actually it was LS 26 Esher 31 but the outcome is still the same. It was 19-26 near the end with a score either way deciding the relegated team! Good job it was on TV....
Post by Gerald the Fish on Apr 21, 2012 18:53:26 GMT
This was one of the few away games this season I haven't been to and was depressed about not being able to make it. I'm kind of glad now I didn't go, I'd have been well miffed to have travelled all that way for that result. I know it was the last game etc but how the hell Plymouth were 30 points better I'll never know. I know we've got form for not turning up in the early stages of some games but that is one of the heaviest defeats this season. Still if it's any consolation i went to watch Moseley Oak stuff Bridgnorth off the park. Think it was 38 25 (ish) by the end.
If they were running all those points thru the 13 channel -it will be bye bye to JA. I don't think Maggs has forgiven him for Nottingham performance & similar score line yet.
Incidentally, I was disappointed with that last kick penalty for scottish last week (when I thought we turned off at the end)-that point has kept them up !
Post by Littlemissminx on Apr 21, 2012 21:03:06 GMT
Can I just point out that JA played against Nottingham with a broken thumb! I was at the game today and we Made Plymouth look good, I can honestly say that all We wanted was that bonus some could finish top but we definitely didn't seem Bothered at all. JA had a good game today
Incidentally, I was disappointed with that last kick penalty for scottish last week (when I thought we turned off at the end)-that point has kept them up !
I initially thought this too but LS picked up two BP's today so it wasn't definitive
Just when we thought they had got it all together at last they do what they have done all season, if the match does not have a lot riding on it, they just go through the motions. As a result they dissopointed the fans, made a not very good Plymouth side look good and made themselves? Well you can draw your own conclusions but this was one of their heaviest defeats of the season and it should not have been. Our last try showed how they can play, it was on of their best/slickest all season. Why couldn't they have played like that for all of the game? Total dissopointment for the fans who made the long journey and a chance to give the home fans an opportunity to have the last laugh at their/our expence. One Plymouth fan even asked if we had in fact sent our 1st team. Embarrassing. Other bad point of the day? We still have to go to LS next season although Esher must have put up one hell of a fight, but following the score at that game during the 2nd half of our game helped to keep our spirits up a little bit while it looked as though Esher might perform one of the greatest escapes in the history of the Championship League. Good luck to them in Nat. 1. Lets not forget though, they were by far the worst team in the Championship this year. Good points of the day? The company of the Moseley fans that made the long journey was as usual something not to be missed, a great crowd. And my 2nd favourite subject after the rugby, the food, was as good as ever, the Beef Stew and Dumplings and, I am told, the Curry being particularily well received, the pasties though only coming 3rd in my opinion behind those at Bristol 2nd and Pirates 1st. Even after a dissopointing last game I can still say I have had a thoroughly enjoyable season and cannot wait for the 2012/2013 season to begin. I'll be getting my season ticket and joining the MSA (What a job they have done this year. Thanks for that.) well in time for the new season. Only about 4 months to allow us to wind down from this season before next season starts. The way the team have wound us up on ocassions this yea it might not seem long enough but I am sure the time will drag. Gardening is no substitute. See you all next season. Come on you Mooooose and Mooooose supporters.
Good honest summary Ken. I hope the coaches pay attention to your comments and resolve these issues for next season. The fans who made the long trip and paid out a lot of money to do so deserved better. Wholly endorse your comments re the MSA. Don't overdo the gardening. See you next season.
I think Brian Dix's Mail report just about sums up the game on Sat. and Kevins explaination as to why what happened happened is probably right but it still does not stop me as a fan feeling a little let down having travelled to Plymouth and back in a day to see what I hoped would be a good game of Rugby. The side is far better than it made itself look and players of their caliber should play with pride and passion at every game not just go through the motions as they did on Sat. I bet teams in the Premier league are not allowed to have that mind set. Iv'e seen the pride and passion they can generate, they have probably won more second halves than any other team in the league even though the cause may have have looked lost at the time and I have come away from far more games feeling proud of the performance than I have feeling cheated, so for that reason I will be following them next season with the same enthusiasm as in the past. Just a quick one. Previous postings have refered to Jack Adams part in the game and I would rate it as VG considering the small amount of game time he has had this season. In fact I think it was his quick thinking that set up our brilliant last bonus try when he tap passed rather than take a tackle with the ball. Class play. Lets get behind the lads next season and try to persuade them that every game matters even if they are only playing for their pride. Come on you Mooooose.
it was a pity that we didn't perform, me and the other half made a long weekend of it and our apartment is within walking distance so much local ale (tribute) was embibed. maybe the lads weren't as up for it as the faithful would want, but with the job done and after a long hard season who can blame them? the fourth try was a gem and deserved the bonus point and top spot in pool C. Plymouth apparently (according to some locals) are like us, you never know what you're gonna get from one week to the next and they apparently had been putting in extra training after their 42-17 drubbing at Esher, so no real surprise they came out wanting it more than us. one question, how come Bevon Armitage has been an ever present for them and played well, when we couldn't get a performance out of him, that left me puzzled, they must be woefully short at 12/13 at Brickfields. I must say the locals were very friendly, we were sharing a couple of hipflasks with 2 of them, twickenham rules, tot every score, so as you would imagine some scotch got embibed with 12 tries, a couple of pens and all the conversions. hic! here's to next season, good luck to Michael Ellery and any others leaving and here's to a new (better?) season in september, what am I gonna do all summer, oh yeah my other passion Warwicks CCC.
Well you can draw your own conclusions but this was one of their heaviest defeats of the season and it should not have been. Our last try showed how they can play, it was on of their best/slickest all season. Why couldn't they have played like that for all of the game? Total dissopointment for the fans who made the long journey and a chance to give the home fans an opportunity to have the last laugh at their/our expence. One Plymouth fan even asked if we had in fact sent our 1st team. Embarrassing.
