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by 4071
Wed Mar 27, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jeremy Guscott v Manu Tuilagi - who was better?
Replies: 83
Views: 1550

Re: Jeremy Guscott v Manu Tuilagi - who was better?

Peak Manu was unplayable. Guscott was great, but never unplayable. The sad thing for England fans is that Peak Manu ended about 4 years ago, and nobody seems to have told the coaches. Peak Manu was a higher level than peak Guscott, but not only did peak Manu end some years ago, even during his peak...
by 4071
Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:12 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18094
Views: 819424

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

Whether Biden will be able to benefit in Nov remains to be seen, but we just had another big Democrat win after running on abortion. After the Republican incumbent had to step down in the Alabama House seat (because he was guilty of electoral fraud... of course) a special election saw the Democrat w...
by 4071
Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:03 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18094
Views: 819424

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

I don't have a strong sense SPACs need removing. They've been around a long time, what we've seen more recently is a bubble around SPACs and that's perhaps not the fault of those SPACs not being IPOs It’s (IMO) a vehicle for insiders to get a jump on new listings, at the expense of retail holders. ...
by 4071
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:40 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread
Replies: 45228
Views: 2958638

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread

Grandpa wrote: Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:19 am When was the last time England beat a team ranked above them in a tournament ? 1990?
England beat Netherlands and Spain in Euro 96 and Germany in Euro 2000.

Been a bit tricker recently as England have been top 5 in the world, so rarely come up against higher ranked teams.
by 4071
Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:32 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread
Replies: 45228
Views: 2958638

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread

So there you go, another game against a team ranked near them and England don’t win. You mean that an understrength England played a friendly against the No 4 side in the world and outplayed them a high-quality draw? Honestly, the relentless misery of England football fans is baffling. Nothing is e...
by 4071
Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:18 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53176
Views: 2311015

Re: War in Ukraine...

I've seen no one cheering on ISIS except for the odd fool stirring the aforementioned buckets. As a side bar, the word "russophobe" is a misnomer. It implies a fear of those bastards whose army is a laughingstock less a half million killed or wounded. Is there perhaps a word that translates to "dis...
by 4071
Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:01 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread
Replies: 45228
Views: 2958638

Re: The OFFICIAL English and European Football (soccer) thread

So there you go, another game against a team ranked near them and England don’t win. You mean that an understrength England played a friendly against the No 4 side in the world and outplayed them a high-quality draw? Honestly, the relentless misery of England football fans is baffling. Nothing is e...
by 4071
Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:17 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18094
Views: 819424

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

Anyone that owns a car for a start. Are you that f**king dense, to think that Biden sets the gas prices? Trump actively courted Saudi to increase production, which lowered oil prices, but, as a consequence, shut down multiple small American refineries as they couldn't operate at a profit due to the...
by 4071
Fri Mar 22, 2024 1:56 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53176
Views: 2311015

Re: War in Ukraine...

You may not have noticed, but the FT didn't say anything about driving up oil prices and the impact on Biden's re-election. Paragraph 5: Russia remains one of the world’s most important energy exporters despite western sanctions on its oil and gas sector. Oil prices have risen about 15 per cent thi...
by 4071
Fri Mar 22, 2024 1:23 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53176
Views: 2311015

Re: War in Ukraine...

It's a terrible look for any country reliant on US security guarantees - pretty much exposes that the maximum length of time you can reliably depend on support from the US is the length of a single Presidential term No doubt this is your way of coming out in support of Biden, then. Given the altern...
by 4071
Fri Mar 22, 2024 1:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53176
Views: 2311015

Re: War in Ukraine...

According to the FT, US officials are urging Ukraine to stop the attacks on Russian oil refineries, as it risks driving up oil prices and affecting Biden's chances of re-election https://www.ft.com/content/98f15b60-bc4d-4d3c-9e57-cbdde122ac0c Washington is also concerned that if Ukraine keeps hitti...
by 4071
Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:57 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced
Replies: 96
Views: 1835

Re: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced

Would you ever stop with your 'you don't pay attention to us' lark. Earl was fine in the first few rounds but not on course, at all, to be player of the tournament. It's only his last two games that has put his name in the picture. There are many, many players who played to a similar level as Earl ...
by 4071
Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:13 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced
Replies: 96
Views: 1835

Re: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced

England scraped a win against abysmal Wales. Lost to Scotland. Just about win against Italy. That's not on Earl but it weighs. He by definition wast great because England to waant great Ah, so Player of the Tornament has to go to the best player from the team that won the title, because individual ...
by 4071
Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced
Replies: 96
Views: 1835

Re: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced

England scraped a win against abysmal Wales. Lost to Scotland. Just about win against Italy. That's not on Earl but it weighs. He by definition wast great because England to waant great Ah, so Player of the Tornament has to go to the best player from the team that won the title, because individual ...
by 4071
Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:49 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced
Replies: 96
Views: 1835

Re: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced

He was the best of the English players and one who could hold his head high but there weren't massive calls to include him in a combined Ireland/England side prior to that game so it's very much recency bias to pick him as clear winner. Wouldn't begrudge him it though. We had just come off the back...
by 4071
Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7525169

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

I don’t understand why people do this. We seem to be the only nation that does this as well Our best player by far for the last two tournaments from the same position - yeah, nah, let’s move him to a different position. Not satisfied. Indeed. Our recent problem has been many very good flankers (the...
by 4071
Tue Mar 19, 2024 3:43 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7525169

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Barnes still plugging Earl as a centre in the Times. Interesting thought but I think he does more damage in the back row, not necessarily at 8. I haven’t jumped on the Pollock hype train yet. Suspect size will ultimately be his issue. I don’t understand why people do this. We seem to be the only na...
by 4071
Tue Mar 19, 2024 3:29 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced
Replies: 96
Views: 1835

Re: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced

Thought Aki went missing against England when the going got tough. Earl for me. Didn’t think he was much cop before the tournament so you’re got to factor in surprise value but he seemed consistently good and seems to be an English eight who lives up to the hype. He was always good with Sarries but...
by 4071
Tue Mar 19, 2024 3:26 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced
Replies: 96
Views: 1835

Re: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced

Its going to come dowm to a question of recency bias or not. Earl was not great at the start if the 6n , Aki wasn't great at the end. ? He was very good throughout. He was even better towards the end, but he won MOTM against Wales in Week 2 and was in the running against Italy in Week 1. Roots won ...
by 4071
Tue Mar 19, 2024 2:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced
Replies: 96
Views: 1835

Re: Six Nations Player of the Tournament nominees announced

Its going to come dowm to a question of recency bias or not. Earl was not great at the start if the 6n , Aki wasn't great at the end. ? He was very good throughout. He was even better towards the end, but he won MOTM against Wales in Week 2 and was in the running against Italy in Week 1. Roots won ...
by 4071
Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:27 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Replies: 705
Views: 9586

Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24

He also drops to the floor prior to the tackle so it's also technically a penalty on that basis too. I've also heard some people say England strayed offside. The image given to the ref gave him multiple options to punish. Just too much to ignore. Bollocks. It was easy to ignore. A completely innocu...
by 4071
Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:02 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Replies: 705
Views: 9586

Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24

In this case yes. There was absolutely no attempt to wrap the arm at all. Ref completely correct. He also drops to the floor prior to the tackle so it's also technically a penalty on that basis too. I've also heard some people say England strayed offside. The image given to the ref gave him multipl...
by 4071
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:53 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Replies: 705
Views: 9586

Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24

France have had rather a lot of luck in this tournament. The win against Scotland and the draw against Italy should have both been losses, and they certainly got a bit of fortune today.

Got a dodgy try against Wales, too.

It really is Ireland, daylight, and a cluster of other teams.
by 4071
Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:06 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24
Replies: 705
Views: 9586

Re: France vs England - Official 6 Nations Thread - 16 March 24

the point is it could happen.and 1 year surely will. You do know it's all your own fault. Had Marcus gone for the try instead of the drop and got it, it would be in your own hands tbh i was making a more general point about a flaw in the system rather than something that was england specific. one y...
by 4071
Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:02 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53176
Views: 2311015

Re: War in Ukraine...

Since when has "a trove of documents" been exclusively American English? It's a term used by people who speak English, whether American or not. Journalists in particular. They tend to churn out those kind of phrases all the time. Correct. MungoMan likes an occasional ... I'm going to say confected ...
by 4071
Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:20 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53176
Views: 2311015

Re: War in Ukraine...

Kyiv is saying that Russian offensive operations have culminated; they are no longer advancing due to massive losses, the frontline has stabilised, and overall the situation for the Ukrainians is the best it's been in three months. Rescued by the Czechs, it seems. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2...
by 4071
Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:17 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53176
Views: 2311015

Re: War in Ukraine...

https://vsquare.org/kremlin-leaks-putin-elections-russia-propaganda-ukraine/ 'Estonia’s Delfi obtained a trove of documents' 'A trove of documents'? You fucken what? This is American English using language the US State Department used decades ago. Yet VSquare purports to be independent euro journos...
by 4071
Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:03 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7525169

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Tom Roebuck has a dreadful try-scoring record. Guess who scores more tries than any of those guys named? Slow Joe has 13 tries in 16 matches for England. On the face of it, that looks good. When you break it down by opponent: - Argentina: 1 (Autumn Nations Cup) - Australia: 1 (a November test) - Ba...
by 4071
Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:00 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7525169

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Like carrying water? Tom Roebuck has a dreadful try-scoring record. Guess who scores more tries than any of those guys named? Slow Joe has 13 tries in 16 matches for England. On the face of it, that looks good. When you break it down by opponent: - Argentina: 1 (Autumn Nations Cup) - Australia: 1 (...
by 4071
Wed Mar 13, 2024 10:32 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7525169

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Did anyone have an issue with Marcus even going for the DG? This has come up on my beloved eggchasers podcast. Someone wrote in to say it was a dumb move, as a try would give us the BP and only 3 points behind Ireland and we had the kick in front of posts anyway. I mean….I hadn’t even thought about...
by 4071
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:57 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
Replies: 1172
Views: 18168

Re: U20 6 Nations 2024

Meh. He'll need to get past finny baxter. Baxter plays loosehead. Opoku-Fordjour is playing loosehead for England, but is primarily a tighthead at Sale. They may not be competing. Plus international careers being what they are, anyone who is generally one of the 3-4 best players in his position wil...
by 4071
Tue Mar 12, 2024 4:09 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U20 6 Nations 2024
Replies: 1172
Views: 18168

Re: U20 6 Nations 2024

England really need to move away from relying on power at this level. The pay-off is at senior level if you get skills and systems right at U20s. I agree, but on top of that the thing I find particularly odd is that England also weren't that much more powerful than Ireland. They definitely had more...
by 4071
Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53176
Views: 2311015

Re: War in Ukraine...

Someone should be asking - if Trump is so against funding Ukraine, why did annual military aid to Ukraine triple under his presidency? https://i.postimg.cc/7YRFF0z4/Screenshot-2024-03-11-at-18-03-25.png https://usafacts.org/articles/how-much-foreign-aid-does-the-us-give-to-ukraine/ 2016 was the las...
by 4071
Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:28 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53176
Views: 2311015

Re: War in Ukraine...

Someone should be asking - if Trump is so against funding Ukraine, why did annual military aid to Ukraine triple under his presidency? https://i.postimg.cc/7YRFF0z4/Screenshot-2024-03-11-at-18-03-25.png https://usafacts.org/articles/how-much-foreign-aid-does-the-us-give-to-ukraine/ 2016 was the las...
by 4071
Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Yeah, don't fly boeing planes at the moment
Replies: 90
Views: 2590

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.
by 4071
Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:07 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7525169

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

That counter attack for the first try though likely doesn't happen in previous games though. That ball is hoisted high. Maybe, but I'm not convinced by the all-or-nothing narrative. I'd certainly agree that Furbank is a more natural attacking threat, but it's silly to pretend that Steward was just ...
by 4071
Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7525169

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

I want to see ruck speed, specifically the % of rucks under 3s, where England have been close to the bottom of the pile until recently. England's ruck speed has been good all tournament from the stats that I've seen. It's just that quick ruck speed is pointless if no one seems to have a clue how to...
by 4071
Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112282
Views: 7525169

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

That counter attack for the first try though likely doesn't happen in previous games though. That ball is hoisted high. Maybe, but I'm not convinced by the all-or-nothing narrative. I'd certainly agree that Furbank is a more natural attacking threat, but it's silly to pretend that Steward was just ...
by 4071
Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:55 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18094
Views: 819424

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

I'd sort of get the argument Biden is saving his political capital, but for what? He's bad on housing, education, health, the judiciary, guns... Define "bad" Do you mean you disagree with the very clear policy positions in each of those areas, the legislation that has already been passed, or that y...
by 4071
Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:33 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18094
Views: 819424

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

And yet he's done nothing about the balance of power on the Supreme Court in 4 years, nothing about the corruption shown by those sitting on the courts. So it's all very well telling them where to go, but actually do something would you please. The only thing going for Biden is he's not Trump, clea...