Re: League table/bonus point. : Mon Aug 12, 2013 9:55 pm  

griff1998 wrote:

Course it is, ESO. They had plenty of time in the 2 minutes 42 seconds remaining to win the game.

Surely even you accept that there comes a point where you've just lost ?

So - what's your definition of rugby ? Goal kicking not a part of it ?

Hang on Griff didn't you say that my observations of how the bonus point has changed the way teams play subjective? And yet in the next Eagles game low and behold it happens again?

Out of interest was it entertaining or met with derision by the Sheffield fans and relative embarrassment by the Leigh fans?

Re: League table/bonus point. : Wed Aug 14, 2013 7:49 am  

Dave - you make it sound like Leigh just came for the bonus point. Nothing could be further from the truth.

The win was only assured when Menzie scored six minutes from time. Once the goal was kicked, they were never going to score three times in the remaining five minutes. They got the penalty chance with three minutes to go - if there'd been no bonus point, would they have run the ball ? Probably. Would they have scored ? Possibly. Would they have won ? No.

We've had 22 league games this season. This is the first where someone's kicked a penalty to earn a bonus point. And you want to change the rules to cover a situation that happens for three minutes of one game in 22 ? (That's 0.17% of playing time this season so far)

Leigh deserved something out of the game. Be happy for them.

Re: League table/bonus point. : Wed Aug 14, 2013 8:08 am  

griff1998 wrote:

Leigh deserved something out of the game. Be happy for them.

No they didn't. They lost. They got a prize for losing. It's symbolic of the namby pampby "taking part that counts" crap that this country's kids have been subjected to over the last 20 years. It's pathetic.

You lose, get over it. Come back stronger.

Re: League table/bonus point. : Wed Aug 14, 2013 8:13 am  

littlerich wrote:

No they didn't. They lost. They got a prize for losing. It's symbolic of the namby pampby "taking part that counts" crap that this country's kids have been subjected to over the last 20 years. It's pathetic.

You lose, get over it. Come back stronger.

Yeah. You're right. They lost a game. They should disband the club immediately.

Re: League table/bonus point. : Wed Aug 14, 2013 8:17 am  

griff1998 wrote:

Yeah. You're right. They lost a game. They should disband the club immediately.

What? What point are you making there? Is that what you interpret my point as being?

Righto.

Re: League table/bonus point. : Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:32 am  

I agree with rich. :O

Re: League table/bonus point. : Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:50 am  

Whhooooosssshhhh

Duck Griff. There's another flying over your head.

Still, at least you're staying in topic on this thread

Re: League table/bonus point. : Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:11 am  

littlerich wrote:

What? What point are you making there? Is that what you interpret my point as being?

Righto.

Look after losers - for, without them, there are no winners.

Re: League table/bonus point. : Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:21 am  

griff1998 wrote:

Yeah. You're right. They lost a game. They should disband the club immediately.

How you can come up with that remark is beyond most people.
Incidentally there is only one club I would disband.

Re: League table/bonus point. : Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:49 am  

halifaxjohn wrote:

How you can come up with that remark is beyond most people.

As is the bonus point, pal.