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by mol2
Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:57 am
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: Tigers vs Gloucester (H) - Premiership - Friday 22nd March 2024 - KO:19.45
Replies: 366
Views: 17711

Re: Tigers vs Gloucester (H) - Premiership - Friday 22nd March 2024 - KO:19.45

Sounds a bit like the Cockers/O’Connor era.

Let’s hope we don’t slip back into the risk averse team that stifles attack and plays mediocre Kolpak journeymen because it’s safer than giving youngsters an opportunity.
by mol2
Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:52 am
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: Saracens - Harlequins TMO
Replies: 57
Views: 3434

Re: Saracens - Harlequins TMO

The TMO should not get commentary. Secondly the TV screens at the grounds should only show the main screen live feed unless asked to show something to the ref by the TMO. The TMO system at international level perhaps needs it’s own equivalent of the producers/directors room where an independent team...
by mol2
Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:16 pm
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: Tigers vs Gloucester (H) - Premiership - Friday 22nd March 2024 - KO:19.45
Replies: 366
Views: 17711

Re: Tigers vs Gloucester (H) - Premiership - Friday 22nd March 2024 - KO:19.45

I suspect shipping points and lack of attack are linked. If your only means of getting the ball up the field is to kick it to the opposition you will give them the opportunity to keep the ball and attack you. Points tend to be scored by the stacking side. Our attack seemed only to be the rolling mau...
by mol2
Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:35 am
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: Tigers vs Gloucester (H) - Premiership - Friday 22nd March 2024 - KO:19.45
Replies: 366
Views: 17711

Re: Tigers vs Gloucester (H) - Premiership - Friday 22nd March 2024 - KO:19.45

I hope there was a bug to explain it as the level of fitness as poor. Cronin looked liked he’d spent the break in a pie shop. However most of the players seemed lethargic. Too much time off and not enough conditioning in that time. Why was Reffell playing? 7 in a side as under the cosh as Wales were...
by mol2
Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:20 pm
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: Tigers vs Gloucester (H) - Premiership - Friday 22nd March 2024 - KO:19.45
Replies: 366
Views: 17711

Re: Tigers vs Gloucester (H) - Premiership - Friday 22nd March 2024 - KO:19.45

Playing like that was inexcusable. The internationals looked tired, Reffell knackered. As for the rest, they looked like they were in a pre season friendly. Touch rugby in the midfield defence. Go wide without committing the tackler... Wiese awol for most of the game. Youngs played like he had alrea...
by mol2
Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:21 am
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: International Eligibility
Replies: 33
Views: 2770

Re: International Eligibility

I would have thought that the Kolpak agreement should have ended with Brexit. Otherwise, to get a work permit players would have to demonstrate being of international standard to qualify. For me there are too many good but not outstanding Kolpak players in the league. Are average players raising the...
by mol2
Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:00 am
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: Tigers v Gloucester - Premiership Cup Final - Friday 15th March 2024 - KO:7-45pm
Replies: 273
Views: 20655

Re: Tigers v Gloucester - Premiership Cup Final - Friday 15th March 2024 - KO:7-45pm

All we can say is that sides who provide international players get penalised in this tournament. Gloucester had nearly a full squad to select from Tigers had a host of players missing because they are current internationals or former international players tied by the World Cup. I ignore injury absen...
by mol2
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:26 pm
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: 2024 Six Nations Chat
Replies: 1217
Views: 70689

Re: 2024 Six Nations Chat

Couple of thoughts.

Is George ideal as captain. Doesn't go the whole game?
It's daft to have Smith covering full back. Not big enough- height or power.
Daly does not cut it.
Where are the other props?
by mol2
Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:33 pm
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: 2024 Six Nations Chat
Replies: 1217
Views: 70689

Re: 2024 Six Nations Chat

Slade's issue is he has spent most of his career for England with Farrell and Ford hoofing the ball.

Care is a flash/harem-scarem player good for a cemeo off the bench but not a game controller at international level.
by mol2
Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:36 pm
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: 2024 Six Nations Chat
Replies: 1217
Views: 70689

Re: 2024 Six Nations Chat

I guess with only 3 backs on the bench 2 of those seats will be taken by scrum half and fly half. The 3rd later effectively has to cover wing, centre and full back or enable shuffling amongst the others. In spite of what has been suggested as a long term option for Freddie, I doubt he’ll be ready to...
by mol2
Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:30 am
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: 2024 Six Nations Chat
Replies: 1217
Views: 70689

Re: 2024 Six Nations Chat

Arguing about Freddie or Furbank is missing the point. The return of Daly creates a huge defensive weakness. Poor positional play and feeble tackling. I have concerns about Freddie in defence when he turns. Top speed is OK but the acceleration isn’t there yet. On the wing he effectively has to defen...
by mol2
Tue Mar 12, 2024 5:52 pm
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: 2024 Six Nations Chat
Replies: 1217
Views: 70689

Re: 2024 Six Nations Chat

If Daly plays they will kick! Daly is not a winger and was horribly exposed against Scotland (and the other games for that matter) He cost us a try against Ireland by not rolling away. Laying on your back and doing the dying fly does not cut it. Ireland kick down the pitch and go on to score a try h...
by mol2
Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:37 pm
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: 2024 Six Nations Chat
Replies: 1217
Views: 70689

Re: 2024 Six Nations Chat

Have we any reason to question Freddie's passing? He certainly hasn't played FH at Premiership level so to use him as a secondary playmaker for England is a stretch. If FB the ideal position for a secondary play maker? 36 did that at centre when he played for England under Lancaster. Farrell was sup...
by mol2
Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:06 pm
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: 2024 Six Nations Chat
Replies: 1217
Views: 70689

Re: 2024 Six Nations Chat

Agree a obout Dan Cole. (Wrongly) got the blame for the scrum problems in the 2019 which were more down to the problems on the loose head side caused by Macko's technical deficiencies which Jones seemed to overlook. Similarly with Sinckler. If props can't hold their own the scrum will leak penalties.