1872 Cup Champions

[Big D]

Stade awarded five points and Timisoara fined €30,000. Mike Adamson was the ref. Have to say based on only pictures the pitch didn't look too bad.

This happens even at club level in Scotland and the referees are put in a no win situation. It could have been Nigel Owens, Wayne Barnes or Mike Adamson it wouldn't have mattered because as soon as one team (usually the away team) says it is unplayable the ref cannot make the other team play.

Where the level of experience of the ref may have made a difference is in communicating with ERC and an experienced opinion may be listened to more than a fairly new ref at that level.

[hugh_woatmeigh]

Stade awarded five points and Timisoara fined €30,000. Mike Adamson was the ref. Have to say based on only pictures the pitch didn't look too bad.

This happens even at club level in Scotland and the referees are put in a no win situation. It could have been Nigel Owens, Wayne Barnes or Mike Adamson it wouldn't have mattered because as soon as one team (usually the away team) says it is unplayable the ref cannot make the other team play.

Where the level of experience of the ref may have made a difference is in communicating with ERC and an experienced opinion may be listened to more than a fairly new ref at that level.

Didn't realise that Timisoara actually requested AWAY games in Jan well in advance as they knew the weather would be god-awrful. Stade were the only club to refuse.

Adamson doesn't have any control over that, nor can he consider it when making his decision but the big governing bodies should have taken this into account.

[hugh_woatmeigh]

30k fine could destroy a club of that size. WTF are they thinking?

[hp18]

30k fine could destroy a club of that size. WTF are they thinking?

No it won't.

[Big D]

Edinburgh: Kinghorn, Hoyland, Allen, Dean, Brown, Weir Fowles; Dell, Cochrane (capt), Berghan, Toolis, Gilchrist, Bradbury, Ritchie, Du Preez.

Replacements: McInally, Cosgrove, McCallum, Carmichael, Mata, Hidalgo-Clyne, Tovey, Scholes.

[OptimisticJock]

Has anyone else played at FB this season?

[Big D]

Did Bryce not start off there?

[OptimisticJock]

Yup. Forgot about him.

[Big D]

To be honest I'd have been tempted to start Scholes. Has scored loads for Gala. I would assume this lot are only a slight step up.

[Mikey Brown]

I feel like Bryce has a lot of promise, is there any glaring reason he hasn't had more time than Kinghorn doing well? Is Kinghorn likely to get much time at 10 or is he a full time fullback now?

[hugh_woatmeigh]

I feel like Bryce has a lot of promise, is there any glaring reason he hasn't had more time than Kinghorn doing well? Is Kinghorn likely to get much time at 10 or is he a full time fullback now?

I believe Bryce was signed with a view to being the starting FB and he's certainly good enough. However, I don't think anyone at Edinburgh envisaged Kinghorn developing so quickly - he's made the shirt his own. Not that VC appears to have noticed....

[Chunks Baws]

So if Huw Jones goes to Glasgow are we expecting one of their centres to be sent over to us? We'll probably end up with Vernon. If Jones is available, why the f@ck aren't we trying to sign him?

[Big D]

So if Huw Jones goes to Glasgow are we expecting one of their centres to be sent over to us? We'll probably end up with Vernon. If Jones is available, why the f@ck aren't we trying to sign him?

It's up to Petrie to extract the digit and make offers to players like Jones etc. I hope he hasn't taken his eye off the ball with the move to Myreside etc.

[whatisthejava]

Hope Huw doesn't come and stays in SA, its a shame for the 6N that he will be in his off season but come the autumn his skills are sharper as he has been playing summer rugby does south

[Big D]

Hope Huw doesn't come and stays in SA, its a shame for the 6N that he will be in his off season but come the autumn his skills are sharper as he has been playing summer rugby does south

I can't imagine he'll be short of offers around Europe. Given they are skint I am not sure SA teams will pony up for a player who is now capped for Scotland and possibly miss 4/5 weeks of the Super Rugby season.

[Chunks Baws]

Word is that French and English clubs are also interested.

[whatisthejava]

anyone heading to the game tonight

was only 800 tickets shortchanged of a sell out 2 days ago so must be pretty close now

[Big D]

Would like to but can't.

Just noticed that "co-captain" Gilchrist has lost his captaincy.

[hp18]

So if Huw Jones goes to Glasgow are we expecting one of their centres to be sent over to us? We'll probably end up with Vernon. If Jones is available, why the f@ck aren't we trying to sign him?

Glasgow have 5 centres ooc, if Jones comes in then that probably means Bennett would be leaving, likely for France maybe England. He's bound to be on a big wage and they want the same shirt for club and country. Can't see Johnson or Grigg leaving, neither will be big earners and Johnson may want to become SQ (if the rules don't change). Vernon has been crocked a long time, any contract he gets will be a drop on what's he's currently on, if he gets a decent offer elsewhere I wouldn't blame him for taking it. Plus that would leave a bit more space for Paddy Kelly etc to work their way into the team.

Maybe you are/were trying to sign Jones (it's still just a rumour after all), you probably have the money but why would he want to join embra?

[OptimisticJock]

Bennett to Embra. So the duty rumour says.

[whatisthejava]

Bennett to Embra. So the duty rumour says.

would be a brilliant signing for Edinburgh and maybe would give him more opportunity to shine
He has been a bit quite since the World Cup but he is still world class

[hp18]

Bennett to Embra. So the duty rumour says.

[OptimisticJock]

Bennett to Embra. So the duty rumour says.

would be a brilliant signing for Edinburgh and maybe would give him more opportunity to shine
He has been a bit quite since the World Cup but he is still world class

He would. Not sure why he'd want to go though.

[Big D]

Bennett to Embra. So the duty rumour says.

would be a brilliant signing for Edinburgh and maybe would give him more opportunity to shine
He has been a bit quite since the World Cup but he is still world class

He would. Not sure why he'd want to go though.

That and it seems like an easy rumour to make.

[Mikey Brown]

Bennett to Embra. So the duty rumour says.

would be a brilliant signing for Edinburgh and maybe would give him more opportunity to shine
He has been a bit quite since the World Cup but he is still world class

He would. Not sure why he'd want to go though.

So he could get on the end of some Duncie Weir fizzers.