Re: Our Defence : Wed Apr 23, 2014 12:33 pm  

Gotcha wrote:

There won't have being one.

Which is what I said pages ago. Every fan with half a brain of a club, want's it's team to triumph emphatically against it's major rivals.

That is sport throughout the globe, not just limited to League.

Have you got a bagful of apostrophes you're trying to get rid of?

Re: Our Defence : Wed Apr 23, 2014 12:39 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

I defy you to find a single Leeds fan who went home after the 70-0 wins over Wigan and Saints and said "Pfft, that was rubbish to watch."

Was that more to do with being expected or not expected perhaps?

Re: Our Defence : Wed Apr 23, 2014 1:27 pm  

Everyone is different. When I started watching it meant so much more to me to see Leeds win, regardless.

These days I want to see a good game of rugby. I'd like Leeds to win, of course, but I'll take a good game with a narrow loss over the recent trouncing of Wakey (unless it's a cup game). That's just my personal preference. It's not a right or wrong issue.

Leaving aside issues of quality Easter Monday was a refreshing change as at least it was a competitive fixture for an hour, unlike the last three games.

Re: Our Defence : Wed Apr 23, 2014 1:31 pm  

It can be a quality enjoyable game irrespective of score imo.
When you get 2 quality teams playing sudden death like tvoc pointed the 03 CC semi plenty of points scored but imo a brilliant game.
Also although I was freezing and facing a gale force wind the 1st game v Strom at ER again a cracking match where defences dominated but again a brilliant game of RL imo.

Re: Our Defence : Wed Apr 23, 2014 1:32 pm  

G1- I agree.

Re: Our Defence : Wed Apr 23, 2014 5:48 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

I defy you to find a single Leeds fan who went home after the 70-0 wins over Wigan and Saints and said "Pfft, that was rubbish to watch."

Me.

What do I win ?

Re: Our Defence : Wed Apr 23, 2014 6:48 pm  

JerryChicken wrote:

Me.

What do I win ?

Joie de vivre. And just in time too.

Re: Our Defence : Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:05 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Joie de vivre. And just in time too.

But I'm stuck in Birmingham, its ineffective here, everyone sounds like their best dog just died in their arms.

Re: Our Defence : Fri Apr 25, 2014 3:08 pm  

the 70-0 demolition of Saints was a scintillating dispay of attacking rugby that blew away a very decent side (albeit having a few issues at that stage). It was thrilling, and it was also a novelty. A packed house on a warm evening barely stopped singing all night. It was brilliant. Probably the most complete, intense, ruthless and devastating display I've seen from a Leeds team.

Comfortably disposing of a very, very ordinary Bradford team without getting out of 3rd gear is not quite the same.

For me it's about intensity and a sense of occasion rather than scorelines.

Re: Our Defence : Fri Apr 25, 2014 6:46 pm  

El Diablo wrote:

the 70-0 demolition of Saints was a scintillating dispay of attacking rugby that blew away a very decent side (albeit having a few issues at that stage). It was thrilling, and it was also a novelty. A packed house on a warm evening barely stopped singing all night. It was brilliant. Probably the most complete, intense, ruthless and devastating display I've seen from a Leeds team.

Comfortably disposing of a very, very ordinary Bradford team without getting out of 3rd gear is not quite the same.

For me it's about intensity and a sense of occasion rather than scorelines.

Saints had put 50+ past leeds earlier that season when leeds were unbeaten in the league as well winning the CC. They were in the top 5.

When do you ever see CC holders and top 5 teams have 70 put past them these days? The standard back then was shocking