European cup w/c 15th April thread

[petej]

Nice to see Van Poortfliet start again.

[sockwithaticket]

I'm assuming Clermont are basically just going to give up and get hammered.

Conceding that after Tigers' first entry to their 22 having certainly isn't ging to help their mentality.

[petej]

I'm assuming Clermont are basically just going to give up and get hammered.

Conceding that after Tigers' first entry to their 22 having certainly isn't ging to help their mentality.

I felt just about safe enough to say that considering the 26 point margin in the favour of Tigers.

[Torquemada 1420]

LaR show why they have no chance. Abject stuff to scrape by against a 2nd string down to 14 men.

[Torquemada 1420]

I'm assuming Clermont are basically just going to give up and get hammered.

It's a moot point what difference them trying would make given the current state of the club.

[sockwithaticket]

Er, not entirely sure what Leicester were about there, but they've been saved from their fannying around by their absurdly small in goal area.

[petej]

Wonder what Jones would do if Borthwick played Van Poortvfliet in front of Youngs.

Bollocks Kelly's hamstring gone and Scott on.

[sockwithaticket]

Wonder what Jones would do if Borthwick played Van Poortvfliet in front of Youngs.

Bollocks Kelly and Chessum gone.

He's already been picking Newcastle's reserve hooker on the bench, I don't think the most capped England player and until very recently unequivocal first choice is going anywhere for having been demoted to the bench at club level.

[Kawazaki]

Wonder what Jones would do if Borthwick played Van Poortvfliet in front of Youngs.

Bollocks Kelly's hamstring gone and Scott on.

Youngs is the third best 9 at Leicester. Although I'm not familiar with their academy 9s so he might be fourth or even fifth best.

[sockwithaticket]

Quite a sloppy half from Tigers overall, but they've such a big aggregate cushion they can be forgiven a little lack of urgency and precision.

[Torquemada 1420]

Quite a sloppy half from Tigers overall, but they've such a big aggregate cushion they can be forgiven a little lack of urgency and precision.

They are killing my 17pt margin.

[redderneck]

WTF is Martin Bayfield doing chatting with Michael Buble?

[Torquemada 1420]

Garbage by ASM. Shovel the ball along and draw no-one. How has Gibbes still got a job?

[petej]

Another red for Tigers. Chessum.

[Kawazaki]

Healey defending Leicester players yet again. He should be banned from any Leicester match, he's tiresome.

[petej]

Steward Try. Good footwork by Potter

[Hugo]

Healey defending Leicester players yet again. He should be banned from any Leicester match, he's tiresome.

Yes he is. He also goes way over the top in his praises. He's having an orgasm about Potter now.

[sockwithaticket]

Healey defending Leicester players yet again. He should be banned from any Leicester match, he's tiresome.

Other than Healey being a Tigers' cheerleader, I can see why they're talking mitigation because some officials would use the simultaneous impact upon body and head to argue low force or danger and give a yellow.

I'm happy for that to be deemed a red, but because of the whinging that led to changing the framework, we've arrived in a much less certain place with more inconsistency which prompts more debate over sanctions.

[JM2K6]

I don't see the point in splitting hairs over whether he hit the shoulder a millisecond before hitting him in the head. A very big bloke decided to smash someone without bothering to bend and drop the tackle height, and hit him hard in the head. Should always be a red.

[Mr Tim Buktoo]

Whats happened Clermont? They are shit.

[sockwithaticket]

Me neither, I think we should go back to them all being reds and a few of them maybe looking a bit harsh.

Given the uncertainty that's been sown this seasn with yellows for fairly serious looking hits, I can understand why there's more discussion over whether the right card has come out. Expectations have been changed.

[sockwithaticket]

Whats happened Clermont? They are shit.

Best players are old, poorer coaching than they used to have.

[Kawazaki]

TMOs need to STFU as well unless the ref asks them to look at something.

[JM2K6]

Youngs box kicks ten metres too long. "Just too far by a yard" says Austin

[Tichtheid]

I was called away to cook, I see Matt Scott got a try, how has he played otherwise?

I was gutted that he was forced out at Edinburgh

[Torquemada 1420]

For the 2nd game running, ASM lose to a side playing with 14.

[JM2K6]

For the 2nd game running, ASM lose to a side playing with 14.

They had 13 themselves when the red card happened, and were already miles behind.

[sockwithaticket]

Ferris on comms

[Torquemada 1420]

For the 2nd game running, ASM lose to a side playing with 14.

They had 13 themselves when the red card happened, and were already miles behind.

Sorry. Only saw Midol summary and it showed no reds for ASM.

[sockwithaticket]

For the 2nd game running, ASM lose to a side playing with 14.

They had 13 themselves when the red card happened, and were already miles behind.

Sorry. Only saw Midol summary and it showed no reds for ASM.

It was two players yellow carded for an overlapping period.

[Torquemada 1420]

Red

[Torquemada 1420]

They had 13 themselves when the red card happened, and were already miles behind.

Sorry. Only saw Midol summary and it showed no reds for ASM.

It was two players yellow carded for an overlapping period.

Cheers. Quality discipline then!

[Mr Tim Buktoo]

Yellow card for that.

[Torquemada 1420]

Ntamack running sideways really helped that attack against 14.

[sockwithaticket]

Yellow card for that.

Yes. Quite an obvious one tbh.

[Torquemada 1420]

Kerrist, the candidate for "dumb player of the year" is getting very crowded.

Mola obviously has a hard on for thickos playing at 14.

[Mr Tim Buktoo]

And another nothing yellow card. The game has gone soft. Ridiculous.

[sockwithaticket]

And another nothing yellow card. The game has gone soft. Ridiculous.

Have you just awoken from a coma? The two cards are perfectly consistent with the last decade or so of reffing.

[Lobby]

And another nothing yellow card. The game has gone soft. Ridiculous.

You might want to have a look at the Steve Thompson thread before commenting further.

And both of those offences have been text book yellow cards for ages.

[Mr Tim Buktoo]

Yellow card for that.

Yes. Quite an obvious one tbh.

Was in its arse. Nothing malicious about it. Accidental and should have been a penalty only.