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He seems to be more a spoofer with a passing knowledge of the game. The comment about Van der Flier and Watson is just bloody laughable.DeDoc wrote: ↑Wed May 19, 2021 4:54 pm Agent Franno hits the target again
https://ontopofthemoon.com/2021/05/18/a ... nds-lions/
Top trolling by the big man
As far as I'm concerned, any opportunity to shit all over Scotland and Wales Unions in rugby terms should be taken. He has (is is his wont) misdirected his effort at players. Their Unions shat all over Celtic solidarity in 2017 when not supporting the Irish RWC bid. Their Unions should be fair game, not the players.DeDoc wrote: ↑Wed May 19, 2021 6:04 pm He's a moderately entertaining writer with something interesting to say periodically. But he can't help himself trolling, as evidenced in this example - thats just BS shoddy journalism
He may well believe vdF is a better player - doubt he'll get most Scots to agree, but it is a legitimate starting point for a discussion. But using nonsense assertions like that means it is going to be justifiably laughed at.
My own personal opinion on Watson is shifting. Didn't get the hype (from his fans) around the time of the last Lions tour. Still not entirely convinced, but he definitely 'plays bigger than he looks' if you know what I mean, and no doubting his workrate. I'm also a big vdF fan FWIW.
He squeezes out articles with the same care and attention a Florida retiree on a high fibre diet squeezes out breakfast. His work ethic remains unchanged from his playing days.BlackMac wrote: ↑Wed May 19, 2021 5:24 pmHe seems to be more a spoofer with a passing knowledge of the game. The comment about Van der Flier and Watson is just bloody laughable.DeDoc wrote: ↑Wed May 19, 2021 4:54 pm Agent Franno hits the target again
https://ontopofthemoon.com/2021/05/18/a ... nds-lions/
Top trolling by the big man
redderneck wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 9:26 amHe squeezes out articles with the same care and attention a Florida retiree on a high fibre diet squeezes out breakfast. His work ethic remains unchanged from his playing days.BlackMac wrote: ↑Wed May 19, 2021 5:24 pmHe seems to be more a spoofer with a passing knowledge of the game. The comment about Van der Flier and Watson is just bloody laughable.DeDoc wrote: ↑Wed May 19, 2021 4:54 pm Agent Franno hits the target again
https://ontopofthemoon.com/2021/05/18/a ... nds-lions/
Top trolling by the big man
Kinda sums him up perfectly.I think the topofthemoon guy may be (indirectly) on to something wrt Frannos record against Scotland. Not too dissimilarly to today where most Scots fans would consider their team to be (at worst) not much inferior to Ireland, and then are annyoed by others discounting individual players in head-to-heads. If you wind back to Franno's time as a player, the boot was on the other foot - e.g. look at the selection for the 1993 tour and a number of 'social' Scots tourists - tight five players. France won the title and Scotland, England and Ireland were all on 2/2 records separated on points difference. A lot of Irish fans would have been looking at the selection and wondering how they only got 2 forwards selected (one of which was a joke/left-field selection of Irelands' most dropped player Mick Galway!) and Scotland had 5 (plus a few backs). IIRC the selectors (McGeechan and Telfer included) decamped en masse to Paris to watch Wales play France rather than the Ireland-England game in Dublin where Ireland thumped the Grand Slam holding English.BlackMac wrote: ↑Wed May 19, 2021 5:24 pmHe seems to be more a spoofer with a passing knowledge of the game. The comment about Van der Flier and Watson is just bloody laughable.DeDoc wrote: ↑Wed May 19, 2021 4:54 pm Agent Franno hits the target again
https://ontopofthemoon.com/2021/05/18/a ... nds-lions/
Top trolling by the big man
Uncannily accurate description on both countsredderneck wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 9:26 am He squeezes out articles with the same care and attention a Florida retiree on a high fibre diet squeezes out breakfast. His work ethic remains unchanged from his playing days.
Doesn't Topofthemoon post here?DeDoc wrote: ↑Wed May 19, 2021 4:54 pm Agent Franno hits the target again
https://ontopofthemoon.com/2021/05/18/a ... nds-lions/
Top trolling by the big man
redderneck wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 9:26 am
He squeezes out articles with the same care and attention a Florida retiree on a high fibre diet squeezes out breakfast. His work ethic remains unchanged from his playing days.
Qualified "completed a Bachelor of Physical Education majoring in psychology". Whats frannos own qualification/s? Also Joseph has built an impressive career in coaching unlike Franno.Floppykid wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 11:18 pmBasically said he wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed (Franno has met the man so you know he's on the up and up about this) and it's a bad sign Ireland looked outsmarted by one of his teams.EverReady wrote:What'd he sayFloppykid wrote:Franno on the Luke Fitz podcast had some choice words for Jamie Joseph.
Arrived late to the podcast too and Fergie and Lukie were just ripping the piss with him and having all of the craic.
Quality broadcasting.
So have IYer Man wrote: ↑Wed Dec 09, 2020 2:56 pmSo did Keith Wood.Fruit and Nutt wrote: ↑Wed Dec 09, 2020 2:48 pm In RL, there is little demarcation between the positions. A player like Henry Paul played stand-off, hooker and loose-forward in RL, often in the same match.
Franno never coached that I'm aware of, so that point isn't really relevant. Not sure what qualifications if any Franno has, but think he was moderately proficient in corporate banking before becoming a full time journo?
Somebody's had a go at his page on wiki!On 1 February 1986 Neil Francis was accosted by security while leaving The George following a Five Nations rugby match. It was alleged that this was because he left a bar tab unpaid.
Disagree , he was telling the world he was racisteldanielfire wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 7:02 pm I don't think he was "telling it as it is" about Marcus Smith....
backrow wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 11:12 amDisagree , he was telling the world he was racisteldanielfire wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 7:02 pm I don't think he was "telling it as it is" about Marcus Smith....
Franno was "player" / couch of old belvedere for a season - can't remember which one now
I know he was lazy but calling him a couch is harshSidney Parade wrote: ↑Mon Jan 24, 2022 8:43 pmFranno was "player" / couch of old belvedere for a season - can't remember which one now
It’ll be a new feature arti; the 2 of them arguing over which team out of Wales or Ireland would lose by less to England.Hellraiser wrote: ↑Mon Jan 24, 2022 8:54 pmIs Stephen Jones retiring?