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by eldanielfire
Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:16 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sooo, I noticed this..
Replies: 33
Views: 428

Re: Sooo, I noticed this..

Why is soccer more popular in the UK than rugby, judging by crowd size? Same reason league is more popular in NSW and QLD. Wasn't Union the more popular code back in the early 00s? No. AFL then league have always dominated. Rugby was more popular than it is today, but a lot of that is linked to the...
by eldanielfire
Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:09 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 17961
Views: 809485

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

https://fortune.com/2024/03/15/why-economy-bad-making-most-money-ever-living-by-paycheck/ Living in the US is tough. I struggle to explain this back home in France where the HR think my salary is insanely high (I am paid 2.5 times what I was paid in France, 2 times if you consider all costs for the...
by eldanielfire
Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:07 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Gregor Townsend
Replies: 101
Views: 2118

Re: Gregor Townsend

Ok, new PR rule. You can't call for a coach or a player to be sacked/dropped if you don't suggest an alternative who stands up to scrutiny. This would basically end the Townsend debate. Waaaaaay out of left field pick, largely as I think it’s a top two inches issue, Ben Ryan. The bloke whose only s...
by eldanielfire
Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:03 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Gregor Townsend
Replies: 101
Views: 2118

Re: Gregor Townsend

On topic, I'm not sure Scotland will get a coach who can life them better than Townsend. Though I do think Townsend style is one can beat almost anyone on their day, but would require so much energy and precision I doubt Scotland can do it 5 games in a row.
by eldanielfire
Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:01 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Gregor Townsend
Replies: 101
Views: 2118

Re: Gregor Townsend

Deadtigers wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:32 am
That is myth. The Irish just won with 3 Kiwis in their backline but no one questions them cause Leinster is so awesome.

Now you've done it!
by eldanielfire
Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:32 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: DUNE 2:OFFICIAL THREAD
Replies: 257
Views: 23060

Re: DUNE 2:OFFICIAL THREAD

Pakia Pakia wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:51 pm It was good but I didn't cream my panties like some on here.
Much the same. Really enjoyed it, but felt the rave reviews were somewhat greatly over the top. It's like a solid 4 star film, really good entertainment, as oppsoed to a 5 star classic.
by eldanielfire
Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:54 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Yeah, don't fly boeing planes at the moment
Replies: 90
Views: 2512

Re: Yeah, don't fly boeing planes at the moment

Yea... what's that now.... half a dozen or more 'incidents' involving Boeing in the last 12 months.... Not forgetting the Max disasters I'm sure it's nothing related to putting DEI over technical ability...wait, aren't Boeing American?? I take that back ... DEI has it's own problems, but Boeing has...
by eldanielfire
Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Yeah, don't fly boeing planes at the moment
Replies: 90
Views: 2512

Re: Yeah, don't fly boeing planes at the moment

Well, at least shareholders had a good run there for a few years as dividends and stock buy-backs replaced actually making planes that don't fall apart. I think it was Duff or someone who created the original Boeing thread, but the documentary that was recomended there was a revelation. Genuinely i...
by eldanielfire
Wed Mar 13, 2024 1:31 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 352
Views: 48595

Re: The Reform Party UK

Diane Abbot has been treated like shit by Labour and Tory alike. The idea that anti black racism is not common across all parties in parliament is laughable at this point. The issue with Abbot is she's certainly cracked a few racist statements herself and been pretty terrible in sioe of her roles. ...
by eldanielfire
Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 352
Views: 48595

Re: The Reform Party UK

Now a Tory donor wants a black female MP shot. Jesus Wept Diane Abbot has been treated like shit by Labour and Tory alike. The idea that anti black racism is not common across all parties in parliament is laughable at this point. The issue with Abbot is she's certainly cracked a few racist statemen...
by eldanielfire
Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:19 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Women's Rugby thread
Replies: 3040
Views: 294975

Re: Women's Rugby thread

Wales picking up England U20 players: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/68490156 With getting in the england squad pretty hard and pro contracts now on offer from wales,scotland,ireland ,it was never going to be long before the celtic teams started sniffing around english players with celtic ...
by eldanielfire
Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:16 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Royals photoshopping pictures of Kate
Replies: 66
Views: 2195

Re: Royals photoshopping pictures of Kate

I don't even understand whats going on and clicking links is hard so am going to assume Katherine is dead and they royals are releasing photo shopped pics to hide this. Outraged. It's a weird situation, regardless if your pro , anti or indifferent to the royals. While conpsiracies and defenses I've...
by eldanielfire
Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Royals photoshopping pictures of Kate
Replies: 66
Views: 2195

Re: Royals photoshopping pictures of Kate

I don't even understand whats going on and clicking links is hard so am going to assume Katherine is dead and they royals are releasing photo shopped pics to hide this. Outraged. It's a weird situation, regardless if your pro , anti or indifferent to the royals. While conpsiracies and defenses I've...
by eldanielfire
Mon Mar 11, 2024 1:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sam Kerr
Replies: 152
Views: 3747

Re: Sam Kerr

Fair call. So the cop pressed charges because she hurt his feelings - that’s where we’re at, right? Cops being cops. Like everyone else they have the right to do their job without being abused. Its also phenomenally stupid to say anything that could be construed as offensive to a copper Cops needed...
by eldanielfire
Mon Mar 11, 2024 8:53 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Banksy's anonymity
Replies: 44
Views: 1556

Re: Banksy's anonymity

The man's made a fortune and must have loads of collaborators in order to pull off his various stunts. Why the pretence that no one knows who he is? Why hasn't he been definitively outed? It was deduced several years ago who it was. And they published his name. And nobody gave a sh1t Because the na...
by eldanielfire
Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:28 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sam Kerr
Replies: 152
Views: 3747

Re: Sam Kerr

towny wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:54 am
Woe to the white, oppressed male.

I
Whose claiming the victim was oppressed here? Only that they were racially abused.
by eldanielfire
Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Women's Rugby thread
Replies: 3040
Views: 294975

Re: Women's Rugby thread

Wales picking up England U20 players:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/68490156
by eldanielfire
Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:44 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Athletic Women Appreciation Thread
Replies: 166
Views: 22206

Re: The Athletic Women Appreciation Thread

Vladislava Galagan https://scontent.fbne5-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/429977142_313715641717383_6048787642163124658_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=0a8PtziIE3oAX9AKuhC&_nc_ht=scontent.fbne5-1.fna&oh=00_AfD5VHEYJL00MHcw6WyPGmWwV8zeoAT1fhwRE8s4xcmpsQ&oe=65F0315A She's been popping ...
by eldanielfire
Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:39 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sam Kerr
Replies: 152
Views: 3747

Re: Sam Kerr

Pretty good political compass test though. If you think what she said wasn't racist at all because it's impossible to be racist against white people you're on the woke left. If you think she's racist and going to get away with it because of wokeness gorn mad you're on the gammon right. If you don't...
by eldanielfire
Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sam Kerr
Replies: 152
Views: 3747

Re: Sam Kerr

Blowing your nose in public makes you a "racist" these days. Everyone's a "racist". It's a complete moral panic. Allegedly she called the cop a "stupid white bastard". Assuming that's true, how much of a f-cking softcock does this police officer need to be to make a big deal about that? As if "reve...
by eldanielfire
Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sam Kerr
Replies: 152
Views: 3747

Re: Sam Kerr

Blowing your nose in public makes you a "racist" these days. Everyone's a "racist". It's a complete moral panic. Allegedly she called the cop a "stupid white bastard". Assuming that's true, how much of a f-cking softcock does this police officer need to be to make a big deal about that? As if "reve...
by eldanielfire
Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:14 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sam Kerr
Replies: 152
Views: 3747

Re: Sam Kerr

I hear she's a bit of a racist now.
by eldanielfire
Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:14 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 352
Views: 48595

Re: The Reform Party UK

The number of social homes delivered increased year on year under Blair and Brown, the opposite has happened under Tory rule. https://fullfact.org/media/uploads/Net_additional_graph_v3.PNG That is not social housing. https://www.statista.com/statistics/286443/england-number-of-social-rented-househo...
by eldanielfire
Mon Mar 04, 2024 11:27 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 352
Views: 48595

Re: The Reform Party UK

The notion one of your studies seems worth perusing seems a nonsense. If they were based on the last 10-15 years there would be something in it, rather a lot in many ways, but over the last 70 years? Nope, not buying. I'm afraid I'm not behind the high reputable Pew research center. So it's not "my...
by eldanielfire
Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:30 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is there a pushback against the safety initiatives in Rugby
Replies: 125
Views: 4585

Re: Is there a pushback against the safety initiatives in Rugby

Players don't (or shouldn't) get red cards for accidental high hits. They get red cards for going too high, recklessly, with force. If it was random then all teams would be getting red cards in equal measures and there'd be a random distribution amongst the players. This isn't the case. I agree.
by eldanielfire
Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:29 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is there a pushback against the safety initiatives in Rugby
Replies: 125
Views: 4585

Re: Is there a pushback against the safety initiatives in Rugby

Is it fair to say the current approach and the attempts in the recent past have done little to prevent head injuries? Maybe it's helped extend recovery time a bit with stand downs but even that hasn't been consistent? Perhaps Rugby should instead use funds to lobby governments for euthanasia and as...
by eldanielfire
Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:26 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 352
Views: 48595

Re: The Reform Party UK

The notion one of your studies seems worth perusing seems a nonsense. If they were based on the last 10-15 years there would be something in it, rather a lot in many ways, but over the last 70 years? Nope, not buying. I'm afraid I'm not behind the high reputable Pew research center. So it's not "my...
by eldanielfire
Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:17 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: DUNE 2:OFFICIAL THREAD
Replies: 257
Views: 23060

Re: DUNE 2:OFFICIAL THREAD

ZappaMan wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:43 pm Watched a dodgy stream of it on my phone last night.

I didn't rate it.
:lol:
by eldanielfire
Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: DUNE 2:OFFICIAL THREAD
Replies: 257
Views: 23060

Re: DUNE 2:OFFICIAL THREAD

Creating the Fremen language https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0hg5n6z/dune-and-the-art-of-creating-a-fictional-language My one issue with Dune 1 is Zendaya didn't remotely sound like the Fremen in the film, she doesn't remotely sound like she grew up with them. Looking forward to everything else in ...
by eldanielfire
Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:43 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 352
Views: 48595

Re: The Reform Party UK

You'd have to be fecking fruit loops not to heed the 1980s explosion in the services industry and what that meant for the middle classes. Yes there are some much more recent struggles around house prices, around jobs being short-term, but it's not a regression back to the 1950s. And it hasn't wiped...
by eldanielfire
Fri Mar 01, 2024 5:38 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Stuart Hogg
Replies: 34
Views: 1280

Re: Stuart Hogg

AND-y wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 5:06 pm Seems he is having a shit time, don't know why the telegraph feels the public need to know this.
Fairly famous sportsman with threatening behaviour against an ex is fairly newsworthy if the stories accurate.
by eldanielfire
Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:44 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Britain in recession - so much winning by Tories
Replies: 427
Views: 24412

Re: Britain in recession - so much winning by Tories

You have an escape plane because you think the left are going to "do" Starmer? Hilariously paranoid and just a totally different picture to reality. The internet has broken your brain. The Portuguese might like the English but I wonder what they'll think of a loudmouth far right Englishman mouthing...
by eldanielfire
Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:41 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 352
Views: 48595

Re: The Reform Party UK

Betrayed the middle class and working class for decades? Get a grip Or even just spend a few moments considering the extent of the middle classes going back a few decades and take heed of the fact the middle classes have grown, hugely. Which I say as someone who thinks too much wealth has been allo...
by eldanielfire
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 352
Views: 48595

Re: The Reform Party UK

The issue is obvious (maybe not to the cabinet). A lot of Conservative supporters don't like Sunak and majority of the cabinet and how unConservative they are. People who used to vote Conservatives are either not bothering to vote or voting for the Reform party. They know. The membership made it ab...
by eldanielfire
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 352
Views: 48595

Re: The Reform Party UK

I’m not sure how true that is. True in the sense as you say, around 60% are revolting against Tory leadership from Tory voters, but, there’s around 30% who just want change. I wager it’s a lot more but people are very entrenched in their ways. Reform did very well last night. You don’t know how you...
by eldanielfire
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:28 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 352
Views: 48595

Re: The Reform Party UK

Just a hint of a failure of imagination there. Aided perhaps by being unsure of where the NSDAP's vote largely came from. Putting the last first, small business people being squeezed between organised labour and capital. That, and anyone responding to a message that we'll keep or restore the things...
by eldanielfire
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:23 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 352
Views: 48595

Re: The Reform Party UK

I take your point, but working to keep the largest party out of Government because "evil right wingers whaaa.." just shits all over the people who voted for them and alienates even more votes and democracy loses. The opposite is true. Having a party that won 30% of the votes being kept in check by ...
by eldanielfire
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 352
Views: 48595

Re: The Reform Party UK

mdaclarke wrote: Fri Feb 16, 2024 9:24 am Why are on earth did the Tories choose Peter Bone’s girlfriend to fight Wellingborough?
Because the lack of self-awareness and selfishness in them is off the scale. As is the nepotism.
by eldanielfire
Thu Feb 29, 2024 7:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 352
Views: 48595

Re: The Reform Party UK

not sure one gets a sense of noping, frustration and a lack of opportunities sure, also a sense of you asked for this shit your sort it. Farage and 'friends' surely induce more of a gag reflex than actual fear though? I'm not sure I understand, a fear within the electorate or the tory party itself....
by eldanielfire
Thu Feb 29, 2024 7:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Women's Rugby thread
Replies: 3040
Views: 294975

Re: Women's Rugby thread

I see Katie Buchanan looked good for Exeter again at the weekend. You could see her break into the england XV if she keeps playing like this. yeah shes had a strong season.Abby dow is a certain starter on one wing.theres still claudia macdonald and jess breach so buchanan has some strong competitio...