Re: v Catalans : Fri Apr 18, 2014 10:47 am  

Aren't we clearly unfit and need a new conditioner? I'm confused. How did we rally and score late in the game if true.

Re: v Catalans : Fri Apr 18, 2014 10:58 am  

A thoroughly enjoyable match, even at half-time I never felt we were out of the contest. Admittedly at 28-4 it looked all over but we kept plugging away and got some deserved scores. Not seen any stats but I reckon the possession and territory would be pretty even, just didn't take our chances.

Farrer is yet to impress me but Drinkwater seems to be offering something in attack now. Duckworth looked average at best, hopefully he'll get better as he gets fitter.

But I honestly don't think we're too far off, if we get Dixon & Dollapi back it'll make a difference. A back 3 of Dixon, Solomona and Mataitonga would be exciting and Dollapi would be an improvement on Greenwood who is pretty decent in defence but doesn't run his weight when in possession.

And also, the Catalans replacement hooker Guasch(?) was the smallest SL player I've ever seen. 5 foot 4 maybe

Re: v Catalans : Fri Apr 18, 2014 11:03 am  

Snoopy wrote:

including some like for like 'membership' figure to compensate.

Counting tickets sold as attendance is standard practice these days.

Arsenal declare 60,000 sell outs every week despite often being 10,000 shy of bums on seats.

& Saracens are notorious for creative accounting.

But lets not open that can of worms again.

Re: v Catalans : Fri Apr 18, 2014 11:13 am  

Cowgirl Nostalgist wrote:

But lets not open that can of worms again.

You just did.

Re: v Catalans : Fri Apr 18, 2014 3:13 pm  

rooster! I don't think fitness was actually the issue yesterday, in fact as the game went on, that was when we scored.
As I mentioned before, the difference apart form Gauche and escargot!!(little morgan) the Catalan squad probably had at least 2 or 3 kilos on the London players if not more. It was down to the physicality of the Dragons that closed us down. That worked in our favour later in, the big fellas started to tire and we exploited.
That or they stopped trying depending on yr view!

Re: v Catalans : Fri Apr 18, 2014 3:55 pm  

Did it not look that busy?

No more than 200 there

Catalans had Big ears, Duraeu, Webb, Millard to name a few missing.

Its that bad Ive today cancelled my season tickets. Im done with them, enough is enough. I will see them in Manchester but wont be at the Hive again unless something drastic changes. That team wouldnt compete at the top of the championship it is utterly woeful.

Re: v Catalans : Fri Apr 18, 2014 4:42 pm  

wire quin wrote:

No more than 200

Bloody hell????!!!!!!!????

Re: v Catalans : Fri Apr 18, 2014 4:43 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

Bloody hell????!!!!!!!????

There was a lot more than 200 there but I doubt there was 1000.

Re: v Catalans : Fri Apr 18, 2014 4:55 pm  

I assume all the Barnet Membership for both clubs has been counted regardless whether they turned up or not, it may be that only 200 were in the ground, yet 1002 was the declared figure.

Re: v Catalans : Fri Apr 18, 2014 5:23 pm  

jbuzza wrote:

There was a lot more than 200 there but I doubt there was 1000.

I'd have said 800