Sun 19th May: CCSF: Huddersfield Giants v Warrington Wolves KO 15:15 (BBC)

[Old Frightful]

Ex Hull FC combo get's the Giants on the board...finally.

[Ullman]

1 minute ago, Old Frightful said:

 

"Just a shift to the left followed by a shift to the right"

John Kear does the Timewalk...

Again?

[Old Frightful]

1 minute ago, Ullman said:

Again?

Clearly, you must be a Richard O'Brien scholar.

[Old Frightful]

Wire offer the Giants an opportunity they fail to capitalise on.

I think that might be that, even after only 30 mins.

[Old Frightful]

After all that Hudds pressure, Wire score another terrific breakaway, mainly down to Williams.

[Ullman]

5 minutes ago, Old Frightful said:

Wire offer the Giants an opportunity they fail to capitalise on.

I think that might be that, even after only 30 mins.

As somebody once said.

It is now.

[moorside roughyed]

Go George Williams.

[fieldofclothofgold]

Just when giants are getting it together . 

[Gomersall]

More woeful defence let’s Warrington in from distance.

[Old Frightful]

1 minute ago, Ullman said:

As somebody once said.

It is now.

Nick Hancock?

[Ullman]

Just now, Old Frightful said:

Nick Hancock?

Very good.

[Odsal Outlaw]

I watched about an hour of yesterday’s game and turned this game on at 20 mins. Two awful semis for a neutral. And the crowd in this game looks woeful.

We do often have great adverts for the game. But this weekend isn’t one of them so far!

Edited May 19, 2024 by Odsal Outlaw

[Dunbar]

3 minutes ago, Odsal Outlaw said:

I watched about an hour of yesterday’s game and turned this game on at 20 mins. Two awful semis for a neutral. And the crowd in this game looks woeful.

We do often have great adverts for the game. But this weekend isn’t one of them so far!

I think they have been two good games.

We obsess about close scores, what about some absolutely outstanding attacking rugby.

[Just Browny]

11 minutes ago, Old Frightful said:

After all that Hudds pressure, Wire score another terrific breakaway, mainly down to Williams.

He doesn't do much though (c) @Harry Stottle

[DavidM]

Some really nice tries there by Wire 

[N2022]

39 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

Forward from Ashton, and ref missed it he was bang in line.

Yep, just joined and watching half-time highlights. Pass on that first try was a long way forward. It's easy to score if that rule isn't applied.

[Odsal Outlaw]

2 minutes ago, Dunbar said:

I think they have been two good games.

We obsess about close scores, what about some absolutely outstanding attacking rugby.

We want to recruit new fans to the game with high quality entertaining games. These two haven’t been high quality (as shown through the blow out scores) and they haven’t been close which keeps people interested. And they don’t look like events with crowds like today. Not every game can be a last minute thriller of course.

I would imagine if we saw viewing figures through the game they would drop off continuously through the game and prove my point. But doubt we’ll see them. 

 

[bobbruce]

6 minutes ago, N2022 said:

Yep, just joined and watching half-time highlights. Pass on that first try was a long way forward. It's easy to score if that rule isn't applied.

It was certainly forward in relation to the pitch but the law makes that irrelevant 

Edited May 19, 2024 by bobbruce

[N2022]

So they comment that Giants have made lots of errors, while Warrington haven't, but then start the sequence with Warrington fluffing up some passes that leave a Giants player a really tricky chance to intercept ...

[N2022]

2 minutes ago, bobbruce said:

It was certainly forward in relation to the pitch but the law make that irrelevant 

I get the momentum argument, but there are some where the receiver is ahead of the passer and past any defender even before the pass. That one was one of those, so blatant.

[Dunbar]

6 minutes ago, Odsal Outlaw said:

We want to recruit new fans to the game with high quality entertaining games. These two haven’t been high quality (as shown through the blow out scores) and they haven’t been close which keeps people interested. And they don’t look like events with crowds like today. Not every game can be a last minute thriller of course.

I would imagine if we saw viewing figures through the game they would drop off continuously through the game and prove my point. But doubt we’ll see them. 

 

I really think you are over thinking this.  I am not talking about the crowd, we discuss that topic enough on here.

But on the pitch.  I would argue that the length of the field tries Warrington are scoring today are far more entertaining for the neutral than a last minute thriller.

[Odsal Outlaw]

Just now, Dunbar said:

I really think you are over thinking this.  I am not talking about the crowd, we discuss that topic enough on here.

But on the pitch.  I would argue that the length of the field tries Warrington are scoring today are far more entertaining for the neutral than a last minute thriller.

Fair point on the crowd discussion!

I disagree with your second point, whilst I love a length of the field try, people switch off foregone conclusions and so don’t see the great tries. 

Based on the scoreline I’ve already started switching between the semi-final and the final day of the prem league and I’m not even really a football fan.

[RigbyLuger]

56 minutes ago, Old Frightful said:

Have these two been drinking prior to sitting down to commentate?

The BBC have a real lack of quality on their team.

[Old Frightful]

Oscar for Philbin.

[bobbruce]

6 minutes ago, N2022 said:

I get the momentum argument, but there are some where the receiver is ahead of the passer and past any defender even before the pass. That one was one of those, so blatant.

Then he’s offside forward pass wouldn’t come into it.