Rugby World article re Goode

castro.fan · Post by **castro.fan** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:40 pm

Hi people im new to the forum so dont slate my opinions too much please!

i recently got Rugby World and with it came a magazine outlining their predictions for all the clubs. The sentence which struck me as strange in their section about tigers was the quote "they have also lost their kicking king, Andy Goode. Whether Toby Flood or Derick Hougaard can slot into that role and provide similar consistency remains to be seen".

This seemed to me strange because if there was one word i would never have described Goodey as it is "consistent".

Thoughts.

ashtiger · Post by **ashtiger** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:52 pm

It seems that a lot of the fans are relieved to see Goode gone but reporters and reporting that its bad.

Which is a bit strange.

kornboy130 · Post by **kornboy130** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:56 pm

i wouldnt take it too seriously - its written by a Mr.Barnes - i also wouldnt put a bet on Tigers coming 7th.

The bit that amused me most was "Stuart Barnes says: Heyneke Meyer coming in and his deep-standing 10 Derek Hougaard are ample reason to suspect a stuttering season".... the best club coach in the world and a Super 14 winning 10 under him have come in... it must be bad news?

captain_insaino · Post by **captain_insaino** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:38 pm

when i read that i wasn't sure what to think, and then i laughed for a long time. some of these media "experts" really are idiot. that idiot in particular has most definitely made his prediction made on our form of last season

Bill W · Post by **Bill W** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:52 pm

Welcome to the forum castro.fan

I too would not have used the word "consistant" to descrive Mr. Goode.

His description of Heyneke and Hougard are laughable!

Easty · Post by **Easty** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:35 am

It's even more laughable when considering the comments made by Mr Barnes and his colleagues on Sky in regards to AG's 'lack' of consistency.

I also noted that Mike Cleary has similar views of our new coach, in his article in the Telegraph he suggests Flood fights for the No.10 shirt as Heyneke is known to favour a ten-man style of play. Am I missing something, how on earth did Habanna get the ball so often, or was he just lucky and picked up the odd loose ball 2 meters from the try line?

Almost forgot to add ~ not getting ahead of myself, but I'm really looking forward to proving messer's Barnes, Cleary et al very wrong.......seventh indeed

Tom_Naz the Tiger · Post by **Tom_Naz the Tiger** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:46 am

That wouldn't be the same Stuart Barnes who wrote this article back in May would it?

http://tinyurl.com/5vqsoc

'Leicester Tigers have no chance in today’s playoff game against Gloucester.'

Ha!

Ben the Tiger · Post by **Ben the Tiger** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 5:08 pm

When I read that it just confirmed my initial thoughts on Stuart Barnes.

He is a complete

kornboy130 · Post by **kornboy130** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 5:39 pm

Leicester Tigers have no chance in today’s playoff game against Gloucester. Three teams have serious prospects of lifting the Guinness Premiership title in the most open and exciting finale to the playoffs to date, but the Tigers are the odd ones out. Who am I to give the reigning champions a hope in hell if Richard Cockerill – the forwards coach of the club – has dismissed any prospects of being competitive in these playoffs, let alone retaining the title?

i can read that over and over again.

He is a good commentator no doubt, but his press pieces are occasionaly found lacking in erm... partiality and occasionaly sense.

Kinoulton · Post by **Kinoulton** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 6:11 pm

You lot remind of a soppy girl who dumps her boyfriend after years of slagging him off AND THEN CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT HIM.

Sorry for the caps and all that. But really.

In the style of a Friends character: "Get over him. He is so not coming back."

TigerS2 · Post by **TigerS2** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:05 pm

kornboy130 wrote:
Leicester Tigers have no chance in today’s playoff game against Gloucester. Three teams have serious prospects of lifting the Guinness Premiership title in the most open and exciting finale to the playoffs to date, but the Tigers are the odd ones out. Who am I to give the reigning champions a hope in hell if Richard Cockerill – the forwards coach of the club – has dismissed any prospects of being competitive in these playoffs, let alone retaining the title?
i can read that over and over again.

He is a good commentator no doubt, but his press pieces are occasionaly found lacking in erm... partiality and occasionaly sense.

................

Stuart Barnes is a clot.