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by lilyw
Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:03 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jeremy Guscott v Manu Tuilagi - who was better?
Replies: 81
Views: 1450

Re: Jeremy Guscott v Manu Tuilagi - who was better?

Manu Tuilagi's recent effective international retirement got me thinking as to where he sits in the all time England XV reckoning. Tuilagi was at his best and played most of his test rugby at outside centre where Jeremy Guscott was heretofore regarded as the greatest England 13 (sorry Tinds). But p...
by lilyw
Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525312
Views: 28508803

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

In player news, Tadhg Beirne, Jack Crowley, Conor Murray , Calvin Nash and Peter O’Mahony have all returned to the HPC after helping Ireland to the 6 Nations title . On the injury front, Academy back-row forward Ruadhán Quinn suffered a hand injury against Ospreys on Friday night and will be sideli...
by lilyw
Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145591
Views: 7841590

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Been wet since July of last year. The year before that was on of the driest. To get good weather we need the jet stream to be north of us next week it's going to be as far south as the south of Spain. Oh I know what's needed for good weather, I'm just annoyed that it seems to have been an age since...
by lilyw
Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:26 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Village Quiz plums
Replies: 15
Views: 1078

Re: Village Quiz plums

About 30 years ago I was at a Table Quiz (for charity of course) organised by the Comp. Sci. Society in Trinity College in Dublin (my wife is a graduate). There were about 100 tables and we were doing really well. 2nd last round: In which county was the headquarters of Fionn & the Fianna (Irish myth...
by lilyw
Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:16 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Irish Courts: U.K. not a safe country
Replies: 103
Views: 2718

Re: Irish Courts: U.K. not a safe country

Unfortunately a lot of the ROI were right behind those doing the bombing and the shooting Which is why SF was so popular back then. Oh wait. :roll: Not the majority but a lot of people were let say “sympathetic” Seeing your compatriots beaten by the police simply for saying the wrong Our Father wil...
by lilyw
Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:49 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145591
Views: 7841590

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

He'll certainly win the award for "world's most sleep-deprived looking" leader. He permanently looks like he hasn't slept in a week.
by lilyw
Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:21 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

I seem to recall that Irish trainers get some sort of tax break which makes the playing field somewhat slanted. Is that right? Not sure how you recall that, since it's not true Irish breeders get a huge tax break. This has little impact upon NH racing at the top level since French horses dominate (...
by lilyw
Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:59 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: opinions on real estate
Replies: 7
Views: 397

Re: opinions on real estate

so I got a letter from the city yesterday that my neighbourhood is being 're-zoned', pretty much they are making it easier for developers to buy up single detached homes and duplexes and build 4plexes and townhomes on the lots. My question is, would it be better to sell earlier and move out before ...
by lilyw
Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:57 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525312
Views: 28508803

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Corned beef is a purely American phenomenon. In the 19th Century butcher's in areas the Irish lived in American cities tended to be Jewish, so pig products were not an option. Eh no. Corned beef has had various primary sources, none of them in the US. Pre 1800s Ireland was a major supplier. Post 19...
by lilyw
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread
Replies: 45220
Views: 2957738

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread

Grandpa wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:55 pm I can't believe you get booked for taking your shirt off.. silly rule, now the poor kid misses the biggest match of his life.
Sponsor might only get 1 picture showing their logo in the match. Money talks. Fair enough rule I think.
by lilyw
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:43 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 525312
Views: 28508803

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

How did people feel Larmour did? I thought he played as expected. He's 5th(?) choice in the back three, and is not a FB. Even Leinster only select him there as a break glass option in lower profile games. He was drafted in to start at FB in a 6N decider, having not been in the frame for a serious I...
by lilyw
Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Cheltenham 2024
Replies: 50
Views: 2781

Re: Cheltenham 2024

I feel sorry for Nicky Henderson's owners missing their day out and big opportunity. However they need to grow a pair and get him to campaign their horses properly. Michael Buckley must have left over £200k in prize money on the table in the past 2 years through conservative race planning. Nicky sti...
by lilyw
Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:59 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Cheltenham 2024
Replies: 50
Views: 2781

Re: Cheltenham 2024

November2019 wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:46 pm
Duff Paddy wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2024 10:34 am
November2019 wrote: Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:58 am

Sad. I've heard it said that a gambling addiction is harder to quit than alcohol or drugs.
It’s very sad but this is a thread for people who enjoy a small bet at Cheltenham and let’s keep it to that eh.
Do you work for Paddy Power or something?
Straight to the ad hominem attack.
by lilyw
Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:51 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145591
Views: 7841590

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

The key there is reasonable offers. I don't think it's unreasonable to take up employment that you are reasonably able to do. Logically that will be no job offers for many. Not suggesting it's fun at all. But this proposal is giving supports to help people have more money. No one is getting less mo...
by lilyw
Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Cheltenham 2024
Replies: 50
Views: 2781

Re: Cheltenham 2024

Duff Paddy wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:38 pm Rachel f**king Blackmore again
I really like Henry de Bromhead. He took over an absolute s**tshow from his father and has done a fantastic job in turning it around. He even overcame when Potts took all his horses away.
by lilyw
Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:49 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Cheltenham 2024
Replies: 50
Views: 2781

Re: Cheltenham 2024

Nicky Henderson's f****d
by lilyw
Tue Mar 12, 2024 1:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Cheltenham 2024
Replies: 50
Views: 2781

Re: Cheltenham 2024

Going to be absolute plough horses winning, given the amount of rain that's falling. Willie Mullins must be livid at having taken Ballyburn out of the Supreme because he was expecting soft/good to soft ground. He might struggle in the heavy going for the longer race tomorrow. Bad news for State Man ...
by lilyw
Mon Mar 11, 2024 7:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145591
Views: 7841590

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

FFS RTE: the first 12 minutes of the News about the Oscars!
by lilyw
Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:22 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145591
Views: 7841590

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

How much did this farce cost to run? How many houses could have been built with the funding? That’s what I want to know. The cost associated with the democratic process is cheap at the price. 23 million for a waste of time. How bad sure, only tax payers money. It must be a surprise to someone famil...
by lilyw
Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145591
Views: 7841590

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

How much did this farce cost to run? How many houses could have been built with the funding? That’s what I want to know. 45,932 and a 1/2 All of them before next week, at least according to Eoin O'Broin (so long as they're not in his constituency) As for the cost - that's where the 50% of your sala...
by lilyw
Fri Mar 08, 2024 5:28 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: F1 Thread
Replies: 17839
Views: 1192453

Re: F1 Thread

bimboman wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 5:22 pm
nardol wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:51 pm :lol:


Doesnt look like there will be much on track action this year either to distract from this either.
This isn’t a surprise to anyone with any watching experience of F1.


RB fans are all newbies.
Good Jesus, you've become a tiresome bore.
by lilyw
Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:46 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
Replies: 1639
Views: 45633

Re: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread

So Joe Marler was an Irish fan and massive Munster fan as a teenager. Mother's side Irish https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-13163757/England-star-supported-Ireland-recognise-player-teenager-Six-Nations.html Obviously not from Rathkeale Joe Marler banned for two matches and hit wi...
by lilyw
Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:44 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145591
Views: 7841590

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

I was conflicted until I heard Maria Steen urging a No/No vote and playing the immigrant card. :thumbup: yup, what i said above ; between herself and that other rosary bead clutcher urging a no, no then ..... Do you do any of your own thinking, or do you just do a headcount of people you like?
by lilyw
Tue Mar 05, 2024 8:16 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145591
Views: 7841590

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

So that building by Tara St station is dead in the water. Shame. Christ it is sad that a 22 storey building would become Ireland's tallest. I write that from the 10th floor of a 17 storey building which sits in the shadow of a 30 storey building which sits in a shadow of a 44 story building all on ...
by lilyw
Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Cheltenham 2024
Replies: 50
Views: 2781

Re: Cheltenham 2024

And now Marine Nationale is out
by lilyw
Mon Mar 04, 2024 1:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Cheltenham 2024
Replies: 50
Views: 2781

Cheltenham 2024

Just to get this started - and hopefully tempt Bananaman out of exile. 1 huge piece of news: Constitution Hill is out of the Champion Hurdle. (And a big thank you to Nicky Henderson for taking the brightest star in National Hunt and running him a whole 1 time in the season. Completely ridiculous cam...
by lilyw
Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
Replies: 1639
Views: 45633

Re: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread

Duff probably insinuating it’s the players’ fault, but the same players are perfectly fine under their club coaches and shine for their teams. How does a coach make them drop balls or pass directly to touch under no particular pressure? These are highly paid professionals and should be able to exec...
by lilyw
Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:44 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread
Replies: 45220
Views: 2957738

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread

Out of interest, who is generally regarded as England's best striker the past 50 years? Keegan Francis Lineker Shearer Rooney Kane Anyone else? Owen Yes, I remembered him last night. In his prime maybe the bet of the lot?? That's a pretty decent list of strikers though in fairness to England. Keega...
by lilyw
Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:41 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
Replies: 1639
Views: 45633

Re: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread

ZappaMan wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2024 10:34 pm
ovalball wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:31 pm Marcus Smith and Alex Mitchell confirmed as being fit and available for the Ireland match. Just hope that, if they play, they aren't asked to kick the leather of the ball.
Sways the pendulum right back into England's favour, in my humble opinion.
Who knew that "humble" was a contronym!
by lilyw
Sun Mar 03, 2024 12:57 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
Replies: 1639
Views: 45633

Re: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread

That performance against Argentina was a real cup performance. I expect England to put in a cup performance again next Saturday. I'm also expecting we'll deal with it Stephen Jones is going for the "they don't like it up 'em" approach. He seems to think that Billy V and Manu will make Ireland quail...
by lilyw
Sat Mar 02, 2024 7:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145591
Views: 7841590

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Funny how Pavee Point weren't asked for, or didn't offer, a comment on that fine example of their culture in Roscommon last night.
by lilyw
Thu Feb 29, 2024 4:56 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread
Replies: 1639
Views: 45633

Re: The Official and ONLY England v Ireland Match Thread

Please. Smith is Finn Russell + hair product. Give him to our coaching set up for 18 months and we'll sort him out for ye. He'd do fine for Connacht. I was going to say Ulster, but I wouldn't wish that coaching on anyone. Finn Russell would walk into the Ireland team ffs. Would Marcus Smith though?...
by lilyw
Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:58 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145591
Views: 7841590

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Then that f**king clown refusing to answer if he had confidence in the CEO or not. The whole thing was a shit-show. The spirit of John Delaney very much lives on. i know, that was actually pathetic - for an organisation thats looking for €900M over 15 years from the government because they dont hav...
by lilyw
Tue Feb 27, 2024 2:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145591
Views: 7841590

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0227/1434595-food-survey/ We’re meant to be a wealthy country. So long as they are all in the 23% who are obese or the further 37% overweight is that not a triumph of public health policy? What do you serve at your dinner parties? I force feed a sense of humour.
by lilyw
Tue Feb 27, 2024 2:00 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145591
Views: 7841590

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Rugbynut2 wrote: Tue Feb 27, 2024 1:38 pm https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/02 ... od-survey/

We’re meant to be a wealthy country.
So long as they are all in the 23% who are obese or the further 37% overweight is that not a triumph of public health policy?
by lilyw
Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:12 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread
Replies: 797
Views: 11160

Re: The OFFICIAL Scotland v England Match Thread

Is this not just a money thing? Wales had the same complaints in the past. Don't pay Premiership Rugby, don't get the players. No? I think there is a difference between clubs who have matches this weekend (Scotland haven't raised any issues with White returning to Toulon and Kinghorn to Toulouse as...
by lilyw
Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145591
Views: 7841590

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

HighKingLeinster wrote: Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:47 pm
Duff Paddy wrote: Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:36 pm Useful idiot Rory Hearn who has been attacking the government non stop for 2 years as an “impartial expert on housing” has just come out as a Soc Dem candidate. Colour me shocked
Thought he was PBP? Or has he just wind-socked to the SDs?
Who knew that Rugbynut2 was such a trendsetter?
by lilyw
Mon Feb 26, 2024 5:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145591
Views: 7841590

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

The FAI is inherently corrupt and/or endemically poorly run. You can change the Board as many times as you like, the constituent parts are all part of the overall problem. You'd probably need a 10 year restructuring plan to impose good Governance on it. Way, way too many chancers in the entire spor...
by lilyw
Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:34 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: I was in my thirties
Replies: 95
Views: 2666

Re: I was in my thirties

30s (just about) to 60s (barely)!

Probably only a year or 2 longer than you.
by lilyw
Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:31 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Borthwick OUT!!!
Replies: 107
Views: 2699

Re: Borthwick OUT!!!

In fairness, Jones had a decent CV. The problem was that everyone knew he was a divisive cünt. Appointing him at the time was good, reappointing him horrific. Absolutely. You could argue that England might have done better to throw the bank at Farrell or Edwards, but Jones was one appointment where...