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Post by Danno on Feb 23, 2024 21:10:48 GMT
The Furbank selection is genuinely worrying. You mean Finn can't just routinely boot the ball across the pitch with no fear of counter attack until Steward is eventually out of position? Then again Care. Underestimate him at your peril. His sniping days are only somewhat over but the rest of his game is still solid. Quins could tempt and sign a better 9 if they needed one, but we don't (................yet. big yet) |
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Post by Ulythium on Feb 23, 2024 21:20:14 GMT
If I were Scottish, I'd be more concerned by Care's propensity for sniping around rucks and scrums than I would've been by anything Mitchell or Spencer can offer in attack.
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Post by Danno on Feb 23, 2024 23:11:42 GMT
Honestly amazed he's starting, his box kicking is not up to Soylent Brown's standards.*
*spreadsheets
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Post by Ulythium on Feb 23, 2024 23:19:33 GMT
Hopes:
Ireland vs. Wales - a 3-3 draw
Scotland vs. England - an entertaining and close game, with England winning eventually
France vs. Italy - Italy winning, just for the shits and giggles
Expectations:
Ireland vs. Wales - a comfortable victory for Ireland
Scotland vs. England - Flying Spaghetti Monster knows
France vs. Italy - a comfortable win for France
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Post by Danno on Feb 24, 2024 0:34:29 GMT
Your hopes are right up there with me being sexy to anyone, the Tories being elected again at the next election, and the planet being inhabitable in 100 years.
Expectations: Scotland will bounce us in a close game, at home, in a fixture they've been happy with since 2017(?). The others are correct
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Post by Ulythium on Feb 24, 2024 0:40:23 GMT
You're sexy to me, Danno! (I'll give you the other two points, though.)
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Post by zerimski on Feb 24, 2024 12:12:14 GMT
Expectations: Scotland will bounce us in a close game, at home, in a fixture they've been happy with since 2017(?). The others are correct Yeah, that's pretty much what I'm expecting. At this point, I'm not hopeful of a win, I just hope England don't embarrass themselves. |
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Post by Dougs on Feb 24, 2024 12:49:38 GMT
I think that's about the sum of it. Definitely more in hope than expectation. A close Scotland win would be something of a moral victory these days. Sad scenes.
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Post by Ulythium on Feb 24, 2024 14:55:12 GMT
Ireland vs. Wales is going pretty much as expected: 17-0 to the hosts, with five minutes left in the first half.
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Post by Ulythium on Feb 24, 2024 16:08:34 GMT
31-7 in the end - no real surprise there.
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Post by Danno on Feb 24, 2024 16:13:46 GMT
Ireland weirdly shit for most of the second.
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Post by zephro on Feb 24, 2024 16:16:00 GMT
Head says narrow Scotland victory on form.
Heart is a Scotland blow out win by 20.
Arse is the second half against Wales but magnified.
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Post by Danno on Feb 24, 2024 16:33:27 GMT
Oh thank fuck this is on the Beeb. ITVx is a streaming service warcrime
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Post by zephro on Feb 24, 2024 16:54:46 GMT
Oh no it's one of those days.
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Post by elstoof on Feb 24, 2024 17:12:52 GMT
Great try from scotland
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Post by Resident Knievel on Feb 24, 2024 17:17:53 GMT
These handling errors
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Post by muddyfunster on Feb 24, 2024 17:18:17 GMT
Didn't he just put himself in touch there? Thought he hit flag first.
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Post by zephro on Feb 24, 2024 17:18:48 GMT
Ok Duhan just hates England with every muscle in his body. Only explanation
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Post by muddyfunster on Feb 24, 2024 17:19:03 GMT
That's not a try is it? I don't get why it wasn't even discussed. Has the rule changed?
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Post by Danno on Feb 24, 2024 17:35:39 GMT
Why can't our backs fucking catch
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Post by Ulythium on Feb 24, 2024 17:36:02 GMT
An interesting first half.
Scotland will need a better second half than they managed against Wales and France. (Still think they'll win, though.)
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Post by Ulythium on Feb 24, 2024 17:37:24 GMT
muddyfunster
Per the laws:
So I think the try was fine. (To be honest, though, I thought the same thing as you at first.)
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Post by zephro on Feb 24, 2024 17:37:27 GMT
Didn't he just put himself in touch there? Thought he hit flag first. That's not the law no. |
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Post by muddyfunster on Feb 24, 2024 17:42:29 GMT
Thanks for clarifying. He definitely hit the post first. I just paused it to check.
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Post by zephro on Feb 24, 2024 17:42:48 GMT
Actual thoughts on th half. England looked dominant in possession, penalties, scrum etc. but the attack is still a bit blunt isn't it?
Scotland just god the handling errors. But put it through Tuipuluto and Jones hands a couple times and you get magic.
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Post by muddyfunster on Feb 24, 2024 17:50:38 GMT
England beating themselves at the moment. Vam Der Merwe was great but he shouldn't really be getting those opportunities.
As per the last couple of games there gave been passages where I've thought we've looked a very decent side. We've been on the front foot and decision making has been fairly good. Execution is the issue. Don't deserve to win if you make lots of fairly basic errors.
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Post by muddyfunster on Feb 24, 2024 17:52:52 GMT
One thing that gets me is that it often seems like the English pop passes are unnecessary drilled into a teammates chest. Maybe that's what they're coached to do for disguise but it must make handling errors more likely.
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Post by Whizzo on Feb 24, 2024 17:53:06 GMT
Well the match started well for England but it's certainly going to take something special to turn this around.
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Post by elstoof on Feb 24, 2024 17:54:55 GMT
With cross field kicks of that quality you can almost overlook his fucking haircut
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Post by zephro on Feb 24, 2024 18:05:04 GMT
Chandler Cunningham-South is clearly a service station.
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