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by bimboman
Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: FAO bimbo
Replies: 51
Views: 872

Re: FAO bimbo

Like a lot of things.. I suspect the truth lies somewhere inbetween... Possibly, the expertise,of the authors though wasn’t in doubt for most of their careers or academic lives. Only when they went against the political required narratives. Again, look at the outcomes in Sweden for evidence of poli...
by bimboman
Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Irish navy missed drug bust because of St Patrick’s Day
Replies: 23
Views: 585

Re: Irish navy missed drug bust because of St Patrick’s Day

The Irish navy’s sole active ship

To be remembered next time Irish posters comment on anything military.


Edit. Or anything geo political
by bimboman
Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:54 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Irish navy missed drug bust because of St Patrick’s Day
Replies: 23
Views: 585

Re: Irish navy missed drug bust because of St Patrick’s Day

Short Man Syndrome wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:24 pm
iarmhiman wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:20 pm A bigger security risk is Russian navy.

Narcotics are small fry in comparison
The Russian navy who are currently losing the war against a nation that has no navy?
Oh, you think Russia is losing in Ukraine. ?
by bimboman
Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: FAO bimbo
Replies: 51
Views: 872

Re: FAO bimbo

I went to a red brick uni, I have a masters in engineering. Not sure what that has to do with you thinking you're an expert on every subject under the sun. Your claim of “expert” is ridiculous. Having an formed opinion isn’t claiming expertise. Politics for example is one of ideology and personal o...
by bimboman
Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:04 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: FAO bimbo
Replies: 51
Views: 872

Re: FAO bimbo

Like a lot of things.. I suspect the truth lies somewhere inbetween... Possibly, the expertise,of the authors though wasn’t in doubt for most of their careers or academic lives. Only when they went against the political required narratives. Again, look at the outcomes in Sweden for evidence of poli...
by bimboman
Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:44 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: FAO bimbo
Replies: 51
Views: 872

Re: FAO bimbo

I don’t get it, what is a surprise here? People continue to get symptoms of a virus long after they have recovered? Whether it’s termed long covid or not is irrelevant. The whole issue here is that covid was substantially more infectious than the flu and so far far more people got it, and before th...
by bimboman
Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: FAO bimbo
Replies: 51
Views: 872

Re: FAO bimbo

Short Man Syndrome wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:12 pm
bimboman wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:07 pm
Short Man Syndrome wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:59 pm You humourless git... you getting banned for a typo was hilarious, and I'm NEVER letting it go!
As you’re a main wokest and now American I cannot rely on humour unfortunately.
Oh no... he accused me of being 'woke'...

:roll:
I explained why humour was not a factor.
by bimboman
Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:09 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: FAO bimbo
Replies: 51
Views: 872

Re: FAO bimbo

I went to a red brick uni, I have a masters in engineering. Not sure what that has to do with you thinking you're an expert on every subject under the sun. Your claim of “expert” is ridiculous. Having an formed opinion isn’t claiming expertise. Politics for example is one of ideology and personal o...
by bimboman
Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:07 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: FAO bimbo
Replies: 51
Views: 872

Re: FAO bimbo

Short Man Syndrome wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:59 pm You humourless git... you getting banned for a typo was hilarious, and I'm NEVER letting it go!
As you’re a main wokest and now American I cannot rely on humour unfortunately.
by bimboman
Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:57 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: FAO bimbo
Replies: 51
Views: 872

Re: FAO bimbo

“Bimbo can read and understand things” Earl - generation shite uni degrees telling them not think critically. What most people take issue with is your belief that your reading of a wikipedia article and some news clips means you know more than actual experts who disagree with your point of view or ...
by bimboman
Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:43 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: FAO bimbo
Replies: 51
Views: 872

Re: FAO bimbo

Bimbo is an expert in everything, he knows better than experts in: Medicine Epidemiology International trade Logistics Transport Policy National Government expenditure Local government expenditure Crime Immigration Politics Public opinion Climate Change Manufacturing Agriculture I'm sure the list g...
by bimboman
Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: FAO bimbo
Replies: 51
Views: 872

Re: FAO bimbo

I don’t get it, what is a surprise here? People continue to get symptoms of a virus long after they have recovered? Whether it’s termed long covid or not is irrelevant. The whole issue here is that covid was substantially more infectious than the flu and so far far more people got it, and before th...
by bimboman
Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:58 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: FAO bimbo
Replies: 51
Views: 872

Re: FAO bimbo

Of course he has. :lol: https://www.smh.com.au/national/long-covid-doesn-t-exist-as-we-know-it-according-to-new-research-20240314-p5fcjz.html Dr Steven Faux, co-lead of the long COVID clinic at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, said observational studies should not guide public policy and he “couldn...
by bimboman
Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: FAO bimbo
Replies: 51
Views: 872

Re: FAO bimbo

He's been, rightly, pilloried for cherry-picking his results to a tiny study. Of course he has. :lol: https://www.smh.com.au/national/long-covid-doesn-t-exist-as-we-know-it-according-to-new-research-20240314-p5fcjz.html [quote ]Dr Steven Faux, co-lead of the long COVID clinic at St Vincent’s Hospit...
by bimboman
Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:01 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112026
Views: 7495772

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

There’s probably some truth in the skeletal issue and the type of strength demanded for the scrum being different to just lifting a weight. Certainly the maturity of a prop seems slower than that of a winger.
by bimboman
Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:55 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: FAO bimbo
Replies: 51
Views: 872

Re: FAO bimbo

This part? :lol: Nah, the whole article & in particular Gerrard's central point: the lengthy persistence of symptoms and general debility in some folk who catch covid looks more like what happens to some other folk who catch some other virus* and less like something unique to covid. * When I first ...
by bimboman
Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: FAO bimbo
Replies: 51
Views: 872

Re: FAO bimbo

Indeed Mungo,

It looks like science will eventually catch up with the narratives.


Let’s be honest this just joins Masking and vaccine effectiveness as things we all “knew” at the time and decided to forget.
by bimboman
Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Replies: 701
Views: 8993

Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24

The issue with the no arms, is that the actual impactful no arms tackle from Earl which should have been penalised was the one that led directly to the Donbrandt turnover and then to the England try. The TMO only called that second one coz he didn’t call the previous one. The usual bizarre read. We...
by bimboman
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Replies: 701
Views: 8993

Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24

Floppykid wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:49 pm
RodneyRegis wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:47 pm
ChipSpike wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:46 pm
No it was Earl
What an utterly stupid thing to do. How odd.
Shit happens in international rugby, hard a stormer otherwise.
It was a low chop.....

Rarely called though.
by bimboman
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:49 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Replies: 701
Views: 8993

Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24

Enjoyed that. Quite glad the french got a bit of redemption.


Much better when we played some actual,rugby.


We lost to a freak try anyway.
by bimboman
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:38 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Replies: 701
Views: 8993

Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24

Zico wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:35 pm If Ireland just f**ked off and joined the Rugby Championship this would be an epic title deciding game.
It would be a boring lose at all costs game rather than this fun.
by bimboman
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:34 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Replies: 701
Views: 8993

Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24

Some weak decisions from England standing off lose ball and new front row ite.


It’s been a laugh though.
by bimboman
Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:38 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Replies: 701
Views: 8993

Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24

polyallstar wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:37 pm
friedchimp wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:36 pm We’re going to get ripped apart unless we get some control on this game.
Yep, butchered our good field position more than once
That’s the plan being shite though.

We’ve been coaches to 10 man crap again.
by bimboman
Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Replies: 856
Views: 9904

Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread

iarmhiman wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:36 pm Dublin is unaffordable for everyone except Americans these days
“Value” ..


Paris is more expensive but better value. :thumbup:
by bimboman
Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:34 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Replies: 856
Views: 9904

Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread

ZappaMan wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:30 pm It's now 26 years since we won the Wooden Spoon. I bet the crowd had better craic coming last in '98 than first in 2024.
Dublin was better value and certainly more fun that’s for sure.
by bimboman
Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Replies: 856
Views: 9904

Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread

RWC2015 wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:34 pm
bimboman wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:33 pm Underwhelming champions. Good to see.
Back to back champions to you
Team of a generation

Usual,level,of success.
by bimboman
Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:33 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Replies: 856
Views: 9904

Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread

Underwhelming champions. Good to see.
by bimboman
Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:01 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Replies: 856
Views: 9904

Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread

Floppykid wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:00 pm Are you allowed to dummy a free kick? Sheehan definitely did.
No you’re not , so the disallowed good try was good.
by bimboman
Sat Mar 16, 2024 6:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Replies: 856
Views: 9904

Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread

Keith wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 6:46 pm
bimboman wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 6:37 pm Well the loop has been regressed to the dummy (obstructing) runner.
Every Irish attack is full of obstruction. It's ridiculous
Yep. Have no idea how they don’t get called.
by bimboman
Sat Mar 16, 2024 6:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Replies: 856
Views: 9904

Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread

Well the loop has been regressed to the dummy (obstructing) runner.
by bimboman
Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:53 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Wales Vs Italy - 6N Official Match Thread - Welsh wooden 🥄?
Replies: 855
Views: 9965

Re: Wales Vs Italy - 6N Official Match Thread - Welsh wooden 🥄?

Da iawn diolch wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:52 pm Last 4 penalties conceded by Italy.

Yellow card soon...
Aw bless.
by bimboman
Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:43 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Wales Vs Italy - 6N Official Match Thread - Welsh wooden 🥄?
Replies: 855
Views: 9965

Re: Wales Vs Italy - 6N Official Match Thread - Welsh wooden 🥄?

Keith wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:43 pm Both should be off for an HIA though. They're both still on :shock:
Yes.
by bimboman
Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:00 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 352
Views: 48589

Re: The Reform Party UK

Now a Tory donor wants a black female MP shot. Jesus Wept Diane Abbot has been treated like shit by Labour and Tory alike. The idea that anti black racism is not common across all parties in parliament is laughable at this point. The words used were both racist and misogynistic. A disgrace, Nine of...
by bimboman
Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112026
Views: 7495772

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Did anyone have an issue with Marcus even going for the DG? This has come up on my beloved eggchasers podcast. Someone wrote in to say it was a dumb move, as a try would give us the BP and only 3 points behind Ireland and we had the kick in front of posts anyway. I mean….I hadn’t even thought about...
by bimboman
Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:07 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Cheltenham 2024
Replies: 50
Views: 2724

Re: Cheltenham 2024

He's on bail pending the trial. He's at Cheltenham this week!!! FFS
F ucking hell.

I lost £4 in total today.
by bimboman
Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:54 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
Replies: 1639
Views: 45167

Re: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread

Yesterday I said the only way Ireland win is if England have their best game in 10 years while Ireland have a boat load of handling errors and lose discipline. England did, Ireland did and the loss happened. There is no emergency and drastic change needed, Ireland will use this to their advantage a...