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       #Post#: 6685--------------------------------------------------
       Re: SEASON 2021 / 2022
   DIR By: Winger14
       Date: October 9, 2021, 5:06 pm
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       Donnyknightslad
       Thanks for that post.   The ex Donny players have given us a
       massive boost  this season.  Their experience has given us a
       cutting edge that we haven't had for some time.
       Matt Challinor, Matt Smith and Colin Quigley have been
       outstanding.  Sadly, thro injury, Michael Hills has been missed,
       but hopefully it won't be too long before he's back on the field
       to add to our already powerful Pack.  Lloyd Hayes is a Class
       player, and we are so lucky to have him back, another
       experienced presence in our Backs.
       No one knows what will happen between now and the end of the
       season,  but the signing of the Donny Lads will help to give us
       the best chance of a Promotion Season, than we've had for some
       time.
       All the best to Doncaster for the rest of the season.
       #Post#: 6686--------------------------------------------------
       Re: SEASON 2021 / 2022
   DIR By: Trgranet
       Date: October 10, 2021, 4:52 am
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       Having had a look at the table now after everything has calmed
       down since Saturday we seem to be artificially 1st in table as
       Stourbridge are technically able to be on top with 23/24 points
       if they had won vs Loughborough St which was postponed.
       Bearing in mind we play these away next we seem to be getting a
       raw or good deal with team selections for games depending on how
       you like to look at it. We do get to play the weaker sides
       (based on points) later and therefore on current form be able to
       maintain winning performance.
       That game vs Stourbridge will probably be the deal clencher to
       top of table pre Christmas as there is only them and Hull we
       haven't competed against yet in the top 6.  We play Hull the
       week after at home too  ???
       Luckily our last 5 fixtures of the season seem to be against
       weaker (again based on current points) teams so it does look to
       be stacked slightly in our favour for end of season games.
       This could be a rollercoaster of a season all year long  :o
       
       #Post#: 6726--------------------------------------------------
       Re: SEASON 2021 / 2022
   DIR By: Winger14
       Date: October 16, 2021, 3:06 pm
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       Seven games undefeated.  In what I thought would be the easiest
       game of the season and the Lads would put on a great display of
       running Rugby, I was disappointed.
       Another Bonus point win is a great result, but our Lads
       struggled in too much of the game.  An excellent start to the
       game with the opening Try, followed by another Push-Over.
       But has the game went on Luctonians Forwards started to get on a
       more even footing with ours.  We started to allow them too much
       space and too much Ball.  In my opinion we made Luc's look far
       better than they were.  They scored 3 Tries which came from our
       initial mistakes.  Towards the end we had an 11 pts lead, but we
       allowed them to battle their way down the field and I  thought
       that they had scored under the posts,  down to a 4 pts lead and
       we would have really had a heart thumping last few minutes.  But
       thankfully the Ref had seen an infringement and gave us a " Get
       out of jail free card ".    Two Lloyd Hayes successful Penalties
       closed the game out for us.
       I would suggest that Salvo was happy with the 5 points Win,  but
       disappointed with the Overall performance.
       On to Stourbridge ( A ) next Saturday,  where the Titans will,
       to me,  meet their strongest opposition so far this season.  A
       loss and we will say " It had to happen  sometime ".
       A Win and it will be a result to possibly make us think,  This
       Could Be Our Season.     I know there's  a long way to go but a
       Win there would be massive.
       #Post#: 6770--------------------------------------------------
       Re: SEASON 2021 / 2022
   DIR By: Winger14
       Date: October 30, 2021, 1:23 pm
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       Eight games undefeated.    I'M REALLY PROUD OF OUR LADS
       TODAY.
       This was a game that could so easily have been our 1st defeat of
       the season.  Our Lads played well in patches of the game, but
       overall I thought that Hull was the better team.
       That was until the last quarter, our Lads woke up and started to
       play some powerful Rugby.   Although Hull never stopped battling
       and kept coming back at us, our Lads got the upper hand and
       although Hull could have had a couple of scores, our Lads showed
       what is required in adversity,  Determination and Heart.  This
       was a fantastic Victory and, to me, it was the BEST fight back
       from the Jaws of Defeat that we've seen this season.
       We did make some poor errors, in the first-half, a Line-Out on
       their 5m line and we threw the ball straight to a Hull player,
       camped on their line a couple of times and gave the ball up.
       Same in the second half, camped on their line and lost the ball,
       near their line the ball came out to the Backs, but a miss-out
       pass was thrown into touch.
       This is what I saw, your view might be different.   We could get
       away with these errors against Lesser Clubs, but against Clubs
       like Hull  these could be the difference between Winning and
       Losing.
       Having said this it was a game to keep the Heart pounding and
       the last quarter was worth double the entrance fee.  After the
       game, on the field, I heard Salvo tell the lads how proud he was
       of them for the effort they put in.  In the huddle after the
       game in was Smiling faces all round,  it was good to see.
       I repeat --------------- I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE LADS TODAY.
       #Post#: 6790--------------------------------------------------
       Re: SEASON 2021 / 2022
   DIR By: Winger14
       Date: November 7, 2021, 11:36 am
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       On November 13th we play Chester ( A ).   This starts a run of 6
       games in which I believe we have at least a 90% chance of
       Winning all of them.  We will have to show a bigger percentage
       of consistency in all areas of our game to achieve this, but I
       believe we can.   We still have Michael Hills, Joe Carlisle,
       Jamie Cooke, Matti Williams and Jack Bergmanas to return from
       injury.  We'll have to hope that we don't pick up too many
       injuries when the ground starts to harden up.
       After this run of games, for all Clubs, we will have a clearer
       idea of how the League will pan out.   The table should show us
       three definitive sections,  Top, Middle and Bottom.
       I'm positive that we'll be in the Top section ready to battle
       our way through the second half of the season.  Looking at how
       games have gone so far this season and how the Table stands,  my
       early prediction is,  TOP 3.
       Hopefully this prediction will change, for the better, has the
       rest of the seasons results are unfurled.
       #Post#: 6791--------------------------------------------------
       Re: SEASON 2021 / 2022
   DIR By: Chris.Garbutt
       Date: November 7, 2021, 1:51 pm
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       Great assessment Winger. As others have said, we have yet to
       reach our potential as a team and we are beating the top sides.
       The lads know how to play their game but there is still a way to
       go to consistently put in a full 80 minutes. Frightening
       potential when you think about it. Hopefully the break has given
       a few of our injured players the chance to recover and we can
       hit the ground running starting with Chester. We have a great
       squad here, top to bottom. Great strength in depth and players
       who can perform in multiple positions. There is still a long way
       to go and a big test in Stourbridge to come but I am very
       confident our lads will keep improving and do us proud!
       COME ON ROTH!
       #Post#: 6828--------------------------------------------------
       Re: SEASON 2021 / 2022
   DIR By: Winger14
       Date: November 12, 2021, 5:49 am
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       Less than a third of the season gone and a new chapter begins.
       A change of Head Coach, with Steve leaving and Adam coming in.
       Adam is an experienced Coach who will undoubtedly introduce some
       of his own  Ideas / Tactics into the training sessions and Match
       Days.  It's not easy to introduce new ideas to a settled squad,
       particularly one that is undefeated, but bringing in Fresh Ideas
       can help to Freshen up the squad.
       We have an experienced squad and I'm sure that starting from the
       Tynedale game, it will be business as usual.
       I'm sure we ( supporters ) will give Adam a Warm Titans welcome.
       #Post#: 6837--------------------------------------------------
       Re: SEASON 2021 / 2022
   DIR By: Winger14
       Date: November 14, 2021, 6:30 pm
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       League Standings  13/11/21        Played        points
       Stourbridge                                          9
       44
       Sedgley Park                                       10
       42
       Hull                                                    10
       41
       Fylde                                                  10
       39
       Rotherham                                           8
       35
       Hull Ionians                                         10
       35
       Loughborough                                      10
       27
       Chester                                                 9
       24
       Bournville                                            10
       22
       Sheffield Tigers                                    10
       19
       Tynedale                                               9
       19
       Wharfdale                                            10
       12
       Luctonians                                            9
       12
       Harrogate                                             9
       12
       Huddersfield                                         9
       10
       Blaydon                                               10
       7
       Our Next 5 Games  ---------------- Tynedale (H)
       Loughborough (A)       Huddersfield (H)        Harrogate (A)
       Sheff Tigers (H)           Five Games = 25 pts
       #Post#: 6838--------------------------------------------------
       Re: SEASON 2021 / 2022
   DIR By: setter
       Date: November 15, 2021, 5:31 am
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       We definitely need to pick up bonus points.  I think they could
       be very important at the end of the season and we are lagging
       behind with them compared to the other teams in the top 6.
       #Post#: 6839--------------------------------------------------
       Re: SEASON 2021 / 2022
   DIR By: Winger14
       Date: November 15, 2021, 8:19 am
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       Current Bonus Points
       Stourbridge  8       Sedgley  8       Hull  9       Fylde  7
       Rotherham  5       Hull Lonians  9
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