Could it happen

[chewbacca]

One view of our predicament https://www.sportinglife.com/rugby-unio ... own/156263

[ellis9]

It could but it won't.

[JP14]

Poor article in my opinion, it says we’re still looking for a defence coach when we appointed Phil Blake months ago and it says our youth system has failed when it’s obvious the Academy are as strong as ever.

[Traveller]

I agree. It is an exceptionally poorly written article. Defence coach? Academy? Hotel? We have a defence coach. The academy is stronger than it has been in the last four / five years. The Hotel and Car Park are sensible initiatives which will provide additional income streams to enable the club to be self-sustaining. All of that makes sense.

My only concern is the immediate slightly cavalier view (IMO) that we aren't in a serious relegation dog fight. Listing other clubs remaining fixtures. I don't see many points for us coming from Saints (h) Exeter (h), Newcastle (a), Bristol (h), Quins (a), Bath (h).

I doubt if we will get anything from Exeter or the Quins matches. I don't know if we have a team that really can fight - and Newcastle and Bristol will. It wouldn't surprise me if we get rolled over by those two. Bath have a much better balanced squad.

I don't want to think it - but I think we are absolutely right in the dog fight and once things start to fall away.............

[ellis9]

I agree. It is an exceptionally poorly written article. Defence coach? Academy? Hotel? We have a defence coach. The academy is stronger than it has been in the last four / five years. The Hotel and Car Park are sensible initiatives which will provide additional income streams to enable the club to be self-sustaining. All of that makes sense.

My only concern is the immediate slightly cavalier view (IMO) that we aren't in a serious relegation dog fight. Listing other clubs remaining fixtures. I don't see many points for us coming from Saints (h) Exeter (h), Newcastle (a), Bristol (h), Quins (a), Bath (h).

I doubt if we will get anything from Exeter or the Quins matches. I don't know if we have a team that really can fight - and Newcastle and Bristol will. It wouldn't surprise me if we get rolled over by those two. Bath have a much better balanced squad.

I don't want to think it - but I think we are absolutely right in the dog fight and once things start to fall away.............

We will beat Saints, Newcastle, Bristol, Quins and Bath.

[Scott1]

Absolutely it could and if we don't get anything out of Saints and Chiefs I think it will I'm afraid.

[drc_007]

It was written last year.

[Mark62]

Anything can happen Quins currently being nilled 29 at home to Gloucester

Whether or not it will is a completely different matter

[TigerCam]

It was written last year.

By Mystic Meg?

[BFG]

How boring would it be without relegation!

[ellis9]

How boring would it be without relegation!

Boring and wrong.

[CitizenSmiff]

How boring would it be without relegation!

Yup! Especially in at the moment when there's only two teams who could realistically win the league.

[Scott1]

I tell you what though,if we did finish 12th I have this funny feeling that ringfencing would be speeded up! CVC wouldn't want a GP without us in it,I'm sure of that.

[chewbacca]

Start of the season I had us as ending in 6th place. I think that is still achievable when we get our internationals back and we don't suffer another spate of injuries.

[WiggoTiger]

Sadly inconsistency every game has cost us very dear this season. Poor use of our kicking strategy and line out ideas have been the two stand out problems.