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Today's game wasn't about winning, it was about improving our points difference - which is already much worse than our rivals.

After virtually scoring a point a minute in the first half, we should have pressed on to win by at least 50.

Winning by 30 is very poor. If I was the coach I would be livid.

Our performance in the last 20 minutes was way below what it should have been. We lost focus and as a result could pay a hefty price at the end of the season if our points difference either costs us automatic promotion or home advantage in the play-offs.

Disappointed.
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Double Movement wrote:
Today's game wasn't about winning, it was about improving our points difference - which is already much worse than our rivals.

After virtually scoring a point a minute in the first half, we should have pressed on to win by at least 50.

Winning by 30 is very poor. If I was the coach I would be livid.

Our performance in the last 20 minutes was way below what it should have been. We lost focus and as a result could pay a hefty price at the end of the season if our points difference either costs us automatic promotion or home advantage in the play-offs.

Disappointed.


Absolutely on the money DM. And that is the difference between promotion and nearly promotion. Connor Robinson in the form of his life (in a Dons shirt) just different class from any other player on the pitch and we mess and bugger about in the last 20 to such an extent that wipes out his contribution. Bloody shameful and don't anyone come the wins a win rubbish. We had a real chance to put some points difference on and blew it.
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Absolutely on the money DM. And that is the difference between promotion and nearly promotion. Connor Robinson in the form of his life (in a Dons shirt) just different class from any other player on the pitch and we mess and bugger about in the last 20 to such an extent that wipes out his contribution. Bloody shameful and don't anyone come the wins a win rubbish. We had a real chance to put some points difference on and blew it.

Exactly right, Wilf.

I'm the first person to stick up for the players as I have a huge amount of respect them but they let themselves down today. They got caught up in skirmishes that proved a distraction - and possibly provided motivation for London. We conceded two tries when London had 12 men - that shouldn't happen.

When you have a lop-sided league like ours, a win against the lesser lights has to be judged by the level of dominance, two points is a given - it's all about how your points diff is boosted. We blew a great opportunity. The other worry is that if London can do this to us in the last 20 minutes, we're showing vulnerabilities I thought we didn't have.

Connor Robinson took a box of dummies onto the field and London bought all of them! He's been great all season.

I'll be interested to see what Richard Horne has to say. If he's not extremely disappointed, I'll be disappointed in him.

My first question to him would be, "Did you have an objective to win by a certain number of points today?"

If the answer was no, the next question would be "Why not?"
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We won 30-0 (effectively) against a side in freefall....I went..I walked out...comedy gold.
I went to see Joshua Veacock...he played a blinder and our crap coach took him off...comedy gold.
I have little urgency to return after that.
Looked like nobody was in charge of operations...we just sort of turn up and try our best....jumpers for goal posts.
We should be formidable with those players...we are less than the sum of our parts .
Totally p*ssed off with that effort.
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