Comments on: Mumm urges Wallabies to get back on track http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/11/24/mumm-urges-wallabies-to-get-back-on-track-against-cardiff/ The Roar is a sports opinion website. We tackle sports opinion rather than simply sports news. And we embed user-generated content — in the form of articles and comments — into the fabric of the site. Featuring some of the best sports writers in Australia — including the Sydney Morning Herald's Spiro Zavos — The Roar aims to be the leading sports website in Australia. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:52:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: NickF http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/11/24/mumm-urges-wallabies-to-get-back-on-track-against-cardiff/#comment-253019 NickF Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:41:31 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=25636#comment-253019 What is this bulls**t about wanting "the opportunity to get rid of the memories from the weekend" and "an opportunity so close after having a disappointing loss to pull ourselves back on track and......." I am sick of all this blue sky spin we hear after every loss. I just want to hear "We/I want ot win the next game". No flowering it up. It is simple. We lost, we are all piss off, and we want to see the Wallabies win. I do not watch rugby for "an opportunity to see the Wallabies performe well in an international forum". Get rid of the spin doctors and media consultants and play some good rugby. What is this bulls**t about wanting “the opportunity to get rid of the memories from the weekend” and “an opportunity so close after having a disappointing loss to pull ourselves back on track and…….”

I am sick of all this blue sky spin we hear after every loss. I just want to hear “We/I want ot win the next game”. No flowering it up. It is simple. We lost, we are all piss off, and we want to see the Wallabies win. I do not watch rugby for “an opportunity to see the Wallabies performe well in an international forum”.

Get rid of the spin doctors and media consultants and play some good rugby.

]]> By: Greg Russell http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/11/24/mumm-urges-wallabies-to-get-back-on-track-against-cardiff/#comment-253005 Greg Russell Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:27:41 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=25636#comment-253005 It's a sobering fact that the Wallabies have lost all 6 of their previous matches against Cardiff, including on the 1984 grand slam tour of legend (the other 5 losses were in 1908, 1947, 1957, 1966 and 1975). Is there a better illustration of why NH teams have great belief that they can beat the Wallabies in the NH (cf. the All Blacks), of why they do not get that excited about beating the Wallabies, and why, by way of contrast, Munster is still celebrating its 1978 win over NZ and the Welsh are still celebrating their 1953 win? What an irony it would be if this rather modest Wallaby touring squad were to beat Cardiff, and thereby do what no previous Wallaby team has managed. At least that would give one first from this tour! It’s a sobering fact that the Wallabies have lost all 6 of their previous matches against Cardiff, including on the 1984 grand slam tour of legend (the other 5 losses were in 1908, 1947, 1957, 1966 and 1975).

Is there a better illustration of why NH teams have great belief that they can beat the Wallabies in the NH (cf. the All Blacks), of why they do not get that excited about beating the Wallabies, and why, by way of contrast, Munster is still celebrating its 1978 win over NZ and the Welsh are still celebrating their 1953 win?

What an irony it would be if this rather modest Wallaby touring squad were to beat Cardiff, and thereby do what no previous Wallaby team has managed. At least that would give one first from this tour!

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