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Offline Proposition Joe

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Re: Rugby World Cup 2015
« Reply #345 on: October 03, 2015, 10:09:09 PM »
ITV playing it like it's Diana's funeral or something.  Cheer up!

They know that interest in the tournament that they are televising will plummet from now on. I will watch the quarters and so on because I'm a big rugby fan but the masses of people with a casual interest won't tune in again after today.

The thing is with rugby and the countries that play it, I will be watching the rest of the tournament hoping that both teams lose in most of the matches.  Got SA and Wales family, but SA and Wales losing is far funnier than them winning.  And the ABs losing is always great.  And Oz.  And the French of course.  Not forgetting the other bitter Celts too.  So come on Argentina, come on Japan!

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Re: Rugby World Cup 2015
« Reply #346 on: October 03, 2015, 10:12:07 PM »
I'm going to take heart in the fact that we've only got to see 1 more Lancaster team before we get a new manager, hopefully one  with a brain.  Should mean they review the overseas rule as well.

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Re: Rugby World Cup 2015
« Reply #347 on: October 03, 2015, 10:13:40 PM »
ITV playing it like it's Diana's funeral or something.  Cheer up!

They know that interest in the tournament that they are televising will plummet from now on. I will watch the quarters and so on because I'm a big rugby fan but the masses of people with a casual interest won't tune in again after today.

The thing is with rugby and the countries that play it, I will be watching the rest of the tournament hoping that both teams lose in most of the matches.  Got SA and Wales family, but SA and Wales losing is far funnier than them winning.  And the ABs losing is always great.  And Oz.  And the French of course.  Not forgetting the other bitter Celts too.  So come on Argentina, come on Japan!

Just like watching the Villa in other words! You get all your pleasure these days from seeing Chelsea and Liverpool et al lose games. I shall certainly be rooting for Wales and SA to get knocked out.

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Re: Rugby World Cup 2015
« Reply #348 on: October 03, 2015, 10:19:03 PM »
I will say I do like Lancaster as a man, he's a decent bloke, but he's managed to do what Johnson did and get us to trough for a World Cup. Robshaw as well is a good man, but not a captain. Back to the drawing board after a tactically naive and shambolic World Cup.

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Re: Rugby World Cup 2015
« Reply #349 on: October 03, 2015, 10:23:43 PM »
Lancaster telling us the squad have come up short.

Cheers for that.

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Re: Rugby World Cup 2015
« Reply #350 on: October 03, 2015, 10:28:41 PM »
Thing is what else can he say? I think a massively obvious thing is that we need a back row who know how to work at the breakdown. Also players who haven't played for 6 months to a year due to injury shouldn't be at a major tournament regardless of their class.

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Re: Rugby World Cup 2015
« Reply #351 on: October 03, 2015, 10:33:35 PM »
The biggest mistake he made was losing his nerve and dropping Ford. That's what ended our hopes and caused confusion.

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Re: Rugby World Cup 2015
« Reply #352 on: October 03, 2015, 10:36:36 PM »
Lancaster telling us the squad have come up short.

Cheers for that.
Thing is what else can he say? I think a massively obvious thing is that we need a back row who know how to work at the breakdown. Also players who haven't played for 6 months to a year due to injury shouldn't be at a major tournament regardless of their class.

It came across as blaming the players. Perhaps he was including himself in that.

edit: it has got Matt Dawson razzed up too. "I think what sticks out for me is, when Stuart Lancaster was talking about the squad, he said 'they've come up short'. I find that bizzare."
« Last Edit: October 03, 2015, 10:39:22 PM by aev »

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Re: Rugby World Cup 2015
« Reply #353 on: October 03, 2015, 10:36:46 PM »
So with the Villa/Stoke game and the England/Australia game that was really worth only having 3 hours sleep and getting up in the early hours for.

And you lot think you have it bad!

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Re: Rugby World Cup 2015
« Reply #354 on: October 03, 2015, 10:46:12 PM »
It's been a bad day

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Re: Rugby World Cup 2015
« Reply #355 on: October 03, 2015, 10:53:00 PM »
A bloody awful day again.

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Re: Rugby World Cup 2015
« Reply #356 on: October 03, 2015, 10:54:00 PM »
Launchbury man of the match.

At least it has ended on a high note.....

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Re: Rugby World Cup 2015
« Reply #357 on: October 03, 2015, 10:55:39 PM »
What a ridiculous decision that is.

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Re: Rugby World Cup 2015
« Reply #358 on: October 03, 2015, 11:23:03 PM »
Launchbury man of the match.

At least it has ended on a high note.....

Totally anonymous and outclassed - extremely over-hyped player who is in fact very average

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Re: Rugby World Cup 2015
« Reply #359 on: October 03, 2015, 11:24:47 PM »
Launchbury man of the match.

At least it has ended on a high note.....

I'd agree with that from the England team, which makes the decision to replace him with the completely ineffective Kruis all the more bizarre. Yes he was tiring but he was also making a difference.

Right now my opinion is that: Marler, Youngs (both), Parling, Robshaw, Farrell and Barritt from the starters and Easter, Webber, Kruis and Wigglesworth from the bench should all be dropped along with the entire coaching team.  Bring in Waller, Cowan-Dickie, Lawes, Armitage, Robson, Daly, Kvesic, Itoje and Ewers and build a squad for Japan, I couldn't give a fuck about 2016 6N or 2017 6N - winning those but leaving ourselves without the time to get players experienced for the world cup is stupid.  Maybe Armitage is too old but get Kvesic there as well and let him learn from the best 7 in the world (who watched the world cup on the TV).

 


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