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Subject: The excitement of it all!!

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DBJ

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Date Posted: 06:00:45 04/28/02 Sun
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A few points, and I hope that I am not tempting fate with these queries:

1. Is it fair that Aberavon have two games left after our last match against Bonymaen? Isn't this a little unfair due to the obvious advantage it brings? Surely, the WRU should ensure that the last match of the season are played at exact same times? I see that the Premiership mentioned that they would have explored the concept had Liverpool not lost at Spurs on Saturday. Sorry, my mistake - comparing an efficient league management with the WRU !?! But seriously, our management should approach the WRU.

2. As per another query on the website, is it tries or points difference that is critical if points awarded are level. Have we checked to ensure that the tables are correct since I'm sure that there have been articles in the Wales on Sunday previously where the WRU have confirmed that there published tables have been wrong!

3. As a team, we have been prone to some complacency at times this season. Shouting the score onto players is a vital aspect at this time of the season. Maybe we even need a member of the committee at Aberavon matches to ensure that we know exactly what we need to do? For instance, if Aberavon are losing at Merthyr on Wednesday (yes, highly unlikely - but anything is possible) should we play safety first rugby aganst Tondu at that same time rather than chasing tries? OK, maybe a little OTT, but surely we need to be fully informed at all times!

Good luck boys, lets ensure we take unassailable leads and then run those tries in.

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[> Subject: Is there anything stopping us from rearranging our last two games so they coincide with Aberavons schedule, that is if our oppposition is willing?
Author: Dave M [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 10:39:03 04/28/02 Sun Author Host/IP: host213-1-101-114.in-addr.btopenworld.com/213.1.101.114

[> Subject: The final day of the season is may11th. This is Poolers free Saturday. All the other teams are playing already. Just bad luck I suppose

Author:
pooler fan
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Date Posted: 12:22:18 04/28/02 Sun
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>A few points, and I hope that I am not tempting fate
>with these queries:
>
>1. Is it fair that Aberavon have two games left after
>our last match against Bonymaen? Isn't this a little
>unfair due to the obvious advantage it brings? Surely,
>the WRU should ensure that the last match of the
>season are played at exact same times? I see that the
>Premiership mentioned that they would have explored
>the concept had Liverpool not lost at Spurs on
>Saturday. Sorry, my mistake - comparing an efficient
>league management with the WRU !?! But seriously, our
>management should approach the WRU.
>
>2. As per another query on the website, is it tries or
>points difference that is critical if points awarded
>are level. Have we checked to ensure that the tables
>are correct since I'm sure that there have been
>articles in the Wales on Sunday previously where the
>WRU have confirmed that there published tables have
>been wrong!
>
>3. As a team, we have been prone to some complacency
>at times this season. Shouting the score onto players
>is a vital aspect at this time of the season. Maybe we
>even need a member of the committee at Aberavon
>matches to ensure that we know exactly what we need to
>do? For instance, if Aberavon are losing at Merthyr on
>Wednesday (yes, highly unlikely - but anything is
>possible) should we play safety first rugby aganst
>Tondu at that same time rather than chasing tries? OK,
>maybe a little OTT, but surely we need to be fully
>informed at all times!
>
>Good luck boys, lets ensure we take unassailable leads
>and then run those tries in.

[> Subject: Some will argue that its an advantage for Afan to know what they need to do while others will argue that its better to have the points on the board as it puts pressure on the chasing team (as Afan did over Dunvant last year). You could argue that it was unfair that Pontypool played a Merthyr 2nd XV and scored a few tries more than they might have against the 1st XV. What I'm saying it that its swings-n-roundabouts and both sides just have to get on with what the got. Good luck for the remainder of the season although I obviously want Aberavon to pip you! If they dont, all the best against Caerphilly!

Author:
Wizards Statto
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Date Posted: 02:25:05 04/30/02 Tue
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