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Re: Les Catalans

Post by nottinghamtiger » 15 Feb 2020, 22:34

casjunction wrote: 15 Feb 2020, 22:26 Hull and Huddersfield only unbeaten teams..
True, but they have only played twice. Nobody has played three and won three (yet). Hull have got Saints tomorrow so they have a tough game on their hands if they want to get three wins.
Huddersfield have missed a game they’ll need to catch up later in the year, and that’s never easy as it can impact on not only the re-arranged fixture but the one following too.

If we can win against Wakefield and Hull KR, we’ll be 4 from 5 and towards the top of the table.

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Re: Les Catalans

Post by MrRugby123 » 15 Feb 2020, 23:09

Watching the highlights on sky, cheyse Blair’s defence was atrocious.

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Re: Les Catalans

Post by nottinghamtiger » 15 Feb 2020, 23:14

MrRugby123 wrote: 15 Feb 2020, 23:09 Watching the highlights on sky, cheyse Blair’s defence was atrocious.
In Blair’s defence, he’s having to defend double the space and two players because Richardson’s gone AWOL.

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Re: Les Catalans

Post by casjunction » 15 Feb 2020, 23:20

Just seen Olpherts try it was a blinder!

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Re: Les Catalans

Post by Tamworth Tiger » 15 Feb 2020, 23:23

Fumper27 wrote: 15 Feb 2020, 22:33
Tamworth Tiger wrote: 15 Feb 2020, 20:52
Fumper27 wrote: 15 Feb 2020, 20:49
classycas57 wrote: 15 Feb 2020, 20:08
nottinghamtiger wrote: 15 Feb 2020, 19:48 Unfortunately the players just see the game as a boys’ weekend away.
The silver lining is that we almost always lose this fixture and still make the top end of the table.
Our next two games are now vitally important. Win them both and we are 4/5 with a difficult away trip done for the year. That would be a good start to the year.
We were never going to beat em away. They are too big for us
Wigan being “big” wasn’t a problem last week...
Not sure Wigan have that good a pack to be honest
Neither have Catalan but the poster used size as an excuse. It’s not like Millo, Watts, Mcmeeken & Griffin are midgets.
Fair enough . IMO it was always going to be a tough gig.. Team studded with star players, without a win, playing at home, backs to the wall after a lot of bad publicity and fresh after a week off.
Cas haven’t become world beaters after performing above the expectations of many in the first two games. Hopefully we have gained a bit of perspective from today.

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Re: Les Catalans

Post by MrRugby123 » 15 Feb 2020, 23:24

nottinghamtiger wrote: 15 Feb 2020, 23:14
MrRugby123 wrote: 15 Feb 2020, 23:09 Watching the highlights on sky, cheyse Blair’s defence was atrocious.
In Blair’s defence, he’s having to defend double the space and two players because Richardson’s gone AWOL.
Fair enough, not worrying really not many teams get a result at Catalan, no injuries hopefully from the game and players coming back aswell. Big game on Friday which we should win and hopefully pick up a result at HKR that would put us 4/5 and a steady start to the season.

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Re: Les Catalans

Post by Nu Shooze » 15 Feb 2020, 23:39

Some very soft defense on show

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Re: Les Catalans

Post by nottinghamtiger » 15 Feb 2020, 23:40

casjunction wrote: 15 Feb 2020, 23:20 Just seen Olpherts try it was a blinder!
Looked like a race-horse with blinkers on, only focused on the finishing line.

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Re: Les Catalans

Post by Fumper27 » 15 Feb 2020, 23:51

Highlights on Sky are a disgrace. Almost 3 minutes of Israel Folau including the first 50 seconds dedicated to him walking out at the start of the game

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Re: Les Catalans

Post by Fumper27 » 15 Feb 2020, 23:51

nottinghamtiger wrote: 15 Feb 2020, 23:40
casjunction wrote: 15 Feb 2020, 23:20 Just seen Olpherts try it was a blinder!
Looked like a race-horse with blinkers on, only focused on the finishing line.
That’s because he has no peripheral vision....

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Re: Les Catalans

Post by nottinghamtiger » 15 Feb 2020, 23:54

Fumper27 wrote: 15 Feb 2020, 23:51
nottinghamtiger wrote: 15 Feb 2020, 23:40
casjunction wrote: 15 Feb 2020, 23:20 Just seen Olpherts try it was a blinder!
Looked like a race-horse with blinkers on, only focused on the finishing line.
That’s because he has no peripheral vision....
Not such a bad thing. If Greg Eden didn’t have peripheral vision, he wouldn’t throw stupid passes.

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Re: Les Catalans

Post by tigerfeat » 16 Feb 2020, 08:53

Catalans are a good team on there day especially at home equally they could go to Hull in there next match and get 40 put on them
Sometimes best just to say best team won and get revenge on them latter in season
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Re: Les Catalans

Post by tigerfeat » 16 Feb 2020, 08:56

Apparently full RL investigation to take place over Cas fans not being allowed to wave the rainbow flags they brought with them to the game
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Re: Les Catalans

Post by Fumper27 » 16 Feb 2020, 10:58

tigerfeat wrote: 16 Feb 2020, 08:56 Apparently full RL investigation to take place over Cas fans not being allowed to wave the rainbow flags they brought with them to the game
I appreciate the investigation but those Cas supporters only took those flags to antagonise the current situation and give more air time to Israel Folau and his “beliefs”.

How many rainbow flags have been waved down the lane in the past?? None would be my guess. They certainly weren’t on show to support Gareth Thomas or Keegan Hirst when they came to town, were they?? Therefore, in my opinion, the hypocrisy of it speaks volumes.

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Re: Les Catalans

Post by CasRus » 16 Feb 2020, 11:27

Just seen the highlights and Cas's defence was unacceptable in my eyes !

There was only one Catalan try that was of their good play (however that was as a result of Richardson committing to coming out of the defence line) and the rest were the result of Cas's soft amateurish defence.

Clare's position under the high ball for the Falou try was not exactly where he should have been, McMeeken was ball watching and not player watching when they burst through to make that try and Blair's pathetic attempt to collar Tomkins (of all players!) was totally pathetic.

I'm hoping DP can sort this out as that is not a good sign for the future defensively if that continues !

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Re: Les Catalans

Post by Lofthouse Tiger » 16 Feb 2020, 11:42

Fumper27 wrote: 16 Feb 2020, 10:58
tigerfeat wrote: 16 Feb 2020, 08:56 Apparently full RL investigation to take place over Cas fans not being allowed to wave the rainbow flags they brought with them to the game
I appreciate the investigation but those Cas supporters only took those flags to antagonise the current situation and give more air time to Israel Folau and his “beliefs”.

How many rainbow flags have been waved down the lane in the past?? None would be my guess. They certainly weren’t on show to support Gareth Thomas or Keegan Hirst when they came to town, were they?? Therefore, in my opinion, the hypocrisy of it speaks volumes.
Absolutely spot on Fumper. Some people in this day and age just want to make a big deal out of things for the sake of it.

Let’s see how many “Cas fans” wave their flags next week against Wakey. Anything just for attention some people.

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Re: Les Catalans

Post by gateman » 16 Feb 2020, 12:16

our players go from heroes to zero in a week , it was always going to be a big ask to go over to France and come back with the two points on the day we were beaten with the better side, i will be getting worried if we get nothing out of our next two matches

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Re: Les Catalans

Post by blinkstudios » 16 Feb 2020, 12:36

This is the frustrating thing about watching Cas INCONSISTENCY. How the defensive effort can change so much within a week is very poor. Wasnt expecting to win to be honest but some of those tries let in were very weak. Anyway I expect better next week against Wakey. We wont win any silverware if we are inconsistent ie we have been poor in all the games at back end of the seasons that actually meant something ie WINNING SOME TROPHIES.

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Re: Les Catalans

Post by braytontiger » 16 Feb 2020, 12:53

Tbh it’s becoming a fixture like saints away for whatever reason we just don’t show our form. Catalan have some outstanding players and when they click they are a very good side.

I can’t really comment on the performance as I wasn’t there but going from DPs post match interview we were slow out of the blocks and that is quite simply down to poor attitude, anyone that’s ever played the game will tell you that 90% of games are won and lost in the first few minutes.

We can’t change the result so let’s just hope it’s a blip and we can put in a performance on Friday.

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Re: Les Catalans

Post by Lofthouse Tiger » 16 Feb 2020, 13:28

I have never heard anyone, wether they played the game or not, ever say what you are suggesting. Having watched and listened for over 50 years not once.


However, I do often see some people that “Have played the game” insinuate that they know more than those that didn’t or haven’t played the game just because they played the game. Most of these types obviously weren’t good enough to make it but like to remind us that they “Played the game”.

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