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by Old Hob
Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:49 pm
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: World Club Championship progressing
Replies: 3
Views: 606

Re: World Club Championship progressing

Rob Baxter throwing doubt on the whole idea. IF it is properly funded and organised and IF there is profit in it for the clubs then he's OK with it. But, if it's the usual suck it and see he foresees many problems. Having to arrange a quick flight to France, for instance, is costing the club 10s of ...
by Old Hob
Thu Apr 11, 2024 12:15 pm
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: Championship Clubs Promotion
Replies: 49
Views: 4071

Re: Championship Clubs Promotion

Relocating to another city's football ground did London Welsh no favours. Yep, or as it turned out, Irish when they moved back into London. I do wonder about the rigour of the "business case" that is made for these moves. Saracens started out recruiting South Africans not just because of ...
by Old Hob
Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:39 am
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: Black Lions fixture
Replies: 45
Views: 3811

Re: Black Lions fixture

Or try out Freddie in the centre :smt005
by Old Hob
Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:37 am
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: Championship Clubs Promotion
Replies: 49
Views: 4071

Re: Championship Clubs Promotion

Relocating to another city's football ground did London Welsh no favours.
by Old Hob
Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:31 am
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: World Club Championship progressing
Replies: 3
Views: 606

Re: World Club Championship progressing

Vodacom Bulls have highlighted the difficulties they face with the uncertainty of knowing where their next game in the European Cup will be played when knockout games are a week apart. Players are booked on 8 different flights to get to Saints for next Saturday; some direct, some via Schipol. Simila...
by Old Hob
Tue Apr 09, 2024 12:36 pm
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: Autumn Series 2024
Replies: 9
Views: 894

Autumn Series 2024

TNT are showing all the Autumn internationals and all 93 Premiership games next season.
by Old Hob
Tue Apr 09, 2024 12:32 pm
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: World Club Championship progressing
Replies: 3
Views: 606

World Club Championship progressing

The Times today, has a report that Europe and Super Rugby are closer to a Club World Cup in 2028. The Times says the organisers of the Investec Champions Cup, European Professional Club Rugby, the northern hemisphere and South African clubs agreed key principles with their southern hemisphere counte...
by Old Hob
Mon Apr 08, 2024 1:24 pm
Forum: Welford Road Chit Chat
Topic: Boot laces
Replies: 0
Views: 300

Boot laces

I have been wondering in my (many) idle moments why it is that we see so many players having to re-tie their boot laces. I know that in days of old it could be used as a tactical move to give a breather or two but this feels different. People, and a lot of them, seem to be tying their bootlaces beca...
by Old Hob
Mon Apr 08, 2024 11:44 am
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: Other European games - 05-07th April 2024
Replies: 52
Views: 3421

Re: Other European games - 05-07th April 2024

I've a sneaky feeling Saints might turn the Bulls over at the Gardens. Toulouse, Bordeaux and Leinster, I agree, will be the others.
by Old Hob
Sun Apr 07, 2024 12:10 pm
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: Leinster mind games begin? - Champions Cup (A) - Saturday 06th April 2024 - KO:8:00pm
Replies: 416
Views: 22086

Re: Leinster mind games begin? - Champions Cup (A) - Saturday 06th April 2024 - KO:8:00pm

We were largely written off and so could, perhaps, play with a freedom not often seen. It proved to be worthwhile. As others have noted, take away the intercept and add in OHC's try and ... who knows. However, we are now back at the sharp end of the Premiership season. Will we resort to our earlier ...
by Old Hob
Sat Apr 06, 2024 10:16 pm
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: Leinster mind games begin? - Champions Cup (A) - Saturday 06th April 2024 - KO:8:00pm
Replies: 416
Views: 22086

Re: Leinster mind games begin? - Champions Cup (A) - Saturday 06th April 2024 - KO:8:00pm

Effort from the Tigers was excellent but the execution was often poor, panicky (look at OHC's butchered try). Confidence is the key. In our glory days, I remember Tigers being behind and the stadium being quiet. Johnno looked around, the fans perked up, the side perked up and the opposition trembled...
by Old Hob
Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:28 pm
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: Leinster mind games begin? - Champions Cup (A) - Saturday 06th April 2024 - KO:8:00pm
Replies: 416
Views: 22086

Re: Leinster mind games begin? - Champions Cup (A) - Saturday 06th April 2024 - KO:8:00pm

aslongaswebeatsaints wrote: Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:26 pm Looked like a forward pass to me
And me. And in their first try too.
by Old Hob
Sat Apr 06, 2024 7:41 pm
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: Other European games - 05-07th April 2024
Replies: 52
Views: 3421

Re: Other European games - 05-07th April 2024

Saracens put to the sword by Bordeaux - again.
by Old Hob
Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:04 pm
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: Other European games - 05-07th April 2024
Replies: 52
Views: 3421

Re: Other European games - 05-07th April 2024

Wind conditions making a bit of a farce at Sandy Park.
by Old Hob
Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:11 pm
Forum: Fans Forum
Topic: Tigers v Newcastle (A) - Premiership - Friday 29th March 2024 - KO: 19-45
Replies: 503
Views: 24026

Re: Tigers v Newcastle (A) - Premiership - Friday 29th March 2024 - KO: 19-45

Well, we withstood the siege of Mafeking (pt2) but we shouldn't have been in that position. Far too many errors and poor decisions. When it clicked - for Hassell-Collins' try for example - we looked really good but there are far too few moments like that.