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Cookie

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This Is Not Soccer
« on: Saturday 15-Sep-2018, 18:15* »
Just back from a frustrating day at The Stoop. Our usual issues prevailed again, namely discipline and defence. It was as if nothing has changed. But that's another story.

My massive frustration is how the fans (and specifically the South Stand) are just descending into football-style boorish behaviour. Every decision the referee gave against us was harangued as if somehow we weren't guilty of anything (despite those of us with Ref Link hearing the ref repeatedly telling us not to do what we did). Clearly, they don't realise how many penalties we give away every week.

The crescendo was the ridiculous pantomime performance around the try that was overturned (incorrectly in my opinion) for Aled Brew's support running. Not sure if other stands were involved, but those around me seemingly wouldn't stop until the TMO was called upon. It was an ugly situation.

Some might say this is the fan's working for their team. I say it's a sad decline that is going to be difficult to reverse.

Add in booing, constant criticism of the referee (who I thought was fine) and abuse of the away fans and it's time to cough up more money to avoid the South Stand.
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RodneyRegis

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Re: This Is Not Soccer
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 15-Sep-2018, 18:20* »
I didn't care much about the try, although you are not supposed to obstruct players brew may as well have turned round and given him a hug. I was too busy booing Jamie Roberts who I shall see next Tuesday.
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« Reply #2 on: Saturday 15-Sep-2018, 18:36* »
Could not disagree more. That was passionate fans, voicing a collective opinion in support of their team. Quins notoriously gentlemanly. That’s great, but passion also required. We are not football fans, but cheering, supporting and collectively questioning a key part of a home support. I hope you did not sit silently. Players deserve our involvement. As a season ticket holder for a long time I was proud to hear the crowd as one.
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Zandini

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Re: This Is Not Soccer
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 15-Sep-2018, 18:37* »
I have noted that Cookie happiest when criticising. Much like on previous forum.

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Re: This Is Not Soccer
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 15-Sep-2018, 18:55* »
I thought the booing was poor and I'm unsure exactly what the law is around that type of obstruction but there's no denying it was about as much fun as we had all day.

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Re: This Is Not Soccer
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 15-Sep-2018, 18:57* »
I was part of the south stand making a hell of a racket and I feel we were well within our rights.
Running in front of a player clearly blocking him (while watching over the shoulder to make sure your definitely getting in his way) is definitely obstruction.
We didn’t get much home advantage and the stands took a stand (no pun intended) to try and change that. It worked and never before have I seen a whole stadium have to resort to such action to get a TMO  review.
I’m glad we did it and the fact he reviewed and agreed it was a penalty that got us 2 points in the end vidicates our actions.
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Re: This Is Not Soccer
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 15-Sep-2018, 18:57* »
Fantastic effort from the crowd. The fans game the team a massive lift and they responded by gaining 2 points from nothing. Completely disagree with the opening post.
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« Reply #7 on: Saturday 15-Sep-2018, 19:08* »
From the original posters post. Cookie. Are you really a rugby bloke/bird or did you start that for a wind up to get a reaction?  We were in the South and it was real fans like us that got the TMO review. What did you do? Nothing except deplore the football behaviour. Thank god for real Quins fans in the south.
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deadlyfrom5yardsout

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Re: This Is Not Soccer
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 15-Sep-2018, 19:19* »
Cookie is old school rugby like many of us. One has to move with the times but I also would agree that booing when you are losing is a bit, well, football innit...

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Re: This Is Not Soccer
« Reply #9 on: Saturday 15-Sep-2018, 19:20* »
I'm a West Stander and there seemed to be a lot of booing from all around. The Bath player wasn't running a support line he was fending off a tackler so his mate could score and the referee/touch judge should have spotted it before the TMO intervened. I'm not in favour of habitual booing (and really wish everybody would hush for kicks) but the blatant cheating deserved the approbation it received to draw attention to it.
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Re: This Is Not Soccer
« Reply #10 on: Saturday 15-Sep-2018, 19:26* »
I haven't seen the game yet, but I really wish the blocking had been looked at last week...

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Re: This Is Not Soccer
« Reply #11 on: Saturday 15-Sep-2018, 19:31* »
Last week was bad but a bit more in the laws as they were blocking kick chases and standing still just in the line of the runners. Today was literally running a mirror line just a couple of metres in front of earl taking his chance of making the cover tackle completely out of the possible.

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Re: This Is Not Soccer
« Reply #12 on: Saturday 15-Sep-2018, 20:03* »
Pious nonsense from the kind of archaic members who nod sagely into their Ref-radios! The South Stand are right behind our boys when they need a lift and they pulled one out today. I hope it doesn't become a regular feature but today it was justified.
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Re: This Is Not Soccer
« Reply #13 on: Saturday 15-Sep-2018, 20:06* »
I dont mind it. I like the Stoop rocking. Dont want sides coming here and getting an easy ride.
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Re: This Is Not Soccer
« Reply #14 on: Saturday 15-Sep-2018, 20:09* »
Is this a joke? The referee had a good game apart from this terrible initial decision. Without the crowd making it very clear he had missed something then he would have given the try. It should not need crowd power, and it was not a football effort, it was most of the crowd staying it had to be reviewed. The referee then reviewed and realised he had missed it.
The linesman should have seen it and the fourth official seemed to do nothing all day but thankfully it was finally refereed correctly - with tv support.

 

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