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Re: Tigers away to Falcons...

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Spicer wrote:What has Harrison done to deserve being dropped, yet Tait and Betham who have awful keep their places?
Rested? Same with McCaffrey perhaps.

As for winning, OW coming back may help us avoid what happened there last season where our territorial game was awful (as opposed to their's led by Andy Goode) and we barely left our own half, visiting their 22 about once in the 80 minutes.
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Re: Tigers away to Falcons...

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Iain wrote:Newcastle have a good back line there. Must not be underestimated.

We SHOULD have enough strength off the bench to win this. Key to winning is:

1. Don't let the pitch be an issue.
2. Don't be stupid.
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Re: Teams Up v Newcastle (A)

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Not sure what to think about that team!!! Looking forward to the game though. I'm already in Newcastle, standing outside the train station in my Tigers top- feeling brave :smt003
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Re: Tigers away to Falcons...

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Roly wrote:
Iain wrote:Smart call starting with McGuigan, who will be experienced in scrummaging on that plastic monstrosity.
Thacker would still have been a better option methinks.
Repetition never proves a point. If the idea is to browbeat the coaches into picking Thacker then I do not think it will work.
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Looks strong enough to win it, application and concentration for 80 minutes will see a useful win for us.
This is Falcons cup final, Deano and Wells and co will want this one more than any other this season.
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Re: Teams Up v Newcastle (A)

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tigerburnie wrote:Looks strong enough to win it, application and concentration for 80 minutes will see a useful win for us.
This is Falcons cup final, Deano and Wells and co will want this one more than any other this season.
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Re: Tigers away to Falcons...

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Hot_Charlie wrote:
TTRITH wrote:Bateman doesn't give much else bar scrummaging.
Well that skill must be tried in the ABC Bar and then the Final Whistle we might get served then! :smt030
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maire88 wrote:Not sure what to think about that team!!! Looking forward to the game though. I'm already in Newcastle, standing outside the train station in my Tigers top- feeling brave :smt003
Did you brave Friday night in the town centre, then? MrsG once commented 'do any girls wear knickers round here?' having seen plenty sans culottes.
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Should be a good enough team to despatch Newcastle. I like the idea of playing Owen Williams at 12 and it gives us an extra kicking option to Burns, but I would have preferred Veianu at Fullback with Adam Thompstone on the wing and Tait on the bench.
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Re: Teams Up v Newcastle (A)

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jgriffin wrote:
maire88 wrote:Not sure what to think about that team!!! Looking forward to the game though. I'm already in Newcastle, standing outside the train station in my Tigers top- feeling brave :smt003
Did you brave Friday night in the town centre, then? MrsG once commented 'do any girls wear knickers round here?' having seen plenty sans culottes.
I'm a born and bred Geordie lass who has lived in Leicester for ten years and I can assure you that some Geordie lasses definitely do!!! I haven't been out drinking here for a long time... I was in Kingston Park last night on a spying mission :smt003 (not really, I was in Matalan with my mum but that sounded better :smt005)
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Mulipola replaces Ayerza on bench according to twitter feed.
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Newcastle score from their first attack, I see we have fixed our defense....
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Just stop playing from deep inside your own damn 22!!
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Must be in the game plan
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Re: Teams Up v Newcastle (A)

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So this is the reaction we were promised :smt009 Tigers have just continued where we left off from the last game. It's difficult to watch such another tedious, mediocre and robotic performance.
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