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Glaws heading for another trip to Twickers?
By Cherry Picker April 28 2008
The last two weeks of the Guinness Premiership are going to provide a grandstand finish to a long, hard season. Shedloads has taken a look at the remaining fixtures involving the six teams fighting for the four play-off places and has decided it’s head on the block time by making some predictions on the outcome.
After finishing top of the table last season before losing out in the play-off final at Twickenham, Gloucester have a chance to repeat that table-topping feat, but this time they’ll hope for a better result – and a better performance – at Twickers.
Finishing in the top two is important as the winners are at home to the fourth team in the play-offs, while the runners-up are at home to the third-placed team. The current table (demonstrating how important bonus points are, especially for Glaws) reads:
             P         W        D          L           F          A        TB        LB        Pts

Glaws   20        13         0          7          518       354       7          7          66

Bath     20        14         0          6          454       358       5          2          63

Wasps 19        12          2          5          505       393       5          3          60

Quins   20        12         0          8          436       386       6          6          60

Sale     20        13         0          7          451       341       4          3          59

Tigers   20        12         0          8          483       372       5          5          58

 

Next weekend, the big games, with our predictions, are

 

Bath v Saracens – Bath win

Quins v Sale – Quins win

Wasps v Glaws – Glaws win (we are biased)

Falcons v Tigers – Tigers win

 

The following midweek, Wasps play their game in hand away to Newcastle Falcons (which Wasps will win), then on the last day of the season the games are:

 

Glaws v Bath – Glaws win

Leeds v Wasps – Wasps win

Tigers v Quins – Tigers win

Sale v L Irish – Sale win

 

It's going to be close, but our predictions suggest it looks as if Glaws v Bath on the last day could decide it and while supporters of both clubs have had their day in the past, what a tremendous advert for the strength of the game in this part of the country that fixture is going to be. Pity they can’t shift Twickenham to Kingsholm for the day to get everybody who wants to watch the game into the ground, but what a play-off final it would be between the pair.
Glaws have had their sticky moments and the teams below them won’t just roll over,  but they have it in their hands to finish top (tghey could even lose at Wasps and finish top by beating Bath). Then, with no outstanding team like last season’s Tigers to beat, the rest is up to them.
Look out Twickers, we’re on the way back.
BY THE way, the table above shows that Glaws have earned more bonus points than any other team this season with 14, their closst rivals Quins with 12 while second top Bath only have seven.

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29 Apr, 2008 00:40 Report
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Glaws have a shocking record away at Wasps. Wasps could conceivably get ten points from their remaining games and I cant see Glaws gaining more than five. In true Glaws style Its going to be tense!

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Wasps could conceivably get 15 points from their remaining games.

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Totally forgot Wasps still have to travel to Newcastle. May as well not bother travelling and just take the points considering the state Falcons are in

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Given your history at Wasps. albeit Wasps have a dire one at Newcastle usually losing to the last kick of the game, it seems more likley Glaws v BAth will decide which gets a home SF and potentially set up a repeat for the following week!

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Would be a shame if Glaws v Bath was a semi because I would rather play Wasps at Kingsholm than potentially meet them at Twickers

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