Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November
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These rankings need an overhaul anyway. They have been running for long enough that the issues and imbalances have shown themselves.
Once a team gets to the top (as we have in past years) they only need to ensure that they don't lose heavily to the teams ranked 2 and sometimes 3 and they will stay there (a RWC loss counts as heavy). To climb back to being in contention to inflict a heavy loss on the top ranked you have to play the teams above you as you will get SFA points added to your total by beating those below you.
The reality of the current situation gets too absorbed into the long term tiny increments. For example the ABs could (in theory) inflict a complete thrashing by 40 points on Argentina (a team that has been performing against and beating teams above it), yet pick up no ranking points at all.
This isn't sour grapes because of where we have put ourselves. I could see this same situation for other teams when we were at the top. It takes the RWC double points to change anything. -
@NTA said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
@Hooroo said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
You'd get vertigo that high up....
Probably, but at least we're not at our lowest ever
Which is sad for us or yous guys?
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@Kirwan said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
Well the biggest thing in our favour is the Argies having to play NZ, OZ, NZ in consecutive weeks.
Should flatter any flaws we still have out there.
You'd like to think the Argies will be rooted after consecutive Tests - certainly they started a little flat against us.
But this week they won't have been on the piss.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
@Crucial said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
Jordie just doen't fit this plan at all.
There's a plan?
Not having a plan could be the plan.
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@Hooroo said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
@NTA said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
@Hooroo said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
You'd get vertigo that high up....
Probably, but at least we're not at our lowest ever
Which is sad for us or yous guys?
You guys of course - you're at your lowest rank ever I believe
Our lowest was 7th, highest was 2nd back in 2004 but think that was a different points system.Turns out South Africa never playing again makes them #1 for all eternity. Genius move.
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@Crucial said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
@Crucial said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
Jordie just doen't fit this plan at all.
There's a plan?
Not having a plan could be the plan.
AB Coaching meeting:
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@Crucial said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
@Crucial said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
Jordie just doen't fit this plan at all.
There's a plan?
Not having a plan could be the plan.
Explains no plan B then..
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
@Crucial said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
Jordie just doen't fit this plan at all.
There's a plan?
The plan is obvious to the fans who aren't critical of the AB's. It's the brutal meanies that think they know everything, but actually know nothing that can't see the plan.
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@Toddy said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
@Crucial said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
Jordie just doen't fit this plan at all.
There's a plan?
The plan is obvious to the fans who aren't critical of the AB's. It's the brutal meanies that think they know everything, but actually know nothing that can't see the plan.
Clearly Fozzie is a student of history. And Blackadder
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
@Crucial said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
@Crucial said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
Jordie just doen't fit this plan at all.
There's a plan?
Not having a plan could be the plan.
Explains no plan B then..
Plan B would then actually be Plan A if having no plan isn’t a plan. No wonder they are confused.
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@pakman said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
My bench:
Karl T/Coles/Lomax/Barrett(S)/Savea/TJP/Roane/Barrett(J)
TJ is only hanging around in case of injuries. I’m not a huge Weber fan at this level but surely they can see that TJ brings nothing at the moment. Every team knows to kick to the ABs right hand side and he can’t clear it.
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@Crucial said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
@pakman said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
My bench:
Karl T/Coles/Lomax/Barrett(S)/Savea/TJP/Roane/Barrett(J)
TJ is only hanging around in case of injuries. I’m not a huge Weber fan at this level but surely they can see that TJ brings nothing at the moment. Every team knows to kick to the ABs right hand side and he can’t clear it.
Wouldn't mind Weber getting more time. I've a hunch Reece might be a surprise.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
@Crucial said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
Jordie just doen't fit this plan at all.
There's a plan?
There's a vision. And one day players will see it (according to IF).
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@Kiwiwomble said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
this popped up in my feed, god how i'd love to just see some phases and pressure built
And he's trained to get closer to the posts, regardless!
Thanks for the blast from the past, great to see those players again, in form.
