GRFC

I fear I am falling out of love with rugby.

This is not a kneejerk reaction to the bloodgate incident. I note of course that all of the people calling for the public flogging of Dean Richards have never made a cock up at work and then panicked into trying to hide it as it snowballed out of control.

No this is a longer term effect. I just dont find it entertaining anymore. has it something to do from moving over from a 20 something generation that used to stand in the shed and watch through beer goggles as Glos either destroyed its opposition or fall over the finishing line in a hotchpotch end of the season into the more refined seats of the West and C&G stand where the product and the beer just dont taste that good anymore?

I dont think so.

Take Saturday. £39 spent with J and myself to be entertained. Very little running rugby,very little good basics,blatant offsides,continual interruptions,energy drinks galore and a referee who probably wouldnt have brandished a yellow card for GBH.

This is not sour grapes. All parties were to blame. After 3 rounds of the GP,have you seen a good game? The last 2 weeks TV viewing have been awful. Leicester of all teams are yet to go over the whitewash.

It started so well against a Bath xxiii.Strong defence,solid going forward,a pack of mean and moody souls,an enforcer in the line out(as there was no old one I wont call it a new enforcer) and a 10/12 axis who will produce no finer competitive debut between them. A new brush was certainly in town but I sensed the usual rollercoaster ride ahead.

I just cannot remember seeing Gloucester play well for a long time now and just as importantly leaving Holm feeling that was good value, must go back. It comes to all teams in the end; i just wonder if it has come to some of the players. Tindall looks a spent force, our sole strike player JSD plays with such little regularity, potentially our best player at full back seems as injury prone as one of Simpson Daniel's old nags ,around the base of the scrum is cringe worthy and I will leave the forwards to another day as it would seem that is what the coaches do.

The first 30 mins of the second half were up there with Newport Dragons in the EDF,Rotherham first game of the season when Rory Teague ponced around with 15 on his back, a Leeds landslide at home,Wasps 0-27 drubbing. Entertainment nil,belief nil,passion,you know the rest.

Yes early days but worrying signs for this committed follower but occasional visitor .