Maybe its all a reaction to getting beasted by SA in that final
.some kind of rugby puratism were we must make up for having an attacking game by playing four years of forward based anti rugby.
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- Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:43 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Bursting the England hype bubble
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3073
- Sun Nov 22, 2020 1:03 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Official "How badly are England going to beat Wales?" thread
- Replies: 80
- Views: 5868
Re: Official "How badly are England going to beat Wales?" thread
Where has the confidence gone? A year ago every Welshman you met told you of not for Pollard pentatly Wales would be RWC champs
- Sat Nov 21, 2020 5:53 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: England v Ireland, Sat Nov 21st, KO @ 1500
- Replies: 1125
- Views: 56315
Re: England v Ireland, Sat Nov 21st, KO @ 1500
England really good in defence and contact.
Poor elsewhere though.
Poor elsewhere though.
- Sat Nov 21, 2020 4:56 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: England v Ireland, Sat Nov 21st, KO @ 1500
- Replies: 1125
- Views: 56315
Re: England v Ireland, Sat Nov 21st, KO @ 1500
Englands defence is excellent.
Mays second one for the highlight reel...what a player.
Mays second one for the highlight reel...what a player.
- Sat Nov 14, 2020 3:24 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Pivac Out #Pivacaust
- Replies: 112
- Views: 7318
Re: Pivac Out #Pivacaust
I fear for Squidge now Wales have gone back to pre Gatland shitness and AWJ is close to retirement.
- Sat Nov 14, 2020 2:58 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Pivac Out #Pivacaust
- Replies: 112
- Views: 7318
Re: Pivac Out #Pivacaust
Pivac just needs more time.
The Welsh should give him 2 rwc cycles at least.
The Welsh should give him 2 rwc cycles at least.
- Sun Nov 01, 2020 3:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 112664
- Views: 7608577
Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
We play our best 7 at 6.
- Mon Oct 26, 2020 9:41 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Incident off the coast of the IOW
- Replies: 100
- Views: 6259
Re: Incident off the coast of the IOW
Some question's for the crew here I think as it looks like a sideline in people smuggling went wrong.
Hijackers got want they wanted as they can now claim aslyum in the UK.
Hijackers got want they wanted as they can now claim aslyum in the UK.
- Tue Aug 04, 2020 1:37 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Your most embarrassing overhyping of a player
- Replies: 120
- Views: 10218
Re: Your most embarrassing overhyping of a player
I was a huge James Simpson-Daniel fan - thought he'd be our Shane Williams, only better because he created so much for other players as well as beating people and scoring for fun. More embarrassingly I thought Ryan Lamb was a real prospect for England. JSD was the real deal - as you said he had the...
- Sat Jul 25, 2020 5:55 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
- Replies: 61014
- Views: 3365414
Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Any returning from Spain after midnight will have to quarantine for two weeks in England.
Devolved admins likely to follow suit.
Shit news.
Devolved admins likely to follow suit.
Shit news.
- Fri Jul 24, 2020 10:56 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
- Replies: 40921
- Views: 2099662
Re: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
Actually think the last talks went well as can be expected - one of the three sticking points (the legal structure of the agreement) was resolved. Fish is just going to come down to how often quota's are renegotiated. LPF is not something I think the Conservative party will die on a hill for. Both s...
- Wed Jul 22, 2020 2:50 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
- Replies: 40921
- Views: 2099662
Re: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
FWIW I follow quite a few trade geeks on Twitter and the consensus is that a deal is far more likely than not, nothing will happen until late Autumn and all the histrionics are largely for show. Dmitry opines, david henig? The EU just needs to wait. The end of the furlough scheme and companies acti...
- Wed Jul 22, 2020 11:09 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
- Replies: 40921
- Views: 2099662
Re: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
FWIW I follow quite a few trade geeks on Twitter and the consensus is that a deal is far more likely than not, nothing will happen until late Autumn and all the histrionics are largely for show.
- Tue Jul 21, 2020 10:19 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
- Replies: 40921
- Views: 2099662
Re: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
Isnt it really the first step towards Eurobonds and even though is a relatively small amount the principal is now in place?
- Fri Jul 17, 2020 4:50 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Ireland to continue to let Apple avoid tax
- Replies: 226
- Views: 15927
Re: Ireland to continue to let Apple avoid tax
The situation in some parts of the US is dire.
However its a huuuge fecking place and most of it is plodding along no worse than us here in Europe.
However its a huuuge fecking place and most of it is plodding along no worse than us here in Europe.
- Fri Jul 17, 2020 3:57 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Ireland to continue to let Apple avoid tax
- Replies: 226
- Views: 15927
Re: Ireland to continue to let Apple avoid tax
Ireland isn't as close to being as f**ked up as the likes of UK and USA currently are, no matter what you think of their economic structure. Why? The US controls the worlds currency of choice, can basically create unlimited cheap debt and will no doubt be quickly back to growing at a rate that make...
- Wed Jul 15, 2020 3:13 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Ireland to continue to let Apple avoid tax
- Replies: 226
- Views: 15927
Re: Ireland to continue to let Apple avoid tax
Umm congratulations to Apple I guess.
- Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:03 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
- Replies: 826
- Views: 96755
Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
Kate Forbes hardly instills confidence with her numbers game. In the same league as Dianne Abbot. Abbott was just stupid - I think Forbes is over promoted but probably clever enough to understand differences between reserved and non reserved spending. She is tweeting disingenuous bollocks because t...
- Fri Jul 03, 2020 2:06 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Forum | Timescales | Future
- Replies: 79
- Views: 8220
Re: Forum | Timescales | Future
Long live the PR forum - I salute your courage, your strength, your indefatigability.
Also think my clumsy and repeated clicking of banner ads may have helped.
Also think my clumsy and repeated clicking of banner ads may have helped.
- Wed Jul 01, 2020 2:15 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: So, yet another false threat
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3050
Re: So, yet another false threat
shanky wrote:A5D5E5 wrote:Like one of those religious cults where the leader promises that the world will end tomorrow at 2:15 pm without fail. And then the following week. And the week after that.
Only without the group sex (which given the posters, I am thankful for).
Ahh shit and I just drunk the punch.
- Wed Jul 01, 2020 2:14 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: So, yet another false threat
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3050
Re: So, yet another false threat
YepTorquemada 1420 wrote:Jake?
How many years since you held the 'PR funeral' cabal? (I think that was you).
- Wed Jul 01, 2020 2:11 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Hong Kong
- Replies: 44
- Views: 4059
Re: Hong Kong
Mahoney wrote:This spot looks good:
- Wed Jul 01, 2020 2:02 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Hong Kong
- Replies: 44
- Views: 4059
Re: Hong Kong
Read an article that suggested the HK'ers be given land to setup Hong Kong 2.0 somewhere in the UK as a 'charter city': https://capx.co/lets-build-hong-kong-2-0-here-in-the-uk/ It's a shit idea but I like it. I have an enormous amount of sympathy for the people of Hong Kong and feel like we owe it ...
- Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:40 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Hong Kong
- Replies: 44
- Views: 4059
Re: Hong Kong
Read an article that suggested the HK'ers be given land to setup Hong Kong 2.0 somewhere in the UK as a 'charter city':
https://capx.co/lets-build-hong-kong-2- ... in-the-uk/
https://capx.co/lets-build-hong-kong-2- ... in-the-uk/
- Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:17 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NPR lifeboat - New Forum
- Replies: 280
- Views: 23253
Re: NPR lifeboat
SSL Cert expires today for this place....guess its time to jump ship. Anyway its being somewhere I have checked into with different degree's of regularity for 17 years..better eulogies will follow but its being a great distraction and I have met some good people IRL from here. Anyway fudge PR Its De...
- Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:16 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: NPR lifeboat - New Forum
- Replies: 280
- Views: 23253
Re: NPR lifeboat
SSL Cert expires today for this place....guess its time to jump ship. Anyway its being somewhere I have checked into with different degree's of regularity for 17 years..better eulogies will follow but its being a great distraction and I have met some good people IRL from here. Anyway fudge PR Its De...
- Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:06 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Forum problems?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2835
Re: Forum problems?
They have not bothered to renew the SSL cert...the end is nigh.
- Mon Jun 29, 2020 3:01 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
- Replies: 826
- Views: 96755
Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
A 10% share of the BoE's assets is going to be a quantity of gold and foreign currency. I have no idea what the numbers are now after Covid, but the last time I looked the BoE had assets and liabilities equal to around 30% of GDP. The largest portion of the assets are UK Govt debt. During Covid, th...
- Thu Jun 25, 2020 11:26 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: End of PR days..make your confessions. Absolution assured!
- Replies: 166
- Views: 9930
Re: End of PR days..make your confessions. Absolution assure
The swarm are pussies..there I said it.
- Thu Jun 25, 2020 5:55 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Bournemouth beach...WTF?
- Replies: 79
- Views: 6982
Bournemouth beach...WTF?
https://twitter.com/JPickover/status/12 ... 0613265408
Let alone the Covid19 risk why on earth do you want to spend time on a beach this busy?
Let alone the Covid19 risk why on earth do you want to spend time on a beach this busy?
- Thu Jun 25, 2020 5:27 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: End of PR Days - which national fans will you miss most
- Replies: 41
- Views: 2494
- Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:36 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rebecca Long Bailey goooooooooooooooonnnnnnnneeeee!
- Replies: 331
- Views: 17679
Re: Rebecca Long Bailey goooooooooooooooonnnnnnnneeeee!
Well f*ck me...decent grownups are back in charge of the Labour party and the opposition.
- Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:25 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
- Replies: 826
- Views: 96755
Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
I mean the 'hard reset' argument is something I am sympathetic to and one of the pro Brexit arguments I had some sympathy for. But as Brexit as shown it could easily become a massive constitutional mess that consumes the bandwidth of the state for years accompanied by declines in GDP and taxation th...
- Thu Jun 25, 2020 3:18 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Scummings going by Xmas..... Boris next year.
- Replies: 9918
- Views: 839216
Re: Boris goooooone or just Cummings?
That miilionaire Starmer doesn't mess about Starmer sacks Long-Bailey for sharing article on Twitter including antisemitic conspiracy theory Rebecca Long-Bailey has been sacked as shadow education secretary, the Labour party has announced. Sir Keir Starmer dismissed her following her Maxine Peake t...
- Thu Jun 25, 2020 12:36 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
- Replies: 826
- Views: 96755
Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
A 10% share of the BoE's assets is going to be a quantity of gold and foreign currency. Scotland could play some cards regarding allowing a lease on Trident basing in exchange for some stuff but nothing that's going to force the UK government to agree to a formal currency union...something ruled out...
- Thu Jun 25, 2020 11:49 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
- Replies: 826
- Views: 96755
Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
The latest from Massie, very good article, this time putting the boot into Boris amongst other things: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/scotland/johnsons-failings-erode-case-for-the-union-c59fg9q25 Johnson’s failings erode case for the Union Covid-19 would have been disastrous for an independent ...
- Wed Jun 24, 2020 4:24 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Japan RWC was a massive success
- Replies: 166
- Views: 11642
Re: Japan RWC was a massive success
Obviously I am biased but was the final really a classic?Frodder wrote:Japan v's Scotland - classic
Japan v's Ireland - classic
Wales v's Australia - classic
SA v's England - classic
England failed to get out of the changing room IMO.
- Tue Jun 23, 2020 5:30 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
- Replies: 826
- Views: 96755
Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
Massie getting his feet under the table at CSP I see.
Ermmm...the quickest dip of the toe into Scottish constitutional politics online would disprove the soft and warm bit.Scotland’s culture is increasingly softly, warmly, nationalist.
- Tue Jun 23, 2020 9:46 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Happy 80th birthday
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4238
Re: Happy 80th birthday
Great bunch of lads.
- Mon Jun 22, 2020 12:03 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
- Replies: 826
- Views: 96755
Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
I was firmly in the Better Together camp and think independence is economically risky, whatever way you look at it, but after 4 years of inane Brexit reasoning dominating the national conversation you can see why people who would be previously uncommitted might now think 'fudge it, let's go'. One w...