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During a lengthy break in play in the first half,  Sinckler was in fairly animated conversation with the touch judge. He clearly felt that something was being missed or not dealt with fairly.

Carley wasn't great yesterday, he missed a few things and the way Leicester treated the offside line made me go mad! However, we were the superior team and it is a shame that we let them back in so cheaply.

I wonder what line up we will have on Friday at Sale? Hopefully not too different. I think this team can click if they are given the opportunity to.

I would go with the same starting side but Murley at 13 and Gabs out wide.  After that we have a little European break so a chance to rest a few and maybe get some of the wounded back.  Id be starting Musk in both European games, and Herron and Landajo.
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They weren’t singing. They were DJing in the North East corner.
That's what I thought. But on screen it just looked like two young women stood in a box, chatting to each other. One had headphones on.
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Thought DC was poor especially at the ruck when he was constantly waving his arms around, moaning to the ref and in general pretty slow getting the ball away and it wasn’t all to do with Tigers slowing the ball down.....

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That's what I thought. But on screen it just looked like two young women stood in a box, chatting to each other. One had headphones on.

In our group of about 30, the ages ranged from early 20s to late 60s and no one had a clue who that “entertainment” was aimed at. The only common theme was “hope they didn’t cost much”. Do Quins actually do any research before they book these acts as they’re normally rubbish?
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Maybe they don’t pay them and only book acts that need publicity.
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That's what I thought. But on screen it just looked like two young women stood in a box, chatting to each other. One had headphones on.

I happened to be looking over at them as the first track changed and I’m pretty sure neither of them was doing much of anything. Certainly didn’t look like they were mixing the tracks - I’d be fairy certain they played out a ready-made mix.
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I know, but it still seemed like Tigers were pushing early

That was in response to T-Bone's claim that it was fine on our put in. Some people are only seeing what they want to see - we were getting battered regardless of who was putting the ball in.

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Thought DC was poor especially at the ruck when he was constantly waving his arms around, moaning to the ref and in general pretty slow getting the ball away and it wasn’t all to do with Tigers slowing the ball down.....

Tigers kick.
Gabs catches the ball. 
Ruck number one.
Care passes to Lawday.
Ruck number two.
Care kicks.

Thank god I wasn't drinking a shot every time this happened...
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Surely those flame throwers have to go, must be creating huge amount of heat and increasing co2. Should be banned from all rugby matches if they want to at least appear environmentally friendly?

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Surely those flame throwers have to go, must be creating huge amount of heat and increasing co2. Should be banned from all rugby matches if they want to at least appear environmentally friendly?
Kept the first 14 rows warm though!

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Kept the first 14 rows warm though!

I could feel it in row 18, certainly! I think that they're pointless at the Premiership final, though. I was there last year, in row 2, and it was already hot enough without the flames going off a few metres away!
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Positives for me:
Lasike had a fantastic game at 12. I’m a fan of a big crash centre. He gets the nod from me over most of our midfield now. Ball carrying excellent. Excellent hands. Created space. Something we’ve been missing with Saili and Tapuai.
Gabs looks better and better each game. Good under the ball and defended well. There’s always that chance he’ll bust through the line which is exciting to anticipate, but his David Copperfield footwork draws players in. If he can offload better instead of having that wingers tunnel vision we’ll have acres of space.
Really enjoying Lawday, J Chisholm and Lewies. Robshaw - El Jefe - ‘nuff said.
Elia continues to prove solid at 2.
Marcus had another blinder.
Goneva played well but yet to set my world on fire.
Preferred Murley at 13 with Gabs and Goneva either side. That said, if Campagnaro had stayed on, Murley doesn’t start for me.

Negatives for me:
Danny Care needs to pick his audience better. He spends far too much time trying to exploit the opposition and not enough time exploiting our position. Stop trying to work the penalty and just play the game. Carley saw through him like a cheap shirt within the first 10 minutes but he continued to try to talk his way through the game. With DC whinging it means the ref won’t listen when Sinks has got a genuine issue. Carley is heard basically telling our lot to shut up so we’re clearly gobbing off far too much.
R Chisholm still feels like a liability. Good going forward but that’s not his role. Played better this match but only because Tigers didn’t press our 22.
Sinks cost us at least 10 points and if his mind is anywhere like his external persona he needs to go.

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Ibitoye certainly has one of his best defensive games. I was a bit worried when he came with May running at him but he certainly stepped up, more like that he can't be overly far from the England squad in a couple of years time.

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Agreed on Gabs. I had said before the game that I was worried about him against May, but he made May look pretty ordinary - and that's what we need him to do. That's a real positive, and we need some of those after conspiring to lose that game.
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