Will we finish in the top 4?

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Re: Will we finish in the top 4?

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mol2 wrote: Mon Mar 27, 2023 1:33 pm
Hot_Charlie wrote: Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:58 am
ourla wrote: Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:48 am Would like to see Irish in the play offs.

For me the any competition benefits from competition and not having the feeling the outcome is inevitable.
The terrible effects of ring fencing that with 2/3 games to go in the regular season there were still 8/9 clubs that could mathematically make the playoffs.
Had it not been for Wasps and Worcester going bust, we could well have seen the bottom 4 or 5 playing for nothing in a ring fenced league.
It could. But just as equally it could still be just as tight. And of course there is no "playing for nothing" as there's always Euro qualification. Next year will be interesting.
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Re: Will we finish in the top 4?

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Hot_Charlie wrote: Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:58 am
ourla wrote: Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:48 am Would like to see Irish in the play offs.

For me the any competition benefits from competition and not having the feeling the outcome is inevitable.
The terrible effects of ring fencing that with 2/3 games to go in the regular season there were still 8/9 clubs that could mathematically make the playoffs.
Not actually sure if you are being serious with that comment.

I think Falcons and Bath showed at the weekend that any idea of teams having nothing to play for is horlicks.

There is pride, there are coaching and players positions on the on the line for starters not to mention the fans.

Will be dead rubbers come the last couple of weeks but that is nearly always the case, relegation or not.
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ourla wrote: Tue Mar 28, 2023 12:56 am
Hot_Charlie wrote: Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:58 am
ourla wrote: Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:48 am Would like to see Irish in the play offs.

For me the any competition benefits from competition and not having the feeling the outcome is inevitable.
The terrible effects of ring fencing that with 2/3 games to go in the regular season there were still 8/9 clubs that could mathematically make the playoffs.
Not actually sure if you are being serious with that comment.

I think Falcons and Bath showed at the weekend that any idea of teams having nothing to play for is horlicks.

There is pride, there are coaching and players positions on the on the line for starters not to mention the fans.

Will be dead rubbers come the last couple of weeks but that is nearly always the case, relegation or not.
I was being ironic... :smt002
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Re: Will we finish in the top 4?

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Hot_Charlie wrote: Tue Mar 28, 2023 12:55 pm
ourla wrote: Tue Mar 28, 2023 12:56 am
Hot_Charlie wrote: Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:58 am

The terrible effects of ring fencing that with 2/3 games to go in the regular season there were still 8/9 clubs that could mathematically make the playoffs.
Not actually sure if you are being serious with that comment.

I think Falcons and Bath showed at the weekend that any idea of teams having nothing to play for is horlicks.

There is pride, there are coaching and players positions on the on the line for starters not to mention the fans.

Will be dead rubbers come the last couple of weeks but that is nearly always the case, relegation or not.
I was being ironic... :smt002
Fair enough, I thought you might be :smt023 :smt023
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Re: Will we finish in the top 4?

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Pretty funny reading this now.

This was AFTER our win against Sarries.
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Darc Tiger wrote: Tue Apr 18, 2023 11:34 pm
Pretty funny reading this now.

This was AFTER our win against Sarries.
I can see Stain losing at Ncastle, and Glaws beating Sale. I think there is still a bit to go yet to keep interest.Ultimately an Ashton hat trick beats Salaries at Twickenham. Destiny is all !!!! IWWT.COYT !!!!!!!!
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Tykger wrote: Tue Apr 18, 2023 11:56 pm
Darc Tiger wrote: Tue Apr 18, 2023 11:34 pm
Pretty funny reading this now.

This was AFTER our win against Sarries.
I can see Stain losing at Ncastle, and Glaws beating Sale. I think there is still a bit to go yet to keep interest.Ultimately an Ashton hat trick beats Salaries at Twickenham. Destiny is all !!!! IWWT.COYT !!!!!!!!
A bit tongue in cheek, possibly, but maybe Salarycens can't afford to win the Premiership - they would then be audited! :smt046 :smt040 :smt018
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So London Irish can only finish above us if they get a minimum of TBP draw, so 2 points or less for them and we will finish above them.

Northampton Saints can only finish above us if we lose to Quins by at least 64 points.

We can no longer catch Sale for 2nd, so we will travel for our semifinal.
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Tykger wrote: Tue Apr 18, 2023 11:56 pm
I can see Stain losing at Ncastle, and Glaws beating Sale. I think there is still a bit to go yet to keep interest.Ultimately an Ashton hat trick beats Salaries at Twickenham. Destiny is all !!!! IWWT.COYT !!!!!!!!
I see your ability at clairvoyance is exactly as good as mine. :smt003
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Re: Will we finish in the top 4?

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Old Hob wrote: Sat Apr 22, 2023 8:49 pm
Tykger wrote: Tue Apr 18, 2023 11:56 pm
I can see Stain losing at Ncastle, and Glaws beating Sale. I think there is still a bit to go yet to keep interest.Ultimately an Ashton hat trick beats Salaries at Twickenham. Destiny is all !!!! IWWT.COYT !!!!!!!!
I see your ability at clairvoyance is exactly as good as mine. :smt003
I've struggled since they started putting tea in bags to be fair. :smt022
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Tykger wrote: Sat Apr 22, 2023 10:53 pm
Old Hob wrote: Sat Apr 22, 2023 8:49 pm
Tykger wrote: Tue Apr 18, 2023 11:56 pm
I can see Stain losing at Ncastle, and Glaws beating Sale. I think there is still a bit to go yet to keep interest.Ultimately an Ashton hat trick beats Salaries at Twickenham. Destiny is all !!!! IWWT.COYT !!!!!!!!
I see your ability at clairvoyance is exactly as good as mine. :smt003
I've struggled since they started putting tea in bags to be fair. :smt022
Is that grounds for a complaint?? :smt007
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Re: Will we finish in the top 4?

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Pellsey wrote: Wed Apr 19, 2023 6:10 am
Tykger wrote: Tue Apr 18, 2023 11:56 pm
Darc Tiger wrote: Tue Apr 18, 2023 11:34 pm

Pretty funny reading this now.

This was AFTER our win against Sarries.
I can see Stain losing at Ncastle, and Glaws beating Sale. I think there is still a bit to go yet to keep interest.Ultimately an Ashton hat trick beats Salaries at Twickenham. Destiny is all !!!! IWWT.COYT !!!!!!!!
A bit tongue in cheek, possibly, but maybe Salarycens can't afford to win the Premiership - they would then be audited! :smt046 :smt040 :smt018
Remember thinking at the time that this was a surprisingly low % given the matches Tigers had coming up. Think odds on Tigers winning the title at the time weren’t that good - i.e. bookies and betting behaviour didn’t think was a long shot.
(As an aside it annoys when pundits say bookies “got it wrong” when outcome doesn’t match odds - bookies set odds to maximise profit not to predict outcome, the two aren’t necessarily the same)

Oval insights do lots of good stuff but think they underestimate ‘momentum’ - a different example is the saints game at Franklin gardens earlier in the season when they had saints strong favourites to win in second half when was clear tigers had all the momentum and ended up winning handsomely.
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Re: Will we finish in the top 4?

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At what point do people usually book final tickets?

Is it better value now or to wait until after the semi, or does price remain steady?
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Sale semi is apparently on Sunday 14th May according to their season ticket holders.
3pm kick off
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Re: Will we finish in the top 4?

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Irish need a minimum of 3 points from todays game.....anything less and Saints will finish 4th by virtue of more games won if they were to finish level on points.
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