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National 1 Latest scores-week 4 28th September. |
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SaleTown
Mini and Juniors Joined: 03 Sep 2024 Location: Sale Status: Offline Points: 3 |
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Not sure it is as bleak as it appears. This league gets harder season by season. Sale FC finished second (five points from promotion) and third (one point from promotion) in consecutive seasons then didn't win their first match in the following season until end of September and only one three games in the whole of September, October and November. We didn't lose many players from the previous season but the wheels fell off. Fortunately for us we managed to cobble them together to maintain our Nat 1 status. I suspect DMP will be fine.
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Storty
Academy player Joined: 28 Apr 2024 Location: Stortford Status: Offline Points: 25 |
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Front5-DMP seems like a similar story to Stortford this season. Recruitment seemed good and pre season went very well.
The 2 games I've been to (Blackheath and Plymouth) however they've been taken apart with ease. The standard does seem to get stronger each year. I wonder if there's a trickle effect from so many pro clubs going bust meaning a higher standard of player now plays Nat 1. Either way, very early days. Keep the faith.
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NorthernSpec
Mini and Juniors Joined: 09 Aug 2024 Location: Newcastle Status: Offline Points: 3 |
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Callum Pascoe……….. class player and a good scrum half is so influential to how a team runs.
Ollie Hodgson………..club captain. Both big boots to fill, and talent as such may be like for like with recruitment, what they brought regards the team and how it runs will be very hard to replace. Still early days. I would still suggest a mid table finish for DMP.
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front5
World Cup Winner Joined: 26 May 2017 Location: County Durham Status: Offline Points: 411 |
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Olly has not been as influential in last year or two with injuries and players coming in like Yarri and Will Jones Agree with Pascoe but Lee Dickson is assistant coach bet he can still pass a ball / control the game at this level. Garry Law is pivotal still. Either way I did not return season ticket and going to CLUB this Saturday so let’s hope for something different
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NorthernSpec
Mini and Juniors Joined: 09 Aug 2024 Location: Newcastle Status: Offline Points: 3 |
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OH may not have been as influential on the playing side due to injuries but being around the squad, setting standards, building confidence and passing on knowledge help the team mentally and builds towards a winning mindset. Like you said, it’s not necessarily the talent that is lacking it seems more of a mentality thing.
I’m sure Dickson can fling a ball around but last time I checked he wasn’t on the pitch playing. Again, CP and the young Douglas on loan from Falcons at scrum half may not be miles apart in skill set but when it comes to having control under pressure, having the right mindset and that win at all cost mentality CP is miles ahead with his years of experience under his belt which is so important in such a pivotal position. Like I said, early days, hopefully DMP will learn quickly and start picking up the wins.
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Rabbie Burns
World Cup Winner Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 3343 |
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Hey front 5 will be great to welcome you to Well Hall this weekend. Hopefully you will have a nice visit but not good if you catch my drift. As others have said this league changes in the blink of an eye
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So many Christians not enough Lions
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