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- Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:14 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112667
- Views: 7613893
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Yeah it's annoying. Have saints got a bunch of ill-timed injuries, or are they resting Smith, Freeman, sleits? Resting Smith & Freeman on the bench, Sleights out of the squad completely (he;s an outright winger TBF) Smith and Sleighthome are both carrying very slight knocks so a bit of time off see...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:42 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
- Replies: 1412
- Views: 69318
Re: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
Ok
For context, I'm at the HGI (cheap AMEX deal), but happy to cross the river early doors if that's going to be the best day. Need to get some steps in to deal with the calories....
For context, I'm at the HGI (cheap AMEX deal), but happy to cross the river early doors if that's going to be the best day. Need to get some steps in to deal with the calories....
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:04 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
- Replies: 1412
- Views: 69318
Re: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
So there'll be 13000 more empty seats then. I think the absolute ceiling of home fans is about 50,000, and I don't see that happening to be honest. Not sure how many Saints will bring but I doubt it will be 30000 to 40000. Our ceiling is probably somewhere around 25K (maybe 30K) if tix were suffici...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:50 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
- Replies: 1412
- Views: 69318
Re: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
No chance this will be beaten I think. 2009 was about 50,000 Munster 30,000 Leinster for the most bitter local derby ever. The Aviva last week was 51,000, going to guess 50,000 of those were Leinster, almost but not quite a sellout. Can't see Leinster doing that number again, not disrespect to Sain...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:35 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112667
- Views: 7613893
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Here we are, 3 days on, and no citing for Yeandle. Of course I've got no idea of his motivation, but I find it remarkable how people on the internet seem to have: a) Read his mind b) Decided it was easy to perform that at full match pace while clearing a ruck Bit of a nothingburger for me. Elsewher...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:05 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
- Replies: 1412
- Views: 69318
Re: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
For reference, Saints "pre-allocation" of tickets is 10K. On sale from 10am Thursday to anyone signed up to the club mailing list. Any tickets not sold by 10am Friday will go back into the general sale pool.
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:52 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18284
- Views: 857454
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
In other news, Jury selection seems to be progressing faster than expected. 6 Jurors seated, the defense team running out of challenges, so they're a third of the way there already. Lots of arguements over individuals social media TBF it must be extremely difficult to find a sane person who doesn't...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18284
- Views: 857454
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
In other news, Jury selection seems to be progressing faster than expected. 6 Jurors seated, the defense team running out of challenges, so they're a third of the way there already. Lots of arguements over individuals social media
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:37 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18284
- Views: 857454
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:30 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18284
- Views: 857454
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
This is going to be a bloodbath. Some fvcking diamondhand cracker hick will still be holding at the end though, bless them - sticking it to the libs Down another 14.7% today to $22.84, wiping another $300 million off of the Orange man's holding Yet still worth more than there issue price How many m...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:13 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
- Replies: 1412
- Views: 69318
Re: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
Given that there's only one or two stadia that even occasionally hold a rugby match that are any bigger, this would be true of virtually any team. And whilst Leinster have played at Croke Park (just the once?) before, that was back in 2009, so not desperately relevant Anyway the attendance target t...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:07 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18284
- Views: 857454
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Donny is moving fast to realise on his scam stock. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/truth-social-stock-crashes-donald-170020178.html This is going to be a bloodbath. Some fvcking diamondhand cracker hick will still be holding at the end though, bless them - sticking it to the libs Down another 14.7% ...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:43 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
- Replies: 1412
- Views: 69318
Re: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
Will Crowe park be the highest attendance Saints have ever experienced? Given that there's only one or two stadia that even occasionally hold a rugby match that are any bigger, this would be true of virtually any team. And whilst Leinster have played at Croke Park (just the once?) before, that was ...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:23 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
- Replies: 1412
- Views: 69318
Re: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
Agreed. They'll need to tighten up considerably. Have they done that this year? They can and have done it this season. But not against what is basically an international side. I can only see this going one way. Yep. Saints have had a good run. Saints defence has come on leaps and bounds over the co...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:30 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
- Replies: 1412
- Views: 69318
Re: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
Best of luck getting a hotel room in Dublin that weekend. Europa league finals in Dublin same weekend. That was pretty easy - maybe a touch overpriced, but it's a BH weekend as well so probably not Dublin is very expensive right now. You can thank the American tourists with the strong dollar for th...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 9:56 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
- Replies: 1412
- Views: 69318
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 6:53 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Northampton v Munster HEC.
- Replies: 317
- Views: 4662
Re: Northampton v Munster HEC.
Massive win for Saints. Previously this season when we've not been at the races we've folded, and badly at that. This time we stood up and found a way to win, regardless of the quality of the opposition. This was a huge step forwards for a very young squad
- Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:40 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
- Replies: 705
- Views: 9950
Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
What happens in England training where a SH who spends all his seconds getting the ball out as fast sa possible (to the detriment of quality sometimes) starts calling for forwards to make the caterpillar? Based on his play today Mitchell doesn't even make the bench at Saints
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:22 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112667
- Views: 7613893
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Freeman would cover 13 just as well. Freeman looks like a 13 to me rather than an out and out wing. Would be interesting to see him at 13 and a lump like Muir on the left wing. Freeman is a unit for sure. When hou look at Freeman at Saints, his position floats a lot, but he rarely actually plays on...
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 1:21 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112667
- Views: 7613893
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
I don't know... which is why i asked the question. Once the RFU denied both clubs appeals for a "no-fault" insolvency claim they both lost their P-shares. I believe the same is true of LI. At this point the only P-share holders in Prem rugby are the 10 Prem clubs And CVC :frown: Nope. The Clubs own...
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 1:01 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112667
- Views: 7613893
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Are they still stakeholders in 'premiership rugby' the entity? Wasps etc? Think they had to cough up their share? I don't know... which is why i asked the question. Once the RFU denied both clubs appeals for a "no-fault" insolvency claim they both lost their P-shares. I believe the same is true of ...
- Sun Oct 15, 2023 9:27 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18284
- Views: 857454
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
The Trump campaign fund raised $45 million in the 3rd quarter alone. Waaay ahead of any other potential GOP candidate. He's got over $37 million in cash immediately available. Speaks for itself really. Trump may be demolishing his GOP contenders in fundraising, but Biden just rais $71.3 million in ...
- Sun Apr 23, 2023 7:32 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112667
- Views: 7613893
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
🤣🤣🤣 Meh. I've seen us get promoted three times, demoted twice. We're going to finish at worst 5th this season, and most fans would describe it as a bad year. We actually turned a small profit according to our last financial report My judgement wasn't based on Friday night's scoreline - it's based o...
- Sun Apr 23, 2023 7:21 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53738
- Views: 2375900
Re: War in Ukraine...
:proud: How many gunships were at the Battle of Medina Ridge? How many A10s? US units were fed accurate up-to-date info of Iraqi forces from their integrated systems from infinity sources while the Iraqis were deaf and blind. The US didn’t go toe to toe with Iraqi tanks - it was the equivalent of t...
- Sun Apr 23, 2023 7:17 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53738
- Views: 2375900
Re: War in Ukraine...
:proud: How many gunships were at the Battle of Medina Ridge? How many A10s? US units were fed accurate up-to-date info of Iraqi forces from their integrated systems from infinity sources while the Iraqis were deaf and blind. The US didn’t go toe to toe with Iraqi tanks - it was the equivalent of t...
- Sun Apr 23, 2023 5:38 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53738
- Views: 2375900
Re: War in Ukraine...
Russian artillery was accurate enough to smash German tanks 80 years ago…. I’m certain Russia is good enough to use obstacles to control where enemy armour will congregate and then focus accurate artillery on predetermined fire positions. My understanding of the Gulf Wars was that overwhelming air ...
- Sun Apr 23, 2023 4:13 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53738
- Views: 2375900
Re: War in Ukraine...
A 152 shell will end a tank and Russia has lots of them. There seems to be a belief that 100 odd NATO tanks and a few hundred AFVs will cut the Russian lines up like butter. It’s not one I share. NATO armour might be better but it’s not magical; especially without the air power that NATO would have...
- Sun Apr 23, 2023 3:12 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Damp squib
- Replies: 11
- Views: 763
Re: Damp squib
It's 11 past and not a thing. I did receive a Dominos SMS "special offer" a few minutes ago.
We can't f8cking do anything right in this backwards 3rd world country
We can't f8cking do anything right in this backwards 3rd world country
- Sun Apr 23, 2023 3:05 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Damp squib
- Replies: 11
- Views: 763
Damp squib
Ummmmmm
Anyone else not get this emergency alert message on their mobiles?
Anyone else not get this emergency alert message on their mobiles?
- Sun Apr 23, 2023 2:48 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53738
- Views: 2375900
Re: War in Ukraine...
China ambassador to France... Speaking Friday on the LCI news channel, ambassador Lu Shaye suggested countries that emerged after the fall of the Soviet Union "don't have effective status under international law because there is not an international agreement confirming their status as sovereign na...
- Sun Apr 23, 2023 11:01 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53738
- Views: 2375900
Re: War in Ukraine...
I don’t know about that. Mines and artillery chew tanks up. At this stage I doubt that there's much if any Russian artillery to worry a Leo2/C2. Mines I would agree with, but only to a point. The biggest single challenge is that UKR won't have the numbers that a NATO general would be used to workin...
- Sat Apr 22, 2023 9:56 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: English Championship (Div 2)
- Replies: 119
- Views: 6178
Re: English Championship (Div 2)
Didn't even apply. But it is a great away weekend - done it 3 or 4 times with Piratesmaverickmak wrote: ↑Sat Apr 22, 2023 9:53 pmNot happening, unfortunately. Don't meet the criteria.CalypsoKing wrote: ↑Sat Apr 22, 2023 9:09 pmBe a great place to visit in the Premiership next and Europe
- Sat Apr 22, 2023 9:54 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112667
- Views: 7613893
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
I don't know - but you need to be playing top flight rugby before you can play the geographic card. Playing championship rugby in the premiership isn't an answer to spreading the game geographically Did you think Northampton were a championship club when Saracens beat Saints 13-57, 62-14 and 13-63 ...
- Sat Apr 22, 2023 7:30 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112667
- Views: 7613893
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Weird logic. So multiple clubs are going under and the problem is that Falcons are being run on a shoestring? Conversely, it may be that they are trying to operate in a way so that they can stay afloat. Last night's result was terrible for us but long term survival has to be more important than shi...
- Sat Apr 22, 2023 3:23 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112667
- Views: 7613893
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Newcastle are essentially a championship team playing in the prem. Just about hanging on financially They've clearly decided to run the club on a shoestring in response to the lack of relegation. Another great argument against ringfencing, if it were needed. Weird logic. So multiple clubs are going...
- Thu Apr 20, 2023 8:47 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53738
- Views: 2375900
Re: War in Ukraine...
It's not RPGs that are a real threat, it's ATGMs. And he didn't mean the Ukrainians would send tanks in without infantry support, he was just making a point that Western tanks are massively less vulnerable that ex-Soviet due to much better armour. Very much this. The BIG modern MTBs you send chargi...
- Thu Apr 20, 2023 8:32 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53738
- Views: 2375900
Re: War in Ukraine...
Agree with all of that. What about an RPG? I thought it was crazy to send in tanks without infantry to clear out such weapons. It's not RPGs that are a real threat, it's ATGMs. And he didn't mean the Ukrainians would send tanks in without infantry support, he was just making a point that Western ta...
- Thu Apr 20, 2023 12:45 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53738
- Views: 2375900
Re: War in Ukraine...
On all but the most modern T-72 variants if a Leopard 1A5 sees them first they'll kill them with any shot bar on frontal armour. They'll kill any T-62, T-55, or IFV/APC. They also have far better mobility than all Soviet-style tanks and a stabilised gun which allows firing on the move. Armour is th...
- Wed Apr 19, 2023 11:32 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Fox settles defamation claim lawsuit
- Replies: 72
- Views: 3350
Re: Fox settles defamation claim lawsuit
During an election and "that call", maybe, generally, not a chance. Fox makes something like $14B a year, even for a behemoth like that it's a substantial hit and one that they will take into consideration. You need to understand that they make money from being the way they are re viewership, its w...
- Tue Apr 18, 2023 9:52 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Fox settles defamation claim lawsuit
- Replies: 72
- Views: 3350
Re: Fox settles defamation claim lawsuit
In a surprising turn of events, Dominion and Fox agree to settle for $787.5 million. Fox release a statement acknowledging that claims they made on air were false. Good point made by an analyst - the total market valuation of Dominion is estimated to be between $60 and $80 million, so the settlement...