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Can Glaws take EDF form into season's finale?

DR - what's a choker?
By Cherry Picker
March 31 2009
Gloucester and the Kingsholm fans will be hoping the team’s great display in the EDF semi-final against Ospreys was a sign of things to come in the remainder of the season as Dean Ryan and his team aim to book a second visit to Twickenham in the Guinness premiership play-off final.

After the disappointments of recent seasons, two appearances at Twickers would be a fitting end to an up and down season - two winning appearances would be brilliant.
The EDF Final against Cardiff on April 18 is sandwiched between GP matches away to Northampton and Wasps and the rearranged home game against Worcester.
Rugby, like all sport, is full of “what ifs”, but Glaws must be regretting their poor performance at Wuss earlier this month when they went down 14-10.
Look at the League table and see what a difference a win in that game would have made – and Glaws know they could have won.
Mike TindallMike Tindall’s (right) knee injury is expected to keep him out at Northampton at the weekend, while James Simpson-Daniel’s thigh injury could be more of a problem and he could be sidelined for longer.

Meanwhile, Ryan has told the Citizen that he doesn’t lose a lot of sleep over the “chokers” tag his team has been lumbered with.
He said: "I'm not sure what choking means.
“You can lose any game. What we needed to do (against Ospreys) was front up physically against an international side and play in a different environment to what we're used to in the Premiership.
"It's different to the Premiership. The ruck area is not as easy to win ball and we've got to stay in there and I thought we did that.
"If that answers any of the criticisms great, it's there for everyone to see."Now he and Glaws will be hoping the lift the win over Ospreys should have given the squad will show itself in their form for the remaining games of this season.

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31 Mar, 2009 11:30 Report
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31 Mar, 2009 12:10 Report
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I can't believe that you think that was a great display on Saturday? Compared to the other Semi it was boring. (Sm6)

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31 Mar, 2009 12:33 Report
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Semi finals are about winning, simple as. If Glaws play running Rugby and lose they are labelled as bottlers, grind the win out and they are boring. Personally I agree it was not much of a game for the neutral but ask me if I care!

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Re: Can Glaws take EDF form into season's finale?
Win = great
Lose = crap
What is there to understand?
I bet Northampton wish they'd been boring and won.

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Re: Can Glaws take EDF form into season's finale?
So Cheery... DO you care?

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I will let you guess... I am already looking to book up for a trip to Twickers. Will be fun for Glaws fans because the youngsters at Hartpury College are the first game up at 10am followed by Moseley, probably featuring a few Glaws players, at 12 so it is a proper Glaws day out!

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I think we both know the answer to that then!

Sounds like a great day out for you, just a shame we aren't going to be there.

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