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Re: England vs Fiji - Sat 3.15pm

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:33 pm
by 16th man
Danno wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:31 pm
Oakboy wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:18 pm England are lucky to be leading. What else is there to say?
Cole is Cole and should be given his slippers and a pipe
Voluntarily playing with 14 men when we have the ball, and in defence when it goes more than 10 metres away from him.

Re: England vs Fiji - Sat 3.15pm

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:34 pm
by badback
Wow

Re: England vs Fiji - Sat 3.15pm

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:34 pm
by Mr Mwenda
Danno wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:31 pm
Mitchell and Ford look good.
Good is very generous.

Re: England vs Fiji - Sat 3.15pm

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:37 pm
by Mellsblue
Mr Mwenda wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:34 pm
Danno wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:31 pm
Mitchell and Ford look good.
Good is very generous.
I suppose it’s all relative.

Re: England vs Fiji - Sat 3.15pm

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:38 pm
by 16th man
Was that down to Cole not being able to get over to cover and Earl not watching what was happening in front of him?

Re: England vs Fiji - Sat 3.15pm

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:38 pm
by Mr Mwenda
Something is deeply wrong in the squad. So much of this is basic stuff.

Re: England vs Fiji - Sat 3.15pm

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:39 pm
by Danno
Mr Mwenda wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:34 pm
Danno wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:31 pm
Mitchell and Ford look good.
Good is very generous.
I'm mostly referring to a 10ish minute spell in the first half

Re: England vs Fiji - Sat 3.15pm

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:41 pm
by morepork
Smith is the positive motivation counter to Faz .

Re: England vs Fiji - Sat 3.15pm

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:41 pm
by francoisfou
Unable (no desire also!) to watch the game on tv, but am keeping an eye on the score. Wonder if the cameras have picked out the banned captain smirking in the stands?

Re: England vs Fiji - Sat 3.15pm

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:43 pm
by 16th man
Willis is not the man who should be making way for Ludlum.

Re: England vs Fiji - Sat 3.15pm

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:45 pm
by Mellsblue
Should Shaved Backsackandcrack preemptively put the entire squad through tackle school?

Re: England vs Fiji - Sat 3.15pm

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:47 pm
by morepork
francoisfou wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:41 pm Unable (no desire also!) to watch the game on tv, but am keeping an eye on the score. Wonder if the cameras have picked out the banned captain smirking in the stands?
Smith is worth a watch man.

Re: England vs Fiji - Sat 3.15pm

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:48 pm
by 16th man
16th man wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:20 pm I'm increasingly tempted to start singling Earl out as the poster boy for English Rugby's Gym Monkey tendencies
Another step towards it.

Re: England vs Fiji - Sat 3.15pm

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:51 pm
by Mr Mwenda
Ford kicking attacking ball is as dull as anyone else.

Re: England vs Fiji - Sat 3.15pm

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:52 pm
by Mr Mwenda
Nice hands, finally.

Re: England vs Fiji - Sat 3.15pm

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:54 pm
by Mellsblue
Mr Mwenda wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:52 pm Nice hands, finally.
This has not aged well! :)

Re: England vs Fiji - Sat 3.15pm

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:57 pm
by ad_tigger
Disaterous Cameo
Digital Carelessness
Dodgy Catcher
Something like that

Re: England vs Fiji - Sat 3.15pm

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:57 pm
by Mr Mwenda
What are Sinfield's qualifications as a defensive coach.

Fair play, Fiji. They are the better side.

Re: England vs Fiji - Sat 3.15pm

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:58 pm
by Buggaluggs
Just tuned in. Holy cow!

Re: England vs Fiji - Sat 3.15pm

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:58 pm
by 16th man
Care's drop, then amplified by us giving up about 15 metres going for the choke tackle and just getting driven instead of putting the man down.

Re: England vs Fiji - Sat 3.15pm

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:59 pm
by badback
Why do they keep on kicking the ball away. !!!

Re: England vs Fiji - Sat 3.15pm

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 5:00 pm
by Mr Mwenda
badback wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:59 pm Why do they keep on kicking the ball away. !!!
Ford is a tactical genius, pulling all the strings.

Re: England vs Fiji - Sat 3.15pm

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 5:00 pm
by 16th man
Sigh.

Re: England vs Fiji - Sat 3.15pm

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 5:01 pm
by Mellsblue
You could see that turnover coming from a couple of phases beforehand…

Re: England vs Fiji - Sat 3.15pm

Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2023 5:01 pm
by Mellsblue
badback wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 4:59 pm Why do they keep on kicking the ball away. !!!
Cos’ if we don’t we can’t resource the ruck beyond a handful of phases…