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| The Baptist |
Posted - 13 March 2007 : 14:01:04
Good Luck old boys come Sat those 4th team Meisters are quaking in their boots because they know they were lucky last time and who the better team was and is.
"you know....because you need to know....alright my son" |
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| The Baptist |
Posted - 19 March 2007 : 16:03:52
I bet the ref wished he did!
"you know....because you need to know....alright my son" |
| Macca |
Posted - 19 March 2007 : 15:53:47
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Ze German Posted - 19 March 2007 : 11:21:25
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I don't know what went wrong for the 1st half!
...could have been that one team (no names) forgot to leave the changing room! |
| Ze German |
Posted - 19 March 2007 : 12:13:43
MAtch report from Dawes, I think the order of scoring might be a bit out but as ever it is a damn good read!
Re-Match Report: Derby IV's v Derby Vets
Why is that whenever someone hits on a great idea for a film they have to ruining by making a sequel? The Sting II…Why? The first film was an Oscar winning virtuoso with two of the greatest actors of their time, Newman & Redford, giving outstanding performances. There was a neat finale that tied up loose endings making a sequel null and void, and yet the Sting II was made without any of the original actors and an unfeasibly bad story line. The list goes on… Blair Witch 2, Speed 2, The Fly 2, Blues Brothers 2000, An American Werewolf in Paris, Teen Wolf Too, Grease 2, The Next Karate Kid, Highlander 2 for God’s sake, There was only One Left at the end!!! How can you make a sequel??? Star Wars 1, 2 & 3 – Pointless. Darth Vader was just Evil. Full stop. I didn’t want to know about him being a whiney miserable teenager who missed his mummy! That last film just made me want to slap him.
(Godfather II and Empire Strikes Back are works of genius, however and should be discounted from this theory) But the message is clear, if you have a great result, leave it alone to be the stuff of legends, don’t try and make it even better by re-doing it.
So this brings me to ‘The Rematch’; or ‘The Meisters v The Vets 2’ - or as it will forever henceforth be known as - “The Revenge of the Coffin Dodgers”. Now, if you’ve subscribed to this blog / match-report-soon-to-be-available-as-a-weekly-podcast-thingy, you’ll know from my previous reports I’m equally as scathing and scornful to our own shortcomings when we lose as I am overblown and gloating when we win. But, firstly I will take my hat of to the Old Oxygen Thieves for outwitting and outplaying us. The pre-match preparation had been convincing – 14 of the 4th’s put some effort in on Thursday night, even Cavey turned up for training! The plan was to run the ball at every opportunity and support Dancin Dave, as he will undoubtedly be their target man. The first tackle in the last match proved the 4th’s intent, let’s be first there again. However, when the match started there was no first tackle. From the kick off, the Vets, choosing to have the wind in their backs, kicked long leaving the 4th’s with a defensive kick that was blown backwards into the 4th’s half gaining the Vets more advantage. The next move was genius, As the 4th’s backtracked towards the ball, The Vets forwards piled in and gained possession, swiftly moving it out to the centres and Kenty & His Nibs neatly switched to out-fox their opposites Dawes & Walton, for Nibsy to put a try under the posts. Converted 7 – 0.
The 4ths hit back with some good possession up field, but poor discipline and decisions pegged us backwards as the Vets started to turn the screw. Restrained in their own half for the next 10 minutes, the 4th’s plan went out the window. The forwards tried to go head to head with The Vets with slow ball after slow ball, mistakes were made leaving the Vets with a penalty, 10 – 0.
By now any ball that came to a 4th’s back were greeted with a Vet in his face. The rush defence that was used so effectively by the 4th’s in the last match had been turned against them just like Arnie in Terminator 2 (not a bad sequel, but T3 was just awful, proving my point again). Dancin Dave was targeted, but not as viciously as Scot at Scrum Half, each scrum sent the 4th’s backwards. Some valiant 4th’s defending on the try line wasn’t enough to stop the Vets 2nd try. 15 – 0.
Even the elements were against us, the low sun blinding the full backs as the punts rained down and the wind keeping Dave’s usual distance under raps. However, there’s no use in blaming nature, this was not the 4th’s of old, there was little-to-no support, Booya made some decent runs blindside but was eventually turned over as at every tackle the 4th’s were out numbered 3 to 1. The final straw was at a ruck over on the far sideline, the Vet Scrum Half took the ball straight through the flailing defence and marched on 20 yds with no resistance at all, the nearest man to him was Dawes who had no chance of catching up from the other side of the pitch. Converted and at Half time the Vets were convincingly up 22 – 0.
Now with every sequel, there’s a bit that leaves a nasty taste in the mouth – Luke Skywalker losing his hand, Michael Corleone having his brother assassinated, Sean Connery being resurrected in Highlander 2 and spouting some rubbish about really being an Alien, just so they could make have a big name in the sequel… you know the sort of thing. Sure enough the “Revenge of the Coffin Dodgers” had it’s sour moments. The 4th’s in my mind were beaten psychologically in the first 10 minutes, but were really up against it in the 2nd half. A change of plan and personnel was needed. However, the Vets needlessly let themselves down with their attitude and behaviour. Arguments broke out and tit-for-tat hits went in under the guise of ‘it’s-all-part-of-Rugby, it’s-a-tough-game-you-know’. The washing line defence as Charlie broke through was pushing it a bit, but Eamon diving knee first into a ruck landing on someone’s back is just irresponsible, I’m sorry, you’re big but you’re not clever. Then the Vet’s Captain ridiculous display of waiting to have water poured on his back to waste a couple of minutes then running off with a grin and a wink… are we Portuguese Footballers? It wasn’t all bad though, the 4th’s elected to run every penalty they had, but the Vets were equal to it. Batesy piled in and put the ball down for the 4th’s but it was disallowed.
There was some spectacular tackling put in. Dawes had only just caught Walton’s hospital pass before Nibsy floored him with an awesome turnover tackle (I could hear the ‘Oooooh’ from the crowd on the sideline under the pile of bodies), the same thing then happened again with Dave supplying the Mortuary Pass, however Dawes was waiting for it and stood up to the tackle… before losing the ball to the 3 Vets who followed in. The 4ths put in a better performance in the 2nd half but only managed one penalty. Full time. The Vets had won 22 – 3. It was true about the 4th’s 13 game winning streak having it’s comeuppance. The singing could be heard throughout the changing rooms and it was a deserved victory.
The key thing to good screenplay writing is never to re-hash an old idea. Also two films is never enough, trilogies are better. Firstly, establish your characters, then have the revenge of the adversaries in the 2nd, before rounding off the story in the 3rd with righting the wrongs, winning the battle, good v evil etc, etc, etc.
It was The Vets time. They deserved the win. It’s One A Piece. However, the true finale will be decided with the League - which I believe, unless I’m misinformed will be decided on Goal Difference – Personally, I don’t care who wins, these games have made this season, given a 4th’s team a sense of pride and brought the Glory Days back to the Old Codgers. Let’s hope it ends in the style of “Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade” rather than “Godfather III”.
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| Ze German |
Posted - 19 March 2007 : 11:21:25
We got better in the 2nd half but I don't know what went wrong for the 1st half!
Bring on the christmas rematch
Thanks to the crowd for their support too, even if it wa a bit Vets orientated |
| Macca |
Posted - 19 March 2007 : 11:02:43
Did you actually turn up??? |
| Ze German |
Posted - 18 March 2007 : 19:34:00
Well done to the Vets, an awesome agressive performance, especially from the back row, Ralph in the centre and Johnny Mabs massive boot.
Obviously the match report will focus on how we were robbed, so I thought I'd better put the compliments in now!
Be interesting to see who comes out on top in the league! |
| DeadMeatGF |
Posted - 15 March 2007 : 12:41:09
Play to your strengths, boys ...
I'll be rootin' for you.
Or is that rottin' for you, I can never remember ... |
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