The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub

First topic message reminder :

Welcome to the virtual rugby pub - a place where you can come in for a sly beverage and discuss whatever's on your mind, or just eavesdrop on the regulars if you fancy a break from all the rugby chat.

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no defacing the Tommy Bowe photo on the bar. That's a banning offence

So pull up a chair....what'll it be?




Last Pub: https://www.606v2.com/t10923p950-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub#353840

WillyGilly wrote:Right hey regs and others I have no idea whether or not this will be worthwhile or not but here goes. Anyone play fantasy football on here?

http://fantasy.premierleague.com/

Really simple and easy to play. Anyhow I've set up a 606v2 Pub league ala Sports Guru. Code below feel free to join.

1280463-305867

Oh and 606v2 have a wider forum based one as well which should be better promoted. Code below

39455-16151

Prop, lucky and stag I haven't a clue about this 'pm' thing everyone goes on about from time to time. The link for signing up is at the top of the page. The first code is for this pub league. The second is a wider v2 league.

Thanks Willy. My team will walk it anyway

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:Kiwi, happy anniversary, bud. Hmmm, not sure the kids were as affected as Hughie by the coriander (and dill) mixture!

Carcassonne was amazing - well worth the extra day

It was oregano ill have you know

Cheers Willy, will try to get my done this evening!

hughie1986 wrote:
It was oregano ill have you know

Japanese paper folding ?

nottins wrote:

hughie1986 wrote:
It was oregano ill have you know

Japanese paper folding ?

Creative rolling.

I'm now even more jealous of the trip to France.

We're not allowed to go next year, Mickado. We wouldn't understand, apparently...

Mickado wrote:I'm now even more jealous of the trip to France.

Mick, seriously have a spud bag full.

And the champion elect has entered the fantasy league

luckless_pedestrian wrote:We're not allowed to go next year, Mickado. We wouldn't understand, apparently...

Ah mick would, you see Mick the Chef hosts it, and micks have a connection that allows them to understand these things ;-)

Tecnhically all Irish are Micks!!

Have you entered both, Prop? if you have, was there a way of copying your team from one league to the other?

I joined the league too if thats alright?

Hobo wrote:I joined the league too if thats alright?

No.

Right Hughie, I’ll get flights sorted next week.
Is it byoG or does Mick have a growhouse?

Zoe Ball just read out an email from someone who said he had a job interview 'literally in a minute - at half past ten.' I wouldn't hire him.

Hobo

what are the 4 leagues you mentioned earlier on sportsguru, I think I'm only in 3.

luckless_pedestrian wrote:Have you entered both, Prop? if you have, was there a way of copying your team from one league to the other?

You keep the same team and can join multiple leagues.

Excellent, thanks Munsty. I'll get onto it after work (or earlier if it gets quiet here!).

Stag - just noticed the FB mail now. Reply.

Jumping on the bandwagon now are we hobo??!!

Anyone else see The Night Football Changed on Sky Sports? Talks about how the deal to move to the Premier League happened. Quite interesting.

I wonder though will ESPN move more and more into Sky's territory?

Thomond wrote:It's random youtube video time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5fwvYICZvY&feature=channel_video_title

Was just thinking,would movesmaster T put all these people in their place?

Also might join the fantasy league,I usually forget to uppdate my team after the 1st few weeks so we'll see.

Anyone see that the tigers had their arses handed to them my Montpellier on Monday. 50-24
Wonder what Portnoys has to say about his team not taking preseason seriously….

Yeah, I saw that. But Leicester seldom do that well in pre-season. Ironically.

Auditions for the Ulster Rockettes today. Bring your own outfit. Might head down.

Mickado wrote:Anyone see that the tigers had their arses handed to them my Montpellier on Monday. 50-24
Wonder what Portnoys has to say about his team not taking preseason seriously….

What do you have to say about Leinster not taking their preseason seriously when they were handed their arses after they lost 41-6 to Wasps last season ? Just asking.

nottins wrote:

Mickado wrote:Anyone see that the tigers had their arses handed to them my Montpellier on Monday. 50-24
Wonder what Portnoys has to say about his team not taking preseason seriously….

What do you have to say about Leinster not taking their preseason seriously when they were handed their arses after they lost 41-6 to Wasps last season ? Just asking.

I had this to say

"it's just preseason"

Portnoys had this to say in response

"English teams shouldn't organise preseason friendlies with Irish teams because they don't take it seriously"

Nothing should be read into preseasons, they mean floc all, just fitness games

nottins wrote:

Mickado wrote:Anyone see that the tigers had their arses handed to them my Montpellier on Monday. 50-24
Wonder what Portnoys has to say about his team not taking preseason seriously….

What do you have to say about Leinster not taking their preseason seriously when they were handed their arses after they lost 41-6 to Wasps last season ? Just asking.

You've missed the point. None of the Irish posters have ever claimed that pre-season games demand your strongest team and outlook. He's criticising perceived hypocrisy not the actual club or result.

Nottins, the point isn't that we do better. Portnoy claimed that Irish teams don't take preseason seriously. He is right and we said to him its only preseason. O'Connell and O'Driscoll aren't gonna be fighting tooth and nail to beat the likes of Wasps and La Rochelle.

However the shoe is on other foot now.

I hadn't seen his comments, but surely it would have been better to post it somewhere more relevant than out of context on here ?

nottins wrote:I hadn't seen his comments, but surely it would have been better to post it somewhere more relevant than out of context on here ?

No he said it in the pub. We are saying it in kind.

red_stag wrote:

nottins wrote:I hadn't seen his comments, but surely it would have been better to post it somewhere more relevant than out of context on here ?

No he said it in the pub. We are saying it in kind.

Jesus Christ, Nottins why are you trying to turn this into an argument??

hughie1986 wrote:

red_stag wrote:

nottins wrote:I hadn't seen his comments, but surely it would have been better to post it somewhere more relevant than out of context on here ?

No he said it in the pub. We are saying it in kind.

Jesus Christ, Nottins why are you trying to turn this into an argument??

+1. No need for it.

It was just an offhand remark nottins. Stop trying to make a criminal case out of it

hughie1986 wrote:

red_stag wrote:

nottins wrote:I hadn't seen his comments, but surely it would have been better to post it somewhere more relevant than out of context on here ?

No he said it in the pub. We are saying it in kind.

Jesus Christ, Nottins why are you trying to turn this into an argument??

Jesus Christ yourself. Like I said, I didn't see his comments. And I'm not turning it into an argument. It just seemed as though you were talking about Portnoy, instead of to him. If that makes sense ?

Alright lads, lets just finish it there. Wires got crossed. No need to have an argument about it.

MBTGOG wrote:Alright lads, lets just finish it there. Wires got crossed. No need to have an argument about it.

Shouldn't you be in red?

I'll read back and tell my side of the story.

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:

MBTGOG wrote:Alright lads, lets just finish it there. Wires got crossed. No need to have an argument about it.

Shouldn't you be in red?

Talking as a normal poster here.

Can you still do that?!

Did you ever do that?!

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:Can you still do that?!

Not sure. Better check with Mein Führer Hobo

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:Did you ever do that?!

Munsty is always the voice of reason haha

red_stag wrote:Technically all Irish are whoppers!!

+1

I'm on the most boring course ever. Thank flip it's only two days long.

What's the course Rev ? Or iS it A Secret ?

Not too long now Rev, you looking forward to the rugby season kicking off. Does your job prevent you playing as often as you'd like.

OK.

Read that. I was very disappointed with a pathetic scoreline.

But my point was that playing Irish sides in pre-seasons always results in playing a second string to IRFU constraints on players. Especially in away games where the iconic players are missing due to over-riding central contract decisions.

The Montpellier Tigers side was pretty much a fair representation of the best available - given the availability of players in a RWC team. But the Montpellier crowd was not short-changed.

Compare that with the Leinster team that pitched up at Welford Road last season where the household names (in England) were all missing. Apart from the emergent SOB.