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by bobbyfatfingers
Fri Sep 16, 2016 1:23 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403504

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Nols, if you want to get a proper idea of what it might be like to live here, drop me a line
by bobbyfatfingers
Thu Feb 11, 2016 6:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403504

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

if we take the hysteria out of this, the starting fifteen is pretty much spot on. we can argue that Mclos 12 / Payne 15 might be better, but that's fantasy 6N stuff dave k is the next cab on the rank, and he played well last year when he came into the team in similar circumstances. strauss for Croni...
by bobbyfatfingers
Tue Feb 09, 2016 5:59 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403504

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

HighKingLeinster wrote:he'll be holding tackle bags FFS.
big Jacob could hold the bags and actually get some experience of being around the squad, as could lukie gillers healy, scholesy O'Halloran or anyone else ffs
by bobbyfatfingers
Tue Feb 09, 2016 5:57 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403504

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

What winger would ye all have ahead of McFadden? He's not a world beater, but he doesn't drop below average in any respect and gives everything every time he plays. Gilroy might be exciting but surely ye can see he has huge holes in his game Gilroy and Healy are both better wingers than McFadden. W...
by bobbyfatfingers
Tue Feb 09, 2016 5:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403504

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Armchair_Superstar wrote:McFadden :lol:

If he was at Ulster he'd be struggling for a game ahead of Rory Scholes.

Still, best winger around for scoring off a five-yard leg drive and he knows The System.
is this a joke?
by bobbyfatfingers
Tue Feb 09, 2016 5:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403504

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

it may already have been done to death, but I thought that liam willams behaviour after the earls tackle was reprehensible

a deliberate attempt to get a player sent off by faking injury
by bobbyfatfingers
Thu Feb 04, 2016 2:27 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403504

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Has Sexton looked back to his best in any Leinster games this season that i might have missed? He'd a pretty good game away to Ospreys. Not a whole lot else. That's my biggest problem with all of this. It still seems to be that same old "it's harder to win the jersey than to lose it". It's like the...
by bobbyfatfingers
Thu Feb 04, 2016 2:24 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Are you proud of Easter 1916?
Replies: 570
Views: 43269

Re: Are you proud of Easter 1916?

it was a standard throw in during the dac vs swarm days :lol:
by bobbyfatfingers
Thu Feb 04, 2016 2:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403504

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

its very disappointing I have to say
by bobbyfatfingers
Tue Feb 02, 2016 2:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Are you proud of Easter 1916?
Replies: 570
Views: 43269

Re: Are you proud of Easter 1916?

I wasn't brought up in a traditional Nationalist environment where pictures of the rising leaders festooned my classroom walls and a copy of the Proclamation took center stage beside the teachers desk but I always had a very keen interest into it. My Granduncles all fought for the British Army in W...
by bobbyfatfingers
Tue Feb 02, 2016 2:26 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Are you proud of Easter 1916?
Replies: 570
Views: 43269

Re: Are you proud of Easter 1916?

the problem imho was that independence was achieved by extremists, and in true quasi Marxist fashion they formed the country in their own image hence the stagnation from the American's attempts to create a pseudo celtic agrarian culture and society without modernity based upon governance by church o...
by bobbyfatfingers
Tue Feb 02, 2016 2:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403504

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

If I had to bet my house on it, I'd predict: McGrath, Best, White, Toner, Ryan, Ruddock, SOB, Heaslip, Murray, Sexton, Earls, Henshaw, Payne, Trimble, Kearney But I'd be very, very nervous that at least one of those will be wrong. I can see daverage in for trimble I can also see Mcloskey in for Rob...
by bobbyfatfingers
Tue Feb 02, 2016 2:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Are you proud of Easter 1916?
Replies: 570
Views: 43269

Re: Are you proud of Easter 1916?

How can you be proud of it? How can you not be proud of it? But what are you proud of? It was something like 1,500 lads and a few women who took over a few buildings and were laughed and jeered at by the general population. The majority of you lads would have done the exact same. That the victors o...
by bobbyfatfingers
Tue Feb 02, 2016 2:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is Irish rugby truly an all island sport?
Replies: 433
Views: 21765

Re: Is Irish rugby truly an all island sport?

Earl - you are assuming that unionist = someone who cares about the IRFU flags and anthem arrangements. There will be a large number of people who are unionists, that is, want NI to be part of the UK, but who aren't bothered in the slightest about the flags and anthems used by the IRFU. Now if you'...
by bobbyfatfingers
Tue Feb 02, 2016 2:12 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is Irish rugby truly an all island sport?
Replies: 433
Views: 21765

Re: Is Irish rugby truly an all island sport?

are we really doing this... oh wait, Earl and Mullet... Sure you know I love a bit of craic. Are you down Sunday? Also when is the Gold Coast Origin Game going to be organised. no, don't do Sunday games anymore... as for the Origin game, it's hard for the "light of the world" to take on a sand spit...
by bobbyfatfingers
Tue Feb 02, 2016 1:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is Irish rugby truly an all island sport?
Replies: 433
Views: 21765

Re: Is Irish rugby truly an all island sport?

are we really doing this... oh wait, Earl and Mullet... Sure you know I love a bit of craic. Are you down Sunday? Also when is the Gold Coast Origin Game going to be organised. no, don't do Sunday games anymore... as for the Origin game, it's hard for the "light of the world" to take on a sand spit...
by bobbyfatfingers
Tue Feb 02, 2016 12:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is Irish rugby truly an all island sport?
Replies: 433
Views: 21765

Re: Is Irish rugby truly an all island sport?

are we really doing this...

oh wait, Earl and Mullet...
by bobbyfatfingers
Mon Jan 25, 2016 6:35 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403504

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

We have actual Irish centres coming out of our ears, why on earth would you push for Aki's inclusion. Because I think he is class. An injury to Henshaw, Mcclos, or Marshall would have him on the bench. Also, we're only 6 or 7 injuries away from having to play Cave there, too close for comfort imo. ...
by bobbyfatfingers
Mon Jan 25, 2016 6:32 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403504

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

We have actual Irish centres coming out of our ears, why on earth would you push for Aki's inclusion. Because I think he is class. An injury to Henshaw, Mcclos, or Marshall would have him on the bench. before you say anything: payne is my starting fullback and Fitz while he can do a job is a winger...
by bobbyfatfingers
Mon Jan 25, 2016 6:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403504

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

lewis isn't a loss lads, he's bloody ordinary. hendie tuohy franco aoc with rob able to slot in under duress now and again is plenty with Thompson and donnan to supplement. you forget where we were last year before AOC was forced in, and he is certainly up to scratch. let's face it, we could be sign...
by bobbyfatfingers
Tue Jan 19, 2016 6:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403504

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

crouchy wrote:Best IMO may actually be too nice of a man to be a captain.
have you ever watched him play, heard him talk afterwards, or been in his company?

he'd be up there with POC in the 'natural captain brigade'

angry rory is to be avoided

very drunk rory is to be avoided also
by bobbyfatfingers
Fri Nov 27, 2015 5:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403504

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Carty is a waste of oxygen, and other fundamental elements. What happened with O'Hagan up at Ulster? He's in Bournemouth I think. Awful pity Sorry just re-read your post. Not sure what happened with him. Apparently his kicking game wasn't up to scratch. That may say more about the Ulster Academy th...
by bobbyfatfingers
Fri Nov 20, 2015 6:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403504

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Worth remembering that McCall already had a stint as Ulster coach. So that's surely a sign that even if Foley does get ousted by Munster it's not necessarily the end of his career. But if it does signal the end of his career in Ireland then something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Promoted too ...
by bobbyfatfingers
Fri Nov 20, 2015 6:19 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Any UK Vets on the Board?
Replies: 6
Views: 905

Re: Any UK Vets on the Board?

Dick Vet in Edinburgh churns out good practitioners, but I suspect that the majority tend to be large animal / farm guys
by bobbyfatfingers
Fri Nov 20, 2015 6:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The teams everyone loves to hate: Ulster vs Saracens BOOOOOO
Replies: 470
Views: 14350

Re: The teams everyone loves to hate: Ulster vs Saracens BOO

can confirm officially 'kin freezing anyone in the Memorial Stand, apologies 7 year old with attention span of a 7 year old will be attending...good news for me is that he loves the Jolly Pies stall. BTW, anyone at Ravenhill this year, please try the Jolly Pies, they are magnificent and easily the b...
by bobbyfatfingers
Thu Oct 22, 2015 1:12 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403504

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

there was an underlying issue that made his position untenable and led to his dismissal, his settlement involved an NDA primarily for his benefit

I'm sure you can fill in the blanks from rumour and innuendo

for the greater part of his tenure the players took their lead from Muller, and not MA
by bobbyfatfingers
Thu Oct 22, 2015 12:57 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403504

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

some fabulous over generalised nonsense being talked about coaches at ulster there is a reason anscombe doesn't talk about his time at ulster, linked directly to the issues that led to his dismissal, and the reason he didn't get a substantial pay off. those issues are also directly related to the re...
by bobbyfatfingers
Wed Oct 21, 2015 1:32 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SOB citing?
Replies: 4098
Views: 289051

Re: SOB citing?

the gap between healey and McGrath isn't huge, there was no real distance between them, so a degree of hope is excusable. but I think that game showed everyone's failings under a spotlight...
by bobbyfatfingers
Wed Oct 21, 2015 1:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403504

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Tbf, the younger players tend to have better skills, the Leinster players definitely do. Schmidt is deliberately not playing a skills based game. The Henshaw that plays for Connacht has a bigger bag of tricks than he's ever shown (or been allowed show) for Ireland, for example, as does Payne, imo. ...
by bobbyfatfingers
Wed Oct 21, 2015 1:27 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SOB citing?
Replies: 4098
Views: 289051

Re: SOB citing?

Healy was picked as a tip of the hat towards playing a more complete game
stats, honestly, do you think that healey has been the rumbustious player he was a few seasons back in the last season or so? I know he's been injured, but that doesn't excuse the fact, surely?
by bobbyfatfingers
Wed Oct 21, 2015 1:23 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SOB citing?
Replies: 4098
Views: 289051

Re: SOB citing?

the failure in that argument is that we didnt lose the collisions wit the argie pack. Not over the whole game anyway. It was very much even stephens. We wouldnt have won the territory game othwerwise. Argentina just ran in tries from all over their own shop and made massive territory gains in very ...
by bobbyfatfingers
Wed Oct 21, 2015 1:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403504

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

AOC is fit and playing well for Ballymena in the AIL, but I suspect that that is not enough when the chaps have imported browne ahead of him
by bobbyfatfingers
Mon Sep 28, 2015 3:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403504

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

lads, I believe in this type of incident the authorities actually have to consider the extent of the injury received...might be wrong...
by bobbyfatfingers
Mon Sep 28, 2015 3:07 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Wood's citing whitewash. World rugby has a new non sanction
Replies: 225
Views: 13110

Re: Wood's citing whitewash. World rugby has a new non sanct

to be honest, I think it's distasteful seeking bans, leave it to the authorities.

what is equally distasteful however is if the authorities aren't consistent in the application of their policies...there shouldn't be one rule for pro club games, internationals and world cup matches
by bobbyfatfingers
Mon Sep 28, 2015 11:59 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403504

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

I see Chris Henry is playing with Fitz's fragile confidence, every time he catches up with his try total, Chad goes and nicks another one against a minnow for sh1t and giggles cruel big fella so he is :lol: this is not a laughing matter, I can see Fitz sitting in the stand with his hands on his hea...
by bobbyfatfingers
Mon Sep 28, 2015 11:16 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403504

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

I see Chris Henry is playing with Fitz's fragile confidence, every time he catches up with his try total, Chad goes and nicks another one against a minnow for sh1t and giggles

cruel big fella so he is
by bobbyfatfingers
Wed Jul 29, 2015 1:29 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Irish Slang Thread
Replies: 152
Views: 5919

Re: The Irish Slang Thread

skinny malink (melodeon legs) - a very thin chap

melodeon is pronounced maloh-gin
by bobbyfatfingers
Wed Jul 29, 2015 1:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Irish Slang Thread
Replies: 152
Views: 5919

Re: The Irish Slang Thread

quare is in common usage in Belfast too

geg - a laugh

in fact, "a quare geg" is someone who is a lot of fun to be about

hallion - a rascal

a dirty hallion - someone with a great record for riding

or on a rugby pitch, someone whose physicality occasionally slips over acceptable levels
by bobbyfatfingers
Fri Jul 03, 2015 5:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Top 100 Restaurants in the UK
Replies: 117
Views: 6095

Re: The Top 100 Restaurants in the UK

No 86, harry's shack is a really pleasant café in a former NT surf shack on the edge of Portstewart Strand

but it's barely a restaurant, nice food, quirky but barely tolerable service by students, and too hot is summer, too cold in winter