Hot on the heels of the pulsating
slug-fest at Luton, it was a cruel lesson in the nature of the game for Woodgate.
They've been risking frostbite as they watch a
slug-fest in a howling gale.
Everything was pointing to a
slug-fest between Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea after Pep Guardiola's men cantered to the trophy in record fashion last time out.
Won't be a
slug-fest with big gaps left at either end to give us a 4-3 thriller.
Earlier today, as part of the political
slug-fest, Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led centre, saying that the NRC was a politically motivated move by the BJP to get votes, adding that it could lead to a civil war.
The atmosphere, in sharp contrast to Friday's
slug-fest, was electric.
"I'm expecting a bit of a reaction from Castleford, they're probably not firing like they would like to but that Warrington game was an absolute
slug-fest and those weather conditions just nullified anything that they were trying to do offensively," said Thorman.
Two red cards in the first half set up a 10 vs 10
slug-fest for 63 minutes.
A DECLINING SPECTACLE WHAT began as a promising Wales performance, which hinted at a comprehensive victory being possible, petered out into something of a
slug-fest that frankly just became a bit of a bore.
In a second round match of the singles competition, which turned out to be a two hour and 43 minutes three-set
slug-fest, the Omani top seed had to stave off a stiff challenge from Thai wild card Tamachan Momkoonthod before emerging a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5) winner.
It was compulsive enough viewing yesterday as their thirdround pairing turned into a relentless
slug-fest where both traded blows like boxers as the lead changed hand repeatedly.
"They have a good shot at it now but Wigan are a good side too and I'm sure it will be another
slug-fest like tonight."
I think the two may actually stand and put on a bit of a
slug-fest though.
Chukyo and Sotoku began their
slug-fest on a Thursday in the semi-final of Japan's high school rubber-ball baseball championship in Akashi, western Japan.
Before the teams went 70 minutes without a hit by either side, the game started off as a
slug-fest.
