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To be fair I didn't hear the attendance, but was certainly more fuller than the past few games, which fair enough were cup games. Yes it was an important match, but I honestly feel many have given up. The break in league fixtures didn't come at the right time for us, and a hell of a long break too. Any bit of confidence they had before last night must certainly be drained now. Hanging on by their fingertips for sure.
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Quins hit us from the start, got early points on the board. The Varndell injury and then having our player binned just before HT were killer blows too. Again sloppy handling and poor decisions cost us. Can't say we were ever in the game even though it was close during much of the first half. Looked a fairly decent crowd, seemed a fair few Quins fans too. But this really felt like a huge nail in the coffin.
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Good question, to be honest I'm not sure. I guess he's been playing regularly so no problem with fitness as such, even though the game is quicker and more skillful at this level. I've no idea what sort of player he is, more of a box hanger I would imagine. He doesn't look overly tall so might not win much in the air. Defenders at this level will have a bit more about them than he is used to, also he hasn't had long to get to know his team mates, and to play him will we have to change formation and go 2 up top, and who do we drop? If we start him and then sub him off after an 'average' match without scoring people might see him as a flop, the Gasheads would love this too if we cared what they thought about OUR player. So better to have him on the bench, bring on around 60 minutes (depending on what the game is like). He's got a 30 minute taster of the lower end of the Championship, he would have been watching for an hour on the bench making him hungry for some action hopefully. So for me bench and then a used sub. You? Any other opinions anybody?
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Rugby clubs also issue their team selections days before games. Surely knowing the team you can guess tactics. Not sure what info could be given that could help in a game where, as @Tomarsesays, it could be affected by yellow cards or indeed injuries happening on the day. I would also think it would be hard to prove info had been passed, unless a recording was made, it's just one persons word against another. But they must think they have something as he has been sacked, or were they looking for an excuse to get rid anyway. Is he any good, maybe Bristol should take him!