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Date Posted: 05:01:58 07/21/02 Sun
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>To be perfectly straight I'd be absolutely gutted if
>we failed to get promotion this season. I feel we now
>have the squad with the potential to win every game.
>Tho I think that's maybe unrealistic. We cannot afford
>to lose more than 2 games to make sure.
>
>>Would Bob Jude stay another season and plough even
>>more money into the club?
>I think he'd leave the club or take a back seat. He's
>been more than generous in sorting out the playing and
>backrooom staff if we can't get out of the 1st with
>the setup we've got there's something seriously
>missing from the club.
>
>>Last season must be judged as a failure even allowing
>for some of the brilliant
>>rugby played by Pontypool simply because for all of
>>his outlay Jude received no reward.
>I don't think last year was a failure. It was a
>disappointment, but to be honest I don't think we
>"expected" to win the 1st division. The shame is that
>we let too many games slip to near wins instead of
>clear wins.
>The one thing we must do is make sure we kill off
>clubs instead of sitting back and letting them come
>back at us as we did in at least half of the home
>games.
>
>>I was personally glad that Aberavon won the league
>last season because
>>they did so with nowhere near the financial riches
>>that you were blessed with and also because they won
>>the league the season before and in my eyes without
>>doubt deserved their place in the top-flight.
>Enuff said by Dave and acknowledged by you. Aberavon
>have their backer too, so I think it was fair game on
>that front.
>
>> That they didnt achieve this was as much the fault
>of the
>>WRU as it was their own but I do have to say that
>>Pooler would have had a much better chance of
>>overcoming Caerphilly in the ridiculously unfair
>>play-off.
>Agreed on both points. The WRU screwed both us and
>Aberavon up. The way we were playing at the end of the
>season I think we'd have atleast won our home game and
>kept them to within 20 points at Virginia park.
>
>>This is not a message to knock Pontypool I
>>think that you are a fantastic club and a credit to
>>Welsh rugby.
>I didn' think your messge was crtitcal, just thought
>provoking. Maybe it was aimed to flush out the
>arrogant supporters (Me included?).
>
>I hope that you do gain promotion this
>>year because a full Pontypool Park is a great stage to
>>play on and one of the few grounds left with a genuine
>>electric atmosphere. Pooler away although it is a
>>tough game is always the one away game I look forward
>>to most each season.
>The Swansea and Ebbw games proved what a fantastic
>arena it is when we get the right games. In saying
>that I feel the team would have got nowhere near the
>try count required in the last 4-5 games if it wasn;t
>for the excellent support!!
>
>I made my debut at Pontypool Park
>>in 1999 when Bish was at the helm. We lost through a
>>last minute penalty from Matthew Silva (who was later
>>to join us) but I fell in love with the place that
>>day. My only worry is that if Aberavon deny you again
>>as they could because they are a fabulous side will Mr
>>Jude stay? Best of luck for the rest of the season,
>>except when Rumney visit the Park!
>I have the same concerns. If we screw up games like
>last year and fail to get promotion, I sense we won't
>get another chance for a long long time!!
>In saying that, if another club goes thru the season
>and wins all bar 1 or 2 games then good luck to them
>as they will be worthy 1st division champions.
>
>Good luck to Rumney, you do well on a limited budget.
>As indicated, we are still not too big to get taken
>down a peg or 2 as you've proven twice in the last 3
>years.
>Here's to a great season of rugby. C'mon Pooler, let's
>get the right attitude and get back into the Premier
>league!!
>
>Cheers....Glyn
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