Not good enough - Glaws must do better
By Cherry Picker
April 5 2009
All right, standards were set high and we were all desperate to avoid another end-of-season disappointment like those we have suffered recently. But even allowing for injuries, performances like the one Gloucester put in at Northampton are not good enough and weeks after talking about finishing top of the GP table, we are now facing the prospect of failing to qualify for the play-offs at all.
April 5 2009
All right, standards were set high and we were all desperate to avoid another end-of-season disappointment like those we have suffered recently. But even allowing for injuries, performances like the one Gloucester put in at Northampton are not good enough and weeks after talking about finishing top of the GP table, we are now facing the prospect of failing to qualify for the play-offs at all.
Certainly, a top two finish now appears to be out of the question and it’s a matter of scrambling for third or fourth.
But Northampton scored two tries in the last two minutes to win 40-22 – a scoreline that just about sums up a bad day out for Glaws and the travelling fans.
But there are no excuses – Saints deserved to win and can thanks the outstanding Bruce Reihana for showing them, the way against a disjointed and disappointing Glaws team.
Coach Dean Ryan told the BBC: "We lacked any intensity and paid the penalty in the second half for our performance in the first.
"There were times when they opened us up quite easily and we just can't afford to do that away from home.
"We can't come into a league game where the stakes were on for Gloucester and lack that level of intensity."
we would suggest that a translation for lack of intensity would be “not good enough”, because that sums it up just as well.
It was a great game for the fans, specially the home fans, and demonstrated what a great competition the Guinness Premiership is. Unlike its footy namesake, it can produce results like this, and it wasn’t a fluke or a freak – Saints were the better team on the day.
Now Glaws have a fortnight to lick their wounds and prepare for the EDF final against Cardiff Blues – hopefully they will play better than this because as things stand it’s their best chance of a trophy this season.
That is followed by the last two GP games – at home to Wuss a worrying three days after the Blues game and away to Wasps.
It’s squeaky bum time.
But Northampton scored two tries in the last two minutes to win 40-22 – a scoreline that just about sums up a bad day out for Glaws and the travelling fans.
But there are no excuses – Saints deserved to win and can thanks the outstanding Bruce Reihana for showing them, the way against a disjointed and disappointing Glaws team.
Coach Dean Ryan told the BBC: "We lacked any intensity and paid the penalty in the second half for our performance in the first.
"There were times when they opened us up quite easily and we just can't afford to do that away from home.
"We can't come into a league game where the stakes were on for Gloucester and lack that level of intensity."
we would suggest that a translation for lack of intensity would be “not good enough”, because that sums it up just as well.
It was a great game for the fans, specially the home fans, and demonstrated what a great competition the Guinness Premiership is. Unlike its footy namesake, it can produce results like this, and it wasn’t a fluke or a freak – Saints were the better team on the day.
Now Glaws have a fortnight to lick their wounds and prepare for the EDF final against Cardiff Blues – hopefully they will play better than this because as things stand it’s their best chance of a trophy this season.
That is followed by the last two GP games – at home to Wuss a worrying three days after the Blues game and away to Wasps.
It’s squeaky bum time.
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Re: Not good enough - Glaws must do better
It just about sums up Glaws' inconsistent season. Making a complete mess of the ELVs for the first few weeks of the season seems to of totally thrown the side out of sync. Add in the injuries and half the side seemingly not knowing what the gameplan is or executing it badly and you have the resulting pressure. Of the top 6 sides Glaws' current form, especially away, must be the worst.
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