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Quote:TG Kesmo
We weren’t light in numbers at least at 9 until Max broke his arm.
Quote:TomReagan
I try to remain positive and hope to be proved wrong, but amazed that in these 4 games we've seemingly not put out our first choice 15 in any single match. Before the competition started I thought they'd try a few combinations in the first two games, then in the Tigers and Glos games we'd have some continuity of selection ready for Bris away. There doesn't seem to be any real overall plan in terms of selection, but hope to be eating humble pie after the team that's put together at Ashton Gate somehow plays with a fluidity I'm really not expecting.
Quote:warrenball
It's nice giving the young lads a run and gain some experience, but what experience will they be getting? Introducing young players into winning teams, letting them gain experience from older players and getting accustomed to the higher level is all good, but unless there is some clever plan it all looks a bit thrown together at the moment. What will this game tell us? If we lose by 30 points or win by 30 points it is completely irrelevant and is no preparation for the premiership
games.
Quote:Toast and Marmite
Set pieces are good but outside that I have zero idea of how this team are trying to play. I have a horrible feeling we could be in for a long season
Quote:Bath Hammer
My optimism for the new season has now completely evaporated. It’s difficult to see how coming from this platform we are going to win a match this season.
Quote:dr.bath1865
A win not to be sniffed at, and the number of young players would’ve learned a heck of a lot this evening.
Quote:ilovebathtime
Certainly some learning points to be taken from this game!
Quote:Awp24975
I am one of the few that like Hooper and willing to give it time. I can see the influence that Charteris is having, and there are some positives to look forward to (still don’t understand how Lilley is involved in first team however).
Quote:Myself, ably assisted by Girvan and Lills (Mark Lilley) are running the defence we’re putting a huge amount of effort into an aggressive defence which gets off the line and gets the ball back to give us those opportunities to attack.
While Neal is at the World Cup, Mark is working really hard at the scrum. He is putting a lot of effort into the new scrum laws that have come in and putting in our adaptation to that on how we’re going to approach the scrum this year.
Quote:Susanne
Awp - "I am one of the few that like Hooper and willing to give it time"
I think there are quite a few of us who agree with you on that - just can't be bothered to keep arguing with the regular nay sayers! Hoops was an excellent leader on the pitch and every time I hear him speak I'm convinced those skills are transferable to a coachinf/DoR role. And once we get Hats in after the RWC I think Hoops will be able to turn his focus to the whole game.
Quote:CoochieCooQuote:Awp24975
I am one of the few that like Hooper and willing to give it time. I can see the influence that Charteris is having, and there are some positives to look forward to (still don’t understand how Lilley is involved in first team however).
Think Lills is helping out whilst we await Hats arrival. This is what Hoops said earlier this year.
Quote:Myself, ably assisted by Girvan and Lills (Mark Lilley) are running the defence we’re putting a huge amount of effort into an aggressive defence which gets off the line and gets the ball back to give us those opportunities to attack.
While Neal is at the World Cup, Mark is working really hard at the scrum. He is putting a lot of effort into the new scrum laws that have come in and putting in our adaptation to that on how we’re going to approach the scrum this year.