to corporate
       behaviour. 🙂
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Ours was open for a similar amount of time - but, I think
       everyone was mostly well behaved.
       But - we were all "normal" types from work rather than people
       who were on a corporate jolly.
       Eg. Nearly everyone went outside to watch the 2nd half
       (basically, there weren't enough seats for everyone outside).
       I did drink my fill of Guinness though.
       Whereas, a few years ago I was in a different box for a 6
       nations match with other people who were on a corporate jolly.
       By the 2nd half, I was the only person outside watching the
       match. Everyone else was inside drinking wine and watching
       football on the telly.
       But - I still think that it is more fun to go and sit with the
       regular punters and enjoy the other entertainment around the
       stadium.
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