Re: No Match Comments

On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 12:08:07 +0000, The Green Phantom
<ask@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>didgerman wrote:
>> The Green Phantom wrote:
>>
>>> -from Didge, unless I missed them, for a game where Glasgow came good.
>>> Admittedly it was against Edinburgh and both teams make an effort for
>>> this fixture.
>[...]
>
>> I was waiting for the superior Hutton report, so I could then add 'yeah,
>> that's right'.
>
>I think Hutton must have exams or something. He's gone very quiet of late.
>

I'm still coming down, so to speak, from the temporary culmination of
4 years of my life. That is I handed in my thesis a couple of months
go and have been thoroughly enjoying doing nothing.

As for the game, it was slightly unreal. The first 20 minutes or so
where pretty even, Edinburgh even slipped into a 6-3 lead but then
bam, Glasgow where up on Edinburgh's line. After taking 6 or 7
attempts to bash over the line in the same 3m area I screamed out at
the top of my lungs "FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SPREAD IT WIDE" (and I did
honestly say just that as there was a young family in front of me),
the ball awas promptly spread down the wing for J.B MKII to plunge
over on the left. Seemingly moments later Glasgow had a scrum, an
impressive pick-up and drive (are you wathcing Michael Owen?)
splintered Edinburgh's defense and allowed our tight head to plunge
over.

After that it got a bit silly. Glasgow RUTHLESSLY capitalised on
every Edinburgh mistake. Furthermore Glasgow totally out played and
muscelled Edinburgh at the breakdown. It reminded me of nothing less
than Wales vs New Zealand in that regard. Glasgow didn't contest all
the breakdowns but the ones they chose to contest almost always
resulted in a Glasgow turnover. This new defnse coach Mercer seems
pretty shit hot on first inspection.

Incidentaly, by far the loadest, and hearfeltm cheer from the Glasgow
bench came when Dan Parks - on as a substitute for the last 10 mins -
was given a tricky touch line conversion to take the score to 49 - 6.
When it went over you'd have been forgiven for thinking he'd just
stolen the match in injury time.

--
Alistair Hutton
.

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