NPR

Paddington Bear wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 1:20 pm Anyone else nervous?

Saint wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 1:26 pm Good game so far at the Ricoh

Saint wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 1:26 pm Good game so far at the Ricoh

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 1:30 pm Yellow for that. Needless and stupid.

SaintK wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 3:04 pm Dreadful kick by Umaga at the end returned by an equally bad one from Tuala
Saints just about deserved the win

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 12:33 pm

Kawazaki wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 11:00 am

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 12:20 pm

Imagine how devastating Goode's weaknesses must be not have joined them in becoming regular internationals.

The consolation of five Premiership winners medals and three European cup winners medals will help.

Imagine placing Ben Youngs on a pedestal just to try and 'win' an argument against a winner like that. That's Eddiesque madness.

Conceding, albeit tacitly, that the above players had flaws while acknowleding that they were able to have long international careers while another flawed player hasn't = placing Youngs on a pedestal now apparently. Good to know.

Touting the domestic medal hauls of players who aren't up to international standard is how the likes of Louis Deacon end up with 30 caps for England.

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 3:07 pm

SaintK wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 3:04 pm Dreadful kick by Umaga at the end returned by an equally bad one from Tuala
Saints just about deserved the win

Raggs has told me that Blackett wants our flyhalves to go for broke with kicks to touch. That instruction needs to be rescinded, it's resulting in an error too often.

Kawazaki wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 3:08 pm

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 12:33 pm

Kawazaki wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 11:00 am

The consolation of five Premiership winners medals and three European cup winners medals will help.

Imagine placing Ben Youngs on a pedestal just to try and 'win' an argument against a winner like that. That's Eddiesque madness.

Conceding, albeit tacitly, that the above players had flaws while acknowleding that they were able to have long international careers while another flawed player hasn't = placing Youngs on a pedestal now apparently. Good to know.

Touting the domestic medal hauls of players who aren't up to international standard is how the likes of Louis Deacon end up with 30 caps for England.

Deacon wasn't even first choice for his club for much of his time at Leicester. Martin Johnson would struggle to pick his nose unfortunately.

SaintK wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 3:11 pm

Kawazaki wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 3:08 pm

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 12:33 pm

Conceding, albeit tacitly, that the above players had flaws while acknowleding that they were able to have long international careers while another flawed player hasn't = placing Youngs on a pedestal now apparently. Good to know.

Touting the domestic medal hauls of players who aren't up to international standard is how the likes of Louis Deacon end up with 30 caps for England.

Deacon wasn't even first choice for his club for much of his time at Leicester. Martin Johnson would struggle to pick his nose unfortunately.

Sarries we’ll beaten at home by Ealing I see

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 3:10 pm

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 3:07 pm

SaintK wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 3:04 pm Dreadful kick by Umaga at the end returned by an equally bad one from Tuala
Saints just about deserved the win

Raggs has told me that Blackett wants our flyhalves to go for broke with kicks to touch. That instruction needs to be rescinded, it's resulting in an error too often.

That's a tactic only when you need to go for broke or don't think the oppos are up to much. Need to believe in your set piece (lineout) game and if you don't, then you need to fix it.

Kawazaki wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 3:26 pm

SaintK wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 3:11 pm

Kawazaki wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 3:08 pm



Deacon wasn't even first choice for his club for much of his time at Leicester. Martin Johnson would struggle to pick his nose unfortunately.

Sarries we’ll beaten at home by Ealing I see

Asset stripped and broken. The best academy in England gone too soon.

Ah well. As long as it makes everyone happy I guess that's what really counts.

Paddington Bear wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 1:20 pm Anyone else nervous?

Oxbow wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 5:20 pm Strong tackle from Daly there, the useless shite.

Double wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:02 pm England hamstrung by the fact that Youngs and Farrell won't (can't?) play more than two phases at a time. Before this match I wasn't sure what kind of player Lawrence is. It's 55 minutes in and I've still no clue.

Double wrote: ↑Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:02 pm England hamstrung by the fact that Youngs and Farrell won't (can't?) play more than two phases at a time. Before this match I wasn't sure what kind of player Lawrence is. It's 55 minutes in and I've still no clue.