DeeTillEhDeh Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Mark Connolly said: Yip, Hansen MOTM by a country mile Without him at the breakdown Ireland would have struggled. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binos Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Golden generation no triple crowns, no world cup semi finals, no six nations titles, no grand slams 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Utter dogshit 2nd half. Reminiscent of the bad old days. Worse case scenario today was that I thought even in defeat we could have given them something to think about regarding the WC, but I don't think they'll be worried. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Absolutely pumped. We made a lot of fairly basic errors at times today, and didn’t make the best of the few good opportunities we created. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Venom Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 9 minutes ago, Dunning1874 said: You'll see the same posters making the same points about refereeing in every Italy game as well, because Italy are clearly refereed in a different way to every other team in the tournament, Scotland included. Come the World Cup, you'll see Scotland benefiting from this against Tonga and Romania while suffering from it against Ireland and South Africa. There's no other sport where the referee has such a huge influence and it doesn't mean anyone is in denial about Ireland being a far better team than Scotland regardless. Yeah, I barely know the half of it about Rugby but there's a heck of a lot of reductionism going on here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Bodie said: Utter dogshit 2nd half. Reminiscent of the bad old days. Worse case scenario today was that I thought even in defeat we could have given them something to think about regarding the WC, but I don't think they'll be worried. Russell had one of his quietest games in a long time - that was down to getting very little quality possession - too often we looked rushed as Ireland blitzed almost every time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leggy Blonde Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Desperately disappointing second half performance from us. All went to shit when Duhan decided not to to jump for the kick chase. I’m not going to say anything about the ref cos he’s absolutely not the reason we lost today. Fair fucks to the Irish with all the injuries they sustained to take the game by the scruff of the neck. Mack Hansen especially was exceptional. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoBNob Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 9 minutes ago, Genuine Hibs Fan said: Who said anything about cheated? It's perfectly possible to think you've had a hard time from a referee and been beaten by a better team. Again, if you understood the sport you're pontificating on you would understand that this is how the sport is discussed. As mentioned earlier here l, Ireland fans were complaining about the referee on twitter earlier as well. It's really not that difficult to understand No one said the word cheated, the same posters just went on endlessly about the referee, as per whenever Scotland or Glasgow are losing. If the sport is discussed in this manner why isn't the referee the centre of discussion whenever Scotland or Glasgow are winning comfortably? It's not difficult to understand that when you come on this thread, and it's just incessant posts about the ref whenever the game isn't going our way it comes across poorly. The referee isn't close to being the reason we've lost that, yet he's made up the majority of the posts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucksburnDandy Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, Binos said: Golden generation no triple crowns, no world cup semi finals, no six nations titles, no grand slams Sums up Townsend and the players. Flashy but weak mentally 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honestly united Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 We didnt start the 2nd half that well, but we really switched off once Kellerher went off, whereas it seemed to galvanise Ireland 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binos Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 6 minutes ago, Leggy Blonde said: Desperately disappointing second half performance from us. All went to shit when Duhan decided not to to jump for the kick chase. I’m not going to say anything about the ref cos he’s absolutely not the reason we lost today. Fair fucks to the Irish with all the injuries they sustained to take the game by the scruff of the neck. Mack Hansen especially was exceptional. Duhan was horrendous today A tough lesson for him, went to pieces in the big game 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunning1874 Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 I know it went badly at times with Turner on as well and there were plenty of other issues today, but you surely can't keep picking a hooker as bad at lineouts as Brown. Ashman has to be ahead of him if only on the basis that he doesn't guarantee butchering set-pieces, and even Matthews can take a lineout properly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtual Insanity Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 People here are pretty miserable. We're playing in the first ever six nations to have the top 2 teams in the world, we outplayed France in Paris and were outplayed at home today. 2021 is the one that got away, but this team would have won the 2021 Championship. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leggy Blonde Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Hogg looks done as an attacking threat. Would like to see Kinghorn start against Italy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binos Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 5 minutes ago, BucksburnDandy said: Sums up Townsend and the players. Flashy but weak mentally He wants out now anyway it would seem Definitely time for someone new to get a run at coach, before Russell Hogg retire 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binos Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Virtual Insanity said: People here are pretty miserable. We're playing in the first ever six nations to have the top 2 teams in the world, we outplayed France in Paris and were outplayed at home today. 2021 is the one that got away, but this team would have won the 2021 Championship. f**k me Ifs buts maybes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genuine Hibs Fan Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 6 minutes ago, Grant228 said: No one said the word cheated, the same posters just went on endlessly about the referee, as per whenever Scotland or Glasgow are losing. If the sport is discussed in this manner why isn't the referee the centre of discussion whenever Scotland or Glasgow are winning comfortably? It's not difficult to understand that when you come on this thread, and it's just incessant posts about the ref whenever the game isn't going our way it comes across poorly. The referee isn't close to being the reason we've lost that, yet he's made up the majority of the posts. Paragraph 1 - You literally used the word cheated Paragraph 2 - you can watch the game without engaging with this thread if it winds you up so much. Why does it matter to anyone if the rugby thread of a Scottish football forum is negative about the referee. To whom does it "come across poorly?" Paragraph 3 - so what? Who cares? It's far less disruptive to the thread than boring wankers who don't even know the laws of the game going "you guys sure like talking about referees!" as it at least has some substance 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leggy Blonde Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 4 minutes ago, Binos said: Duhan was horrendous today A tough lesson for him, went to pieces in the big game For such a massive man he can’t tackle to save himself. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 I still don't understand why we play so flat and 1/2 out against their blitz defence, especially off slower ball. Coming from depth at greater speed makes it harder for the defender to just come flying up, and is more likely to create doglegs/gaps. When the defence is as efficient as Ireland's, surely even having a carrying pod either side of Finn is going to ask more questions, and force the defenders to make decisions rather than just fly up and smash. Big improvements needed before we play them again in the autumn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binos Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 Just now, Leggy Blonde said: For such a massive man he can’t tackle to save himself. He was out of position defensively, and weak under high ball 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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