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by Miguel Indurain
Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:29 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145600
Views: 7843983

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

FFFG merger. There is very little of substance to differentiate between both main parties. Both of them appear to sing from the same hymn sheet and have done for the past decade. Both parties have abandoned their hard core support, leaving them closer to one another in reality. What does their hard...
by Miguel Indurain
Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:28 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145600
Views: 7843983

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

FFFG merger.

There is very little of substance to differentiate between both main parties. Both of them appear to sing from the same hymn sheet and have done for the past decade.

Both parties have abandoned their hard core support, leaving them closer to one another in reality.
by Miguel Indurain
Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:12 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145600
Views: 7843983

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Duff Paddy wrote: Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:42 am Social media has been a complete pox upon our world, we need to ban it completely it has been overwhelmingly bad for everyone
That would include banning this place too, presumably.
by Miguel Indurain
Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ban Irish horse race participation in UK because they’re too good
Replies: 29
Views: 726

Re: Ban Irish horse race participation in UK because they’re too good

Tax breaks for the breeders aside, the Irish Equine industry does receive other subsidies and subventions from the state in terms of financial support. It's seems to be the view that the Horse Racing industry is worth preserving and growing. (Whether or not this industry should be preserved/supporte...
by Miguel Indurain
Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145600
Views: 7843983

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

You can't have someone with a lisp as leader. Not in the current climate. Petty and sad as that sounds. I also don't think he inspires much. Accountants rarely make good leaders! Would be interesting going head to head with Mary Lou in their constituency though! Donohoe isn't an accountant. He had ...
by Miguel Indurain
Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145600
Views: 7843983

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Pascal for me. Has to be a man good with the purse You can't have someone with a lisp as leader. Not in the current climate. Petty and sad as that sounds. I also don't think he inspires much. Accountants rarely make good leaders! Would be interesting going head to head with Mary Lou in their consti...
by Miguel Indurain
Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:19 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525357
Views: 28514435

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

LandOTurk wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:40 pm Happy St Patrick's Day - Ireland's favorite Welshman!


Cheers - and congrats on another 6N.

:thumbup:
by Miguel Indurain
Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Gregor Townsend
Replies: 137
Views: 3094

Re: Gregor Townsend

Scotland’s Eddie O’Sullivan. Stabilised and improved a mess but couldn’t make a breakthrough. The Scots real problem is they have no Declan Kidney ready to take over and bring them to the next level EOS and the IRFU fcked over Garland, the first Irish coach in almost forever to beat France and Engl...
by Miguel Indurain
Sun Mar 17, 2024 4:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Gregor Townsend
Replies: 137
Views: 3094

Re: Gregor Townsend

Cotter turned Scotland. Townsend was riding in his coattails. Cotter certainly improved Scotland hugely. The point about player numbers though is reasonable. Scottish pool is small. To think Scotland held the hex over us throughout the entire 1990s beating throughout home and away. 90s was a differ...
by Miguel Indurain
Sun Mar 17, 2024 2:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Gregor Townsend
Replies: 137
Views: 3094

Re: Gregor Townsend

CrazyIslander wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 1:33 pm Cotter turned Scotland. Townsend was riding in his coattails.
Cotter certainly improved Scotland hugely.

The point about player numbers though is reasonable. Scottish pool is small.

To think Scotland held the hex over us throughout the entire 1990s beating throughout home and away.
by Miguel Indurain
Sun Mar 17, 2024 2:35 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525357
Views: 28514435

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

I'm not convinced by Crowley. He did fine At no point in the championship did I think we are missing Sexton He’s a young lad and will be all the better for the last two months For his first championship, Crowley had a good one. He had big boots to fill and he did the job. He should only improve fro...
by Miguel Indurain
Sun Mar 17, 2024 2:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Replies: 858
Views: 10523

Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread

Could that last win by Ireland be their swan song? The production line is still ok. May take a few years to integrate the young lads. At least we won't peak mid cycle We were missing our most creative back, Hansen, and Keenan was either unavailable or had to play wing for the last three games. Fran...
by Miguel Indurain
Sun Mar 17, 2024 2:01 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread
Replies: 858
Views: 10523

Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Scotland Match thread

redderneck wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:17 pm
Mr. Very Popular wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:43 am
quarter2four wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:40 am Has anyone checked on Henry this morning?
His mother just called him for breakfast there.
I hope it's a big bowl of prunes, doused in vinegar.
:thumbup:
by Miguel Indurain
Fri Mar 15, 2024 8:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525357
Views: 28514435

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Backrow have a lot to prove this week as a unit. As others have agreed with me on the need for pace in the backline, it'll be interesting to see how things develop on that front post 6nations. Scotland have always had good backrow units and individual backrow players. It's always been one of the st...
by Miguel Indurain
Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:20 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Yeah, don't fly boeing planes at the moment
Replies: 90
Views: 2590

Re: Yeah, don't fly boeing planes at the moment

Merging with McDonell Douglas was a disaster. Remember that is the company that made the DC-10 which is one of the most accident prone passenger planes ever manufactured. Boeing started prioritizing speed to market. The company workers were actually told explicitly that the stock price is the most ...
by Miguel Indurain
Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:59 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Yeah, don't fly boeing planes at the moment
Replies: 90
Views: 2590

Re: Yeah, don't fly boeing planes at the moment

Some guy recently gave a potted history of companies who were engineering greats but are now gone or next to it. I don't remember the names except for General Electric. When they were at the top of their game they had mission statements like engineering is our passion . Then they get the financial ...
by Miguel Indurain
Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:17 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Brain Injury and Career Length
Replies: 80
Views: 3030

Re: Brain Injury and Career Length

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-12791167/Ex-Wales-star-Alix-Popham-offers-hope-former-rugby-stars-suffering-dementia-revealing-life-changing-impact-experimental-brain-treatment-Mexico.html Unsure if anyone has seen this outside of Wales, but maybe a glimmer of hope for dementia...
by Miguel Indurain
Mon Mar 11, 2024 1:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525357
Views: 28514435

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Anyone been over to Cardiff in recent years for a match ? How bad is it for getting accommodation on 6N weekends? Terrible. Maybe it's me getting older but Cardiff is not a venue that I want to socialise in any more. Its become very rough over the past decade or so. If we go to Cardiff for an inter...
by Miguel Indurain
Mon Mar 11, 2024 1:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Royals photoshopping pictures of Kate
Replies: 66
Views: 2251

Re: Royals photoshopping pictures of Kate

Derwyn wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:18 pm There’s been no picture. No video. Just one glimpse of an amblumance before Christmas.

And Willy had marks on his neck.

We should phone the PO leece
Get Derek Noble on the case.

He'll get to the the, err, truth.
by Miguel Indurain
Mon Mar 11, 2024 1:01 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145600
Views: 7843983

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

and shows how a few very well-connected and vocal lobby groups have a completely disproportionate influence on social commentary in Ireland. Even on Saturday night the head of the NWC said that the result was bad for women and her group would continue to push for change; she just blithely ignored a...
by Miguel Indurain
Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:36 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
Replies: 1639
Views: 45651

Re: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread

Tbf England played well today and probably deserved to win. Congrats
by Miguel Indurain
Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:26 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
Replies: 1639
Views: 45651

Re: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread

Bundi josh jgp and Hugo are the pick of this Irish team today
by Miguel Indurain
Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:16 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
Replies: 1639
Views: 45651

Re: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread

Still some way to go, 15 mins left, only 3 pt game.
by Miguel Indurain
Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:56 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
Replies: 1639
Views: 45651

Re: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread

Thankfully Ford has left his place kicking boots at home
by Miguel Indurain
Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:49 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
Replies: 1639
Views: 45651

Re: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread

Zico wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:47 pm Genge should be off for that.
There's history. Genge played the same dirty tactics against Furlong in this same fixture 2 years ago at Twickenham
by Miguel Indurain
Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
Replies: 1639
Views: 45651

Re: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread

McCarthy has a tendency to chase the big hits which leaves him tackling air/non-ball-carrying oppo far too often. He can be maddeningly ineffective at times. He's been anonymous today Hopefully the chat at HT straightens him up. Otherwise I'd hook him. Him, in the zone, Id prefer to keep out there....
by Miguel Indurain
Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
Replies: 1639
Views: 45651

Re: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread

redderneck wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:41 pm McCarthy has a tendency to chase the big hits which leaves him tackling air/non-ball-carrying oppo far too often. He can be maddeningly ineffective at times.
He's been anonymous today
by Miguel Indurain
Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
Replies: 1639
Views: 45651

Re: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread

quarter2four wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:23 pm Ireland badly need a spark from somewhere to change the momentum
Our bench is stronger than England's.

This game will open up in the 2nd half
by Miguel Indurain
Sat Mar 09, 2024 6:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
Replies: 1639
Views: 45651

Re: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread

England are playing better than I expected.

I think we have enough to weather this.

Bundi and Josh playing really well
by Miguel Indurain
Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:07 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
Replies: 1172
Views: 18168

Re: U20 6 Nations 2024

Ref was all over the shop.

Never say die from Ireland
by Miguel Indurain
Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
Replies: 1172
Views: 18168

Re: U20 6 Nations 2024

Very enjoyable contest, let's hope we end up with the win
by Miguel Indurain
Sat Feb 24, 2024 6:24 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Wales Match thread
Replies: 1165
Views: 21317

Re: The Official and ONLY Ireland v Wales Match thread

Mr. Very Popular wrote: Sat Feb 24, 2024 5:26 pm Love this kind of win, win and still loads for the coach to beat the players with, exactly what we needed going to Twickenham, thanks Wales.
:thumbup: ideal result, as you say enough in that game for the coaches to keep the pressure on the players
by Miguel Indurain
Sat Feb 24, 2024 6:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread
Replies: 797
Views: 11165

Re: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread

Scotland playing champagne rugby here, very entertaining for the neutral supporter
by Miguel Indurain
Mon Feb 19, 2024 9:01 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145600
Views: 7843983

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

themaddog wrote: Mon Feb 19, 2024 12:35 am Michael O'Regan RIP.
The journalist Michael O'Regan?
Sad news for his family and friends.

A good journalist.
by Miguel Indurain
Sun Feb 18, 2024 1:27 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145600
Views: 7843983

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Leinsterman wrote: Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:10 am "Laser focus" - words used by spoofers.
50,000 homes a year. Where will she get the people to build them?
Dutch auction, politics by the SDs.