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Yesterday I was disappointed I hadn’t managed to get on the trip to Llanelli, today I’m glad I didn’t . . .
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Junty – apparently the camera puts on 10kgs I’m surprised you recognised me!
If you thought it was bad on the pitch you should have been in the crowd a couple of sheep shaggers very mouthy until they were asked outside by a couple of 50 somethings. 🙂 Needless to say the sheep shaggers hadn’t got the balls for it.
Dewi – I agree with your analysis of the game, we had some good individual performances but not a team performance. Our forwards lacked drive at the scrum and even though Issac was delivering quicker ball for a change we failed to break through the Scarlets line. Some very poor marking made their scrumhalf look far better than he was. Too many fumbles/knock ons and failure to take the high ball under the lights !! I’m going to do a ‘Fergie’ and question the fitness of the ref – Mr. Peter Allen – every time he managed to keep up with play the puffs and pants of him was a disgrace – probably why he failed to see the indiscretions of both sets of forwards playing the ball on the deck. Pollocks card was unfortunate – Caldwells was deserved as despite the warnings from the ref he carried on – no surprise there. On a positive note there was a good picture of Ragin Raven in ‘full flow’ – good job the touch judge didnt hear it or he would have been penalised ! Flattop & Surrey red hand also featured !
Yes good point “hockey boy” Isaac has been my man of the season so far. I am starting to be concerned by the performance of the “management team” not only in team selection and tactics but man management. Like all bad school teachers McLaughlin definately has his favourites. It would appear Boss and O’Donoghue are leaving because of matters other than rugby. McLaughlin has got to realize he is dealing with professional sportsmen not schoolboys .
There were about 40 of us in the Rosie for the game and the atmosphere was great – for the opening 3 minutes! After that the shoulders began to drop as the comedy of errors (forward passes, knock-ons, crossing, obstructions) unfolded. More what you’d expect from a pre-season game. Ironic that Boss was one of the shining lights – perhaps because his new contract has been sorted!
Yes, very poor effort from so called “supporters” I counted 3 others that had bothered to travel from Norn Iron.
As Delia Smith might say “Come on lets be having you!”
Raven I’m sure you will agree that despite the poor attendance from our fellow ‘supporters’ there was no need for one of our number to buy two flights, and then almost miss both…that story is just going to get more bizarre the more I tell it…William (two Flights), wonder did he get to see West ham in the end 🙂
RR – there were quite a few more than 3 travelling suport (although one wouldn’t have suspected it at the ground) I was talking to a couple over from Enniskillen and a few more fans – not many granted – but a few !!
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