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Predictions v Glam Wanderers
ComeonthePont! Ok do not know the team but going ahead anyway.
GET YOUR PREDICTIONS IN..YOU GOT TO BE IN IT TO WIN IT!
My entry attached, along with the table after last weks game.
As last week just enter your predictions in the word table, dave to your PC and reply attaching the table with your entry.
If you don't have Word (e.g. Owz, Winsky01) you can enter in the email reply itself, but if at all possible please use the Word table which makes it a lot easier for me!
Thanks
Have fun, and let's hope we can come away with a good win Saturday
COTP

Predictors_League_table_as_at_30_Aug_2010.doc
on 2.9.10 at 22:00
- Pontydragon CotP, love the 1st and last try scorer part....very interesting in trying to select them. Question for you: once you copy/past all predictions to one word file, can you post that, day or so after the game (I know b4 is prob a chore). At least for me, always interesting to see what everyone else predicts(predicted). But, (no offense), it's a pain in the butt to open 12-20 different word files...and to try to quickly compare them to each other, to see what the general consensus was... ...fuggetaboutit. PD
  on 2.9.10 at 23:34
- ComeonthePont! My entry attached..Owen did not take second Word attachment!
  
  COTP_Game_2_Wdrs_away.doc
  on 2.9.10 at 22:01
  - Nightmare XV yet another stab in the dark!!
    
    Nightmare_XV_-_Glamorgan_Wanderers_away_game.doc
    on 3.9.10 at 0:02
  - pontyboy1 My entry :)
    
    pontyboy1-game2-wandsaway.doc
    on 2.9.10 at 22:58
    - Pontydragon I guarantee, 100%, that one of my predictions will be 'spot on' this week...;-)
      
      2010_09_04_Pontydragon_v_GW.doc
      on 2.9.10 at 23:26
    - celticponty heres mine
      
      CELTICPONTY.doc
      on 2.9.10 at 23:24
      - Pontyboyo My entry
        
        Pontyboyo_Game_2_Wdrs_away.doc
        on 3.9.10 at 0:04
        pj_becks Mine...
        
        PJ_BECKS.doc
        on 3.9.10 at 1:02
        MC Phill Here we go!
        
        MC_Phill_Game_2_Wdrs_away[1].doc
        on 3.9.10 at 9:51
        winsky01 Hopefully mine should be ok in a word document this week -
        
        winsky01_Game_2_Wdrs_away[1].doc
        on 3.9.10 at 10:27
Spot the mistake!
Ponty.net DCM The new season HAS started, hasn't it?

http://www.wru.co.uk/773.php
on 2.9.10 at 14:42
- pontyboy1 Ebbw vale logo and no tonmawr logo plus they haven't put the 2010-11 season on there..
  
  Typical WRU
  on 2.9.10 at 16:24
  - Ponty.net DCM Bang on.
    on 2.9.10 at 16:31
- mikey d Can anyone let me know if there is a bus/bus's going to G.Wanders on Saturday thanks.
  on 2.9.10 at 15:55
  - chris kingsbury Mikey
    There is a bus going to Glam Wand give Phil Lycett a ring 01443 662561
    on 2.9.10 at 18:12
  - MC Phill State on the WRU site!
    According to their archive of the 08/09 table Newport won the League and Cardiff didn't have any points!!
    on 2.9.10 at 16:43
    - Pontydragon I am truly shocked that they made these mistakes ;-)
      on 2.9.10 at 23:35
      - pj_becks Haha, usual rubbish from the WRUin.
        on 3.9.10 at 0:54
Advertising
Showboat13 Brilliant to see the Ponty adverts in the echo twice this week. Maybe we could get more of this? Fixtures etc :) Just to remind people were still about!! :)
on 2.9.10 at 13:11
- pontyboy1 Yep was great to see it, and it was in the magners league suppliment in the western mail on Monday!!! Bet the super clubs didnt like that lol
  on 2.9.10 at 16:25
  - pontyboy2 bet they did"nt like it at all.the coverage of the premiership is nothing but a disgrace, i am sick and tired of reading about the blues in the echo and western mail, valleys rugby does not exist as far as they are concerned.but there again the blues does"nt exist as far as the valleys supporters are concerned.
    on 2.9.10 at 21:30
    - Martin Williams Totally agree with you pb2, spot on. See you Sat, but don't knock it on lol
      on 2.9.10 at 22:06
Team for Saturday?
Ponty.net DCM Here's my selection for the Wanderers game:
15. Wyatt, 14. O. Williams, 13. A. Thomas, 12. Lockyer, 11. L. Williams, 10. Gunter, 9. Baller, 8. Lyons, 7. Waters, 6. J. Thomas, 5. Dicomidis (C), 4. Locke, 3. Osborne, 2. Hetherington, 1. Griff John
Replacements: Harford, Dowden, O'Connor, Savage, L. Jones, Humberstone, G. Williams
on 1.9.10 at 12:31
- paul spencer waters has got to have a fitness test tomorrow.he was on crutches sunday and monday with a sore calf and was told to rest it
  on 1.9.10 at 21:23
- Mark Wyatt or Gratton, O.Williams, G.Williams, A.Thomas, L.Williams, Gunter, Baller, Lyons, Walters, Thomas, Dico, Locke, Osbourne, Dacey (if available) or Dowden, Knaggs rep: Lockyer, Humberstone, L.Jones, Harford, Savage, Siggery, O'conor
  on 1.9.10 at 14:24
  - biscuitboy nuttall(whats a boy gotta do answered some of his critics sat last. me included),wyatt,thomas,lockyer,l.williams,gunter,baller,lyons,waltersj.thomas,dico,savage,harford,dowden,knaggs
    replacements grattonl, humberstone, smurf, locke, griff john, o.williams,hetherington
    on 1.9.10 at 15:16
    - Pontyboyo I'd stick with most the same team except bring Lyons in a t 8, Dico to 6, Waters to 7 and O'Connor on the bench.
      on 1.9.10 at 15:44
      - Chris Williams When does the team usually get announced? It must be known by now as players dualled out should be training with their clubs tomorrow.
        on 1.9.10 at 16:32
        Pontyboyo The team usually get's posted online after Thursdays training session.
        on 1.9.10 at 16:38
        Chris Williams Keen to see if Gratton is involved as otherwise we'll use him for our league game away at Mountain Ash. Word is that Lyons will also be dualled with us, not sure how true this is but he's big mates with Steve Coles our forwards coach.
        on 1.9.10 at 18:05
        ComeonthePont! Nuthall, Wyatt, Thomas, Gary Williams, Lewis Williams, Gunter, Baller, Knaggs, Dowden, Harford, Dico, Locke, Jake Thomas, Lyons, Waters. replacements O Williams, Lockyear, L Williams, Osbourne, Hetherington, Savage, O'Connor
        Remember predictions needed tomorrow following my post!
        on 1.9.10 at 23:35
        Neal Hammond Nuthall, Wyatt, A.Thomas, Lockyer, L.Williams, Gunter, Baller, Dico (6), O'Connor (7), Lyons (8), Savage, Locke, Knaggs, Dowden, Harford. Replacements: G.Williams, Jones, Humberstone, Osborne, Hetherington, J.Thomas, Gratton.
        on 2.9.10 at 10:37
        Neil S I notice not many people have picked DIco in his new position of 8. Any comments on this?
        on 2.9.10 at 8:05
        Pontyboyo Dico is not a number 8 imo. His best position is second row or at 6.
        on 2.9.10 at 16:51
        ComeonthePont! IMO Dico should be second row.
        Lyons looked a good 8 prospect, but strangely he wasn't even in the squad last Saturday
        on 2.9.10 at 11:46
        Ponty.net DCM We haven't seen Lyons play competitively.
        on 2.9.10 at 10:04
        Jonathan Wakelin When I spoke to him on Saturday he told me had had been advised to take a week off due to a groin strain, otherwise he may have been in the squad. Looking forward to seeing him in WPL action soon.
        on 2.9.10 at 14:09
        ComeonthePont! Good to have news update........stops the wondering!
        on 2.9.10 at 14:40
White jersey's
Pontydragon Somehow, I guessed I missed this. Don't know how. Got real confused looking at the game pics. What was up with them?
on 31.8.10 at 0:11
- saethennin I think it was a one-off PD. They looked like training tops - and maybe were occasioned by Keys playing in black and Ponty not having an alternative kit jersey ready. Only guessing....
  on 31.8.10 at 11:04
  - Pontydragon Thanks saethennin.
    on 1.9.10 at 4:08
    - Neil S Ponty seem to have a random attitude to kits. I would have though it needs tightening up. Sponsors are paying good money to be "advertised" on team shirts and therefore it could be argues to wear correct shirts, with correct logos/branding etc could be contractual.
      on 1.9.10 at 12:59
      - Ponty.net DCM In fairness, Neil - if the new kits don't arrive on time, you have to make the best of the situation. Also, bear in mind that new sponsors were announced fairly late on, and this would also have an impact on the new kit turnaround.
        on 1.9.10 at 14:18
        Neil S If the new kits don't arrive on time then you have strong words with your suppliers. Last year Ponty wore kits on numeorus occasions with "Egan Waste" emblazoned on the front when the main sponsor was mean to be "Amber Electrical" among other logo issues. In a commercial world you have to tighten up on these things. So this is not a new issue.
        on 1.9.10 at 16:07
        Paul Gage If you had been there you would know that the correct and current sponsors were identified on the temporary kit.
        As you weren't why comment? Just can't resist a moan can you?
        on 1.9.10 at 17:50
        Pontyboyo And you can't resist a pop at him can you? Give it a rest.
        on 1.9.10 at 20:39
        saethennin Paul Gage is right regarding the sponsors' logos. They were on the white shirts, and the criticism about incorrect branding is unfounded. So why make it?
        on 3.9.10 at 0:34
        Pontyboyo How come when we play Cross Key's at home we change our jersey. When we play them away we change our jersey. Why can't cross keys change their jersey? I can't remember them changing strip at all.
        on 1.9.10 at 15:55
        evs 27th Jan 2010 at cross keys. Ponty wore black and white and cross keys red and white, haven't checked on any other games since or before then, home team usually change strip in the event of a clash.
        on 1.9.10 at 17:54
        Pontyboyo Thanks for the info evs. I know the home team usually change strip but couldn't recall going to Cross Keys and them changing strip.
        on 1.9.10 at 20:41
        Pontydragon Wasn't somebody from Ponty famous for, among other things, refusing to change jersey's?
        on 2.9.10 at 23:38
Pre-match interview with Dico
Ponty.net DCM My first of (hopefully) a long run, please be kind...

http://www.ponty.net/dico-pre-match-i-v
on 30.8.10 at 23:41
- ComeonthePont! Well done Owen
  A great initiative - keep 'em coming
  COTP
  on 31.8.10 at 22:33
- Doris What an excellent interview, many more please
  on 31.8.10 at 18:02
- Pontydragon 3 words.....I LOVE IT!!!! This is the kid of stuff I've been waiting for. Thank you, GOD!!!, and OWZ!!!!!!! It was better than fantastic!!! IMHO, there isn't a word to describe how good I think it is....very professional, as well. Please, please, please do more, with all the players. Definitely gives us all a chance to see what it's like to be sitting across from them, shooting the .... over a pint...well, kinda close to that!!! hahahaha!
  on 31.8.10 at 0:37
  - Pontydragon too excited..."kind of stuff"
    on 31.8.10 at 0:45
    - Neil S Excellent Owen, well done.
      on 1.9.10 at 13:00
      - biscuitboy glad this made it off the drawing board.....tremendous addition to the services offered by what must be the best rugby site in wales....alallegedly! well done all concerned !
        on 1.9.10 at 15:02
        Pontyboyo Good stuff Owz. Keep them coming. Any chance of a post match interview like on match of the day?
        on 1.9.10 at 15:54
        Ponty.net DCM Difference is on Match of the Day, the interviewers are paid rather handsomely for their efforts!!
        on 1.9.10 at 18:55
        Pontyboyo Pffft. Come on Owz, get yourself a sheep skin coat like John Motson and start interviewing!
        on 1.9.10 at 21:47
        ComeonthePont! Idea..assign each home game (or most) with a guest School who can be invited to attend foc (to a number limit of Pupils and Teaxhers obviously), the as part of the arrangement have a broef interview with some of the Pupils post game. They would surely love it and would be a good promo for our webiste.
        Ok Owz easy for me to come up with ideas but of course the Interviews need to be done so feel free to shoot the idea down if you want!
        on 1.9.10 at 23:41
Programme
Neil S Nice to see it online; someone put it on this board as an idea didn't they? I don't think this site currently has the functionality to take payments(I may be wrong) but perhaps a charge to download would be fitting?
on 30.8.10 at 18:34
- Pontydragon Personally, I wouldn't mind paying a charge to download, from here, Neil...but, as an avid reader of week/month/year(s) old programs, I don't think a charge would fly. We would have to know more about the profile of the current program buyers, before u do it. How many would actually stop buying the hardcopy, if it was put online, AFTER the match. I don't think there would be a decline in sales. The hardcores will still buy it on gameday, the casual supporter will still buy it, just to know what's going on, and the 1-2 timer will buy it as a memento.
  
  Then you have the screwballs like me, that can't get it (under normal circumstances), but will actually download and save it.....even if it is put up 3 years from now. ;-)
  
  Only my opinion. But, I do appreciate that 'income thinking' mind of yours! Keep on keeping on, bud.
  on 31.8.10 at 0:57
  - Showboat13 I buy a programme every game and I personally don't mind it being put online at all, for all to view. As long as it doesn't put off others buying of course :)
    It will allow Pontydragon and other exiles to get as close as they can to the feeling of matchday!! :)
    on 31.8.10 at 17:41
Good luck to Garyn
ComeonthePont! Stating the obvious I am sure but soncere wishes for a full and speedy recovery for Garyn Lucas.
A nasty thing to have.
on 29.8.10 at 22:41
- winsky01 Yep get well soon Garyn!
  on 29.8.10 at 23:59
  - Neil S Sounds nasty, hope all is well.
    on 30.8.10 at 18:34
    - CefnogwrPontypridd All the best Garyn, all hoping for a speedy recovery and to see you back in a Ponty shirt once you've fully recovered.
      on 30.8.10 at 21:14
      - Doris Yes, get well wishes Garyn
        on 31.8.10 at 18:05
Ordinary Start
the pudding This always looked a slightly tricky start ,against a Keys team who are on the upgrade, but there is no disguising how ordinary we looked yesterday. Lineout aside we were taken to the cleaners upfront by a more rugged, forceful pack.Only Darren Waters matched them for aggression and intensity.There were more encouraging signs amongst the backs though.Dean Gunter showed a willingness to take on the defence and also kicked his goals brilliantly. Dafydd Lockyer looks to be getting back to his very best and Lewis Williams came within a hairs breadth of scoring yet another wonder try. Competition for places in the squad is red hot and some of the players who turned in really poor displays yesterday should pay for it with their places.I know this was the first game of the season but that didn't stop our title rivals running up cricket scores. As for the bonus point debate if we hadn't kicked our goals we would have been turned over yesterday.
on 29.8.10 at 19:44
- Nightmare XV At the end of the day Cross Keys played the ref and were allowed to infringe & slow things down that stopped us from scoring more tries. Agree about Waters but still unsure about Gunter's defence (although his goal kicking will always ensure he's in the team). I think we would have got more out of yesterday if we had more gain line breakers in the team - I know Locke was not available but why wasn't Brendan Lyons in the squad? Was he injured?
  on 30.8.10 at 0:23
- shropshire exile This was the best Keys team I have seen in many a year and their number 8 was excellent. I think it was a good wake up call and I'm sure that some of the lads who didn't have the best of games will sharpen up. There were some really good performances though with my personal pick being Lewis Williams, Huw Dowden and Adam Thomas. Anyway, nice to start with a win and although we can't come as often as we would like, the Shrewsbury branch of the black & white army had a great day out and managed to catch the last train home after the delights of the clubhouse & the Llanover
  on 29.8.10 at 19:53
  - sardis-exile Thank you to Biscuitboy and Sue for the lift to the station from the Llanover. Great day out.
    on 31.8.10 at 0:46
  - Prince Dafydd Keys do have some good players - Lloyd Burns and Rhys Williams in particular - but they are still a mid table side at best and we should have been able to put them away more comfortably than was the case yesterday. Personally, I felt there were two areas where we fell down. Waters and Dowden aside, we lacked dynamic ball carriers in the pack and failed to get enough momentum into our play as a result. In the backs, I am not yet convinced that we have quite got the right combinations. Early days of course, but I would like to see Gary Williams, Owen Williams and David Gratton start against the Wanderers..
    on 29.8.10 at 20:47
    - Neil S Lloyd Burns is consistently excellent again us every time I have seen him play in the past.
      on 1.9.10 at 13:03
    - ComeonthePont! Positives:
      The pitch, congrats to all who have worked on it, the nest it has been at start of Season for many years
      Lineout
      Darren Waters (could become Nugget's eventual replacement)
      Gunter's goal kicking
      Lewis Williams and Huw Dowden
      Marcus Johnstone, should be a NG Dragon
      Keys nmber 8
      The negatives
      Lots of missed tackles
      Turnovers
      Too many penalties conceded
      Still wayward tactical kicking
      But we hung on and won, and something to build on.
      on 29.8.10 at 22:38
      - Neil S Seems to me that list has pretty much been the same for a few seasons (perhaps without the lineout). If that was a fair reflection of the game.
        on 30.8.10 at 8:42
    - ComeonthePont! Positives:
      The pitch, congrats to all who have worked on it, the nest it has been at start of Season for many years
      Lineout
      Darren Waters (could become Nugget's eventual replacement)
      Gunter's goal kicking
      Lewis Williams and Huw Dowden
      Marcus Johnstone, should be a NG Dragon
      Keys nmber 8
      The negatives
      Lots of missed tackles
      Turnovers
      Too many penalties conceded
      Still wayward tactical kicking
      But we hung on and won, and something to build on.
      on 29.8.10 at 22:38
      - Mark Yes first game of the season i know, but the same old problems for ponty on Saturday. We started the way we finished last year and teams like Neath carry on the same regardless. Again alot of missed tackles. Something ponty have never had problems with apart from the end of last season. The try keys scored at the start of the 2nd half, hardly a finger was laid on any of any of the players leading up to the try. Again we try and run the ball from from positions that just need Adam or Gunter to punt it up field, rather than run it which usually ends up us losing the ball at the breakdown. We done this too many times on saturday and has been the same for quite some time now. I hope that some of the new boys get a run out on saturday, as the team picked against keys was rather conservative on the weekend and was made up from the majority of players from last season. I think we need a cutting edge behind and hope that either Wyatt (who was underused on the weekend) plays at fullback or Gratton come in along with Owen Williams and perhaps Lyons or Siggery for the backrow along with Locke and Osbourne (perhaps K.Dacey or Hobbsy will be made avialable?) to give us a harder physical edge which we just seem to lack. Other teams below us in the league like Keys, Llandovery and Carmarthen who we played towards the end of the season have a more physical edge upfront and backs with a cutting edge. Hopefully they can put it right on saturday.
        on 30.8.10 at 10:42
BBC Results
Pontyboyo According to the BBC results page, Dico kicked 4 penalties today...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/results/4776923.stm
on 28.8.10 at 22:42
Re: Premiership results
pontyjimbo Newport cardiff and neath won all scoring high points!
on 28.8.10 at 19:48
- RhwsPontyFan It all looks to a quality season with some exciting fixtures. Come on the Pont!
  on 29.8.10 at 0:11
  - Ponty till i die Is the bonus point system for 4 tries/losing by 7 points or less still in use? If so we need to start scoring tries and stop kicking penalties and put the ball in the corner more often. A wins a win at the end of the day, but it will be the team who does this will be in with a shout of the league title.
    on 29.8.10 at 10:42
    - pj_becks Yep the bonus point system is still in play. You have to make sure the win is in the bag before kicking for the corner over going for the posts when you have a penalty within range.
      on 29.8.10 at 14:20
      - Ponty till i die I know you need to secure the win first, but take yesterdays game for instance, we kicked 3 or 4 penalties when maybe we could have put some pressure on them near thier own line. I realise there was not much daylight between the scores but it is exactly my point that the team who has the confidence to do just that, is going to lifting the silverware this season
        on 29.8.10 at 18:36
        pj_becks Only if you make the most of it, take your lineout and score, of course.
        
        on 30.8.10 at 10:41
Premiership results
pontyjimbo tonmawr 18 aberavon 19
on 28.8.10 at 18:26
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: score
pontyjimbo Ponty 23 keys 15 FT
on 28.8.10 at 17:15
- saethennin Scrappy game, but we deserved that win and kept our cool despite Knaggs and O'Connor sin binned and a lot of niggle. We missed tackles, failed to protect our ball... but also showed some great interplay when the game was allowed to flow.
  on 28.8.10 at 18:59
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: score
pontyjimbo Ponty 23 keys 15 FT
on 28.8.10 at 17:13
- Pontydragon Thanks Pontyjimbo!!!!
  on 28.8.10 at 17:16

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