Gallagher Premiership 2020/21

First topic message reminder :

The new season starts next weekend. What are people's hopes and expectations?

Once again not having a No10 on the bench killed us.

Hooper needs to go. The experiment of employing a inexperienced DOR is not working.

I thought the ref killed you?

Come on Falcons...

Radders!!!! Yes

Great play by Penny aswell

Fantastic finish, made May look ordinary there.

Not a good couple of minutes for Gary Graham, he needs to be careful, could be looking at a YC if he commits too many more.

Yes Orlando

Got to be a penalty from the kick off?!

Good drive by Gloucester. Newcastle need to regain some control.

Damn..they did a driving maul against us and scored

Probably a harsh high shot, but that just seems to be the way the game is now.

Yeah i dont think that was a penalty

GeordieFalcon wrote:Well Odogwu might have had his demons but seems to have the bit between his teeth now.

Jones should be keeping an eye on him if hes looking for a genuine power runner.

Yes especially as he is Italian qualified as well, I’m sure he will be on their radar.

He could be a real boon for Italy if he was to play for them.

Well this last phase is summing up the prem stats

We are 1st and 2nd in the league for getting in to the red zone..and 10th for finishing it off.

Think Gloucester were fortunate not to have a YC for the deliberate knock on...

Shocking that we havent got a point from 30 +phases in their 22

Cumbrian wrote:Think Gloucester were fortunate not to have a YC for the deliberate knock on...

Agreed. Seen those carded many times. Though in general the number of yellow cards given for 'deliberate knock ons' frustrates me those are usually carded with how strict refs have been on it.

If refs are becoming more lenient then I think it will be good in the long run but as always when reffing interpretations change it will feel like there an inconsistencies.

I just turned on for Harris smashing Connon. How has the first half been?

Entertaining first half, Falcons have kept the ball in hand a little too much at times (did I ever think I would say that again?!). Gloucester have looked quite disjointed at times.

Radwan scored a very good try (almost length of the field). Falcons second was a cheeky run from the back of the ruck (defence seemed to melt away). Gloucester hit back with a good drive from the lineout.

Gloucesters defence has been petty good. Evn match so far.

Hindsight and all that, but I think Falcons should have kicked the three points at the end of the first half.

Not a bad game KC bit of everything.

king_carlos wrote:

Cumbrian wrote:Think Gloucester were fortunate not to have a YC for the deliberate knock on...

Agreed. Seen those carded many times. Though in general the number of yellow cards given for 'deliberate knock ons' frustrates me those are usually carded with how strict refs have been on it.

If refs are becoming more lenient then I think it will be good in the long run but as always when reffing interpretations change it will feel like there an inconsistencies.

I just turned on for Harris smashing Connon. How has the first half been?

I agree, all I want as a fan is consistency in this area. Some refs seem to reach for the pocket straight away, whilst others seem very reticent to do so.

Cumbrian wrote:

king_carlos wrote:

Cumbrian wrote:Think Gloucester were fortunate not to have a YC for the deliberate knock on...

Agreed. Seen those carded many times. Though in general the number of yellow cards given for 'deliberate knock ons' frustrates me those are usually carded with how strict refs have been on it.

If refs are becoming more lenient then I think it will be good in the long run but as always when reffing interpretations change it will feel like there an inconsistencies.

I just turned on for Harris smashing Connon. How has the first half been?

I agree, all I want as a fan is consistency in this area. Some refs seem to reach for the pocket straight away, whilst others seem very reticent to do so.

Agreed Cumbrian. In a game with so many different potential infractions it's always been an issue for rugby.

Need any kind of score for some insurance here...

Another interception.

We need to get some points ...

Our inability to convert possession to points is killing us

Too much indecision by Falcons in possession at the moment. Need to figure out what we are trying to do.

It's been a scrappy second half but Falcons are clinging in there.

This should be an exciting final 20!

Ouch, that was a sobering scrum...

Wow. That was some shove from Gloucter.

Jamal Ford-Robinson has seemed a somewhat unfulfilled talent to me. That was a huge scrum straight after replacing Balmain.

I remember watching him play for Cornwall (can't remember why I was watching that!), really stood out at that level.

Cumbrian wrote:I remember watching him play for Cornwall (can't remember why I was watching that!), really stood out at that level.  

He's always seemed talented and is a hell of an athlete for his size. Just never quite settled at a club.

The Argentinian signings are looking good for Falcons.

Suicidal from Atkinson that...

Cumbrian wrote:Suicidal from Atkinson that...

Really poor from a very solid centre.

No 7&1/2 wrote:Who knows what Jones thinks after that!

Probably that the defending was abysmal?

Brutal for Gloucester to lose the LBP.

I've said it many times but Radwan impresses me every time I see him play. He really does look a future England winger.

McGuigan had an excellent game off the bench too.

Radwan merked Jonny May again in the build up to that.  

Good win for Falcons, but Gloucester really are less than the sum of their parts at the moment.

king_carlos wrote:

Cumbrian wrote:I remember watching him play for Cornwall (can't remember why I was watching that!), really stood out at that level.  

He's always seemed talented and is a hell of an athlete for his size. Just never quite settled at a club.

The Argentinian signings are looking good for Falcons.

we only have one mate

Ben Stevenson was class on the other wing. He never gets any recognition. Hes fast, scores tries, has a rock solid defence and hes tough.
He made a try saving tackle again.

GeordieFalcon wrote:

king_carlos wrote:

Cumbrian wrote:I remember watching him play for Cornwall (can't remember why I was watching that!), really stood out at that level.  

He's always seemed talented and is a hell of an athlete for his size. Just never quite settled at a club.

The Argentinian signings are looking good for Falcons.

we only have one mate

Orlando starting and Carreras off the bench today, then Grondona and Carreras brother still to play?

Carerras is Gloucester mate.

Yes we have signed the other two but they have been in isolation for weeks and hopefully available next game

GeordieFalcon wrote:Carerras is Gloucester mate.

Yes we have signed the other two but they have been in isolation for weeks and hopefully available next game

That's me half paying attention whilst the niece and nephew bounce off the walls    cheers GF.

Grondona is meant to be a bit of a unit so will provide good competition for Graham who has been excellent so far this season. Hopefully Graham will get a Scotland recall because his form is deserving.

The scrums have been an absolute disaster in the Exeter vs Bristol game so far. Hardly a completed scrum in 30 minutes, Williams and Woolmore have been simultaneously sin binned after another collapse.

I've got a lot of sympathy for Karl Dickson in games like this.

king_carlos wrote:

GeordieFalcon wrote:Carerras is Gloucester mate.

Yes we have signed the other two but they have been in isolation for weeks and hopefully available next game

That's me half paying attention whilst the niece and nephew bounce off the walls    cheers GF.

Grondona is meant to be a bit of a unit so will provide good competition for Graham who has been excellent so far this season. Hopefully Graham will get a Scotland recall because his form is deserving.

We have rediculous options in the back row. Ironically Sean Robinson my favorite lock is keeping that 6 spot his own. Hes been outstanding.
Grondona is 6'4 to 6'6 depending on where you here. So yes wol be interesting to see how he goes.

And that young Carerras brother is only 5'6 but a 7s live wite in the back 3 apparently.

But you can't take the two locks out

Is Will Rowlands okay?

Sinckler extremely lucky not to see red if his screamed "are you f***ing kidding me" was directed at the ref. Dickson seemed to think it was.

LCD also lucky not to see yellow for his no arms tackle in my opinion. Chiefs make a lot of those tackles just diving at players ankles and it goes unpenalised so often. Really frustrates me.

At this moment I really need to re-assess Falcons as a team.  They are raising hell with my SuperBru predictions......

That's a brilliant bit of play by Sam Simmonds to prevent a try.

Wonderful work by Lloyd to create the break as well. The young Welshman has a big future.

Sinckler should be cited. That's an appalling example to set.

Sam Simmonds outstanding. Running down Randall is no mean feat.

mikey_dragon wrote:Is Will Rowlands okay?

He's invincible isn't he?