: Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:35 pm  

TV BOY wrote:

Did anyone notice the time keeping. I had it at finishing 8 mins early.

Walt Jnr. turned and asked me (as he was freezing!) "How long to go?"
I looked at my watch, and said "About 5 minutes" - just as the first hooter sounded!!

Russian bench must have thrown a towel at the timekeepers!!

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:23 am  

2 mins max at most. My lad came back with his cuppa just after we kicked off the 2nd half and I looked at the time. Just before the hooter I said a couple of minutes plus any stoppage. Good job it was not a close game!

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:54 am  

Hobson definately looks 'trimmer' and his performances have improved as result

Re: Any one notice........ : Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:02 am  

RealCherry&Whites wrote:

The HUGE Russian Physio yesterday with the orange top on. In the first half he strolled on to the pitch every time we scored a try carrying the water bottles for their players. By the time he reached the players behind the sticks Morty had already kicked the goals and the Russian players had to make their way back to the half way line without getting a drink! He gave up in the second half and let his younger and slimmer counterpart do the water carrying.

You can rest assure i wont be trawling the internet to buy their top it was bl00dy awful

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:40 am  

Also did anyone notice a big reduction in numbers of stewards. Only looked about half what there usually are. There must have been a change in the regulations . I wonder if the Club benefit from reduced rent due to the cost saving by LSV.

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:32 am  

Sorry guys our Dave uses a stop watch and the time was 'bang on' also the tape run wasn't any shorter.

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:48 am  

FredParky wrote:

Sorry guys our Dave uses a stop watch and the time was 'bang on' also the tape run wasn't any shorter.

Agreed. I did notice that they only had 10 mins. half time. Isn't it usually 15?

[Dick Jones]

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:52 am  

i THOUGHT THAT TOO.

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:58 am  

Alan wrote:

Agreed. I did notice that they only had 10 mins. half time. Isn't it usually 15?

They might only have 10 mins in Russia

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 12:15 pm  

EVVO wrote:

Also did anyone notice a big reduction in numbers of stewards. Only looked about half what there usually are. There must have been a change in the regulations . I wonder if the Club benefit from reduced rent due to the cost saving by LSV.

yep, noticed that one, counted only 20 at any one time compared to around 38-42 last time, trouble is a couple of them insist on moving about.