Premiership 24/25 - Round 5

[TRF_Olyy]

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[Geordie]

Well at least Exeter will get their season off to a start this weekend.

 

[Which Tyler]

Loving this season.
Never look at the fixtures and think "phew, really ought to be winning this"

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Saints vs sale, no idea. We have tons of injuries, sale seem to be getting a lot of theirs back. Think we either run round then or get smashed by their physicality.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Yeah, really tough one to call - hopefully we can win the battle up front, I know that's where you're suffering the most atm, and it all goes from there

Don't think we've any more returners this week - just a couple more clarifications (Reed 50/50, Ford back in training, Schonert a setback so maybe another month added to his time off, and JLdP being assessed week on week as he's having headaches but it might actually be due to a neck issue they've discovered rather than lingering concussion, so seeing a specialist)

Would imagine we'll put out the same 23 as vs Newcastle (with Reed the only 50/50), though I'd rather we went 5:3 rather than 6:2

 

[Scotty]

Well at least Exeter will get their season off to a start this weekend.

God I hope so we need a win badly but I know so do your guys.

If Slade has been named in the AI training squad then does that mean he should be fit this round? Surely he will get a couple of games if he's been named.

 

[OllyM97]

Winners this weekend:
Exeter
Northampton
Bristol
Bath
Gloucester


Really want Falcons to get a W from somewhere but sadly the gulf in class between them and the rest is too big at the moment - even a struggling Chiefs team who are poor travellers should have enough to put them away with a bit in hand.

Saints/Sale and Bristol/Sarries I genuinely don't have a clue about. Picking Saints over Sale is probably a bit of a punt given their injury list, but they've still got a brilliant back division. I think Bristol will carry on the momentum and pip Sarries in a very close one.

I think Bath will have too much for Quins who will struggle to replicate their performance against Saracens.

As for predicting Gloucester to beat Leicester?. Well it's Glaws, they are hopelessly inconsistent, and winning at Welford Road after shipping 55 at home to Bath would be Gloucester all over. Plus they have beaten Bristol and pushed Sale close away from home.

 

[West Country Wail]

I'm off to the Falcons game because I want to be there at the moment when the tanker starts to turn or experience the clubs lowest point in over a decade. Disaster tourism. £17 though so....

 

[Scotty]

I'm off to the Falcons game because I want to be there at the moment when the tanker starts to turn or experience the clubs lowest point in over a decade. Disaster tourism. £17 though so....

Tbh we were within 1 score for 3 of the games, this season seems a disaster and feels like it but we have also lead and looked good for alot of the tigers and Bristol game.

We ain't winning this season but it isn't over. I bloody hope Slade comes back at 13.