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Oasis had some good songs, Blur too. Abba I guess, Queen. Any band that could put out numerous original and recognisable hits gets my respect because it's not easy to have more than 2-3 good hit songs. Personally I don't really listen much music any more but when I did I was more of a hip hop/rap li...

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If that ball goes over your head, it's really fcuking hard to orchestrate a bunch of strangers to throw you 6ft in the air. It just looked like they hadn't practiced, and that Cummings wasn't giving the props enough direction and time. Unable to judge the flight of a rugby ball. Perhaps. But I'd su...

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It's when you see that in black and white in front of your face that you realize Faz will never go for it. Honestly, I think if those guys are firing, Farrell will pick them if it makes winning more likely. I think that will be his default - his fallback. But i think his preferred would be aki and ...

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redderneck wrote: ↑Mon Jun 30, 2025 1:58 pm
Rugby2023 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 30, 2025 1:27 pm Fair chance of a majority Scotland backline for the Lions now.
It's when you see that in black and white in front of your face that you realize Faz will never go for it.

Honestly, I think if those guys are firing, Farrell will pick them if it makes winning more likely.

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Fair chance of a majority Scotland backline for the Lions now.

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DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Sat Jun 28, 2025 1:15 pm Jesus get Geech off the TV.

I didn't see, what was up?

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That lions would have lost each game without Bod anyways . Did I imagine it or was one line of thought that pre Haka Bod was thought to be disrespecting it by doing some kind of action he has been told was ‘challenge accepted’ ? Like holding a feather and dropping it ? It’s 20 years ago so nobody r...

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Akkerman wrote: ↑Tue Jun 24, 2025 8:02 pm erm, trump is not on twitter anymore, he only does truth social these days

facts are important when you are "dropping the hammer"

Facts are reporting more Trump Ws, just doesn't sit right with some

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massive_field_goal wrote: ↑Tue Jun 24, 2025 1:28 pm toddler level diplomacy. who would pay any stead to this guy?

Who wouldn't? He'll drop a moab on your head.

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VdM is type of player to score 4-5 in one match on this tour.

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Doesn't seem real judging from initial reactions, I'm guessing it's a Trump strategy to provide an off-ramp for the two nations.

Edit: now reading ceasefire confirmed

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RodneyRegis wrote: ↑Mon Jun 23, 2025 12:26 pmLOL. You think yawn wrote that AFTER the game?

He's a big Fin Smith fan? I like the player too, will probably be England's regular 10 moving forward but that I think game and those tactics were more suited to a Marcus Smith type 10 tbh.

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Some condensed thoughts, with a couple of days to reflect on the Dubin Shitfight. It was very much a 'B' team, with few of those players making best XV in the positions they started in. They looked rusty. The lineout was a major symptom of lack of time together, but the bigger worry was the sheer n...

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El Flash wrote: ↑Sat Jun 21, 2025 4:14 am
shabadoo wrote: ↑Fri Jun 20, 2025 6:01 pm Fair to say this will be the hardest game of the tour?
Possibly. However after that shitfight you can thank your lucky stars you're not playing the All Blacks. 50+ points easy.

Didn't Argentina beat the ABs in NZ last year?

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I do think Iran will fold officially after this, but I suspect they will be plotting pretty heavily against US assets in the area long term. Maybe even the US mainland. Sky News seem to think Iran will make a token reply to save face, their expert thinks Iran is taking a serious thumping in the pas...

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Trump says he got it done lol

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The Lions were unimpressive and will hardly have Joe Schmidt shaking in his boots. Their best were the centres and wings, and the always dependable Genge (though Freeman gifted one try to Argentina, who were wonderful and it was great to see the emotion of their fans and players doing the pogo with...

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Keep dropping the bunker busters, they'll get there in the end Profound. Well you mentioned "boots on the ground", "nuclear strike". Both of which are highly unlikely imo. They'll interdict the sites conventionally from the air and destroy all the suporting infrastructure making it impossible to op...

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Ireland were not playing Careful now your bigotry is showing Says the man who posted a number of rants about the inappropriateness of playing Irish music in the Irish city of Dublin at a match celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Irish Rugby Football Union. Perhaps I was just brought up to be m...

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Olo wrote: ↑Sat Jun 21, 2025 6:46 am I think Farrell will be happy enough. They showed a strong scrum and cohesion in parts.
They got smoked on the outside on counter attack. Not a bad start.
Pumas gonna Puma. Great win for them and they showed up for the big kill.

The L will be killing him.

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Didn't watch the whole game, but thought Freeman carried strongly, M. Smith dangerous out wide, Van der Merwe went well with ball in hand, Furlong surprisingly good given injuries, Fin Smith underwhelmed, Genge went well and Pollock pencilled himself into the dirt-trackers. Oh, and congrats Argentin...

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So is the best TV play for the Lions tour to pay for the £35 month NowTV pass on Weds 2nd July ending on August 2nd with the 3rd test? Depends, the matches start at 11am, so if you buy on the 2nd June 11am it'll run out on the 2nd Aug 11am, which wouldn't be good. I have no idea if they just give y...

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Winnie wrote: ↑Fri Jun 20, 2025 5:04 pm It’s fuçking roasting in Dublin

Should acclimatize them to Oz

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So is the best TV play for the Lions tour to pay for the £35 month NowTV pass on Weds 2nd July ending on August 2nd with the 3rd test? Depends, the matches start at 11am, so if you buy on the 2nd June 11am it'll run out on the 2nd Aug 11am, which wouldn't be good. I have no idea if they just give y...

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So is the best TV play for the Lions tour to pay for the £35 month NowTV pass on Weds 2nd July ending on August 2nd with the 3rd test?

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Enjoying the lions documentary footage on social media. Feel people aren’t as excited about the lions these days hopeful it picks up by Friday. Ticket prices were a piss take. I honestly feel like it’s jumped the shark. https://youtu.be/acBTbHRZANE?si=w3_802m9Li6rw7AK The clip above with Farrell is...

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I know if I had no option but to live near a Rogue State like Israel I'd be pretty keen on having a deterrent like nuclear weapons to keep their incessant war machine at arms length. We have Syria, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia in the region but Israel is the rogue state? If Britain was surr...

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I know if I had no option but to live near a Rogue State like Israel I'd be pretty keen on having a deterrent like nuclear weapons to keep their incessant war machine at arms length. We have Syria, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia in the region but Israel is the rogue state? If Britain was surr...

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ah jesus....when would the west ever launch a war in the middle east on unsubstantiated Weapon's of Mass Destruction charges and end up creating a much bigger mess of a country than was there before they intervened ? Well this is the point, this is what we have to avoid. Trump, more than anyone, wi...

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The Iranians should be allowed nukes. It would arguably make the Middle East safer if the Israelis thought there was a genuine chance of Tel Aviv being glassed rather than being waved through every time they commit atrocities in the region under the guise of 'security'. The current power imbalance ...

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sorCrer wrote: ↑Fri Jun 20, 2025 7:07 am Russia and China have now said regime change is not acceptable.

What are they going to do about it?

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Lions v Argentina might create some buzz, if they can score a few good tries.

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Suddenly the same people posting 100 times a day about how evil Israel is for bombing hospitals (which of course have lost protective status based on Hamas activities) have zero problem with Iran bombing a hospital. You can see the glee they take from it in their posts. Their problem has never been...

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Suddenly the same people posting 100 times a day about how evil Israel is for bombing hospitals (which of course have lost protective status based on Hamas activities) have zero problem with Iran bombing a hospital. You can see the glee they take from it in their posts. Their problem has never been...

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He has an opportunity to prove the doubters wrong now.

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DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Mon Jun 09, 2025 1:30 pm Looking like too many crocks selected.

Are they still considered 2025 Lions if they never make the actual tour? Ditto pre-tour games?

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hell of a stop from steward. Not often you can say that. Not in open space against pace but sheesh that was a brick wall. Must be worth an off season and run at 12 pre season? It's not that he's a bad player but doing a Jamie Roberts 15 to 12 must be a goer? Steward has talked about making the move...

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He took a jokeshop England that had been in the doldrums since 2003 and turned them into a competitive outfit. A transformation that Eddie benefited from to win a Grand Slam. 2015 was hilarious though :P England won the Six Nations under the previous coach, and also went a stage further at an away ...

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You really think Tindall and Hooper are hawking this nonesense because they believe it'll save the game? They're just latest to want to make a fast buck. This bothers me, if "I'm a Celebrity" Tindall won't receive a penny and he's doing it purely for the love of the game then I could respect it mor...

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You really think Tindall and Hooper are hawking this nonesense because they believe it'll save the game? They're just latest to want to make a fast buck. This bothers me, if "I'm a Celebrity" Tindall won't receive a penny and he's doing it purely for the love of the game then I could respect it mor...

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