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'95 back in the spotlight again, suzie at it again.
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<blockquote data-quote="Bada-Bing!" data-source="post: 796712" data-attributes="member: 70552"><p>I'm not going to check every single NZ supporter's post on here to see if they acknowledge their 2007 team's lack of a team B. </p><p>But it seems to be a myth perpetuated that still holds true in most, if not all NZ supporters minds, not to acknowledge this failing/contribution to their own demise. Who is to say even had the team got through and got a different referee in the semi or final, that this deficiency in this team would not have been exposed. I just remember watching that match and thinking why don't the ABs go for the drop goal - being only 2 points behind and yet they still kept trying to bash at France and hope they would get a try. </p><p></p><p>I remember talking to one Kiwi/AB fan in a Cardiff pub when watching the SA-Wales QF, which Barnes was reffing and all he went on about was Barnes and how bad he was in this match. We then got talking about the 2007 QF and again it was all Barnes' fault. When I mentioned the ABs lack of plan B, McCaw's relative lack of experience at that stage as captain of his AB career and not going for the drop goal, he went a bit quiet. </p><p></p><p>I'm not excusing Barnes's performance that day or appointment, but a bit of balance (see Larksea's post)when acknowledging that AB team of 2007 had no plan B needs to be added.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bada-Bing!, post: 796712, member: 70552"] I'm not going to check every single NZ supporter's post on here to see if they acknowledge their 2007 team's lack of a team B. But it seems to be a myth perpetuated that still holds true in most, if not all NZ supporters minds, not to acknowledge this failing/contribution to their own demise. Who is to say even had the team got through and got a different referee in the semi or final, that this deficiency in this team would not have been exposed. I just remember watching that match and thinking why don't the ABs go for the drop goal - being only 2 points behind and yet they still kept trying to bash at France and hope they would get a try. I remember talking to one Kiwi/AB fan in a Cardiff pub when watching the SA-Wales QF, which Barnes was reffing and all he went on about was Barnes and how bad he was in this match. We then got talking about the 2007 QF and again it was all Barnes' fault. When I mentioned the ABs lack of plan B, McCaw's relative lack of experience at that stage as captain of his AB career and not going for the drop goal, he went a bit quiet. I'm not excusing Barnes's performance that day or appointment, but a bit of balance (see Larksea's post)when acknowledging that AB team of 2007 had no plan B needs to be added. [/QUOTE]
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