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topofthemoon wrote: Fri Jul 04, 2025 6:32 pm

How many standards did he drive?

Indeed, one imagines he spends a lot of time reading rugby forums

But in case he is reading. I don’t mean you’re not a good club player Owen. Well done.

You can’t fault him no. He wants to play and does his best. You can’t fault him that people keep selecting him and his best comes up short 9 times out of 10.

And you can’t fault him. Through various means he’s had a career that far exceeds his abilities

Inescapable

I know lots of coaches and players disagree but I won’t be swayed on it.

The single biggest drag on England as an international rugby team over the last decade has been the perpetual need to select Farrell and the continued insistence that his questionable leadership and woeful temperament is ...

God forbid Im considered a beta

Your test match animal recent test record, knows how to win the big moments.


Loss - Scotland (at home)
Win - Italy
Win - Wales
Loss - France (at home, by 43 points)
Loss - Ireland
Loss - Wales
Win - Wales (Mindless pentulance Red card)
Banned
Banned
Banned
Banned
Win - Chile
Win - Samoa (ran out ...

I missed about 10 minutes in the middle of the game so I assume that where all this positive work by Jones was done. For the bulk of the game I watched Jones was shit. Which is a shame as Ive always been somethign of a fan.

This thread certainly seems to be having the desired effect.

Kudos

Not a lot for the neutral to get excited about

Robert Kitson showing remarkable insouciance to the mockers' gods:

Northern powerhouses aim to shut south out of World Cup semi-finals
Each quarter-final pits a northern hemisphere group winner against a runner-up from the southern hemisphere. Could a historic lockout be made in France this ...

Given he's clearly an unpleasant man who feels very hard done by lets not lose sight of the fact that this is very amusing


It is indeed. I'm prepared to accepts Slicks assessment that he isn't a bad bloke, but you see these types everywhere. He lacks the personality and strength of character ...

Given he's clearly an unpleasant man who feels very hard done by lets not lose sight of the fact that this is very amusing

It seems the worm has turned, n'est pas?

Morning all

Im due in La Plagne in a couple of weeks, anyone out in the French alps at the moment? Hows the snow quality? Worrying its all a bit slushy as the harbingers of the climate led death of alpine skiing are massing

Hi, is anyone out there/just back at the moment, wondering about the quality of the snow. Pondering a late booking to the French Alps next week and concerned it might be getting too slushy

if the wait times on the phone for tour operaters are anything to go by things are busy

Anyone been/going to france?


I drove up to Val d'Isère last weekend to visit some friends, I live in Nice and the resort was pretty quiet. Masks are required everywhere except on the slopes and COVID ...

Id be interested in some anecdotal feedback on what lift queues are like if they are restricting numbers

if the wait times on the phone for tour operaters are anything to go by things are busy

Anyone been/going to france?

I suppose I’ll give you enough respect to leave room for the possibility that your missing of the point was wilful

We're booked for Val Thorens late Feb. Hopefully we're still in the trough post efforts to get the current infection spike down and restrictions won't be too horrific.

They'll try and keep things open as much as they can after a season and a half of missed income.


Guaranteed snow and great ...

What the more informed amongst us are trying to tell you wilfully blind idiots is that they are already upon us!

Its no distance at all from "unable to unlock a car from the inside" to "organised and motivated brainwashed army of sufficient force to overwhelm the cultures and militaries of such ...

An one assumes any attempt by the "i dont need a mask"/"im not one of the sheeple"/"I just want someone in morrisons to tut at me" Mask avoiding crowd will simply be refused access to the lift?

Wont stop the insufferable fuckers taking them off once they get going of course but its something

Thanks

By fine do you mean its lifts operating at full capacity provided masks are being worn?

A question

does anyone have any knowledge/inkling as to how French skiing might be affected this season with Covid restrictions?

Im pondering a trip in the spring but have my concerns about value for money

I fear is there are certain distancing restrictions in place then queues for lifts will be ...

Have changed shape since the beginning of the Pandemic, I expect this to be the first of a very expensive re-wardrobing

Kawazaki wrote: Thu Jun 24, 2021 11:07 am

Biffer wrote: Thu Jun 24, 2021 10:57 am

Kawazaki wrote: Thu Jun 24, 2021 10:53 am



Yeah, I'd agree Wilkinson is better.

No answer on Ford consistently winning more games, we note.

I'm including little pots like the Premierships and European Cups in his body of work to be honest.

Dont forget the 2nd division title too.