Titans Chat

Have paid my entry and let Tony know.  Does it start this weekend or the next full weekend after?

 I don't think anyone would oppose 'kick chase' as a valuable tool. It just needs to be executed well and also used appropriately. I can't attend the Titans Wednesdays  (live 260 miles away), but I have every faith that Harvey knows his stuff and our league position and the trajectory we have been on since he took over totally demonstrates that. I just think that, on occasion, some of the players don't quite excute and perhaps fatigue, injury play their part in that. Also, our opponents watch what we do and come up with counter measures. The second half of the season seems to have started the same way as the first half so hopefully we can hang in with the top 3 or 4 and be in the fight for promotion. It feels like we are in with a shout and we can still be masters of our own destiny. I dont think we can afford to kick away too much to Plymouth, club or Park and it will be interesting to see how we play those fixtures (starting this weekend).

Good wins for Rotherham upping their strengh rating by 2.1 and Plymouth upping by 2

This has altered the picture a liitle in our favour

Team	Points
plymouth	109
rotherham	106
blackheath	96
rosslyn	95
sale	89

   

rotherham	Strength		Strength	Difference	Forecast	66
rotherham	111.2	clifton	89.6	26.6	5	71
rosslyn	105.6	rotherham	111.2	-0.6	4	75
rotherham	111.2	dings	91.1	25.1	5	80
tonbridge	101.9	rotherham	111.2	-4.3	4	84
rotherham	111.2	birmingham	101.4	14.8	5	89
blackheath	109.2	rotherham	111.2	3	1	90
rotherham	111.2	plymouth	116	0.2	2	92
rotherham	111.2	rams	101.1	15.1	5	97
sedgley	90.3	rotherham	111.2	-15.9	5	102
rotherham	111.2	sale	110	6.2	4	106
plymouth	Strength		Strength	Difference	Forecast	70
dings	91.1	plymouth	116	-19.9	5	75
plymouth	116	tonbridge	101.9	19.1	5	80
birmingham	101.4	plymouth	116	-9.6	4	84
plymouth	116	blackheath	109.2	11.8	4	88
plymouth	116	rams	101.1	19.9	5	93
rotherham	111.2	plymouth	116	0.2	2	95
plymouth	116	sedgley	90.3	30.7	5	100
sale	110	plymouth	116	-1	4	104
plymouth	116	leeds	94.3	26.7	5	109
blackheath	Strength		Strength	Difference	Forecast	63
tonbridge	101.9	blackheath	109.2	-2.3	4	67
blackheath	109.2	birmingham	101.4	12.8	4	71
blackheath	109.2	rams	101.1	13.1	4	75
plymouth	116	blackheath	109.2	11.8	0	75
blackheath	109.2	rotherham	111.2	3	4	79
sedgley	90.3	blackheath	109.2	-13.9	4	83
blackheath	109.2	sale	110	4.2	4	87
leeds	94.3	blackheath	109.2	-9.9	4	91
blackheath	109.2	clifton	89.6	24.6	5	96
rosslyn	Strength		Strength	Difference	Forecast	56
birmingham	101.4	rosslyn	105.6	0.8	4	60
rosslyn	105.6	rotherham	111.2	-0.6	1	61
sedgley	90.3	rosslyn	105.6	-10.3	4	65
rosslyn	105.6	sale	110	0.6	4	69
leeds	94.3	rosslyn	105.6	-6.3	4	73
rosslyn	105.6	clifton	89.6	21	5	78
bishops	94.6	rosslyn	105.6	-6	4	82
rosslyn	105.6	leicester	84.3	26.3	5	87
rams	101.1	rosslyn	105.6	0.5	4	91
dings	91.1	rosslyn	105.6	-9.5	4	95
sale	Strength		Strength	Difference	Forecast	63
bishops	94.6	sale	110	-10.4	4	67
sale	110	leicester	84.3	30.7	5	72
rosslyn	105.6	sale	110	0.6	1	73
sale	110	dings	91.1	23.9	5	78
tonbridge	101.9	sale	110	-3.1	4	82
sale	110	birmingham	101.4	13.6	4	86
blackheath	109.2	sale	110	4.2	1	87
sale	110	plymouth	116	-1	1	88
rotherham	111.2	sale	110	6.2	1	89

                                          

Injuries have had an impact.
Dave Swift’s round up in the programme named Callum and Ellis as the casualties from Leeds, with Donks struggling as well. Long term there’s Pete Hudson, Calvin Mitchell and Cuchulain Livingstone all still being monitored, and almost every player went into the Christmas break with a niggle or something not right.
Training apparently is ‘brutal’, according to the guys who work for the TCF, and some of these players have been at this level or higher for many seasons. It takes its toll.
Harvey regularly says it would be good to select from a full squad - half way through the season and he’s still not had that chance.
As for the kick chase comments - again, speak to Harvey at a Titans Tuesday (on a Wednesday) as it is part of a game plan and he has good arguments for why it is part of the options he wants them to use on a match day.

It is going to be a fascinating few months.

Saturday showed what we can do and apart from Dings we narrowly lost 2 games. The margins are very small in this league. At this stage we are second and if we get 5 from the game in hand we go top. Which is a good place to be.  It will be tough on Saturday at Rosslyn and Plymouth look very dangerous judging by their recent results. If we win Saturday  and i think we will, that will be a marker. Plymouth will probably be a very big game and Sale last match could be very interesting. It is such an enjoyable season Harvey and the team are providing for us.