So peanuts basically......We are a great bunch for shooting ourselves in the foot.Rumham wrote:paddyor wrote:How much € did he want?
My mate, who has no qualifications for this and is purely rumour mongering, said it costs 1.4 million to run it and Lisbon agreed to pay for it. Handy cash if you can get it.
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- Wed Sep 23, 2015 1:11 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 158200
- Views: 9096956
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 12:08 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 158200
- Views: 9096956
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
The documentary by David McWilliams was the best piece of centre left analysis I have seen in a long time. Convinced me on a few points. Good journalism imo. I thought it was good and I was watching it with a sceptical eye. McWilliams didn't seem too keen on travelling far from home either, most of...
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:18 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Offiical England & Wales pleasantness and optimism thread
- Replies: 152
- Views: 7482
Re: Offiical England & Wales pleasantness and optimism threa
This thread is all wrong......!!
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:16 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coffee machines ?
- Replies: 136
- Views: 12451
Re: Coffee machines ?
get your taste buds checked. Not a country that has a. Tradition of coffee drinkers or roasters? b. Taste buds? c. Cuisine? Commenting on a three year old post...!!! Do you know that JFK is dead ? :lol: precious much ? ;) f**k off Frenchie.... Moi aussi je t'aime mon petit trefle :P[/quote] :lol: b...
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:12 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coffee machines ?
- Replies: 136
- Views: 12451
Re: Coffee machines ?
Just got this delivered yesterday, it takes a while to set up but it is well worth it, soooooo much better than those god awful Gaggia machines that seem to be all the rage, only works with fair trade beans though, I know £12,800 seems like a big outlay for a coffee machine but your taste buds will...
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:11 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coffee machines ?
- Replies: 136
- Views: 12451
Re: Coffee machines ?
Seems like a lot of work when nespresso is fine get your taste buds checked. Not a country that has a. Tradition of coffee drinkers or roasters? b. Taste buds? c. Cuisine? Commenting on a three year old post...!!! Do you know that JFK is dead ? :lol: precious much ? ;) fudge off Frenchie....
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:52 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 158200
- Views: 9096956
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Must see what Damien Mulley has to say about it. Cool. Can you pick me up a paper from 2009 as well :thumbup: He'll still be more informative than your expert insight. How do you figure that........Do you know this N00bie ? Well 2 people asked him if he could provide us mere mortals with a little b...
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:47 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coffee machines ?
- Replies: 136
- Views: 12451
Re: Coffee machines ?
Commenting on a three year old post...!!! Do you know that JFK is dead ?Splat wrote:Not a country that hasLaurent wrote:get your taste buds checked.Duff Paddy wrote:Seems like a lot of work when nespresso is fine
a. Tradition of coffee drinkers or roasters?
b. Taste buds?
c. Cuisine?
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:32 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 158200
- Views: 9096956
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
How do you figure that........Do you know this N00bie ?Uncle Fester wrote:He'll still be more informative than your expert insight.Gutierre wrote:Cool. Can you pick me up a paper from 2009 as wellUncle Fester wrote:Must see what Damien Mulley has to say about it.
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:17 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 158200
- Views: 9096956
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Irish hoteliers really are scum. :lol: They are only part of the problem and price gouging goes on in every small city that has a big conference and limited hotel rooms........ see Cardiff for the mach in a few weeks !! As Gutierre points out, the Portuguese government are throwing cash at this.......
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:12 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
- Replies: 158200
- Views: 9096956
Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
The Web Summit has announced it is moving to Lisbon next year. Not surprised this has happened. The amateurs in the RDS really pissed off Paddy, who himself is a bit of a tool, plus the local authorities never truly embraced the event. Big blow for the start-up ecosystem here in Dublin. Is it a big...
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:52 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Any Irish bars in San Sebastián de la Gomera?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1272
Re: Any Irish bars in San Sebastián de la Gomera?
Long time since i spent time in San Seb - Donostia Could try.... Donostia/ san Sebastian Molly Malone calle san Martìn 55, Donostia/ san Sebastian 0034 943469822 O'Brien's Irish Pub Garibai 3, Donostia/ san Sebastian 0034-943429410 Kelly's Irish pub Plaza Nafarroa Behera 3, Donostia/ san Sebastian ...
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:49 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: We need to talk about the word "Jap".
- Replies: 69
- Views: 4626
Re: We need to talk about the word "Jap".
When somebody tells me that they don't like to be called something I stop referring to them as that. That's just being polite. Honestly, some of the people on here have dreadful manners. I would think being polite is not getting your knickers into a knot over something quite petty and then expectin...
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 8:39 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: We need to talk about the word "Jap".
- Replies: 69
- Views: 4626
Re: We need to talk about the word "Jap".
Having grown up on WWII movies I used the term extensively until about a decade ago when I began travelling to Asia for business and discovered it was deemed disrespectful to them. I do find that strange, since Brit is not in the least offensive but I guess it does link back to a period of history ...
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 8:11 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: SUPERBRU: RWC15, BEST COUNTRY Rd1 and overall standings
- Replies: 8
- Views: 803
Re: SUPERBRU: RWC15, BEST COUNTRY Rd1 and overall standings
Is this superbru participants performance? I certainly hope so or I'll be needing a large cloth to wipe the egg from my face... It is... This is how the people playing on teh Superbru Predictor went, split by countries they support. Average of 5 best players for Tier 1 nations and best 3 for the re...
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 7:51 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Any Irish bars in San Sebastián de la Gomera?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1272
Re: Any Irish bars in San Sebastián de la Gomera?
Long time since i spent time in San Seb - Donostia Could try.... Donostia/ san Sebastian Molly Malone calle san Martìn 55, Donostia/ san Sebastian 0034 943469822 O'Brien's Irish Pub Garibai 3, Donostia/ san Sebastian 0034-943429410 Kelly's Irish pub Plaza Nafarroa Behera 3, Donostia/ san Sebastian ...
- Mon Sep 21, 2015 3:59 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 'Swing Low' - A Defence
- Replies: 66
- Views: 2682
Re: 'Swing Low' - A Defence
'88, Chris Oti was playing and scoring tries for fun and some people from his school piped up with it as part of a school tradition IIRC So a black man scored a try and the crowd spontaneously began to sing a negro slave song from the 19th century ??? Yeah, because back then everyone knew it as a s...
- Mon Sep 21, 2015 3:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 'Swing Low' - A Defence
- Replies: 66
- Views: 2682
Re: 'Swing Low' - A Defence
When did the singing of "Swing Low" begin at Twickenham and why was this song in particular chosen? Good OP by the way. '88, Chris Oti was playing and scoring tries for fun and some people from his school piped up with it as part of a school tradition IIRC Chris Oti?? They sang "Swing Low" because ...
- Mon Sep 21, 2015 2:26 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 'Swing Low' - A Defence
- Replies: 66
- Views: 2682
Re: 'Swing Low' - A Defence
When did the singing of "Swing Low" begin at Twickenham and why was this song in particular chosen? Good OP by the way. '88, Chris Oti was playing and scoring tries for fun and some people from his school piped up with it as part of a school tradition IIRC Chris Oti?? They sang "Swing Low" because ...
- Mon Sep 21, 2015 2:22 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 'Swing Low' - A Defence
- Replies: 66
- Views: 2682
Re: 'Swing Low' - A Defence
When did the singing of "Swing Low" begin at Twickenham and why was this song in particular chosen? Good OP by the way. '88, Chris Oti was playing and scoring tries for fun and some people from his school piped up with it as part of a school tradition IIRC Chris Oti?? They sang "Swing Low" because ...
- Mon Sep 21, 2015 1:22 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Irishers-Pub/restaurant recommendations AKA Cammys legacy
- Replies: 3528
- Views: 382742
Re: Irishers-Pub/restaurant recommendations
One of my favorites going back many years.camroc1 wrote:I see Locks has reopened under new management/chef. I must give it a go one of these weeks.
- Mon Sep 21, 2015 12:43 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Scotland v Japan WRRWC Match 9
- Replies: 1278
- Views: 53592
Re: Scotland v Japan WRRWC Match 9
I am surprised so many Scottish fans seem confident. Those Japanese have just played a fantastic game of rugby, close to perfection. They have raised their game 2 notches beyond their usual level, who says they cannot do it again? Everybody is betting on the fact that this was a black swan, a one-t...
- Mon Sep 21, 2015 12:27 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Scotland v Japan WRRWC Match 9
- Replies: 1278
- Views: 53592
Re: Scotland v Japan WRRWC Match 9
Unreal player to be fair....Nolanator wrote:Denton better rip it up. I had him starting in my fantasy team ahead of Picamoles, who went and had an unreal game for France.
- Mon Sep 21, 2015 12:20 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Scotland v Japan WRRWC Match 9
- Replies: 1278
- Views: 53592
Re: Scotland v Japan WRRWC Match 9
Saturdays result has made my Superbru prediction a little tougher but I still think the Scots should win this one.
- Mon Sep 21, 2015 12:18 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Everyone crying at the women's golf
- Replies: 94
- Views: 4842
Re: Everyone crying at the women's golf
Statement by Pettersen apologising. I've never felt more gutted and truly sad about what went down Sunday on the 17th at the Solheim Cup. I am so sorry for not thinking about the bigger picture in the heat of the battle and competition. I was trying my hardest for my team and put the single match a...
- Mon Sep 21, 2015 12:17 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Everyone crying at the women's golf
- Replies: 94
- Views: 4842
Re: Everyone crying at the women's golf
Just seen the incident. Not sure why Petersen is getting vilified. The Yank misses her putt and it slides 2ft+ by - that is never going to be given on the 17th in a tight Solheim Cup match on a Sunday. That is crass naivety. I do accept that Charlie Hull sprinting off the green clouds the issue sli...
- Mon Sep 21, 2015 12:05 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Everyone crying at the women's golf
- Replies: 94
- Views: 4842
Re: Everyone crying at the women's golf
Just seen the incident. Not sure why Petersen is getting vilified. The Yank misses her putt and it slides 2ft+ by - that is never going to be given on the 17th in a tight Solheim Cup match on a Sunday. That is crass naivety. I do accept that Charlie Hull sprinting off the green clouds the issue sli...
- Mon Sep 21, 2015 11:58 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Everyone crying at the women's golf
- Replies: 94
- Views: 4842
Re: Everyone crying at the women's golf
Just seen the incident. Not sure why Petersen is getting vilified. The Yank misses her putt and it slides 2ft+ by - that is never going to be given on the 17th in a tight Solheim Cup match on a Sunday. That is crass naivety. I do accept that Charlie Hull sprinting off the green clouds the issue sli...
- Sat Sep 19, 2015 5:58 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL Ireland V Canada World Cup 2015 thread
- Replies: 903
- Views: 38347
Re: OFFICIAL Ireland V Canada World Cup 2015 thread
:smug: On the tail end of a boozey lunch here with some old Laandhaan mates and I have gone a bit excessive on taking offers on the margin....!!! I am now long at an average of 28 points in a monkey sterling a point......gives me an interest I suppose. !! What does that mean in layman's ? Up or down...
- Fri Sep 18, 2015 12:57 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: First LIBOR trial starts today
- Replies: 458
- Views: 52936
Re: First LIBOR trial starts today
They are really over hamming the aspergers angle too. The guy was socially awkward sure and he had some idiosyncrasies but he was no Rainman. I think they are doing that to get some kind of book deal or movie rights I guess. Makes him out to be a real family man but doesn't mention he met his now w...
- Fri Sep 18, 2015 12:06 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: First LIBOR trial starts today
- Replies: 458
- Views: 52936
Re: First LIBOR trial starts today
Just finished reading the 5 part series on Tom Hayes in the WSJ. Pretty interesting read but I think it gives a very rose tinted view on Toms character. I actually felt sorry for him reading that.. the guy clearly didn't get any interviews with some of Toms old brokers who he nearly gave breakdowns...
- Fri Sep 18, 2015 11:11 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: First LIBOR trial starts today
- Replies: 458
- Views: 52936
Re: First LIBOR trial starts today
Just finished reading the 5 part series on Tom Hayes in the WSJ. Pretty interesting read but I think it gives a very rose tinted view on Toms character. I actually felt sorry for him reading that.. the guy clearly didn't get any interviews with some of Toms old brokers who he nearly gave breakdowns...
- Fri Sep 18, 2015 10:12 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: First LIBOR trial starts today
- Replies: 458
- Views: 52936
Re: First LIBOR trial starts today
"This was a herculean task. Mr. Hayes executed 45,407 trades from 2006 through 2010" Working on average bro of say $1000 a trade.. $45m between his 4 main brokers over 4 years there would be an awful lot of incentive to keep him happy not that it makes it right. Any bookie turning that away would h...
- Fri Sep 18, 2015 9:12 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Ban the slave song
- Replies: 80
- Views: 4431
Re: Ban the slave song
About a retarded song sung by general retards.True Blue wrote:That's a retarded article.
- Fri Sep 18, 2015 9:03 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL Ireland V Canada World Cup 2015 thread
- Replies: 903
- Views: 38347
Re: OFFICIAL Ireland V Canada World Cup 2015 thread
On the tail end of a boozey lunch here with some old Laandhaan mates and I have gone a bit excessive on taking offers on the margin....!!! I am now long at an average of 28 points in a monkey sterling a point......gives me an interest I suppose. !! What does that mean in layman's ? Up or down £200 ...
- Fri Sep 18, 2015 8:42 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: First LIBOR trial starts today
- Replies: 458
- Views: 52936
Re: First LIBOR trial starts today

- Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:19 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL Ireland V Canada World Cup 2015 thread
- Replies: 903
- Views: 38347
Re: OFFICIAL Ireland V Canada World Cup 2015 thread
On the tail end of a boozey lunch here with some old Laandhaan mates and I have gone a bit excessive on taking offers on the margin....!!! I am now long at an average of 28 points in a monkey sterling a point......gives me an interest I suppose. !!
- Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:14 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 'Grauniad' RWC Quiz
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1429
Re: 'Grauniad' RWC Quiz
Not too worry old chum...........they just didn't suit you today.ZappaMan wrote:2.
- Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:10 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 'Grauniad' RWC Quiz
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1429
Re: 'Grauniad' RWC Quiz
That did come into my head on the Matt Damon question alright....Hawk97 wrote:Someone's been watching Invictus..
- Thu Sep 17, 2015 3:09 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 'Grauniad' RWC Quiz
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1429
Re: 'Grauniad' RWC Quiz
You got 17/20
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Brilliant work
How did you do?
You beat 99% of others.
Challenge your friends