Sunday afternoon not en-LV-ened
By Leipziger
February 8 2010
The Falcons’ LV= Cup campaign for 2009/10 ended as last year’s did, with no wins and a home defeat by Wasps amongst our disappointing results. And though there were some good individual displays yesterday, as a team it was just more of the rubbish we’ve got used to at KP this season.
It’s all well and good playing youth and fringe players in this farcical tournament, and they need game time, but losing doesn’t improve anyone’s morale ahead of one of our toughest away trips of the season to Northampton.
Having said that, our back five yesterday was arguably at full-strength with Alex Tait, Rob Vickerman and Tane Tu’ipulotu starting. Matt Thompson, Alex Walker and Pete Browne kept their places in the pack and Mark Wilson started at blindside. Hall Charlton was captain opposite Mark Robinson, who lined up with Dave Walder, Mark van Gisbergen and Dan Ward-Smith in a mixed Wasps team missing several internationals.
The Falcons started brightly and Alex Tait popped around a ruck and ran through a gap to score under the posts, but the referee disallowed the try for crossing despite few fans having seen an obvious block.
Browne and Charlton made some searching runs but there were few clear chances, although the skipper could have isolated van Gisbergen on the 22 if he had kept chasing a kick at speed rather than slowing down as the ex-England full-back gathered.
Rob Miller opened the scoring with a penalty, and combined with Danny Williams to force Walder to carry a kick over the line and another defender to touch down to prevent a try. The decision to kick the scoring penalty was unpopular amongst the 4,612 (allegedly) in attendance, particularly as the lineout and maul were going well.
The same couldn’t be said for our scrum; although Micky Ward held up well, Matt Thompson often went backwards. Both lasted only 40 minutes but on what I’ve seen I’d be very wary of having Thompson prop in the Premiership.
Just before half-time Walder equalised with a penalty and at the break Carl Hayman and Grant Shiells came on in the front row.
Our scrum seemed to stabilise, though we never dominated this area and Wasps controlled the early part of the second half overall. Their forwards were particularly strong in loose play and only some defending on the line prevented their front row from scoring on the left, while an interception on the Wasps right foiled a promising away attack.
Walder put Wasps into the lead for the first time with his second penalty, and the only real chances we had in the second 40 were when Charlie Amesbury chased a kick down the right flank but a defender grounded the ball first, and another attack stopped in front of the try-line late on.
Much of the last 20-25 minutes was a kicking contest and not even the introduction of Jimmy Gopperth, Gcobani Bobo and Tom Biggs could inspire Newcastle.
Although we had a little spell in the Wasps half in the last ten minutes, overall we didn’t look like scoring a try in a month of Sundays never mind 80 minutes of one, and a third Walder penalty sealed Wasps’ fourth successive win at KP.
I don’t really want to dwell on what was a pretty poor game, after all anyone who cared about it will have been there and made their own conclusions already.
My feeling at full-time though was that apart from visiting my brother and savouring Mrs Slacker’s quite amazing blueberry cake, I’d wasted a day of life. There were some positives – Josh Afu and Pete Browne were quite lively and despite recent injury Tane Tu’ipulotu also had a good game. Apart from Charlie Amesbury who looked uncomfortable late on, we hopefully have no new injuries ahead of the infinitely more important game at Northampton too.
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Shame about the result yesterday.
Bit more expensive than the Shiremoor farm but the food is worth that little bit extra.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2010:02:08:22:21:50 by bababoo.
Answered my own question----
SJF Food Pubs
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2010:02:08:20:22:18 by westand.
In fact only food factory in town I can think of was the old Golden Wonder crisp factory!
The only other grub to leave the place is wthe food parcels hat my mother insists on me bringing back with me after I've visited her - I swear she still thinks I 'm a student!
Rather than just slagging places off you've never been to perhaps you should try them first.
Pretty much confirms what I thought Monkey, you don't know the first thing about Sir John Fitzgerald Limited. SJF are a locally owned private business with no fancy holding company.
As I said, try it before moaning about something you know nowt about.
When was the last time you ate at Shiremoor House Farm?
Pretty much describes the last meal I had at the Wheatsheaf, like I say Sunday was much improved a year on.
I guess you'll never eat at a Gordon Ramsey restaurant then?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2010:02:09:06:29:22 by Leipziger.
If you like that sort of thing then fine DG, but don't tell me I know nothing just because I don't like reheated beef in gravy served with lumps of cavity wall insulation shaped like yorkie puds that got too close to Chernobyl, and veg that is so overcooked you could eat it through a seive.
Fine, as long as we're clear on that.
Dining With Friends
A group of 40-year-old friends discuss and discuss where they should meet for dinner. Finally it is agreed upon that they should meet at
the Gausthof zum Lowen restaurant because the waitresses there have low-cut blouses and nice breasts.
10 years later, at 50 years of age, the group meets again and once again they discuss and discuss where they should meet. Finally it is agreed that they should meet at the Gausthof zum Lowen because the food there is very good and the wine selection is also good.
10 years later at 60 years of age, the group meets again and once again they discuss and discuss where they should meet. Finally it is agreed that they should meet at the Gausthof zum Lowen because they can eat there in peace and quiet and the restaurant is smoke-free.
10 years later, at 70 years of age, the group meets again and once again they discuss and discuss where they should meet. Finally it is agreed that they should meet at the Gausthof zum Lowen because the restaurant is wheelchair-accessible and they even have a lift.
10 years later, at 80 years of age, the group meets again and once again they discuss and discuss where they should meet. Finally it is agreed that it would be a great idea to meet at the Gausthof zum Lowen because they have never been there before.
And I didn't even say that it was the food I thought was cracking.