BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE PAYS BASQUE V OSPREYS - HEC round 6 - Sunday 22nd

Scott Johnson wrote:
The focus among our group has been excellent this week. It's a big challenge that we face, but we know what we've got to do. There's no margin for error on Sunday. We'll know by kick-off time what we are playing for, if it's a Heineken Cup place or an Amlin place, but one thing you can guarantee is that we'll be giving it everything.

Biarritz is always a difficult place to go, any French club is the same, particularly when we're in a straight shoot-out for a qualification place. There's a little bit of history between us after that magnificent quarter-final match a couple of years ago, and I'd expect another good match. They are a damn good team, but so can we be if we get our jobs right on the day.

It's important that we represent the region well, our fans will be looking to see that last weekend wasn't a one-off. It was good to get some tries under our belt against difficult opponents that can be bloody tough to put away. We looked sharper, more clinical, but there's plenty of room for improvement yet and no one is under any illusions that we can get anything in Biarritz if we under perform. Everyone will have to be on top of their game, play well, know their roles, and if we get that right, we'll be hopeful of extending our European season into the knockout stages. I'm sure all our fans will be behind us on that score.

QuickBall wrote:i dont suppose anyone has an email that will be read by someone at the higher echelons of Ospreylia, where i can rant a little?

AlynDavies wrote:

QuickBall wrote:i dont suppose anyone has an email that will be read by someone at the higher echelons of Ospreylia, where i can rant a little?

Use the Ospreys forum, it is read by the management, provided you aren't totally abusive.
What's posted on there is read by the OSC and they have meetings with the Ospreys board regularly to raise the concerns of the fans.