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<blockquote data-quote="Big Ewis" data-source="post: 684969" data-attributes="member: 57076"><p>Well speaking of BS, that's coz Sale doesn't win its league, does it. In the Top 14 you lose one game at home, you're out basically. When you see La fukkng Rochelle putting 40 past Tier 1 Top 14 clubs, you start to get the kind of environment it is. Toulon need to stay ahead and get all the points they can, and because their ambitions are so elite, that includes wins away too, which they've acquired already. They only now got to the top of the table, which is late for them, and one faux pas and they're below their biggest rival Clermont, and possibly others. They've fielded local homegrown products and that's good enough imo but they could've had all int'ls (foreigner, or French). They can't fk around, not that single time even. Their culture of win-it-allness and sheer excellence won't allow a single slip, they can't just field 3rd stringers in the front row throughout and academy espoirs ? That's just bunkers, there's a world of difference in level.</p><p></p><p>Go see Laporte, look at him in the whites of the eyes and tell him "Hell, Sale put out academy tight 5s you know". I'm sure he'll take that notion very much at heart.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Ewis, post: 684969, member: 57076"] Well speaking of BS, that's coz Sale doesn't win its league, does it. In the Top 14 you lose one game at home, you're out basically. When you see La fukkng Rochelle putting 40 past Tier 1 Top 14 clubs, you start to get the kind of environment it is. Toulon need to stay ahead and get all the points they can, and because their ambitions are so elite, that includes wins away too, which they've acquired already. They only now got to the top of the table, which is late for them, and one faux pas and they're below their biggest rival Clermont, and possibly others. They've fielded local homegrown products and that's good enough imo but they could've had all int'ls (foreigner, or French). They can't fk around, not that single time even. Their culture of win-it-allness and sheer excellence won't allow a single slip, they can't just field 3rd stringers in the front row throughout and academy espoirs ? That's just bunkers, there's a world of difference in level. Go see Laporte, look at him in the whites of the eyes and tell him "Hell, Sale put out academy tight 5s you know". I'm sure he'll take that notion very much at heart. [/QUOTE]
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