Rubbish, sack the coach!!!!! : Fri Mar 04, 2016 10:12 pm  

Terrible performance, poor selection, winning by anything less than 80 points isn't acceptable, if we play like that against *insert team* we'll get our backsides handed to us on a plate...have I forgot anything?

Re: Rubbish, sack the coach!!!!! : Fri Mar 04, 2016 10:13 pm  

Bring on the weather gods for most games. Gets the best out of our dull as dishwater team

Re: Rubbish, sack the coach!!!!! : Fri Mar 04, 2016 10:21 pm  

LFC Saint wrote:

Bring on the weather gods for most games. Gets the best out of our dull as dishwater team

Of course, great post. We need bad weather to stifle the other team.

Anymore?

Re: Rubbish, sack the coach!!!!! : Fri Mar 04, 2016 10:42 pm  

Not a great night but a win is a win. They can play so much better than that however.

Re: Rubbish, sack the coach!!!!! : Fri Mar 04, 2016 10:49 pm  

I'm not saying it was a great performance but I thought we did well tonight. First time for a while that we have built pressure but we struggled to create anything. I can't remember one clean break.

A positive was our kicking game which was excellent, especially Jon Wilkin.

I really don't understand the obsession with Turner at 6. He's passing game is too inconsistent: lovely assist for Vea but then on Swift's try where his pass hits the floor.

Cas are a good team that was affected by the weather. They played some great rugby in the first half and were unlucky off the drop out which they nearly recovered and off the kick off when they nearly scored.

For us we need to move turner and build some combinations.

Re: Rubbish, sack the coach!!!!! : Fri Mar 04, 2016 10:53 pm  

Our first 15 mins defending we were a bit dumb, Amor flying out of the line and LMS giving daft penalties away. Surprised Cas went twice for 2 points on the penalties instead of going for 6, bit of a costly loss for them losing a stand off and a prop.

Thought Dawson did OK, Vea deserved man of the match but I thought Walsh had a good game taking the line on and having a good kicking game. Our line speed is still poor though and in the end it was a very workman like win which was probably right for the conditions to play it tight.

Re: Rubbish, sack the coach!!!!! : Fri Mar 04, 2016 11:03 pm  

I could only only listen in tonight.

But it sounded like we have a bit of fortune tonight (or more to the point Cas had some mis-fortune, losing 3 players)

Having said that it also sounded like we made good territory, but found it hard to get through the line.
Were as Cas seemed to be able to take their chances, but it's hard to tell when you are listening.

I see Fages played - was he the great hope that people have been saying?

We did not suffer a drubbing though and considering the results tonight, I think at least for the start of the season we have to expect games to be a lot harder and a lot closer than last year.

Re: Rubbish, sack the coach!!!!! : Fri Mar 04, 2016 11:07 pm  

Good 2 points but another boring dire performance. It was bad conditions so it's a good two points by the fact we can't seem to open teams up or create anything when camped out on cas line is a worry.

Re: Rubbish, sack the coach!!!!! : Fri Mar 04, 2016 11:16 pm  

We can't make clean breaks and our trys are all scored from 10-15 metres out. Gonna be a long old season. Poor attendance again tonight

Re: Rubbish, sack the coach!!!!! : Fri Mar 04, 2016 11:18 pm  

St pete wrote:

Good 2 points but another boring dire performance. It was bad conditions so it's a good two points by the fact we can't seem to open teams up or create anything when camped out on cas line is a worry.

I think 4 out of our 5 tries we opened them up with passing plays, we seemed to be playing with a bit more patience and composure and kept the pressure on Cas for long periods. Played the conditions better tonight I thought.