Lack of players cost us tonight

[smalldell]

Sounds mad but with 7 with England and 1 with Italy plus the injuries it meant RC could do little re subs.

Saracens had the ability to bring on players who had vast experience and the one youngster had plenty of help around him. Tigers fought valiantly but the strain of no back up meant we struggled. Look at the front row, RC's hands were tied, he could not bring on a replacement prop and this cost us.

You can see why I will be glad when the international window is over and can we not play the top two during this again please.

[Isambard]

Yes I expect we werent good enough. Several soft tries let in acc to to the radio.

[tigerburnie]

Sounds mad but with 7 with England and 1 with Italy plus the injuries it meant RC could do little re subs.

Saracens had the ability to bring on players who had vast experience and the one youngster had plenty of help around him. Tigers fought valiantly but the strain of no back up meant we struggled. Look at the front row, RC's hands were tied, he could not bring on a replacement prop and this cost us.

You can see why I will be glad when the international window is over and can we not play the top two during this again please.

Sadly this is the price we pay for being so good at developing English internationals, we are always going to struggle in the 6 nations period or after a world cup. Untill they restructure the game and not play league games when internationals are on we have little hope of winning these games.

[PM76]

Sadly this is the price we pay for being so good at developing English internationals, we are always going to struggle in the 6 nations period or after a world cup. Until they restructure the game and not play league games when internationals are on we have little hope of winning these games.

I agree that Prem games should not be played during internationals but Saracens were also missing a fair few players, 6 I think.

I'm not prepared to accept that Tigers had little hope of winning tonight because of missing players, Tigers were outplayed over 80 minutes by a similarly affected Saracens squad.

[Tigerbeat]

Saracens outplayed Tigers in the second half and did not have the impact forwards to make any changes to the game. Sarries had very few forwards unavailable and had the advantage.
A game that could have been won has slipped away. Some soft tries and missed tackles!!

[sjm]

I agree that prem games should not be played during the A/Is and the 6 nations but we won the first half 17-6 but lost the second 10-26 so given that we were lacking in key areas due to the 6 nations today on your second point i must disagree that we were outplayed over 80 mins and we did suffer tonight

[PM76]

I agree that prem games should not be played during the A/Is and the 6 nations but we won the first half 17-6 but lost the second 10-26 so given that we were lacking in key areas due to the 6 nations today on your second point i must disagree that we were outplayed over 80 mins and we did suffer tonight

Sorry not really clear on my part. Tigers did play very well in the first half but rugby is an 80 minute game and it's the score after 80 that counts!!

[Crumblies]

....Tigers fought valiantly but the strain of no back up meant we struggled. Look at the front row, RC's hands were tied,

No back up? he had Tait and Young on the bench for starters. When does he bring them on 5 minutes left and with the game gone.

Saracens in the meantime had swapped their scrum half just after half time, along with other significant replacements.

And people on here still defend RC and MOC, give me strength!

[Granby]

No. Tonight showed the lack of imagination. Too many excuses for too long. Richard, this is your squad and thy are not up to it. Time to move on.

[jamiewilkinson]

If Ford is the best back up we have then we are in trouble. Throughout the season we have been lucky he has not lost us games due to his decisions and his kicking. Tonight he played a major part in the loss of the game. Why kick it down the necks of strettle and wyles when everybody knows give them room to run they are dangerous. Put Bowden in at 10 and let Murphy kick.

[sapajo]

If Ford is the best back up we have then we are in trouble. Throughout the season we have been lucky he has not lost us games due to his decisions and his kicking. Tonight he played a major part in the loss of the game. Why kick it down the necks of strettle and wyles when everybody knows give them room to run they are dangerous. Put Bowden in at 10 and let Murphy kick.

Ford's wild miss pass straight into touch resulted in Sarries bonus point try. Says it all really

[Smurphswillgetya]

Forget the internationals missing, the cement was missing in the form of A Allen. People often put him down but he is key to us winning close games.

[smalldell]

Agree about AA! - though thought Bowden played well last night.

It has been a difficult 8 days and we need to get a squad that can win well next Saturday. Hopefully AA and a few others will be fit, especially Stankovich to give us realistic cover up front.

[PM76]

It has been a difficult 8 days and we need to get a squad that can win well next Saturday. Hopefully AA and a few others will be fit, especially Stankovich to give us realistic cover up front.

On his RL interview yesterday Cockers said none of the injured will be back for next weekend but they will all be back for Exeter. Hopefully England release TTTE, Flood and Tom Youngs too. Maybe Croft can play every week by now too.

[sapajo]

It has been a difficult 8 days and we need to get a squad that can win well next Saturday. Hopefully AA and a few others will be fit, especially Stankovich to give us realistic cover up front.

On his RL interview yesterday Cockers said none of the injured will be back for next weekend but they will all be back for Exeter. Hopefully England release TTTE, Flood and Tom Youngs too. Maybe Croft can play every week by now too.

Now that Farrell is injured I do not think England will let us have Flood back nor Youngs, only realistic chance I think is TTTE. Hope I am proved wrong as we badly need them.