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- Thu Apr 25, 2024 6:57 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Richard Cockerill’s damning assessment of Scottish Rugby
- Replies: 1
- Views: 262
Re: Richard Cockerill’s damning assessment of Scottish Rugby
When you have been seen to have prioritised obtaining your international players from other countries over development of home grown talent, the costs are likely to be high and ultimately block that talent that is there which is pretty demoralising for up and coming players.
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 11:23 am
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Tigers v Saints (A) - Premiership - Saturday 20th April 2024 - KO: 15-05
- Replies: 474
- Views: 20160
Re: Tigers v Saints (A) - Premiership - Saturday 20th April 2024 - KO: 15-05
Kelly looks to be one of the few who have shown signs of form in the last couple of matches. Certainly both Porter and Kelly lost form after their England stints. I think Kelly had only just got back to full fitness so would always have been marginal for world cup consideration and realistically Por...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 10:57 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Tigers v Saints (A) - Premiership - Saturday 20th April 2024 - KO: 15-05
- Replies: 474
- Views: 20160
Re: Tigers v Saints (A) - Premiership - Saturday 20th April 2024 - KO: 15-05
I still struggle with why we play our best full back on the wing and an international wing in the centre....
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 6:07 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Tigers v Saints (A) - Premiership - Saturday 20th April 2024 - KO: 15-05
- Replies: 474
- Views: 20160
Re: Tigers v Saints (A) - Premiership - Saturday 20th April 2024 - KO: 15-05
Ignore the defeat to Leinster.
The concern is losing the games to Gloucester and very nearly away at Newcastle.
That form wasn’t going to trouble Saints.
The concern is losing the games to Gloucester and very nearly away at Newcastle.
That form wasn’t going to trouble Saints.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 5:08 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Tigers v Saints (A) - Premiership - Saturday 20th April 2024 - KO: 15-05
- Replies: 474
- Views: 20160
Re: Tigers v Saints (A) - Premiership - Saturday 20th April 2024 - KO: 15-05
Fitness clearly an issue since Aled left. Back to the old second half collapses. Father Time has overtaken Young’s and Wells. Our scrum was feeble. Our loose heads are just not of Premiership level as our are bench back rows. Cronin overweight and lazy. Pollard ambling around. You can see why the Fr...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:20 am
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
- Replies: 1093
- Views: 95189
Re: LEICESTER TIGERS 2023/24 - KANGAROO MCKELLER: Do you come from a land down under? (Squad thread pt 2)
For me McKellar gets another year. He's a new coach in a world cup year without the benefit of moulding his own squad. Some bits have been OK but the absence of a dedicated attack coach is concerning. Not his fault but it is clear this is a glaring area of weakness that none of the current coaches s...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:14 am
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Tigers v Saints (A) - Premiership - Saturday 20th April 2024 - KO: 15-05
- Replies: 474
- Views: 20160
Re: Tigers v Saints (A) - Premiership - Saturday 20th April 2024 - KO: 15-05
Don't think we have ever had much by way of favours from Ridley.
Plays with a straight bat.
Plays with a straight bat.
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 6:53 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Race for the top 4.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2376
Re: Race for the top 4.
Yes, the woeful performance at Welford Road will likely cost us dearly.
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 6:49 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Champions' Cup Quarter finals 2024
- Replies: 57
- Views: 4945
Re: Champions' Cup Quarter finals 2024
Jack Willis world class performance this afternoon It's a shame England persist with their policy of not picking foreign based players. Alongside Earl and Mercer it would make quite a back row. Chessum and Martin as locks. All that would be needed are a couple of decent props to take the mantle fro...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 6:14 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Formerly of this parish
- Replies: 845
- Views: 423338
Re: Formerly of this parish
Don't think he was lazy but injuries took their toll. Alesana was a huge presence that made room for others to exploit but when he left we went some time without crash ball threats other than Manu. A series of journeymen back rows offered no threat in attack. Add to that fairly limited game plans at...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:49 am
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Autumn Series 2024
- Replies: 9
- Views: 894
Re: Autumn Series 2024
I do think Sky’s coverage was better than BT/TNT. Amazon’s coverage of the AIs was truly dire so that’s no loss. As a Virgin customer I find the restricted option that TNT give is poor. Red button options mess up being able to record matches they otherwise show on their 5th channel for Sky & Dis...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:38 am
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Formerly of this parish
- Replies: 845
- Views: 423338
Re: Formerly of this parish
Always was in 2 minds about Manu. At his best he was a star for the club and responsible for one of my favorite nights at Welford Road (V South Africa with my now passed dad). but the way that he left after having spent so much of his time at the club on the sidelines still rubs a bit raw. Yes, thi...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:34 am
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Championship Clubs Promotion
- Replies: 49
- Views: 4068
Re: Championship Clubs Promotion
Wasps moved to Coventry so they could have their own stadium and with it the revenue stream that comes with it. That wasn’t enough for numerous reasons such as no fan base nearby and other crippling debts. On a short term basis sharing might work but even, for example Tigers shared with Nottingham, ...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:23 am
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Leinster mind games begin? - Champions Cup (A) - Saturday 06th April 2024 - KO:8:00pm
- Replies: 416
- Views: 22073
Re: Leinster mind games begin? - Champions Cup (A) - Saturday 06th April 2024 - KO:8:00pm
I think Marcus Smith is now England's best option at flyhalf and probably Fin Smith is close behind him. For me Steward should be at 15 and Furbank on the bench as his skill set equips him to cover several roles in the way Alex Goode should have been used by previous England coaches. Agree. Let’s s...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 3:34 pm
- Forum: Fans Forum
- Topic: Leinster mind games begin? - Champions Cup (A) - Saturday 06th April 2024 - KO:8:00pm
- Replies: 416
- Views: 22073
Re: Leinster mind games begin? - Champions Cup (A) - Saturday 06th April 2024 - KO:8:00pm
Am I alone in thinking it strange that Freddie was dropped after his best attacking/counter attacking game in an England jersey? He was, by some margin, England's brightest spark against Wales. Should have made or scored a couple of tries but for tripping over his own feet having done the hard work!...