Re: Dons V Scorpions : Todays game and Lineups : Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:10 am  

Yes they stepped it up today and really tried.
But by the time the Dons realised that they could beat this South Wales outfit....it was too late.
I thought that we presented a better atacking line today and threw the ball along it very well at times.
There just wasn't anyone who had the skill to create the openings.
But come the return of the injured we may well begin to tick properly.

I still can't get out out of my head the dreadful luck we have had.
These two first games could well have been wins.....and the opposition is only going to get better.
That's typical Dons bad luck that is.....with two wins under our belts we would have been a lot more confident.
All that is set to change though......IMHO.....but the season may well be over by then.....but I am sure we will be seeing some good stuff at the back end of the season.
COYD

PS We really need to get our four fat guys to lose a bit of weight and get fitter.....it really would make a big difference!

PPS There was this Welsh bloke couldn't stop shouting ''Come on Scorpies'' every five seconds in my ear..........you did my head in boyo.

Re: Dons V Scorpions : Todays game and Lineups : Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:56 am  

Sorry, But I am still not as optomistic as some of the posters.
I felt that we lacked any cutting edge.
Left centre and wing were poor, ponderous and predictable - two tries lost for failing to go low for the line.
Half backs - some good kicking and defence but far to predictable and slow in decison making. If we could see where the ball was going to go from the stands, the defence could also see and set itself up accordingly.
Full back had a reasonable game, though taking the ball in the dead ball area with one foot on the line or out of play would have earned a 20m restart not a goal line drop out.
The forwards, with few exception, are too fat and too slow. Craig is a shadow of his former self I can only assume he is carrying an injury.
Right centre and wing, the only possitive for me - they showed a good understanding.

I can't see how after 42 minutes - 2 minutes after a 15 minute break, our players were puffing and panting to get back on side.

In the recent past, we have been there or there abouts, slipping to nearly men; through dissapointing; managed survival, endured relegation; went through a period of "rebuilding". All that is fine, but we are getting close to becoming a laughing stock and that is one step too far.

Something has too be done before the 296 begin to stay away as well.

The Scorpions were there to be taken, and we just didn't have the ability to take the three points.

Re: Dons V Scorpions : Todays game and Lineups : Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:28 am  

grahamd wrote:

Sorry, But I am still not as optomistic as some of the posters.
I felt that we lacked any cutting edge.
Left centre and wing were poor, ponderous and predictable - two tries lost for failing to go low for the line.
Half backs - some good kicking and defence but far to predictable and slow in decison making. If we could see where the ball was going to go from the stands, the defence could also see and set itself up accordingly.
Full back had a reasonable game, though taking the ball in the dead ball area with one foot on the line or out of play would have earned a 20m restart not a goal line drop out.
The forwards, with few exception, are too fat and too slow. Craig is a shadow of his former self I can only assume he is carrying an injury.
Right centre and wing, the only possitive for me - they showed a good understanding.

I can't see how after 42 minutes - 2 minutes after a 15 minute break, our players were puffing and panting to get back on side.

In the recent past, we have been there or there abouts, slipping to nearly men; through dissapointing; managed survival, endured relegation; went through a period of "rebuilding". All that is fine, but we are getting close to becoming a laughing stock and that is one step too far.

Something has too be done before the 296 begin to stay away as well.

The Scorpions were there to be taken, and we just didn't have the ability to take the three points.

Good post mate......however you can't say things like this:-

The forwards, with few exception, are too fat and too slow.

Some folk are rather touchy about being overweight.

Re: Dons V Scorpions : Todays game and Lineups : Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:09 am  

SO - very many thanks for pointing out the errors of my ways.

Of course what I meant to say was that the instantaneous speed of the forwards, with few exceptions, is the magnitude of its instantaneous velocity (the rate of change of its position); it is thus the scalar equivalent of velocityis being hampered around the pitch due to their physical characteristics, namely, they are rotund, and their their body fat ratio is higher than one might ideally expect.

Re: Dons V Scorpions : Todays game and Lineups : Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:07 am  

grahamd wrote:

SO - very many thanks for pointing out the errors of my ways.

Of course what I meant to say was that the instantaneous speed of the forwards, with few exceptions, is the magnitude of its instantaneous velocity (the rate of change of its position); it is thus the scalar equivalent of velocityis being hampered around the pitch due to their physical characteristics, namely, they are rotund, and their their body fat ratio is higher than one might ideally expect.

A much better analysis there grahamd.
We can't go upsetting folk by telling the truth now can we?

It is a serious issue though for our team....
If a neutral observer had ONLY watched the two teams limber up yesterday and then had been pressed at that point to say who would win the game......it would have been South Wales I am pretty sure just on sheer physical appearance.
They were my thoughts...... and so it proved to be.....without a football being kicked.
They were also my thoughts against Siddal and Rochdale.
Fit vs fat wins nearly every time.

These players would be far better players a stone lighter.
But we mustn't say things like that.
''So you aint seen me right?''

Re: Dons V Scorpions : Todays game and Lineups : Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:30 pm  

I thought the game was good the ref was shocking all round and we made so many handling errors it was a joke. You did well but when your no 8 hobbled off your other big guys tired fast.

Who is the guy who was kicking from hand for you? When's his contract up I'd glad take him for us cheers.

My big point is that u need to get out if that ground and fast! Usethe athletics ground next door or something more than enough space for now and much cheaper. My booty nearly fell out if my trousers when the ticket office woman said £12! Last year was £14 to stand in the crusaders game. At the gnoll we are charging £8 and u think that should be more like £6 but £12 is def hindering fans coming in the gates. As for beer 3.30 for a Guinness is shocking. Good game good day out and a great ground but my god that place is a mill stone for you. Ditch it now and maybe move back in a few years

Re: Dons V Scorpions : Todays game and Lineups : Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:39 pm  

Donny wrote:

He bottled the decision on Bovill in the first half IMO, he deserved at least a spell in the bin, it was a lazy effort of a tackle, and high as well.

it was brutal our guy got a really swollen cheek off it high lazy and just reckless tbh I was screaming for a card but in all fairness it wasn't an I'll tempered game there hardly any biff and generally all tackles were ok bar the odd few so a talking to was fair in hindsight

[Wanderer]

Re: Dons V Scorpions : Todays game and Lineups : Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:13 pm  

chubbs1981 wrote:

Who is the guy who was kicking from hand for you?

Simon Brown (from Leeds Rhinos academy).

[Wanderer]

Re: Dons V Scorpions : Todays game and Lineups : Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:15 pm  

chubbs1981 wrote:

As for beer 3.30 for a Guinness is shocking.

I did warn beforehand that the beer is expensive.

Re: Dons V Scorpions : Todays game and Lineups : Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:16 pm  

chubbs1981 wrote:

it was brutal our guy got a really swollen cheek off it high lazy and just reckless tbh I was screaming for a card but in all fairness it wasn't an I'll tempered game there hardly any biff and generally all tackles were ok bar the odd few so a talking to was fair in hindsight

From where I was (behind the sticks at the North end) the arm was left out, and the player ran into it. I'd say it was a sin-binning at most, but I can see how some would see it as worse.