Cardiff Blues Season Thread (Toulon fall in Cardiff)

[wales606]

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Keeping organised the ins and outs at the Blues leading into next season.

New Signing
Paetru Tamba (during the season)
Filo Paulo - North Harbour (confirmed)
Matthew Rees (confirmed)
Liam Davies (confirmed - until end of season)
Gethin Jenkins (confirmed)
Miles Normandale (confirmed)
Rhys Gill - Saracens (rumoured) Unlikely
Craig Mitchell - Exeter (rumoured) Unlikely
Adam Warren - Scarlets (rumoured)
Dan Lydiate - Dragons (mentioned) (rumoured)
Scott Williams - Scarlets (rumoured)
James Hook (rumoured - again)
Rodney So’oialo - Honda Heat (rumoured)
Aled Summerhill - Blues Academy
Ben Roach - Blues Academy
Ellis Jenkins - Blues Academy
Tom Pascoe - Blues Academy
Will Thomas - Blues Academy

Departures (all confirmed)
Jamie Roberts - Racing Metro
Ceri Sweeney - Exeter Chiefs
Tom James - Exeter Chiefs
Michael Paterson - Sale Sharks
Jason Tovey - Newport Gwent Dragons
Campese Ma'afu - Nottingham
Ryan Harford - Cardiff RFC
Nathan Trevett - London Welsh
Matthew Screech - Newport Gwent Dragons
Darren Harries - Scarlets
Jake Cooper Wooley - London Wasps
Cory Hill - Cornish Pirates
Petru Tamba - Unattached
Andi Kyriacou - Retired
Xavier Rush


Re-Signings
Alex Cuthbert (3 years)
Scott Andrews (2 years)
Josh Navidi (3 year)
James Down (unknown)
Andreus Pretorious (can't find the article...)
Marc Breeze (unknown)
Lewis Jones (unknown)
Lloyd Williams (3 years)
Tom Williams (3 years)
Rhys Patchell (3 years)
Sam Hobbs (?3 years?)
Rhys Williams (?3 years?)
Tom Davies (?3 years?)
Richard Smith (2 years)

[LeinsterFan4life]

This commentator is very disrespectful to all the great irish players who have played for the lions.

[kingjohn7]

fking ridiculous

[wales606]

Filo Paulo  

Absolutely moronic

[BigTrevsbigmac]

Good finish Cardiff get lucky break there

[wales606]

Phew, Blues saved by millimetres there

[kingjohn7]

That harsh decision IMO. If you need to look that hard for forward pass then they should let it go.

[BigTrevsbigmac]

Wilko has a great asset in being able to kick off either foot extremely well - makes it difficult for defenders looking to tackle/charge down

[kingjohn7]

did he just go for drop goal?

[BigTrevsbigmac]

Cardiff pack is getting munched & it's only going to get worse looking at Toulons bench!

[The Saint]

Really can't stand an aimless dropgoal...
And there should have been support for Copeland's break there.

[The Saint]

Patchell again showing why he shouldn't be in the Wales autumn squad.

[kingjohn7]

WTF? He infront of the ball carrier, that should be Blues pen.

[wales606]

Filo Paulo  

Absolutely moronic

[Guest]

Rain coming down hard now

[kingjohn7]

howhowhowhowhow?????????

[wales606]

Too many scrums

 

[The Saint]

Ref loves Toulon

 

[BigTrevsbigmac]

Correct decision at scrum in contrast to Sky commentary Scott Andrewss clearly slipped his bind onto the arm.

[whocares]

Rain coming down hard now

Can they move to the MS for the 2nd half?

[wales606]

Correct decision at scrum in contrast to Sky commentary Scott Williams clearly slipped his bind onto the arm.

No wonder our scrum is so bad, we're playing a Scarlets centre in the front row!

[BigTrevsbigmac]

Correct decision at scrum in contrast to Sky commentary Scott Williams clearly slipped his bind onto the arm.

No wonder our scrum is so bad, we're playing a Scarlets centre in the front row!

Lol realised the mistake after cheers

[quinsforever]

these reviews are a bit of a joke...

[The Saint]

Think that looked worse than it is. TMO hasn't a clue what he's on about...

[wales606]

Halfpenny's rubbish...

[Guest]

Don't know if any of you are in Cardiff but haven't seen rain like this in a while, really tough conditions now

[quinsforever]

maybe they're trying to break the game up and have commercials during the tmo decisions

getting like american football...

[MarcusHalberstram]

Anyone know who the second commentator on the Sky coverage is?

[The Saint]

Oh dear. Let's see the Blues fans merit Patchell's Wales squad inclusion now.

 

[BigTrevsbigmac]

Anyone know who the second commentator on the Sky coverage is?

Think it's Pat Sanderson

[The Saint]

Anyone know who the second commentator on the Sky coverage is?

Sounds like Nick Kennedy?

[wales606]

Oh dear. Let's see the Blues fans merit Patchell's Wales squad inclusion now.

 

Since he has been keeping the Blues in this game so far, I think so

He wouldn't be trying that with the Welsh forward pack and outside backs.

[MarcusHalberstram]

So... either Pat Sanderson or Nick Kennedy...?

[kingjohn7]

Thought it was Shanklin

[Artful_Dodger]

So... either Pat Sanderson or Nick Kennedy...?

Sorry I don't have time to answer this, I have to return some video cassettes.

[bedfordwelsh]

Thought it was Shanklin

Shanklin doing Radio Wales coverage.

[The Saint]

Oh dear. Let's see the Blues fans merit Patchell's Wales squad inclusion now.

 

Since he has been keeping the Blues in this game so far, I think so

He wouldn't be trying that with the Welsh forward pack and outside backs.

How? Despite doing some good stuff he makes far too many errors for a fly-half in every single game. I've seen posts claiming he should be ahead of Tovey, a more experienced 10, in the pecking order. Going by the form of each 10 it's evident that Tovey is playing better and only Blues fans seem to be oblivious to this. And take you for example, you're keen to stick the boot into Filo Paulo for making an error. Last year you were crying out for a big carrier and hitter, and that's exactly what you've got with Paulo. He's just playing as badly as the rest of the team right now, which is no fault of is. Yet if Patchell makes a glaring error you refuse to bat an eye lid. Take the Blue/Pink blinkers off.

[quinsforever]

So... either Pat Sanderson or Nick Kennedy...?

heard the other commentator say "thanks Pat"

[VinceWLB]

Cardiff needs to get Bourrust on, he is a better scrummager than Andrews.

Hope Jenkins has 80 min in him as Hobbs scrummaging is a sad thing to behold.

[The Saint]

So... either Pat Sanderson or Nick Kennedy...?

Sorry I don't have time to answer this, I have to return some video cassettes.  

Hey Allen, do you like Huey Lewis?

[Guest]

So... either Pat Sanderson or Nick Kennedy...?

Sorry I don't have time to answer this, I have to return some video cassettes.  

Hey Allen, do you like Huey Lewis?

Don't think he's there, might be out returning video tapes

[wales606]

Cuthbert is off  

[The Saint]

It's Pat Sanderson btw.

[wales606]

Toulon start an entirely new front row for the second half  

[MarcusHalberstram]

Try getting a reservation at Dorsia now.

I thought it was Shanklin on Sky for a moment - passing similarity in his voice, but whoever it is is pretty rubbish. Shanklin is quite funny pitch-side and in the studio, but has got into a habit of kind of doing Partridge-esque cliches when he's commentating on a match - trying too hard to sound like a "real" commentator! While on the subject, hearing Miles Harrison last night nearly drove me to suicide. I know Stuart Barnes is awful and gets a lot of stick - but Harrison is just as bad, if not worse!

[The Saint]

Well technically, when they're no longer lifting they can't be classed as lifters?

[LeinsterFan4life]

Toulon dominating the breakdown.

[The Saint]

Toulon dominating the breakdown.

I think Cardiff could have put Pretorious at 6 for this one. Twin open-side won't work against a massive pack.

[wales606]

Toulon dominating the breakdown.

I think Cardiff could have put Pretorious at 6 for this one. Twin open-side won't work against a massive pack.

Pretorious is injured

[DeludedOptimistorjustDave]

Have Toulon supported there body weight once over the ruck? the ref giving them penalty's like sweets to Toulon at the ruck!
All they have to do is fall over it to seal the ball.

[BigTrevsbigmac]

Mmmm not sure on that scrum pen. First offence was Blues popping up.

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