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253135.80 in reply to 253135.79
Date: 2/11/2014 9:48:32 AM
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it was a good result, a little disappointing that we didn't score more inside but our shape wasn't tremendous there. It was nice to see Conaghan score well for us, great reward for JR who has worked hard to train him. It was disappointing to see Russia lose however, this means we need Portugal to CT Israel and beat them by a big margin, need Russia to beat the Ukraine and we need to win our game by a hefty PD. However all things said and done our boys have done us proud this season and although there have been some shape problems as there always will be we can walk away from this season with 5 wins rather than 3 and a solid stamp of pride for a job well done.

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253135.82 in reply to 253135.81
Date: 2/12/2014 4:46:52 PM
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thanks mate

From: LA-Vecx

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253135.83 in reply to 253135.82
Date: 2/17/2014 8:24:16 PM
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One final throw of the dice but it was never to be, we had a good go beating our last opponent by 66 points brinigng us into 3rd place with a 5-2 record, not bad considering we were looking at 3-4 at the start of the season. Sadly this was not enough to get us through to the knockouts, but we had one hell of a go at it!

Thanks for all the support and effort training players and getting gameshapes up, nows the time for us to focus on the next stage of development for the team.

V


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253135.85 in reply to 253135.84
Date: 2/18/2014 8:27:44 AM
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Very good season, though Vecx's prediction of 3-4 now looks a bit like a certain football manager's claims that his team shouldn't be expected to win the title.

It was a very tough group though and finishing 3rd is certainly a pleasant surprise. I've no idea how the draw works, but it would be nice if our high finish can lead to a better draw in future seasons.

All things considered, I'd have to say, excellent job Vecx.

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253135.86 in reply to 253135.85
Date: 2/18/2014 5:53:34 PM
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If you consider we only had 3 choices inside for the first 3 games which were against the hardest opponents we faced this season, because players we would have used as starters had GS 4-6 due to being sold or played for 100+ minutes. I think 3-4 was a reasonable prediction, let's not forget we played with two backup choices and one first choice, Parker, who played the first 3 games with GS 6-7.

The team we played Portugal with was dramatically better inside than our starting team.

All said and done I'd say 3-4 was aptly conservative but not unrealistic.

From: LA-Vecx

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253135.87 in reply to 253135.86
Date: 2/21/2014 7:41:04 PM
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We've got our work cut out next season, 2 of our starters are bot! erp

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Date: 2/22/2014 9:45:14 AM
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Ouch!

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253135.89 in reply to 253135.88
Date: 2/22/2014 11:05:19 AM
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Let's just say, unless we've got some very decent 19 year olds out there, when the season restarts our current selection (9 players) is all we have to pick from!

Last edited by LA-Vecx at 2/22/2014 11:05:57 AM

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253135.90 in reply to 253135.89
Date: 2/22/2014 12:24:01 PM
Durham Wasps
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Second Team:
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That must be the slimmest pickings we've ever seen.

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