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Re: Will we finish in the top 4?

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ourla wrote: Mon Mar 06, 2023 12:03 am
TigerBoy1880 wrote: Mon Feb 27, 2023 7:06 pm I have been looking at the remaining fixtures for all teams and have predicted how many points I think each team will get in their remaining games, thus leaving a final table. This is how it looks. What do you think?

Bristol v Saints 1-4
Tigers v Bath 5-0
Quins v Exeter 1-4
Falcons v Irish 0-5
Sale v Sarries 1-4
Not having a go but 2 out of 5 shows how hard to predict this is.
1 out of 5! Baarf got a point against us!

Bristol v Saints 5-0 ❌
Tigers v Bath 5-1 ❌
Quins v Exeter 5-0 ❌
Falcons v Irish 0-5 ✅
Sale v Sarries 5-0 ❌

This year has been so difficult to predict anything - on their day, literally anyone can beat anyone! (and sometimes give them a good hammering to boot too!)
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"Good hammering to boot too" is a heck of a tongue twister.......oh the simple pleasures of yesteryear.
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Re: Will we finish in the top 4?

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Well a week off, apart from a prem cup final for Irish & Exeter (will it distract/help them playing, how strong will they go)

Next gameweek has 4th vs 5th as Saints play London Irish

It also has Bristol in 7th visiting us in 3rd.
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Re: Will we finish in the top 4?

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We have a maximum of 15 points available; Irish, Chiefs, Brizz, Glaws all have 4 fixtures left. It's going to be tight.
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Old Hob wrote: Sun Mar 12, 2023 10:03 pm We have a maximum of 15 points available; Irish, Chiefs, Brizz, Glaws all have 4 fixtures left. It's going to be tight.
Irish only have 3 left.
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Re: Will we finish in the top 4?

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Chiefs play Tigers (A), Bristol (H), Irish (A), Bath (A)
Gloucester play Newcastle (A), Bath (H), Sale (H), Bristol (A)
Irish play Saints (H), Saracens (A), Exeter (H)
Saints play Irish (A), Saracens (H), Newcastle (A)
Bristol play Tigers (A), Sale (H), Exeter (A), Gloucester (H)

Sale and Saracens will have a strong play in the run in.
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TigerFeetSteve wrote: Sun Mar 12, 2023 10:24 pm
Old Hob wrote: Sun Mar 12, 2023 10:03 pm We have a maximum of 15 points available; Irish, Chiefs, Brizz, Glaws all have 4 fixtures left. It's going to be tight.
Irish only have 3 left.
True, apologies. I think Irish could be our biggest threat given their points difference.
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Old Hob wrote: Mon Mar 13, 2023 6:36 pm
TigerFeetSteve wrote: Sun Mar 12, 2023 10:24 pm
Old Hob wrote: Sun Mar 12, 2023 10:03 pm We have a maximum of 15 points available; Irish, Chiefs, Brizz, Glaws all have 4 fixtures left. It's going to be tight.
Irish only have 3 left.
True, apologies. I think Irish could be our biggest threat given their points difference.
Irish are away to Sarries so that won’t be easy once Sarries get their internationals back - anything from that would be a bonus IMO.

A number of teams (including ourselves) play each other so teams will take points off each other.

We should back ourselves given we are at home but they are 3 tricky games too
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Right another crunch weekend. Last one before 2 weeks of European action (or rest depending on the team)

Table currently:

Sarries 62
Sale* 56
Tigers* 48
Saints* 48
Irish* 46
Exeter 43
Bristol 41
Quins 40
Glaws 39
Falcons 27
Bath 27
*still have a bye week

Fixtures:
Falcons v Gloucester
Tigers v Bristol
Sarries v Quins
London Irish v Saints
Bath v Exeter

Some big games there, eyes drawn to us v Bristol & LI v Saints, but both Gloucester & Quins may be out the race with a loss.

If we win (or Saints) that really puts pressure on Sale who have a bye week as potentially 2 teams will be within a win of a home semifinal, ok they'll have a game in hand, but Tigers really want them going hard to win games at the end of the season as they have 2 more games against play-off rivals so even if it doesn't result in a home semifinal is off the table we want them taking points of others who can reach the playoffs.

It will be interesting to see how London Irish are, if the extra time loss in the prem cup affects them, ok not many first team guys in there but a few, mood in camp may be a bit deflated, but post Saints they're not in Europe so two weeks off after, they can go all guns blazing knowing they will have 3 weeks to recover.

Bath could really do us a favour, though, could really do with them getting something from the game.
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Yes we will make the top 4 and with style.
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TigerFeetSteve wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 8:25 am Bath could really do us a favour, though, could really do with them getting something from the game.
Wouldn't count on it.

Bath v Exeter

Dickson(73rd Premiership game).

Assistant Referees: Ian Tempest and Tom Fooley. TMO: David Rose.
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WhitecapTiger wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 6:47 pm
TigerFeetSteve wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 8:25 am Bath could really do us a favour, though, could really do with them getting something from the game.
Wouldn't count on it.

Bath v Exeter

Dickson(73rd Premiership game).

Assistant Referees: Ian Tempest and Tom Fooley. TMO: David Rose.
Not counting on it, but they've not been too terrible recently, they had a full rest while Exeter had an extra time prem cup game (ok didn't affect too many players). Even keeping Exeter to only 4 points would be useful.
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WhitecapTiger wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 6:47 pm
TigerFeetSteve wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 8:25 am Bath could really do us a favour, though, could really do with them getting something from the game.
Wouldn't count on it.

Bath v Exeter

Dickson(73rd Premiership game).

Assistant Referees: Ian Tempest and Tom Fooley. TMO: David Rose.
That's a pretty dire combo.
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Wayne Richardson Fan Club wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:56 pm
WhitecapTiger wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 6:47 pm
TigerFeetSteve wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 8:25 am Bath could really do us a favour, though, could really do with them getting something from the game.
Wouldn't count on it.

Bath v Exeter

Dickson(73rd Premiership game).

Assistant Referees: Ian Tempest and Tom Fooley. TMO: David Rose.
That's a pretty dire combo.
Wow! That is very bad! If ever you could dream up a nightmare quartet, that would be up there!
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Re: Will we finish in the top 4?

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longlivethecrumbie wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 8:04 pm
Wayne Richardson Fan Club wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:56 pm
WhitecapTiger wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 6:47 pm

Wouldn't count on it.

Bath v Exeter

Dickson(73rd Premiership game).

Assistant Referees: Ian Tempest and Tom Fooley. TMO: David Rose.
That's a pretty dire combo.
Wow! That is very bad! If ever you could dream up a nightmare quartet, that would be up there!
For me Dickson has, along with CMK, in the past 18 months stepped up in their standards, they are both still a bit inconsistent at times but not near the bottom of the Prem ref's anymore.

Dickson also did what the Assistant Ref's didn't do with Steward, and challenge a perceived red card, can't remember the game (think Italy) now but when the ref asked basically if anyone disagreed with red, Dickson didn't outright disagree, he just said do tou think it's a push with the forearm or a strike, because a push he'd start at yellow. Ref took the hint and, I think it was Capuozzo, got a yellow not a red.
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