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| I get the impression most fans are hopeful of our chances this afternoon because we beat a very average and overrated Hull FC side in pre-season but Catalans are a better side with better forwards.
I was encouraged by the way our pack dominated a small and ageing pack at the KC but the likes of Casty (who was the best prop in the league last year), Elima (one of FC's early targets) and Fakir are a different proposition all together IMO. Mounis is one of the most underrated 13's in SL too.
Taia and Menzies must be the best second-row pairing in the league bar-none and this is where we really have to be on our guard because I can see them doing some serious damage if they are not contained.
If Catalans do start with Barthau at 7 he's a really unpredictable player and a player who Bobby Goulding rates very highly but I'm not sure about his organisational skills..
If we manage to beat Catalans today then it would be an indicator that we could exceed a lot of expectations this season but I think Catalans have to be favourites because they have a better pack.
I just hope people don't start to get upset if we get beat because Catalans are a proven top-four side at the end of the day - not a fictional one created by the media...
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| Lets hope for a win and when i click on the tv part at the top of the page it does not work i need to know if its on humberside and Yorkshire radio if yorkshire radio i can listern to it on my tv sky
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| Quote General Zod.="General Zod."I get the impression most fans are hopeful of our chances this afternoon because we beat a very average and overrated Hull FC side in pre-season but Catalans are a better side with better forwards.
I was encouraged by the way our pack dominated a small and ageing pack at the KC but the likes of Casty (who was the best prop in the league last year), Elima (one of FC's early targets) and Fakir are a different proposition all together IMO. Mounis is one of the most underrated 13's in SL too.
Taia and Menzies must be the best second-row pairing in the league bar-none and this is where we really have to be on our guard because I can see them doing some serious damage if they are not contained.
If Catalans do start with Barthau at 7 he's a really unpredictable player and a player who Bobby Goulding rates very highly but I'm not sure about his organisational skills..
If we manage to beat Catalans today then it would be an indicator that we could exceed a lot of expectations this season but I think Catalans have to be favourites because they have a better pack.
I just hope people don't start to get upset if we get beat because Catalans are a proven top-four side at the end of the day - not a fictional one created by the media...'"
Apart from the usual daft Hull digs I agree with a lot of that shorty.
Mounis is a very dangerous player who covers an awful lot of ground, and I really think that if he hadn't had terrible luck with injuries then Fakir would have turned into one of the best rugby players of his generation.
Roopy has been telling us that Taia will be one of the best signings in SL all off season.
I'm assuming that Frayssinous will carry on in pretty much the same style as Robinson so I don't think the new coach factor will really apply.
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| Quote Sandra The Terrorist="Sandra The Terrorist"Apart from the usual daft Hull digs I agree with a lot of that shorty.
Mounis is a very dangerous player who covers an awful lot of ground, and I really think that if he hadn't had terrible luck with injuries then Fakir would have turned into one of the best rugby players of his generation.
Roopy has been telling us that Taia will be one of the best signings in SL all off season.
I'm assuming that Frayssinous will carry on in pretty much the same style as Robinson so I don't think the new coach factor will really apply.'"
Got the same fears as you and Zoddy, with a little added optimism.
Reasons to be optimistic, you can't underestimate the importance of Dureau in their team. We are all unsure of Frassynous' ability as a coach really and finally Catalans tend to start fairly slowly (albeit normally ending their bad runs against us.)
I think we will lose a narrow contest but I wouldn't bet against either team.
Anyway, win or lose, rugby is back at an improving Craven Park!
Rally round the Robins!
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| Quote cravenpark1="cravenpark1"Lets hope for a win and when i click on the tv part at the top of the page it does not work i need to know if its on humberside and Yorkshire radio if yorkshire radio i can listern to it on my tv sky'"
Not sure about Yorkshire Radio but BBC Humberside are scheduled to cover the game on 95.9fm.
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| Ah well, disappointed but not seriously disheatened. Very impressed with Catalans, like watching Huddersfield last night. They just got too much ball & field position in the 1st half (a fair bit of it thanks to Bentham) & their big forwards just went through us. Momentum is hard to stop unfortunately, we scored points when the penalties dried up & the possession started to even up a bit but just had too much to do. Thought Tui, Carlile & Lovegrove did well off the bench.
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| What was the attendance ? And was the cockerill present ?
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| 7,800 and something, I heard no cockerel but rarely do.
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| Quote Legends and Icons="Legends and Icons"What was the attendance ? And was the cockerill present ?'"
Attendance was 7800 prob 500 in south stand and yep he made a noise or two lol not bad atendance for not one catalan fan
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| Wasn't 1500 tickets given away for free?
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| thats a good attendance, should see with the arrival of away fans get around 8,500 so not bad at all.
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| Quote Wildmoose="Wildmoose"Ah well, disappointed but not seriously disheatened. Very impressed with Catalans, like watching Huddersfield last night. They just got too much ball & field position in the 1st half (a fair bit of it thanks to Bentham) & their big forwards just went through us. Momentum is hard to stop unfortunately, we scored points when the penalties dried up & the possession started to even up a bit but just had too much to do. Thought Tui, Carlile & Lovegrove did well off the bench.'"
Agree with all of that.
Sandercock said in his Harry Poole Bar that the players were super confident before the game and they tried too hard. My mate's Dad spoke to Liam Salter in the car park and he said we made 21 errors which validates that.
It was disappointing the players couldn't steady themselves in the first half and gone in 6/12 points down because I'm sure we would have gone on to win the game.
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