Yorkshire Carnegie
Pirates - matchday thread.
By WW
September 20 2013
It will soon be kick off time in Penzance. The teams have been announced and we are ready for the first round proper of the 2013/14 Championship season. Leeds Carnegie can count themselves lucky to have a nice easy starter at the Mennaye........
If you cannot make it to the match get tuned in to radio Cornwall and add your thoughts and comments to this thread as the match progresses. Hopefully the lads will make amends for last weeks defeat - we shall see.
C'MON LEEDS!
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Good luck everybody. Wish I was there great place to visit. Hope our team have kept off the pasties and have decided to listen to the ref this week. Whatever the result I would like to see Alex L given a bit more game time this week. For me Hughes did not play badly last week but AL looked to have pace and a touch of class.
leeds good for the lead. time for another pint of tribute.
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Myerscough is a right handful today. Goss making dangerous breaks and Holmes doing well. Awful Pirates TV commentary is praising most aspects of our play and Hughes directing game.
Matt ..... Depends where the kick was from .....having said that he missed a sitter at Donny but early days.
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeess! Great result even though a nail biter at the end. Sounds like we were a different team tonight compared to last Saturday. Brilliant.
That's one hard place to get a five point win. Well done all, and a safe return.
Totally different performance to last week. Worrying how squeaky bum it was at the end - should've been an easy win with the conversions and penalties missed.
Great win... especially down there...credit to whole team. Lets just hope we can repeat that performance...like Gel...worried about conversions and penalties which very often decide the game...kicking practice 24/7? Did Hughes have a good game otherwise?
Pirates TV commentators were praising his game in general.
Myerscough was my man of the match, Holmes just shone all match, Plug was Mr Motivator and lead by example.
Myerscough was my man of the match, Holmes just shone all match, Plug was Mr Motivator and lead by example.
Absolutely delighted, great win, as has been said, not too many teams will come away from there with 5 points. As I said last week, it's too early to be getting on anybody's back, let's give them all a chance. Confidence will grow after tonight.
COME ON LEEDS.
We've been through it all together.
COME ON LEEDS.
We've been through it all together.
Good result to take to Bedford too. Wouldn't want to go there was a 2nd loss.
If you saw last week's Bristol v Pirates match we were as dominant as Bris were without all their mistakes. Pirates had their chances but, unlike last week, did not capitalise on them.
If you saw last week's Bristol v Pirates match we were as dominant as Bris were without all their mistakes. Pirates had their chances but, unlike last week, did not capitalise on them.
You say Gel it was squeaky bum time at the end. Was that due to poor kicking from the tee, or an iffy defence?
COME ON LEEDS.
We've been through it all together.
COME ON LEEDS.
We've been through it all together.
We are now sat in the club bar grinning like Cheshire cats!!!
We had the ball and they could not deal with us.
First time in many years been down here and see us get 5 points!
Bring on next week!
We had the ball and they could not deal with us.
First time in many years been down here and see us get 5 points!
Bring on next week!
Quote:Haxbytyke
You say Gel it was squeaky bum time at the end. Was that due to poor kicking from the tee, or an iffy defence?
Pirates simply upped their game, we dropped off the game. I was suprised how much time was left - no clock at all to go by on the TV coverage. Tincks so very nearly broke away. They must've had 20 phases (or more) before we finally did something to end the game (sorry can't really remember - finally relaxed and a bottle of wine has kicked in.
what was good was our discipline in those phases - so could easily have given something away and who know what could've happened then.
I'm sure all of you who are there will be celebrating long into the night. The Pirates MB says Leeds were deserving winners, so we have now got to build on that.
There are still a number of injury concerns, once they are sorted, we should be a force to be reckoned with.
COME ON LEEDS.
We've been through it all together.
There are still a number of injury concerns, once they are sorted, we should be a force to be reckoned with.
COME ON LEEDS.
We've been through it all together.
Quote:GelbelQuote:Haxbytyke
You say Gel it was squeaky bum time at the end. Was that due to poor kicking from the tee, or an iffy defence?
Pirates simply upped their game, we dropped off the game. I was suprised how much time was left - no clock at all to go by on the TV coverage. Tincks so very nearly broke away. They must've had 20 phases (or more) before we finally did something to end the game (sorry can't really remember - finally relaxed and a bottle of wine has kicked in.
Thanks Gel, enjoy the rest of the bottles.
COME ON LEEDS.
We've been through it all together.
Congratulations boys from a Pirate fan, You deserved that win but you need to do something about your goal kicker, he was pretty poor to be honest. Mike Myerscough was a tower down the middle for you (he's a Cornish lad you know!!) and your backs were quick, trouble was we kept giving you the ball and with your speed and good offloading we contributed to our own downfall, take nothing away from you it was a deserved win. Have a great season
Cheers for that Cornish Bob, hope you have a good season too.
We lost a very good kicker at the end of last season to a Premiership club, sadly he is not even in the squad for their game this weekend.
COME ON LEEDS.
We've been through it all together.
We lost a very good kicker at the end of last season to a Premiership club, sadly he is not even in the squad for their game this weekend.
COME ON LEEDS.
We've been through it all together.
A week in......but well done the team after last week. Important result even though its only the second game.
Just got into work and seen this and all my American colleages are now wondering what, 'Get in!' means and why I am punching the air!
Great result. now we have to build.
How did my Fav Hooker do? Was the set piece functioning better?
This has truely made my day!
Zandra YaPoI
YaPoI - Yorkshire and Proud of It
'proficiscor in una'
Great result. now we have to build.
How did my Fav Hooker do? Was the set piece functioning better?
This has truely made my day!
Zandra YaPoI
YaPoI - Yorkshire and Proud of It
'proficiscor in una'
Great result. those of us who were there were treated to a display by the Leeds team which was akin to the best performances of last season. OK the win could have been cosiderably bigger had penalties and conversions gone over, but what the hell, on my fifth visit i finaly got to see a win.
The players were clearly delighted and showed this by individually coming over the Leeds continged and shaking hands with all of us. Well done Leeds!
Celebrations went on well into the night with the Cornishmen trating us to a medley of songs ending in an unusual version of Ilkey Moor Bar'tat.
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The players were clearly delighted and showed this by individually coming over the Leeds continged and shaking hands with all of us. Well done Leeds!
Celebrations went on well into the night with the Cornishmen trating us to a medley of songs ending in an unusual version of Ilkey Moor Bar'tat.
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Zand, fave hooker hit his man all the time and like a man possessed in the action. Was acting as scrum half for last try...thank goodness he didn't have to actually play scrum half though.
Well done you guys.. the best team won on the night.
Shame we lost " Doc" back to you. Guess he just wanted to go home ! His try at the end was a good 'un !!
Best wishes for the rest of the season
" Captain Blood" "( Cornish but resident in Chapel Allerton 1986 - 2003)
" May the road rise with you"
PS. Anyone know how the Rhinos got on?
Shame we lost " Doc" back to you. Guess he just wanted to go home ! His try at the end was a good 'un !!
Best wishes for the rest of the season
" Captain Blood" "( Cornish but resident in Chapel Allerton 1986 - 2003)
" May the road rise with you"
PS. Anyone know how the Rhinos got on?
It was well worth the effort to get there thanks boys. The whole team came over at the end hugs and kisses from them all. Even got blood on my shirt from doc. Onwards and upwards.
Phewwwwww... through to the semis then?
Captain Blood" "(Cornish but resident in Chapel Allerton 1986 - 2003)
" May the road rise with you"
Captain Blood" "(Cornish but resident in Chapel Allerton 1986 - 2003)
" May the road rise with you"
Glad you had a good time sms.... haste ye back !!!
Captain Blood" "(Cornish but resident in Chapel Allerton 1986 - 2003
" May the road rise with you"
Captain Blood" "(Cornish but resident in Chapel Allerton 1986 - 2003
" May the road rise with you"
The lineout was much better last night, even stealing one of theirs at a critical moment. Sources close to the club told me that the players had been verbally encouraged to do a much better job than last week. Hughes was very good in the loose but his kicking was atrocious. Burdon was my man of the match but Buzz was a close second. The forwards seem to have finally realised that we have backs and our backs were outstanding; Holmes and Burdon ripped them apart. Doc was a real fullback for once too - covering well in defence and always where he needed to be in attack.
If they play like that every week we have nothing to worry about.
Suffering on the Leeds and Yorkshire roller-coaster since 2001
If they play like that every week we have nothing to worry about.
Suffering on the Leeds and Yorkshire roller-coaster since 2001
Quote:Timofe
If they play like that every week we have nothing to worry about.
We will find something to worry about!
I noticed in the YP report, Leeds did not use all their replacements. Maybe we have now reached the point whereby we can no longer tell the time when the replacements come on, they are used as and when, and not just because they are there.
If goal kicking is a problem, why not bring Lozzer in at 15, and get Doc. back on the wing. Hughes can then concentrate on being a good 10.
COME ON LEEDS.
We've been through it all together.
If goal kicking is a problem, why not bring Lozzer in at 15, and get Doc. back on the wing. Hughes can then concentrate on being a good 10.
COME ON LEEDS.
We've been through it all together.
Welcome to Cornwall GJD !!!!!
Make sure you do the "Benbow" and maybe the "Yacht" and the "Dock" afore you leave.
The sun is out ! Get ya butt onto the Prom and walk it off !!
" May the road rise with you"
Make sure you do the "Benbow" and maybe the "Yacht" and the "Dock" afore you leave.
The sun is out ! Get ya butt onto the Prom and walk it off !!
" May the road rise with you"
As said before ...a magnificant improvement on Donny...in all departments...and now a Bedford scalp would really cement our intent for the season.Fantasic win which in no way should be underestimated.
But tend to agree with Hax... we have got to sort out Kicking soon...or it will potentially come back to bite us in the bum...and raise the stress levels?
One extra penalty this week would have knocked a point off Pirates...and one from last week would have temporarily put us in second place...and 2 points clear of Pirates...
my 'point' is ....that we really must be 'clinical'. It may be early days but all these little things could slowly start to add up??
Before we played Scottish at the end of last season and started our late run...we were almost out of the frame...musn't happen like that again!
But tend to agree with Hax... we have got to sort out Kicking soon...or it will potentially come back to bite us in the bum...and raise the stress levels?
One extra penalty this week would have knocked a point off Pirates...and one from last week would have temporarily put us in second place...and 2 points clear of Pirates...
my 'point' is ....that we really must be 'clinical'. It may be early days but all these little things could slowly start to add up??
Before we played Scottish at the end of last season and started our late run...we were almost out of the frame...musn't happen like that again!
Sounds like we were a different team from last week and I'm glad to hear it. I was ashamed to call myself a tyke last week as our performance was terrible. Keep up the good work lads this could be a very interesting season.
Writing this from my desk at work- had to schedule a project at work for this weekend which meant a weekend in Cornwall was out of the question.
Just watched the highlights on the offy we look a completely different team to last week- so pleased to see this.
Hughes's kicking might be a bit of a concern, but he looks like he gives us a lot more in the loose, which I for one am very encouraged by.
Anyway what a difference a week makes- onwards and upwards!!!
Just watched the highlights on the offy we look a completely different team to last week- so pleased to see this.
Hughes's kicking might be a bit of a concern, but he looks like he gives us a lot more in the loose, which I for one am very encouraged by.
Anyway what a difference a week makes- onwards and upwards!!!
The Ship?
That's in St Ives....
Could have been " The Star" ( that's shut !) or The Dock or The Yacht but pray God not "The Admiral Benbow
What say you GJD? Where in town do you mean?
" May the road rise with you"
That's in St Ives....
Could have been " The Star" ( that's shut !) or The Dock or The Yacht but pray God not "The Admiral Benbow
What say you GJD? Where in town do you mean?
" May the road rise with you"
When GJD says the ship he means the star. He also thinks that servile is a city in Spain!
I for one am sad the star closed, where else is the beer served with urine from above (those who know will know!)
I for one am sad the star closed, where else is the beer served with urine from above (those who know will know!)
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I for one was pleased that Pirates scraped a loosing bonus point. If only because of the welcome and hospitality we always get in Penzance.
Hope they doo well in the forthcoming season and wee meet up again in May, in the play offs.
Hope they doo well in the forthcoming season and wee meet up again in May, in the play offs.
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