I simply quoted Grahams thougts...nothing "selective" at all as I posted the other players thoughts earlier.


Indeed. Big Sam was partying with the ever so friendly Tongans AFTER the game....but as someone who was there, I can assure you that the atmosphere and feelings towards England during the game where not at all "friendly"....


I am just poiting out that after you claimed England players would have experienced more pressurised situations, they almost folded in that last 10 minutes......


I have no idea what you're on about here......if you think threatening me that you won't read or will ignore my posts because you disagree with them then you have a lotto learn about the purpose of a forum.


The level of passion shown by those fans makes their "knee-jerk" reaction understandable....and nobody whinges as well as the British!

Not really.......it's still open to debate as the similar infringement a minute earlier was let slide but this one wasn't......or more importantly when it comes to big calls, wasn't referred upstairs. The subsequent "full backing" given to the ref makes it nearly impossible for anyone else to get the final because if he doesn't, it will further fan the flames of conspiracy.

One of the reasons I like RL is the welcoming fans that helped me get to grips when I first started watching, but it seems that nowadays it is the norm to "name call" someone with whom you disagree.
These "clueless morons" packed Mt Smart for the first time in over 2 decades and have been a real positive in this otherwise entirely predictable and largely ignored World Cup. Tongan games at this comp represent 18% of the tournament yet they have delivered 27% of the gates thus far.....Australia over 5 HOME games have delivered 1,200 more fans.....but yeah, because you disagree with their sentiment, call them a name...sure fire way to win a debate

Or they thought the job was done with 8 mins left and started to mentally clock off.

I opened the Times this morning expecting a decent write up.

Just 3 short paragraphs side snippets. Loads about union and cricket.

To be fair we'd lost Hodgson and Lockers, so it's hardly a surprise the players were blowing at the end. The bias from some of the media in the Sth hemisphere is ridiculous, especially in the Australian TV coverage. Kimmorley et al are a joke.

with 7mins to go and 20-0 up there wasnt any pressure!!

maybe clocked off/got tired/great tongan last effort/miracle after that but left themselves too much to do in the end.

England are battered, bruised and exhausted now.. will give it a good go for the first 30mins next week then it will all take its toll and aussies will run loose i think