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by AND-y
Thu Jun 06, 2024 8:23 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Best TV Series Intros
Replies: 4
Views: 30

Re: Best TV Series Intros

Friends. Next
by AND-y
Thu Jun 06, 2024 7:38 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Qatar close in on £800m deal to host Nations Championship final for eight years
Replies: 118
Views: 1747

Re: Qatar close in on £800m deal to host Nations Championship final for eight years

well we already get to pay for TNT, Sky and Amazon. let's wait and see what channel they choose for those for the convenience of the consumer. and maybe not anyway, games being played somewhere that have sod all to do with the fans and with some any number of failings on the human rights front is h...
by AND-y
Thu Jun 06, 2024 5:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread
Replies: 46128
Views: 3069105

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

I don't follow a lot of football but am I right in thinking it's all about Bellingham and Foden?
by AND-y
Thu Jun 06, 2024 12:31 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls
Replies: 935
Views: 16842

Re: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls

That's really not good, I know there's some people who would never vote tory for historical reasons here in Wales but will go for Reform
by AND-y
Wed Jun 05, 2024 10:24 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls
Replies: 935
Views: 16842

Re: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls

Iraq was an illegal clusterfuck from start to finish imo and has just left it as essentially an Iranian puppet state anyway? Oh, and those who want to spread Islam through the sword are more prominent before too so that's good. Edit - that said both parties believe in this extremely close relationsh...
by AND-y
Wed Jun 05, 2024 6:12 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls
Replies: 935
Views: 16842

Re: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls

I do wonder what will happen if Burnham or Khan decided they wanted to take on the leadership role, Starmer a 1 term PM and hand over the reigns? There's no limit to the number of terms as mayor and both have been clear they prefer it to being an MP but if the opportunity was there to be PM what wo...
by AND-y
Wed Jun 05, 2024 11:36 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls
Replies: 935
Views: 16842

Re: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls

But he's such an obviously lying (which is why I personally dislike him) oddball! :lol: I can't imagine some of the bigger labour names aren't eyeing up with interest the fact that they have a shoo in government without a very popular leader amongst the electorate at large.
by AND-y
Wed Jun 05, 2024 11:19 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 54562
Views: 2457804

Re: War in Ukraine...

Hellraiser wrote: Wed Jun 05, 2024 7:40 am They are trying to freeze the conflict so they can rebuild their army and try again in 5 to 10 years. Its a sign of weakness.
Putin thinks he's playing Civ
by AND-y
Wed Jun 05, 2024 10:56 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls
Replies: 935
Views: 16842

Re: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls

I can only assume he's letting Sunak punch himself out. His brief probably ran along the lines of don't say how much you admire Harold Shipman, in essence try to say nothing and certainly nothing damning with potential voters. The debates are something of a problem when politicians on all sides hav...
by AND-y
Wed Jun 05, 2024 10:07 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls
Replies: 935
Views: 16842

Re: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls

It is certainly not a new phenomenon, but I think it has got a lot worst under Hoyle as he seems more focused on maintaining his folksy ‘you might have to go outside for a cup of tea’ chastisements over actually keeping MPs or the PM in their lane. I don't really recall further back than Blair, I w...
by AND-y
Wed Jun 05, 2024 10:05 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Irish security freeloading
Replies: 39
Views: 785

Re: Irish security freeloading

Trolls will troll. Ireland are a relatively new wealthy country with no history of any major military infrastructure of our own. It would make little sense to try and set one up now to have the expertise to counter the Russian military. That would take years to get efficient or competent enough to ...
by AND-y
Wed Jun 05, 2024 8:09 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Irish security freeloading
Replies: 39
Views: 785

Re: Irish security freeloading

The comments section on that article is really suspicious. Lots of Paddy bashing with a very similar tone, content and message length. Bots are out in force and testing their new GenAI capabilities. Nah, that's just what the English right wing are like. Not an original thought in their heads, only ...
by AND-y
Wed Jun 05, 2024 7:52 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls
Replies: 935
Views: 16842

Re: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls

If they insist upon having these so called debates at least get your standard school debating society moderator in there to make them back stuff up and enforce the rules, humiliate them really, i want them humiliated for my viewing pleasure.
by AND-y
Tue Jun 04, 2024 10:19 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls
Replies: 935
Views: 16842

Re: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls

Derwyn wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2024 10:09 pm Well I think we can all safely say that Keir Starmer is one terrible orator.
He got bullied against someone with nothing, absolutely nothing. I think he won the "debate" (for what is is worth, by all accounts very little) but imagine him talking to Trump, that'll be fun.
by AND-y
Tue Jun 04, 2024 8:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls
Replies: 935
Views: 16842

Re: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls

Having just looked at her Only Fan pics it could well have been a litre of spunk :lol: Minge influencer. Set of bolt on lips on her id say. https://x.com/ofvictbx?s=11 See for yourself on her media tab. Stalking her social media and perusing her sex pics (which you're obviously totally not into by ...
by AND-y
Tue Jun 04, 2024 7:09 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls
Replies: 935
Views: 16842

Re: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls

“Who will make my coffee in pret” There’s 9 million economically inactive people in the UK. Also note it’s “net” . You’ve given things to think about, nothing “mental” though. You could say 7 million new adults in 20 years was mental, politicians certainly didn’t ask. “How will we house the arrival...
by AND-y
Tue Jun 04, 2024 6:26 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread
Replies: 46128
Views: 3069105

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

So Man City are going on the attack. Basically claiming that the other clubs in the PL are out to get them... So they're suing the Premier League... https://www.football365.com/news/man-city-unprecedented-legal-action-premier-league-ffp-civil-war "Tyranny of the majority"......so...eh....democracy?...
by AND-y
Tue Jun 04, 2024 5:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls
Replies: 935
Views: 16842

Re: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls

DragsterDriver wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2024 5:22 pm
TranceNRG wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2024 4:13 pm Some dim Lefty got arrested throwing a, drink at Farage. Love him or hate him, you can't resort to that sort of behaviour. Things like this are only going to make him more popular.
It's no good for politics.
Coulda doid
by AND-y
Tue Jun 04, 2024 4:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls
Replies: 935
Views: 16842

Re: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls

Derwyn would see the world burn if it'd give a good laugh :lol:
by AND-y
Tue Jun 04, 2024 2:02 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls
Replies: 935
Views: 16842

Re: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls

Best of luck with the 2nd one. Only reason they are saying it is because they won't ever get close to government AND it's a counter to Sir Keir getting closer alignment to Europe Sir Keir? Aren't you Irish?? Sure why not. Just for Keir and Alex Ferguson :lol: Fair enough I suppose, grand knights of...
by AND-y
Tue Jun 04, 2024 1:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Stuart Hogg charged with stalking his ex wife
Replies: 23
Views: 3094

Re: Stuart Hogg charged with stalking his ex wife

I think he was a quality player, though he didn't reach his early potential. "He's just a wit kant" is fair and cathartic possibly but more and more young(ish) men seem to be reaching these dark places.
by AND-y
Tue Jun 04, 2024 12:23 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls
Replies: 935
Views: 16842

Re: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls

24 hours post-Nigel and the first two flagship Reform policies are already in the books - Zero net migration (from 700,000 in 2023, and ~200,000 pre-Brexit) - Hard border between Northern Ireland and ROI Absolutely mental stuff as always Best of luck with the 2nd one. Only reason they are saying it...
by AND-y
Tue Jun 04, 2024 10:27 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bands from your country that you love and you want other people to love
Replies: 30
Views: 656

Re: Bands from your country that you love and you want other people to love

blindcider wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2024 10:23 am If I take my country as UK then:

Maximo Park
The Divine Comedy
Bloc Party
Feeder
Weren't feeder massive for a while there around the turn of the millenium? They did that "I think we're gonna make it!" song. Anyway as Chespstow boys I think you can pretty much take them as English anyway
by AND-y
Mon Jun 03, 2024 5:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls
Replies: 935
Views: 16842

Re: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls

Sounds like a fun place to be :lol:
by AND-y
Mon Jun 03, 2024 4:20 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls
Replies: 935
Views: 16842

Re: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls

Here we go, the media are going to bloody love this. Cue Reform rhetoric being given equal footing on tele and the papers.
by AND-y
Mon Jun 03, 2024 12:02 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bands from your home country that you hare, yet everyone else likes.
Replies: 108
Views: 1968

Re: Bands from your home country that you hare, yet everyone else likes.

eldanielfire wrote: Mon Jun 03, 2024 12:00 pm I guess on a question like this, being British I'm blessed to have so many home produced bands who are all time great, not just good. I have an issue with some bands I don't get, but they usually have at least one banger I love.
You can't go under the 'British' banner, this is a rugby forum :P
by AND-y
Mon Jun 03, 2024 12:01 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bands from your home country that you hare, yet everyone else likes.
Replies: 108
Views: 1968

Re: Bands from your home country that you hare, yet everyone else likes.

I like Travis, they feel like quintessentially Scottish indie. See also Idlewild.
by AND-y
Mon Jun 03, 2024 9:55 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls
Replies: 935
Views: 16842

Re: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls

How many people will change their vote as a result of the Diane Abbott brouhaha? A few Momentum types? How many people will change their vote as a result of the withdrawal of the Private Schools' VAT exemption perk? A few "hard pressed" Islington elite-types? The country wants nothing to do with th...
by AND-y
Mon Jun 03, 2024 9:52 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18830
Views: 901027

Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents

:lol: How about this for a compromise? The prosecution was almost certainly politically motivated (Bragg campaigned on being the ‘guy to get Trump’). However, the construct of the case was legally sound. I know this because Trump’s lawyers appealed each and every aspect of it, multiple times. He’s g...
by AND-y
Mon Jun 03, 2024 9:44 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: TRUMP GUILTY ON ALL 34 COUNTS.
Replies: 82
Views: 2734

Re: TRUMP GUILTY ON ALL 34 COUNTS.

As ever it is those who will never vote dem and might vote Trump due to this football team mentality staying in bed and not voting that I think will be the main difference? How big a number they actually make up I am not sure.
by AND-y
Sun Jun 02, 2024 6:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bands from your home country that you hare, yet everyone else likes.
Replies: 108
Views: 1968

Re: Bands from your home country that you hare, yet everyone else likes.

There's a reason that U2 have hit after hit that everyone remembers and it aint that they're shit at music :lol:
by AND-y
Sun Jun 02, 2024 10:07 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bands from your home country that you hare, yet everyone else likes.
Replies: 108
Views: 1968

Re: Bands from your home country that you hare, yet everyone else likes.

Stereophonics but I think it is an irrational dislike as anyone else just seems to love them or at worst consider them a decent pub band who lucked out.
by AND-y
Sat Jun 01, 2024 5:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
Replies: 38334
Views: 2684769

Re: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: The Dragons finish clear, clear bottom of the 4 Welsh regions. Scarlets with their worst team in at least 60-70 years and still get a BP win over the Dragons. 11 points ahead in the league. What an utter disgrace of a region. Bottom of the Welsh regio...
by AND-y
Sat Jun 01, 2024 3:12 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread
Replies: 38334
Views: 2684769

Re: The Official Welsh Rugby Thread

Love how Dragons just wear yellow and black now. MIght as well just call themselves Newport. Regionalisation has failed.
by AND-y
Sat Jun 01, 2024 2:36 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread
Replies: 46128
Views: 3069105

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

Grandpa wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2024 10:49 am
AND-y wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2024 10:35 am Is CL final on any free to air channels/streaming services?
Free to everyone on Discovery+ apparently
I'm not sure what that is so will have to go with Freddies idea and trick my internet into letting me have Irish streams.
by AND-y
Sat Jun 01, 2024 11:19 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: TRUMP GUILTY ON ALL 34 COUNTS.
Replies: 82
Views: 2734

Re: TRUMP GUILTY ON ALL 34 COUNTS.

Don Rand wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2024 10:49 am
AND-y wrote: Sat Jun 01, 2024 10:45 am If the total force of the US state was against Donnie he'd be red mist by now and they'd have found a way to justify it.
Would it surprise you if this happened?
American democracy seems to be holding up against a far right populist threat without resorting to such things so far :thumbup:
by AND-y
Sat Jun 01, 2024 10:45 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: TRUMP GUILTY ON ALL 34 COUNTS.
Replies: 82
Views: 2734

Re: TRUMP GUILTY ON ALL 34 COUNTS.

If the total force of the US state was against Donnie he'd be red mist by now and they'd have found a way to justify it.
by AND-y
Sat Jun 01, 2024 10:35 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread
Replies: 46128
Views: 3069105

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

Is CL final on any free to air channels/streaming services?
by AND-y
Fri May 31, 2024 2:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls
Replies: 935
Views: 16842

Re: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls

Shes just an old bird with no filter, she did very good work in her earl-mid career at least.
by AND-y
Fri May 31, 2024 1:49 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls
Replies: 935
Views: 16842

Re: Breaking: The UK is going to the polls

11% of people who will vote Reform Will they buggery .. but yes that's mental even to suggest you might. Why ? If you feel immigration and conservative politics or low taxes have been abandoned by the Tories then Reform is the natural Party to vote for. Many feel like that and feel betrayed by Suna...