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No 7 ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 10 Oct 2011 Location: LONDON Status: Offline Points: 1873 |
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Just watched Bristol v Bath and Rich Lane ex Bedford winger was outstanding in a local Derby in front of 26,000 crowd and a 101 points scored. |
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Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.
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KnightsBoy ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 31 Oct 2010 Location: Doncaster Status: Online Points: 2795 |
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Pity the championship doesn't help to produce one or two more players for the prem, Bull đź’© Bill might take notice
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cheshire exile ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 05 Feb 2009 Status: Online Points: 2495 |
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Very surprised at the lack of posts after yesterday’s matches, in particular a crowd of 4,000 at Coventry watching an incredibly tight game won by a largely crowdfunded young Pirates side.
In contrast the first televised Premiership match saw a winless Falcons lose their 12th league game in succession.
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Camquin ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 01 Jun 2007 Location: Cambridge Status: Online Points: 11284 |
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I had meant to post after Cambridge's win, but after a celebratory
beer at the club, I only got home just before the wife served dinner. Caldy
won the toss and took the wind. But Cambridge won the ball, and put
together a sequence of phases before scoring in the corner. But,
despite more pressure, a Cambridge infringement let Caldy kick to the
corner and set up the catch and drive, which they converted to take a
slight lead. Cambridge put together a flowing move to score a second try, only to be matched by Caldy - so the visitors went in 12-14 up. In
the second half, Cambridge looked after the ball much better, scoring
three unanswered tries. An early one by the backs, followed by two catch
and drive tries by the forwards, The
Cambridge pack was more on the referee's wavelength, I am not going to
say whether the ref was correct - that is a mug's game. Those in black
obviously would not agree. But especially
in the second half, we seemed to make fewer errors, won more penalities,
and therefore put more pressure on our opponents. And that makes rugby a
simple game. Thanks to all the Caldy faithful who came down, it is always good to talk to real rugby supporters. Caldy are a great club, who have shown you can build a competitive side organically from within. |
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Rob C ![]() British and Irish Lion ![]() Joined: 26 Apr 2017 Location: Coventry Status: Offline Points: 192 |
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There seems to be a strange apathy over things of late. You could have heard a pin drop for a lot of the Cov game and there have been very few comments on any platforms since. The news that Cov are to play the England under 20 side in May has been met by one comment on our forum.
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Kimbo ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 31 May 2007 Location: 'incleh Status: Offline Points: 6377 |
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It's not just a Cov forum thing. Have you checked the Bedford one? Not a single response to any posts this year so far.
In general, rugby forums are dying - but that's down to those who don't respond any more. I don't think the Cov forum will be running much longer tbh, given the current lack of traffic.
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RobC ![]() First XV regular ![]() Joined: 01 Sep 2018 Location: Coventry Status: Offline Points: 67 |
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I appreciate the work that's gone into keeping the Cov forum going but I think it can be a bit hostile at times which might put some people off posting. However, even Twitter and Facebook have been very quiet since the match.
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FHLH ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Cambridge Joined: 19 Apr 2009 Location: Cambridge Status: Offline Points: 5331 |
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Cambridge forum is via Facebook and is not an in-depth analysis or opinion gathering - tends to be a bit sweet and cuddly rather than kipper round the chops
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"My father told me big men fall just as quick as little ones, if you put a sword through their hearts."
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Kimbo ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 31 May 2007 Location: 'incleh Status: Offline Points: 6377 |
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Who has been hostile Rob? And in what way? Let me understand.
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gerg_861 ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Jun 2017 Location: Ealing Status: Offline Points: 2615 |
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Is that U20 fixture to make up for the Jersey match? I was disappointed that Ealing didnt line up anything. Last year we got a couple of A team games during weekdays that were good fun.
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RobC ![]() First XV regular ![]() Joined: 01 Sep 2018 Location: Coventry Status: Offline Points: 67 |
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No offence meant Kimbo, it's mainly used by people who are protective of the club and not always conducive to posts that contain any criticism. That's just how I see it and so, whilst reading posts on the forum, I prefer to comment on other platforms...
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Kimbo ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 31 May 2007 Location: 'incleh Status: Offline Points: 6377 |
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That's slightly surprising, Rob. In all the years I've run it, I seriously don't recall, personally, rebuking anyone who has criticised the club. I have banned just the one poster (not a Cov supporter) several years ago, for serial borderline stuff that could have got both him and the site in trouble. But that's it. Anyway, as I've gone on record on there before in intending to wind it up (or at least pass it on) due to lack of engagement, perhaps it's time to do so - if your comment reflects the general feeling? How about you having a go at it? |
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Rob C ![]() British and Irish Lion ![]() Joined: 26 Apr 2017 Location: Coventry Status: Offline Points: 192 |
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Read my posts back Kimbo, I'm not saying you or any moderator has rebuked anyone? Some other posters can be quite defensive where the club is concerned - perhaps with reason at times, other times not. You are doing a great job and sorry if you think anything was aimed at you. Why would my comment reflect the general feeling? It's purely my view and no I don't want to do it thanks - I'll stick to doing the other things I do for the Supporters' Club.
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WEvans ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 08 Dec 2016 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 1456 |
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I would say the Coventry forum is amongst the mildest/sanest around. You only have to go to the SportNetwork sites to see some real echo chambers where comments that disagree with those of the regular few posters are made totally unwelcome.
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Kimbo ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 31 May 2007 Location: 'incleh Status: Offline Points: 6377 |
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Well, those are pretty much my feelings too. I've always done my best to foster reasonable discourse (sometimes having to bite my tongue, so to speak, quite hard) while trying to maintain the lightest touch. Which is why I was somewhat surprised by Rob's assessment of the activity/perceptions of some thereon. Of course there is 'always one' (mentioning no names) on every forum, but I always considered ours quite even-handed. I'd have thrown my hand in much earlier if I'd perceived it being otherwise.
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KnightsBoy ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 31 Oct 2010 Location: Doncaster Status: Online Points: 2795 |
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One of Donny's trys against Ealing Edited by KnightsBoy - 01 Feb 2024 at 09:04 |
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