Mounts Kipper Posted March 18, 2017 Posted March 18, 2017 I said that Other things can just drag you up to something above suicidal When we win like we won today, nowt can take the edge off it Didn't read you earlier post until after I'd wrote this would think most Bolton fans feel exactly the same. Quote
bgoefc Posted March 18, 2017 Posted March 18, 2017 (edited) I said that Other things can just drag you up to something above suicidal When we win like we won today, nowt can take the edge off it After Bolton there is England for me. Then the Champions league is excellent this last few years. But Rugby union is dull and athletics/ cycling is so drug ridden and discredited they are hopeless sports. Cricket is the only summer saviour! Edited March 18, 2017 by bgoefc Quote
Smiffs Posted March 18, 2017 Posted March 18, 2017 The last 10 minutes of the Wales match have been nothing short of a fucking farce Smiffs - your thoughts? I watched about half an hour either side of half time. It was fucking awful. Core skills simply are not there. Nobody could pass or catch in a way we teach out 7 year olds. Awful. I knee it was going to be boring when the Welsh mon kicked a penalty from 55yards and the royals clapped like seals. So frustrating and slow. Turned over for the saints catalan game which was like going from a McDonald's to a Michelin. Quote
bolty58 Posted March 19, 2017 Posted March 19, 2017 Disappointing and shite but when the Wanderers have won, comes a distant second anyway. Ireland deserved their win and can now boast that they stopped two 19 win streaks from the nations rated 1 and 2 in the world. They were well up for it and on the front foot from the first minute (as I hoped England would be) which was always going to be crucial. Possession stats in first half something like 75-25. Says it all. Quote
Underpants Posted March 19, 2017 Author Posted March 19, 2017 Disappointed but far from upset. England didn't turn up. Still, we can't win them all, and losing can be good for the soul at times. Jones will turn this into a positive. Quote
Underpants Posted March 19, 2017 Author Posted March 19, 2017 (edited) Had opportunity for tickets for the Lions Tests. Not at 200 quid a pop mind I would pay it. 12 years until the next one. NZ Vs The Lions, doesn't get any bigger. Get your hand in your pocket, JJ. Edited March 19, 2017 by Underpants Quote
Tonge moor green jacket Posted March 19, 2017 Posted March 19, 2017 I would pay it. 12 years until the next one. NZ Vs The Lions, doesn't get any bigger. Get your hand in your pocket, JJ. Maybe an ultimate test but it doesn't float my boat. Feels a bit like British countries don't think they're quite good enough, so pick the best from all. A bit like lining up as a kid with two lads picking sides. Shit ones left at the end. Quote
Matt Lofthouse Posted March 19, 2017 Posted March 19, 2017 Didnt get chance to watch the full game only 10min snippets when in and out of pubs. They looked right up for it and we simply didn't get going. Fair play to them, a tough nut to crack as ever. The wanderers result and bucket full of Guinness certainly softened the blow. Quote
Whites man Posted March 19, 2017 Posted March 19, 2017 I watched about half an hour either side of half time. It was fucking awful. Core skills simply are not there. Nobody could pass or catch in a way we teach out 7 year olds. Awful. Serious question, why haven't all the League coaches who have switched codes sorted that? Quote
Underpants Posted March 19, 2017 Author Posted March 19, 2017 Maybe an ultimate test but it doesn't float my boat. Feels a bit like British countries don't think they're quite good enough, so pick the best from all. A bit like lining up as a kid with two lads picking sides. Shit ones left at the end. I think the Lions is more than just "ganging up" on so called superior southern hemisphere opposition. I would say the Aussies, NZ & SA look on a Lions tour with as much excitement and enthusiasm as they do a World Cup. Getting to play in a Lions shirt gives the player, and the country they represent, a massive amount of kudos. Quote
Whites man Posted March 19, 2017 Posted March 19, 2017 I think the Lions is more than just "ganging up" on so called superior southern hemisphere opposition. I would say the Aussies, NZ & SA look on a Lions tour with as much excitement and enthusiasm as they do a World Cup. Getting to play in a Lions shirt gives the player, and the country they represent, a massive amount of kudos. Aye, you can be the best player of your generation but if the calendar isn't kind you will never get a cap against the Lions. Quote
Underpants Posted March 19, 2017 Author Posted March 19, 2017 How long before the Lions put Argentina on to the rota? Or more likely the Americas? But that won't go down well with the big 3 from down under. And before Malc pipes up. I do know they did play over in Argentina when he was a lad. Quote
Casino Posted March 19, 2017 Posted March 19, 2017 Did they not play a warm up there, last time? Quote
MalcolmW Posted March 19, 2017 Posted March 19, 2017 Did they not play a warm up there, last time? Not quite. They played a warm-up against Argentina but it wasn't 'there' - it was in Cardiff (25-25). Previous matches played against Argentina did not earn caps, in 1910, 1927 and 1936. The first of these was a single match tacked on to a South Africa tour. The 1927 tour played 9 matches, 4 v Argentina, and the 1936 played 10 matches, 1 v Argentina. All these tours were before the Lions adopted red shirts and blue socks - instead they wore blue shirts but red socks. The 1977 Lions played Fiji after New Zealand, losing 25-21, fielding 9 of the 15 that played the final NZ test. Quote
bolty58 Posted March 20, 2017 Posted March 20, 2017 How long before the Lions put Argentina on to the rota? Or more likely the Americas? But that won't go down well with the big 3 from down under. And before Malc pipes up. I do know they did play over in Argentina when he was a lad. Lions would always beat puma's. Liked Eddie's post match comment - "Even Don Bradman was out for a duck once". Quote
Tonge moor green jacket Posted March 20, 2017 Posted March 20, 2017 I think the Lions is more than just "ganging up" on so called superior southern hemisphere opposition. I would say the Aussies, NZ & SA look on a Lions tour with as much excitement and enthusiasm as they do a World Cup. Getting to play in a Lions shirt gives the player, and the country they represent, a massive amount of kudos. No doubt. Just doesn't interest me, neither my home town, county nor country. Each to their own. Quote
MalcolmW Posted March 29, 2017 Posted March 29, 2017 solomona now available to England Castleford have improved immeasurably since he walked out and joined Sale. Coincidence or not? Quote
Maggie Tate Posted March 29, 2017 Posted March 29, 2017 There was a thing in The Times yesterday about how union has gone to ratshit in Australia. No one watches it anymore, not at the grounds, not on telly, nowhere. I really do think that it's because it's total shit. Quote
green genie Posted March 29, 2017 Posted March 29, 2017 There was a thing in The Times yesterday about how union has gone to ratshit in Australia. No one watches it anymore, not at the grounds, not on telly, nowhere. I really do think that it's because it's total shit. Nothing whatsoever to do with them being bad losers and can't compete with All Blacks and England drubbing them in their backyard obviously. Quote
Whites man Posted March 29, 2017 Posted March 29, 2017 There was a thing in The Times yesterday about how union has gone to ratshit in Australia. No one watches it anymore, not at the grounds, not on telly, nowhere. I really do think that it's because it's total shit. Since when have Australians been a creditable judge of anything's value? Quote
jayjayoghani Posted March 29, 2017 Posted March 29, 2017 Australian Super Rugby is really struggling, their best sides can't beat NZ's worst. Talk of them losing 1, maybe 2 franchises Quote
bolty58 Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 Australian Super Rugby is really struggling, their best sides can't beat NZ's worst. Talk of them losing 1, maybe 2 franchises Aye and Perth's Western Force will be the first to go. A different proposition to England down here as RL holds a strong upper hand. AFL is growing and the growth of Association Football has been astounding over recent years (20 years ago, no one would have believed crowds of over 50,000 for a club match would have been possible down here). RU doesn't have a strong enough foothold outside of the affluent east of Sydney and a few other privileged hotspots. People vote with their feet. Quote
Sweep Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 some "soccer" teams get crowds of 50K? - blimey, didn't think that would ever happen. Is it decent standard now, or is it still a bit shit? Quote
Whites man Posted March 30, 2017 Posted March 30, 2017 AFAIK proper rugby has only really been played in Queensland, similar scenario to Scotland where it is played by a handful of farmers and Edinburgh lawyers. It's amazing what results the Aussies have produced given their small playing pool. So these new franchises in new areas are failing like the rugby league ones did in London and Sourh Wales. Quote
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