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- Sun May 12, 2024 8:35 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 552171
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Providing in a comp you use players registered for said comp I don't know how you'd police it beyond that. I can imagine the league sponsors, game sponsors and TV company are a bit pissed off at having to sponsor/show a second rate game. It is this that will drive the money away from the game, why ...
- Fri May 10, 2024 1:35 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
- Replies: 20571
- Views: 722753
Re: Stop voting for fucking Tories
A lot of that was Labour people who hated Corbyn saying ‘don’t know/won’t vote’ who then did so. Lots of people hate, hate the idea of a Labour government. The Tories will lose but they’re not about to be wiped out like the Canadian Tories were in the 90s Labour people didn't really have anyone els...
- Fri May 10, 2024 7:53 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: 737 Max to fly again
- Replies: 191
- Views: 10648
Re: 737 Max to fly again
The Tesla board is literally Musk's best mates and family. Kind of a special case.
- Thu May 09, 2024 6:12 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Stop voting for fucking Tories
- Replies: 20571
- Views: 722753
Re: Stop voting for fucking Tories
It's a nonsense, but we can dream... Corbyn was polling far behind the Tories in the run up to 2017, about 23% to the Tories 40%+, he was over 20 pts behind at times. That's where predictions of Labour wipe out come from. Corbyn then closed the gap in the final two months won over 40% and was 2.5 p...
- Thu May 09, 2024 3:20 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Steve Albini RIP
- Replies: 12
- Views: 390
Re: Steve Albini RIP
Not exactly - shies away from talking about his historical interest in a magazine printing kiddy porn, which was run by a mate of his who he's supported over the years. It's grim stuff. When you're this much of a counter culture contrarian I guess it's easy to cross some pretty serious boundaries, ...
- Thu May 09, 2024 12:44 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Steve Albini RIP
- Replies: 12
- Views: 390
Re: Steve Albini RIP
Not exactly - shies away from talking about his historical interest in a magazine printing kiddy porn, which was run by a mate of his who he's supported over the years. It's grim stuff. When you're this much of a counter culture contrarian I guess it's easy to cross some pretty serious boundaries, b...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 3:26 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Billy Vunipola arrested and tasered twice
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1158
Re: Billy Vunipola arrested and tasered twice
Was there something with him before being absolutely plastered? Might have been Dublin after an international? Various folks said he didn't drink when the evidence suggested that he definitely did. I think it was a The Good, The Bad and The Rugby interview he did a while back where he said he didn'...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 3:24 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 552171
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Saracens must be deeply disappointed...
...where has this version of Billy been over the last 12 months? They're probably making changes to the contents of his lucozade sports drinks as we speak
...where has this version of Billy been over the last 12 months? They're probably making changes to the contents of his lucozade sports drinks as we speak
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 10:12 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 552171
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
I had to half watch the game while doing other things, but he definitely did you dirty on at least a couple of occasions from what I saw. Shortly before the Care incident it looked like Lynagh was pretty obviously impeded off the ball while chasing a kick. Potential yellow card for Saints in that. ...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 9:14 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 552171
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
I think it's the fourth time he has reffed us. It's not gone well previously. I'd be thrilled if he didn't ref us again.
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 4:21 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 552171
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
No arguments with the result, Saints were largely poor today and Quins deserved to win, but Dickson definitely shat it when he realised it was Care and a second yellow would have meant a red. He even started reaching towards his pocket until reality kicked in. Yeah I do think it's handled different...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 4:11 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 552171
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Dickson is terrible but the recent suggestions on social media that he's biased towards Quins are fucking idiotic if you've ever seen him ref us before. He's genuinely fucked us on multiple occasions. The care non yellow was a weird situation, but it wasn't a ruck and I can see how both officials th...
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:39 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 552171
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Pretty terrible game. Right team won it.
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:27 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 552171
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Farrell repeatedly bitching at the ref for stopping play thanks to a bad head injury suffered by a Bath player... As Pearce said, not a good look
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:59 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 552171
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Hands up everyone who's surprised that Luke Pearce's determination to force teams to use the ball at the ruck just turned out to be performative
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 3:03 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37870
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
It used to be a European competition, but it's not anymore. Competitions evolve all the time. Four Nations became Six Nations. Tri-Nations became The Rugby Championship. Yeah but the question is are they adding more than they take away . I don't believe they are, and the travel is a big part of tha...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 3:02 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37870
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
Yeah but the question is are they adding more than they take away. I don't believe they are, and the travel is a big part of that. I think they are adding to it, we've seen some great games involving them. I wonder if the Bulls beat Northampton we'd be asking the same question. The travel component...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:48 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37870
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
If people following the URC like the URC that's great, but an African teams have no business in a European event, and worse it's not even a North African set of sides so the travel is way too much (even before one considers climate change and that flights should be discouraged) It used to be a Euro...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:46 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 552171
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Yup until that moment, O'Flaherty looked possibly the sharpest winger on the pitch. Twice during the game Quins allowed poor high balls to end up in Sale hands - it's almost as if they have a great plan for when it's a good kick but if it's far too short no one knows what to do. Quite a funny examp...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:20 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 552171
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Exeter would have had a couple more if Hodge had any interest in passing the ball.
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:07 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 552171
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Yup until that moment, O'Flaherty looked possibly the sharpest winger on the pitch. Twice during the game Quins allowed poor high balls to end up in Sale hands - it's almost as if they have a great plan for when it's a good kick but if it's far too short no one knows what to do. Quite a funny exampl...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:47 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 552171
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
He's looked pretty slow this season. Did he get an injury? The Sale v Quins game started off looking like another hiding and ended up being a classic. Some superb tries by both sides and credit to Quins for showing a huge amount of heart to scrap their way back into that game. Could have won it at t...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:14 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37870
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
Didn't they lose the last one because they rested players for an actual knockout game against Munster, or am I misremembering?
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 3:20 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37870
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
Oh, my bad - I thought we were talking about the Super Rugby teams, not the lower tier stuff. But I know you're trolling if you're claiming the Cheetahs and the Kings are why Scotland and Ireland got better. You may as well point to the introduction of the Italian teams. Scotland hit that historica...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 6:25 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 552171
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
Think Exeter have been quite unlucky with this ref. But Hodge has been their biggest problem for sure.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 5:18 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 552171
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
I noticed this during England's shellacking of Portugal, but Hodge is an absolute crowbar. Incredibly greedy player.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 1:36 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37870
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
There's maybe been SA sides in the Pro/URC for longer than you think. Definitely no correlation. SA sides joined in 2021. Ireland were #1 in the world going into the RWC in 2019. Scotland are the same rank now as they were in 2017/18 (I will agree they have improved on that team, but that era was t...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 12:28 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37870
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
Oom, I beg you - just let any AI chatbot from the last 5 years write your posts for you. I swear they'll improve.
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 11:36 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37870
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
Ireland/Scotland/Italy (not Wales) take the URC seriously and so playing SA sides seriously along with that, according to their own fans/ex-test players/journs they're all the strongest they've ever been. Definitely no correlation. Correct, no correlation, given their huge improvement came before S...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 11:24 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37870
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
Ireland/Scotland/Italy (not Wales) take the URC seriously and so playing SA sides seriously along with that, according to their own fans/ex-test players/journs they're all the strongest they've ever been. Definitely no correlation. Correct, no correlation, given their huge improvement came before S...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:38 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37870
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
It's not just the selection from the Bulls - this was sparked by hearing TNT people demand things change to accommodate them, despite this being one of the big objections to their presence in the first place. Meanwhile, darlings Leinster thump a strangely lethargic La Rochelle who just so happened ...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:29 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 552171
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
99% sure he's going to Stade Francais. His departure was known back in December so clearly just being signed by someone else, probably for a lot more money.
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:51 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: The Official English Rugby Thread
- Replies: 18279
- Views: 552171
Re: The Official English Rugby Thread
The Smiths and Lawes on the list of nominees for Investec (ie European) Player of the Year
Which will go to Jamison Gibson-Park, probably
Which will go to Jamison Gibson-Park, probably
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:07 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37870
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
There is no way this wasn't known in relevant circles, not perhaps by everyone, but the numbers who did and didn't act assuming others must/might be or pretended they didn't know would be along a similar line of defence being used by various Post Office managers. It stinks. But also, over to Exeter...
- Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:48 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37870
- Tue Apr 16, 2024 1:44 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37870
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
They obviously need the help. Very Rocky Elsom / Brad Thorn Wash your mouth out !!!! Those were players that brought something to the pack, & that was not just their physical presence, but more importantly, an expectation of what members owed to one an other. When a world class lock shames you ...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:34 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37870
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
They obviously need the help.
Very Rocky Elsom / Brad Thorn
Very Rocky Elsom / Brad Thorn
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:52 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37870
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
What makes you say that? We've had several players banned for it.
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 11:53 am
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37870
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
Saw it at the time and was hugely surprised it wasn't replayed again. Extremely weird. Have to think that's a long ban for the captain, can't see any potential mitigation for the act itself.
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:53 pm
- Forum: The Bear Pit
- Topic: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
- Replies: 1588
- Views: 37870
Re: Not Heineken Cup 23/24
Mad that this was a proper contest for the entire first half and it's ended with Exeter conceding 64 points. Huge gap between the two very best teams in the tournament and the rest.