BR - angry

By Cherry Picker
April 2 2010

Just in case anybody was getting carried away by Gloucester’s improvement in the second half of the season and the constant trickle of good news that players are signing new contract deals, a 25-13 defeat at Newcastle Falcons should serve as a wake-up call, otherwise known as a kick up the collective backside.

If they play like that at home to Sarries on Saturday – or in any of their other remaining games, come to that – they’ll get another good kicking from a side who put 50 points in Newcastle last weekend.
Gloucester’s away record this season is a bad one, but Newcastle are just as bad at home and this was a game there to be won.
But the Falcons, desperate for safety points, were up for that game and deserved to win it.
Coach Bryan Redpath says he was astounded by the performance and the result, and so was everybody else. He told the BBC: "The players let themselves down.
"Newcastle controlled their possession and took their chances, and we made far too many errors. We coughed the ball up, but Newcastle didn't.
"At 10-6 it was anyone's game, but we let them get away from us."
Recent games had suggested that performances like this one, even allowing for the changes made to allow for three games in eight days, were unlikely to happen again.
Wrong.

It has happened again, and the only silver lining to the cloud cast by this game is that a midweek game in the far north didn’t attract many Cherry and White followers. Those who did go must have wondered what they had wasted their money on.

Forget talent, experience, pace and ability – Newcastle had more hunger for the game.
Having set a wildly ambitious target of a top four finish, Redpath says Glaws now need to win all four of their remaining games if they are to finish in the top six – if they finish in the top four, we can all be convinced that the age of miracles is not over.
Kiwi fly-half Jimmy Gopperth kicked six penalties and a conversion of Tom Biggs’s early try while Glaws struck with a second-half try from Tim Taylor and a conversion and two penalties from Nicky Robinson.

Glaws must respond to Falcons wake-up call

Discussion started by Shedloads (IP Logged), 02/04/2010 16:36

Shedloads
02/04/2010 16:36

What do you think? You can have your say by posting below.
If you do not already have an account Click here to Register.

Reply Quote Report

cheerycherry
03/04/2010 03:51

Considering the side put out for Sarries at home, as opposed to the side that failed to turn up at Falcons, I have a horrible feeling Glaws have got it wrong and targetted the wrong game.

Reply Quote Report

Two Sheds
03/04/2010 10:21

I hope you're wrong ... but I think you're right.

Reply Quote Report

Message List Search Log In

Your Name:
Subject:

We record all IP addresses on the Sportnetwork message boards which may be required by the authorities in case of defamatory or abusive comment. We seek to monitor the Message Boards at regular intervals. We do not associate Sportnetwork with any of the comments and do not take responsibility for any statements or opinions expressed on the Message Boards. If you have any cause for concern over any material posted here please let us know as soon as possible by e-mailing abuse@sportnetwork.net