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Re: 1872 Cup Runners Up
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 3:24 pm
by Big D
Home to Zebre
Round 1: LI A
Round 2: Krazny A
Away to Treviso
Away to Kings
Round 3: LI H (Myreside)
Round 4: Krazny H (Myreside)
Home v Glasgow
Leinster at home
Round 5: Stae Francais H (Murrayfield)
Round 6: Stae Francais A
Into 6N
Re: 1872 Cup Runners Up
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 3:51 pm
by Adder
Round 2: Krazny A Fili Stadium, Moscow .... Saturday 21st October 2017... hmmmm
But entering Russia is a Visa nightmare.
Re: 1872 Cup Runners Up
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 4:06 pm
by Big D
Adder wrote:Round 2: Krazny A Fili Stadium, Moscow .... Saturday 21st October 2017... hmmmm
But entering Russia is a Visa nightmare.
1000 capacity and I doubt there'll be many travelling from either team. Go for it.
Re: 1872 Cup Runners Up
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 4:16 pm
by Adder
Big D wrote:Adder wrote:Round 2: Krazny A Fili Stadium, Moscow .... Saturday 21st October 2017... hmmmm
But entering Russia is a Visa nightmare.
1000 capacity and I doubt there'll be many travelling from either team. Go for it.
Really want to visit Moscow as well. but the GF won't be too pleased at being left alone with the monkey again.
I will drop some subtle hints
Re: 1872 Cup Runners Up
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2017 8:30 pm
by Cameo
Edinburgh team up. Three changes. Kinghorn, Fife and Bradbury in. Darcy Graham getting another start which is promising
Re: 1872 Cup Runners Up
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 1:02 pm
by General Zod
Adder wrote:Round 2: Krazny A Fili Stadium, Moscow .... Saturday 21st October 2017... hmmmm
But entering Russia is a Visa nightmare.
How bad is it? Am thinking of going to Kaliningrad in October/November for a few days.
Re: 1872 Cup Runners Up
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 1:56 pm
by Croft_No.5
Start the process now!!
Re: 1872 Cup Runners Up
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 2:02 pm
by Adder
General Zod wrote:Adder wrote:Round 2: Krazny A Fili Stadium, Moscow .... Saturday 21st October 2017... hmmmm
But entering Russia is a Visa nightmare.
How bad is it? Am thinking of going to Kaliningrad in October/November for a few days.
Well I've never been, but my ex would go regularly. It's quite a slow process, you have to receive an official invitation (hotel/ friend) and it's quite pricy. Not really worth it for a couple of days.
Re: 1872 Cup Runners Up
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 8:03 pm
by Adder
Re: 1872 Cup Runners Up
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 8:54 pm
by hugh_woatmeigh
I know they're just pre-season games and I haven't even seen a single second of that match but high level - scraping past a poor team & low scoring affair sounds pretty familiar. At least it's a win I suppose.
Re: RE: Re: 1872 Cup Runners Up
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 9:56 pm
by Guest
[quote="hugh_woatmeigh"]I know they're just pre-season games and I haven't even seen a single second of that match but high level - scraping past a poor team & low scoring affair sounds pretty familiar. At least it's a win I suppose.[/quote] Check out the half backs
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Re: 1872 Cup Runners Up
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 9:50 am
by Cameo
hugh_woatmeigh wrote:I know they're just pre-season games and I haven't even seen a single second of that match but high level - scraping past a poor team & low scoring affair sounds pretty familiar. At least it's a win I suppose.
Yeah, I'd prefer them to lose 38-34 and at least show their attack was working. Still, werent you calling for a no nonsense, back to basics coach to knock some sense into them? This is what you get.
I still think theyl do ok this season. 3rd or 4th in the conference and better all round performances
Re: 1872 Cup Runners Up
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 11:44 am
by hugh_woatmeigh
Cameo wrote:hugh_woatmeigh wrote:I know they're just pre-season games and I haven't even seen a single second of that match but high level - scraping past a poor team & low scoring affair sounds pretty familiar. At least it's a win I suppose.
Yeah, I'd prefer them to lose 38-34 and at least show their attack was working. Still, werent you calling for a no nonsense, back to basics coach to knock some sense into them? This is what you get.
I still think theyl do ok this season. 3rd or 4th in the conference and better all round performances
Edinburgh won't be fixed overnight - it's just hard to get excited about their performances.
I still cannot believe they didn't go for Jackson or Hastings themselves.
Re: 1872 Cup Runners Up
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 5:21 pm
by General Zod
Don't know what sort of team Newcastle put out, but I think they'll be decent this season.
Win's a win, I suppose.
Re: RE: Re: 1872 Cup Runners Up
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 7:23 pm
by Big D
The SRU/Dobson/Johnson were never ever signing off on Hastings to Edinburgh.
They (Scott Johnson and RC) should be looking to identify a non SQ 10 for next season.
Edinburgh also don't have the depth of good players to be missing some of the players they currently are. It's a long term project but they beat what looks close to a full strength Newcastle side with a team missing several of their likely preferred 23; 3 international LHs, Ford, Nel, Toolis, Watson (currently miles better than Hardie), Fruean, Bennett, Hoyland and possibly the big Saffa winger. Even Burleigh too not that we rate him.
So there are positives in that they won even if a friendly, gave plenty boys a run out, have a load of their better players to come back and Bradbury picked up his 1st win as a captain.
And, whilst it isn't pumping a shite dragons side (their defence was abysmal in highlights) it also isn't getting pumped 55-15 by Northampton.
It's a starting point that can, and will need to be built off. If Bradbury is to be captain, it was good for him and Cockerill to get wins. Next will be getting their 1st competitive win.
Re: 1872 Cup Runners Up
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 7:40 pm
by Mikey Brown
Bradbury seems pretty young and erratic to be a captain but d be delighted to be proven wrong. He's got the raw materials.
Re: RE: Re: 1872 Cup Runners Up
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2017 9:27 am
by Big D
Mikey Brown wrote:Bradbury seems pretty young and erratic to be a captain but d be delighted to be proven wrong. He's got the raw materials.
RC hasn't named a captain yet. Rumour and comments suggest he is going to appoint a younger member of the team.
Re: 1872 Cup Runners Up
Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2017 6:25 pm
by Big D
Mark Palmer tweeting that Bradbury is Cockerills man.
Re: 1872 Cup Runners Up
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 10:22 am
by OptimisticJock
That's..... interesting.
Looking forward to the season starting and actually intend to go to a few games now that Embra seems to be heading in the right direction.
Re: 1872 Cup Runners Up
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 4:47 pm
by Cameo
All confirmed now. Hopefully will be good for him.
Am I misremembering but was alleged lack of workrate not meant to be why he got dropped after his first Scotland cap? Not daying he is lazy but vaguely remembering hearing something like that on here
Re: 1872 Cup Runners Up
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 4:49 pm
by Adder
Workrate at the rucks and on the floor
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Re: 1872 Cup Runners Up
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 7:39 pm
by Adder
Re: 1872 Cup Runners Up
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 7:40 pm
by Adder
in other news :
Re: RE: Re: 1872 Cup Runners Up
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 10:03 pm
by Big D
Adder wrote:in other news :
Aye, Grant not impressing apparently.
Re: 1872 Cup Runners Up
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2017 10:11 pm
by OptimisticJock
Is he attached to anybody?