I suppose being on this site makes you an authority on this doesn't it?

Any chance we can lock this thread as well. Thank goodness the school holidays finish today!

[iMate You really need to stop with the insults , we are trying to act like adults here and you coming on and giving personal insults out is not helping and more importantly it contravines the AUP , Please calm down before further action may be taken

Delboy66(aye of the Tigers fanzine)[/i

Thanks for that, its appreciated.

Is this guy representative of the average tigger fan ?

I guess most of them will cringe when they read his ramblings.

As would a lot of people cringe if they read some of the ramblings of some of your fans on the TotalRL forum. We've all got them.

Well, at least castigersdave took defeat on the chin. Very important to maintain your dignity in defeat.

For me Cas lost that game for 2 reasons, 1st they have no plan B close Chase down and you close Cas down, I know for a fact Powell worked all week on closing him down it worked to a treat. 2nd was over confidence very nearly arrogance not 1 Cas fan thought there was a cat in helllls chance you could lose to us, highlighted by the easy chant after the 1st try, this obviously worked its way to the players. This was also obvious with the way the players got frustrated late on when it dawned on them they might just lose. Might just give you all a kick up the backside, never underestimate your opponent

Bang on the Money !

Can't argue with that to be honest. I think going the length of the field in the first set and scoring in the next led the players to believe it would be easy, when it was never going to be. The bit I would contest is the comment about not one Cas fan thinking we couldn't lose it - I believe my first words when I heard the draw were something along the lines of "Poop we're out!" As potential banana skins go, that was a massive one, and it came to fruition.

It'll be interesting to see how Fev get on this week...

It'll be more interesting to see how they go on the week after!

And even more interesting to see how cas go against wire after being beaten by part timers.

They'll either have had a kick up the backside and put in a decent performance, or fall flat on their backsides and get stuffed. My gut feeling suspects the latter to be honest. When you consider we went from two good wins; to almost beating Saints with 9 players; to that embarassment against Fev - it's perfectly plausible that a reversal of fortunes could be in store.

I think you're right and the way a team deals with victory and defeat is also a test of a teams character. I think like you that it will be either a barnstorming display or you will get hammered. This week and your result against wire will be a test of your coaches ability to lead and motivate. As said before there will be no middle ground with the quality of performance this week.