Champions Cup Quarter Final - Clermont vs Northampton

[TommiG88]

No special intro, just a discussion thread for the game.

 

[91jmay]

Pack looks strong but worry about our back line.

 

[TommiG88]

Me too, but I'm hoping.

 

[TommiG88]

Me too, but I'm hoping.

And I prefer Kahn to Dickson.

Edit; accidentally quoted over edit.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Ouch big scrum.

 

[TommiG88]

Ouch big scrum.

They blamed corbs for that, I thought maafu lost his bind.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

ATM I would be worried if I was a Saints fan.

 

[TommiG88]

We are going to get destroyed I feel. We haven't got the backs to threaten Clermont.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

With North you had that player who could change the game against the flow. You don't have a player in the squad who could do that now.

Certainly wasn't double movement!

 

[TommiG88]

With North you had that player who could change the game against the flow. You don't have a player in the squad who could do that now.

I agree. And we don't seem to have signed a big player for next season either.

Definite try.

 

[TommiG88]

French are so good at cheating haha

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Saints' tackling is just terrible

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Oh lord!!!

At least Leicester was doing better last year

 

[goodNumber10]

Lacey ruining a perfectly good game again... And Clermont win... :/

 

[TommiG88]

We don't offer anything outside the pack. King can't do miracles with joe average backs.

Really don't see how Dickson is ahead of Kahn though.

 

[yaboyjj]

Dickson, Myler and Burrell aren't exactly a dynamic trio are they, no idea why Khan, Stephenson and Day are on the bench.
Looks like Saffecens are our only hope for the semi's (they know how to play knock out rugby though, fair play them)

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

This is going to be embarrassing.

 

[lynam1104]

Claremont are playing some great rugby.

 

[TommiG88]

Dickson, Myler and Burrell aren't exactly a dynamic trio are they, no idea why Khan, Stephenson and Day are on the bench.

Myler is a decent 10, nothing else.

From my reckoning, saints only have 1 marque player so I'm hoping we get another world class back next season. I'm not expecting it to happen though.

Burrell is an over rated centre.

 

[91jmay]

Clermont superb, I would say we have been awful but we've not been that good.