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- Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:39 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18280
- Views: 856904
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
It doesn’t sound absurd - it just doesn’t sound all that significant. it's not like there are other buyers who suddenly come in to replace them, so it does impact liquidity and thus price There are definitely buyers that replace them - how else did China sell a big chunk of their holdings? Someone ...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 6:09 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel declares state of war
- Replies: 9367
- Views: 308714
Re: Israel declares state of war
Not sure they can maintain a no go area. And it's not like there'd be unity of purpose on that in Israel, and it's not like they're not doing huge damage to their economy in all this.
It's certainly a simple idea, but it comes with some significant practical problems
It's certainly a simple idea, but it comes with some significant practical problems
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 4:20 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18280
- Views: 856904
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
2-4% doesn't sound absurd. Depends a bit how much one considers future debt. Japan may have similar, and then the US Govt would be the biggest holder of US Govt debt. It doesn’t sound absurd - it just doesn’t sound all that significant. it's not like there are other buyers who suddenly come in to r...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:53 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18280
- Views: 856904
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
2-4% doesn't sound absurd. Depends a bit how much one considers future debt.
Japan may have similar, and then the US Govt would be the biggest holder of US Govt debt.
Japan may have similar, and then the US Govt would be the biggest holder of US Govt debt.
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:59 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18280
- Views: 856904
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
There are a number of problems to China shifting away from US Treasury Bonds, partly what else? There just isn't the volume to go elsewhere, but also one starts getting into do they really want a fall in the value of the dollar making Chinese exports to the US more expensive? Anyone is guessing in a...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:03 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112666
- Views: 7612421
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
In isolation I don't really crap it's a national day, nor that it's a Turkish figure appropriated for emblematic reasons. But it's a bit of a crap day to find oneself stranded in many town centres by 4pm or later to find there are plenty of pissed up louts presenting with varying degrees of truculen...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 11:40 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel declares state of war
- Replies: 9367
- Views: 308714
Re: Israel declares state of war
As someone firmly in the camp of excusing and defending Israel's murder of 30,000+ Palestinans.. you're not exactly well positioned to be pointing fingers. It was 30k after week two. There's is a war between Israeli forces and hamas murderous cvnts. Is Hamas stopped fighting, it would be over. Mean...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:55 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Kurt Beale arrested for alleged sexual assault…
- Replies: 373
- Views: 27840
Re: Kurt Beale arrested for alleged sexual assault…
In the case of Beale’s accuser, it seems that she either lied through her teeth or Beale was somehow able to manufacture multiple witness statements and doctor the CCTV footage to make it appear like she was lying through her teeth. A specific retort to a more general point. Not that it perhaps mea...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 9:19 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Kurt Beale arrested for alleged sexual assault…
- Replies: 373
- Views: 27840
Re: Kurt Beale arrested for alleged sexual assault…
What now? Who should make the decision then? Yes, true. But there are countries where it's very hard to get rape convictions because the peers on the jury tend to judge the victim not the accused. I can't actually say I know either way whether Australia is one such, but I don't think ignorance is a...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:18 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
- Replies: 40921
- Views: 2100849
Re: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
So the new border checks are go come this April 30th. With only the slight caveat that rates of inspections for all commodity groups will be set to zero otherwise there'd be delays and rising costs. Utter sodding shitshow, or to steal a line I've seen better organised riots. At this point unless the...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:40 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18280
- Views: 856904
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Some delightful shilling on behalf of Russia. One could just as easily contend, and perhaps more accurately, a Ukraine that was also attuned to the West was more valuable to the West for how that would deepen the connection to Russia. And no matter how much Ukraine looked increasingly to the West th...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 11:10 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18280
- Views: 856904
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
The failure to find dirt on Joe only shows how well this sleepy and confused man has brilliantly hidden the evidence against him
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:29 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112666
- Views: 7612421
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
If he has so little control over his body he can't control going for the ball Vs going for the eye he should stand down from rugby period. Just no business playing a team sport if that's his ability level. Or he intended to gouge and should cop a ban. Not the worst bit of gouging we've seen, but tha...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:40 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18280
- Views: 856904
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
One might wonder what he thinks 'scholar' means
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:02 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18280
- Views: 856904
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
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 Ever the silver lining eh? Interesting to see how the fans wanting to support Donny will make out Vs all those betting the stock will fall. I heard, I think, i...
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:48 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18280
- Views: 856904
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
they wonder why the courts are back up and then allow days just to seat a jury.
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 3:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18280
- Views: 856904
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
I wasn't sure about this fat lying tub of orange lard, but now Truss is endorsing him people might need to take him more seriously Is she just on the con now? Her politics are awful but she was never a Trumpist type. I wouldn't care to guess if she's grifting or has actually done down the rabbit ho...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:21 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18280
- Views: 856904
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
I wasn't sure about this fat lying tub of orange lard, but now Truss is endorsing him people might need to take him more seriously
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:44 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
- Replies: 1412
- Views: 69312
Re: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
Yea we're real powerhouses on that front Doing pretty well on allowing tax avoidance, beyond that who knows. Or maybe the admins no longer like their money so much Was listening to LBC last week. Seems your not too bad at it yourselves. How much are McDonalds paying in the UK 5% is it? I can't say ...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 6:29 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
- Replies: 1412
- Views: 69312
Re: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
Doing pretty well on allowing tax avoidance, beyond that who knows.
Or maybe the admins no longer like their money so much
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 6:23 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
- Replies: 1412
- Views: 69312
Re: 2023/2024 European Champions Cup
Bribery for the win?iarmhiman wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:29 pmThat's not how venues are decidedRodneyRegis wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:27 pmYes but Ireland? When was the last time an Irish team reached knockouts in any European comp?
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:23 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Ox moved to TH for boks against Wales
- Replies: 7
- Views: 558
Re: Ox moved to TH for boks against Wales
Helps to make the argument for just one prop on the bench and dropping the number of bench players to 6, or even 5.
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 3:26 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18280
- Views: 856904
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Does Devon consider the SEC going after Trump for making false/questionable claims about his company?
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:56 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18280
- Views: 856904
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
The epic around DJT is an odd one. Massively overvalued from the get go, reminiscent of the best of the dotcom bubble, and now being shorted in a way that doesn't afflict most stocks. That said even with the aggressive shorting it still looks over priced, then again plenty of online firms considered...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:50 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
- Replies: 425
- Views: 5606
Re: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
Very few Leinster players will have had no senior gametime exiting the academy and even fewer who are going to go on to be internationals will complete their full 3 years on an academy contract. Haif of our academy have appearances this season and nearly all of the rest have appearances last season...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 11:17 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
- Replies: 425
- Views: 5606
Re: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
Lots of players come through the academy without a broad body of work, it's rather in the nature. So the question is judging where their ceiling is, hardly an exact science, and nobody is getting it 100% right, clearly letting Beirne go wasn't a good call even if there were reasons at the time. Ver...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 11:00 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53738
- Views: 2375374
Re: War in Ukraine...
None of these territories are Russian. Any ethnic Russian presence is the result of genocide, deportation, and plantation, from the Tsarist through Soviet eras. I'm not saying they could/should only be viewed as Russian. But certainly some of the territories I would concede they could present a rea...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 6:06 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
- Replies: 425
- Views: 5606
Re: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
Lots of players come through the academy without a broad body of work, it's rather in the nature.
So the question is judging where their ceiling is, hardly an exact science, and nobody is getting it 100% right, clearly letting Beirne go wasn't a good call even if there were reasons at the time.
So the question is judging where their ceiling is, hardly an exact science, and nobody is getting it 100% right, clearly letting Beirne go wasn't a good call even if there were reasons at the time.
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:51 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53738
- Views: 2375374
Re: War in Ukraine...
If Ukraine is forced to accept a loss of territory the question then is to what extent, if any, is Russia welcomed/accepted back into the international fold. I'd go with not at all, although I also wouldn't be currently pretending Russia O&G isn't being exported on a vast scale. We perhaps can't, o...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:57 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: War in Ukraine...
- Replies: 53738
- Views: 2375374
Re: War in Ukraine...
If Ukraine is forced to accept a loss of territory the question then is to what extent, if any, is Russia welcomed/accepted back into the international fold. I'd go with not at all, although I also wouldn't be currently pretending Russia O&G isn't being exported on a vast scale. We perhaps can't, or...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:00 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
- Replies: 425
- Views: 5606
Re: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
How did he know it better than anybody? He'd only just been made head coach, Beirne only made it back from years of being out injured that season and he's been asked does he want to give a contract to this guy that didn't fit into his plans, had no real body of work and had a poor injury profile. O...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 9:31 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
- Replies: 425
- Views: 5606
Re: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
Quite a few missing for Leicester too, not a classic Leinster performance I know it might not materialise tomorrow, Munster are brilliant in the European cup, but Saints would have beaten Leinster tonight . You really think so? I certainly don’t having watched a fairly scratch Munster side almost b...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 9:34 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112666
- Views: 7612421
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
He can get better. May went from a varied approach to the aerial game to being very good, and really this isn't an area that relies on natural talent so its down to him and the coaches if he wants it
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 9:33 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
- Replies: 425
- Views: 5606
Re: Leinster vs Leicester Tigers
fudge off Am I wrong in what I said you miserable wit kant? You think LaR aren’t completely stacked. The fact is that Leinster/Ireland aren’t as good as our media want to believe. They consistently come up short when it really counts. LaR have had us in their pocket for years now, so winning that i...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 9:18 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112666
- Views: 7612421
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
If you carry on playing long enough after your testimonial do you get another one?
He'll be pushing towards a decade long career post testimonial if he hangs around another couple of seasons. And he still never learned to box kick, which is almost impressive, obstinate certainly
He'll be pushing towards a decade long career post testimonial if he hangs around another couple of seasons. And he still never learned to box kick, which is almost impressive, obstinate certainly
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:47 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 15 Minute Cities
- Replies: 570
- Views: 14435
Re: 15 Minute Cities
How old is everyone in the neighbourhood if a 7 mile cycle ride seems too much?
Okay you're not going to carry much even with panniers, but on the face of that's a nice gentle roll there and back
Okay you're not going to carry much even with panniers, but on the face of that's a nice gentle roll there and back
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:10 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rob Baxter to World Rugby, Stop messing with the scrum and maul
- Replies: 105
- Views: 1569
Re: Rob Baxter to World Rugby, Stop messing with the scrum and maul
there should always be a clock counter, the amount of time until the ball gets back into live play once a scrum is called, and that's until the ball is back in contestable play, not until the awarding of a free kick or penalty
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:25 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rob Baxter to World Rugby, Stop messing with the scrum and maul
- Replies: 105
- Views: 1569
Re: Rob Baxter to World Rugby, Stop messing with the scrum and maul
And ref should command the put in, so that scrum-halves don't mess around for seconds, hoping to draw a free kick. Does anyone know why they stopped enforcing the straight put in at professional level? Still in the laws and still enforcing at lower levels as I understand it. Went to a coaching clin...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 5:57 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112666
- Views: 7612421
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
We don't know if OHC and Arundell were told to stay wide. If they were encouraged to come off their wings and still didn't look for work that would be more of a thing.
And they both have potential, so they remain of interest
And they both have potential, so they remain of interest
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:13 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rob Baxter to World Rugby, Stop messing with the scrum and maul
- Replies: 105
- Views: 1569