[Jimmythecuckoo]

Will we get within 65 points of Wigan? (MATCH THREAD) : Mon Sep 19, 2016 12:24 pm  

That gutted right now...

Re: Will we get within 65 points of Wigan? : Mon Sep 19, 2016 7:17 pm  

There are very strong rumours that Carney and Taylor are leaving.Taylor has been one of our best players this season-along with only Bousquet,Stewart and possibly Baitieri. Carney is one of the very few world class players we have ever had.How do people like Duport and Garcia get retained when their presence clearly worsens the team's performance? We are going to have to make at least 6 high quality signings if we are to avoid the bottom 4.Of the French players only Gigot Yaha Casty Bousquet and Baitieri are good enough to start matches.For the first time I am beginning to wonder about our coach.Why do we need Mick Potter? Can anyone explain what is really going on at the club?Our collapse started with the defeat to Hull in the cup. This was the day that Garcia made his debut for 2016 at Centre.But somehow he has been selected for every subsequent match despite being far too slow,often out of position and incapable of passing the ball to his winger.Do the staff even notice this?Don't they wonder why Broughton has stopped scoring tries. I have been very critical of Escare in the past but he was our best player last time he played and Gigot or Horo should be filling the Inu gap ,not Garcia .Let's hope the President knows what he is doing and that Potter has been brought in to integrate next years antipodean signings

[Jimmythecuckoo]

Re: Will we get within 65 points of Wigan? : Tue Sep 20, 2016 9:13 am  

We have won 2 of our last 10 matches... This one is a stick on home win.

New injuries as well to Mounis, Elima and Eloi with Laurent saying only Pellisier might play at Wigan.

He has also read the riot act to his players in and is quoted in the local press as questioning whether some of them even want to play the sport anymore.

Re: Will we get within 65 points of Wigan? : Wed Sep 21, 2016 9:41 am  

The problem is ineptitude not lack of effort.Our backs-Myler excepted- are currently the least skilled and the least able to adapt to simple circumstances such as a kick behind them in Superleague.Our forwards are fine.We need an outstanding full back,which Hardacre was in 2015 and 2 very good centres

[Jimmythecuckoo]

Re: Will we get within 65 points of Wigan? : Thu Sep 22, 2016 7:51 am  

Despite rumours he wouldn't play for us again, Morgan is playing... http://freeteams.com/EnglishDragons/new ... ory=157766 Team and preview link

Despite rumours he wouldn't play for us again, Morgan is playing... http://freeteams.com/EnglishDragons/new ... ory=157766 Team and preview link

Re: Will we get within 65 points of Wigan? (MATCH THREAD) : Thu Sep 22, 2016 9:46 am  

I shall be there as always.I would like us to play Escare with Gigot at centre,Myler and Albert at half back Horo at left centre and Duport on the wing where he has less thinking and passing to worry him.I would omit Seguier and Sigismeu from the 19.Since my view is that the club has made the correct decision about Pelissier I think that Da Costa should be given at leas half an hour to show what he has got to offer the club long term.I expect us to lose ,but no by more than 24 points.We have some good forwards and I hope that Garcia will join them and perform well.

Re: Will we get within 65 points of Wigan? (MATCH THREAD) : Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:26 pm  

catalanglais wrote:

I shall be there as always.I would like us to play Escare with Gigot at centre,Myler and Albert at half back Horo at left centre and Duport on the wing where he has less thinking and passing to worry him.I would omit Seguier and Sigismeu from the 19.Since my view is that the club has made the correct decision about Pelissier I think that Da Costa should be given at leas half an hour to show what he has got to offer the club long term.I expect us to lose ,but no by more than 24 points.We have some good forwards and I hope that Garcia will join them and perform well.

yep. exactly what i would do aswell

Re: Will we get within 65 points of Wigan? (MATCH THREAD) : Fri Sep 23, 2016 10:57 am  

However it looks as if Garcia will start at centre and the wretched Sigismeau on the wing.Anderson will be at loose forward and Seguier at interchange.Our backs will be exposed in defence and have not got the basic skills to score tries.Looks like I shall be at the bar a lot.

Re: Will we get within 65 points of Wigan? (MATCH THREAD) : Fri Sep 23, 2016 10:13 pm  

catalanglais wrote:

However it looks as if Garcia will start at centre and the wretched Sigismeau on the wing.Anderson will be at loose forward and Seguier at interchange.Our backs will be exposed in defence and have not got the basic skills to score tries.Looks like I shall be at the bar a lot.

Have you thought that maybe writing players off as not good enough or 'wretched' after one poor performance is not the best thing to do?

Re: Will we get within 65 points of Wigan? (MATCH THREAD) : Sat Sep 24, 2016 1:39 pm  

Here is my report. I was stationed at the very top of one of the stands and I have not seen the T.V. pictures ,but I shall do my best.
The match started 7.45 minutes late.We fielded the Wigan kick off ,but Casty lost possession on the fifth tackle .They kicked through and I thought that it was an easy pick up for Gigot or Albert,but somehow Wigan got the ball and scored.There was then about 10 minutes of even play with Stewart at the forefront for us.They then scored 5 tries,and missed 2 good chances. In essence they were putting the ball behind Duport and Sigismau in their own half and running on to the ball.They also realised that Gigot was injured-his exaggerated limp and Gallic shrug were useful guidesWe came back with a good try .At half time I honestly feared the we would suffer the worst ever super league defeat.The second half was more of the same as one of their player ran straight through Sigismeau at the half way line.An excellent reply from Horo was followed by a kick along the ground to Gigot ,who for whatever reason tried-in vain-to trap it with his foot.Up to that point this was our worst display of the season,but we then went from the ridiculous to the sublime
Albert went to full back and ,I think,Aiton to half back and everything changed.A brilliant move down the left saw Duport to my amazement pass to Sigismeau and 3 brilliant inside passes saw us over the line.We absolutely dominated the last 15 minutes-I do not buy the view that Wigan went off the boil,they simply never got the ball.We added 2 more tries from Myler and Sigismeau . So I was left thinking why if our players can do this they usually fail to. Albert is the solution to the full back problem.Finally I say sorry to Sigismeau and will refrain from saying what I thought of Gigot. See you next year