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TBF, Iraq had a big miltary in 1990. It was a bit dated though, and then went against the US military at its absolute peak in terms of capacity. This was the Cold War US military at its most techically advanced, but with the USSR out of the picture so they could go all-in on the Middle East theatre...

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DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Tue May 20, 2025 7:51 pm Isiekwe? The lock stocks are really scraping the barrel.

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I like thursdays and hate fallow weeks, takes all the momentum. Love a friday night game as well. Non Saturday games are crap to get to and curtail the fun & booze element greatly. Pretty much every facet of the sport is worse now than 20 years ago, both on the pitch and off it. I'm always surprise...

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The last 5 episodes of Andor are all ranked 9.5 or higher on IMDB. First in history apparently to have 5 in a row that high. Some great characters and acting performances. I was really surprised by one relatively minor character. Sets and costumes were terrific. Its rankings on IMDB https://youtu.b...

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Last night did illustrate a huge problem for Scottish rugby. There was not one Glaswegian in the starting team though there three on the bench. And when I say Glaswegian I mean the Glasgow metropolitan area rather than the city itself. If all the injured players were back it would add one Weegie (C...

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As far as I can see this is just a paper transaction for re-organising the orgs. The value attached to the transaction is notional. Best analogy might be when Google sold itself to Alphabet It's sleight of hand utilising the VC money that poured into the AI business a few months ago to bailout Twit...

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I'm still wracking my brains trying to understand all of those selections - you can just about make an argument for the Freeman/Daly pairing - they'll swap back and forth during the game, especially if the starting positions aren't working - it does at least let them see how Freeman goes at 13. The...

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It'd be a lot easier to kick if we more often presented a running threat. As is we've little to no running threat and the only decent chaser is Freeman. At least Mitchell is decent at kicking even if he's hardly the next du Preez With the mediocre performances of Sleightholme and Murley and with th...

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Andy Goode is scathing of England in this latest pod. So is Jim but what’s new there. Their collective assessment with DB is brutal - basically the coaches holding the players back because they’re inexperienced. Fair! Tindall is similar on his shitefest but he makes an interesting point about the sy...

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bimboman wrote: ↑Tue Feb 25, 2025 3:57 pm
blindcider wrote: ↑Tue Feb 25, 2025 3:53 pm I reckon Italy will have been targeting the England match as 1. still the only team they haven't beat in the 6N and 2. Englands gameplan has clearly exploitable flaws that they can target
And their strongest 2 positions are our weakest

Head coach and attack coach?

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Magpie26 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2025 10:06 pm
ovalball wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2025 8:57 pm Our bench looked much more effective this week. I was certainly very happy that George was on to take that last line out throw !
Yes, it was pleasing to see the bench make an impact for a change.

It usually makes an impact, but it was nice to see it be a positive one for a change…

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ManInTheBar wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2025 8:13 pm
Quins89 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2025 8:12 pm
Keith wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2025 8:10 pm The lineout was toilet. LCD can't be trusted
I’m always nervous when he’s hooker I’ll be honest.
Who's your pick then?

Stevie Wonder would have been an upgrade

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fatcat wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2025 8:03 pm We'll probably win the next RWC.

A chance indeed. I think the next one is the JRWC.

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DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2025 7:58 pm Now we're fantastic again we beat Scotland right?

Right?

We’ve got to be due a lucky win against them at some point. Maybe this decade, maybe next?

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Itoje may have a boring voice but he actually had something interesting to say!

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Matt-A wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2025 7:10 pm Taking Willis off that early striaght after a pen is a classic Eddie Jones decision in my opinion.

I suspect we all felt the same thing but it actually turned out to be a good sub!

Willis worked hard and a keeper, but all the replacements added something when they came on.

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Yep Finn starts for me Yeah no doubt about it. Quiet first half but he was incredible 2nd half. If Marcus stays at 15 let him learn his role against the other 3 teams. And pet finn play as a proper 10, kicks for touch, goal, he has to run the game if he's 10. And he can tackle Fin’s tackling was la...

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CrazyIslander wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2025 6:47 pm
message #2527204 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2025 6:35 pm
CrazyIslander wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2025 6:33 pm Move Marcus to 10.
He's finally having a decent game... Why?
Cos 10 has more influence on attack

Only when he gets the ball

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danny_fitz wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2025 6:45 pm
ManInTheBar wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2025 6:42 pm
DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2025 6:41 pm

France should be out of sight already.
But they are not

There's an old French saying which I here translate:
If we had some bacon we could have bacon and eggs, if we had some eggs
Un Oeuf is Enough

Isn’t that the new James Bond film?

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I foresee a brave start by England. Tactically, they will be on Dupont quickly and the forwards will match the French, man-for-man. Closing down space, suffocating and generally being a pain in the arse. There might even be a try for England in that first 30. Home advantage, ref giving us the rub of...

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All great actors but… Nick Cage?!? Surely has to be on a list somewhere?

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He also assisted the most linebreaks of anyone from any country in the Autumn series, and that was with playing less than half the minutes available over the course of the series: https://x.com/OptaJonny/status/1881697742491357375 Nobody is questioning that he's good at picking the right pass. But ...

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CanNZ2000 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 10:32 pm
Maniototo Man wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 10:31 pm Good choice of ref. It wouldn't seem like a Wales match without at least three Williams on the field.
How many Jones do they have today? Hope one of the ARs is a Jones too.

Maybe replace Gatland with Eddie?!

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bw245 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 10:21 pm Thought Wales looked good in the first 20 mins but then it all fell apart

The first 20 minutes wasn’t the game. It was the player interviews with the 2013 team.

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Hawk97 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 10:14 pm
DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 8:31 pm Jesus itv just showed VDM palming off Dombrandt- what a big fanny he is
I never want to see that drip in an England shirt again

Never seen VDMcM in an England shirt… not sure I want to!

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France basically leaving off some Dupont moments of brilliance, and a well organized defense hardly challenged by Wales attack. Ramos' kicking sealing it. But the team isn't firing from all cylinders. Our center pairing is not clicking, Dupont / Ntamack are hesitating, forwards don't come at pace t...

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Floppykid wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 10:07 pm Ramos is insane.

If it weren’t for DuPont he’d have so many more MoMs… he’s amazing and just so composed.

Tbf a lot of great players in this French squad…

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I don’t know what to make of this. At least he’s trying something a bit different. Serving up the same shite isn’t winning or winning us over. This might fail terribly, but at least it’s different.

Except f**king slade.

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DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 8:00 pm The Faz gambit- defence is shocked when they run.

The Faz gambit… Faz: “legs stop f**king running… why are they doing that?”

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Combination of conditions and two average teams . Really? If you'd said two teams playing very averagely I'd have agreed. England can and should play a lot, lot better than that. I think they thought they had it in the bag before the whistle, and that arrogance will get you at some point... My enti...

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CM11 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2025 10:43 pm Combination of conditions and two average teams.

Really?

If you'd said two teams playing very averagely I'd have agreed. England can and should play a lot, lot better than that.

I think they thought they had it in the bag before the whistle, and that arrogance will get you at some point...

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Anyone watching the kids' game this evening? As a loyal and proud Englishman, I have to laugh at the absolute arrogance that drips from every expression Henry Pollock has. It will wind up the jonny foreigners even more than Maro and Earl's clapping when it makes it to seniors! It has to coincide wi...

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Anyone watching the kids' game this evening?

As a loyal and proud Englishman, I have to laugh at the absolute arrogance that drips from every expression Henry Pollock has. It will wind up the jonny foreigners even more than Maro and Earl's clapping when it makes it to seniors!

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Best of all, Borthwick gets to pick the same old faces, but conjure up an entirely new defensive system. That the players have never played together, as England. I can see a high scoring match over in Dublin - suspect 30+ points against us and maybe a couple of late consolation tries for us as the b...

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redderneck wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 12:53 pm
MungoMan wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:44 am
Auckman wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 5:42 am I'm buying up all the toilet paper in the local supermarkets just in case
I bought a second arsehole so I could use up the arsewipes I bought last time!
I hope you didn't buy it from China.

Was it a sideways arsehole?

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In terms of additions to the team and fresh blood?

Two that might be a bit too green for Borthwick, but worth a punt are Mike Brown and Danny Care. Maybe Tom Croft who could do a serviceable job at 12?

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Wouldn't argue with you there. My wife tells a cracker about a work colleague at her school who complimented her by the photocopier on her FMB's. She asked him what FMB's were to which he replied, "your Fvck me Boots". He had to go on a course for that one, but that was all. 10 years ago mind. Aye ...

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Scotland highlight quite how shit we were to concede 40+ points to Aus. Also putting on a show on both sides of the ball that put the ‘we shouldn’t be losing to Scotland’ comments into Crayola Sans font. The reason for that particular comment is to do with playing numbers, resources and the competi...

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The current president of our village Women’s Institute would be more effective than Wiggy. And she’s just passed away.

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We’re worse than that stat show, Hawk. It’s the % loss that is dreadful - we’re at less than 50% wins this calendar year, even assuming we beat Japan. Worst of all? Ireland and NZ are not peerless - only SA has that and we really shouldn’t be losing against scotland with the players we have availab...

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