The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub

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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 picture of Micky T above the bar!


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



Old Pub: https://www.606v2.com/t18110p1000-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub#692779

No Staggy keep talking, why should you stop expressing your opinion because notch is throwing is toys out of the pram like a spoilt child. Keep it up, its what this place is for, talking about rugby

hughie1986 wrote:Jasus notch you can talk some toilet sometimes you know that.

You're always so nice to me man. Let it out!

Sure I'll just say my piece and... well, thats all it is. There's no need to take it seriously or even for you to read it at all

Where's Gibbo? Gibbo!


Ah ffyc it, gwely glei. (try finding that on Google translate!)

One concession I will happily make Notch - if Ulster can still realistically qualify from the pool then I will agree with you.

However I suspect them to have lost away to both Tigers and Clermont and will fare worse in the bonus point scheme that either of them. I suspect by the time Ravenhill rolls around it may not matter and that is a big part of my thinking.

If its a crunch match then game on.

Glas, I can't even translate that last bit

And we all talk toilet in here a lot of the time, no need to jump down each other's throats for it.

Glas, also, do you know if we've signed Garin up as a coach for the whole season, or just till the end of December?

Have to say can't wait for December. Comfortably the best month I'm going to have all year.

Fair enough so. But I can't see us being out of it when you consider the Amlin is available to second placed sides. If we lose to Aironi away for instance, thats a variable could put us miles off the pace. But even if we're out of it I think even just for the occassion it'll be hard for anyone to want it more than us. Thats just the way this team is.

Now if you'd said coming up with an idea more complex than a Spence crash ball to harness that passion and desire...

Honestly Hughie, two good friends with a great deal of mutual respect for each other have a minor disagreement. Why get involved? Stag respects me and i respect him. A friend is somebody you can throw the proverbial kitchen sink at and shrug it off because of that underlying respect.

People have some image of me on here which has nothing to do with me in real life, I swear to god.

You do get a bit angry to be fair Notch. Its not to not have this view of you as an angry red haired incredible hulk.

http://www.google.ie/imgres?q=blanca+street+fighter&um=1&hl=en&nord=1&biw=1024&bih=475&tbm=isch&tbnid=132td7YROc_01M:&imgrefurl=http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Street_Fighter_Alpha/Characters/Blanka&docid=RCYzY8gutP4KlM&imgurl=http://media.strategywiki.org/images/7/74/SFA3_Blanka.gif&w=376&h=428&ei=33XJTtCoItC2hAfP7oneDw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=542&vpy=123&dur=718&hovh=240&hovw=210&tx=120&ty=167&sig=105160114097275101004&page=1&tbnh=118&tbnw=104&start=0&ndsp=13&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0

Stag I would say that by the time Tigers arrive at Ravenhill we could be ahead in the group. See Hughies earlier post. So I don't agree Tigers will "want" to win more than Ulster. Ulster will go all out for the win and will go to Clermont with a chance of qualifying. You and I both know that will be a ginormous task but anything can happen.
Any Tigers fans we spoke to after the game said they were not looking forward to coming to Ravenhill.

Now. . . . . . . . to make sure Rava doesn't read this!!

Uh oh . . . too late.

Fair enough Ravs no prob!! BTW you coming to Dublin for this mini meetup? I've booked train tix today.

I was thinking about it but after reading back........

I'm sorry if you feel like that to be honest. Partly because it doesn't really reflect the reality of me sitting in a comfy chair in my parents house listening to jazz and enjoying a relaxing Sunday evening while posting on an internet forum. I'm not in danger of wrecking the place like!

But mainly because its just unfortunate you should feel that way.

I do like the picture mind you. I should make that my avatar. Notch... smash jqwlkscx!!!

I wouldn't worry about it Notch. I've met up with you before so I don't actually have that picture of you. I just know that people have different perceptions - I notice that having met up with so many regz.

P.S. I was gonna post a pic of Yosemite Sam (now that you are doing Movember and no doubt have a glorious red moustache)

http://www.oldsite.ratemymoustache.com/files/images/flann_derek_02_hr.preview.jpg

Unfortunately I still have a wee bit of catching up to do on that...

But it's getting there! (i.e. people are aware that I have a moustache)

I would do Movember but for two reasons.

1) My girlfriend doesn't like em and things would bode badly for me.

2) My father has a moustache. We look alike enough without doing this.

We have a wee team going, but no-ones taking it seriously. Two days in one of our guys was 'sponsored' £20 by his girlfriend to shave it off and never, ever grow it back. Que sera eh?

To be fair thats £20 for the charity. How are you getting on at it?

Probably the last reason I wouldnt opt for Movember is that everyone does it and the contribution you can make is really limited.

Wow it kicked off in here whilst I was off ummmm avoiding watching x-factor!!

Ah Sunday evening, always nice but always the dreaded Monday round the corner....first attempt at at least 2 miles in 6 weeks tomorrow

Thats true.- I mean, how many people can you sponsor? I can't sponsor anyone else I already donated to my own team! It is a good bit of craic though. If you're not interested in keeping/getting a girlfriend in the month of November!

Although I'm told there are a tiny minority of women who view a thick moustache very favourably...

100 euros. Half of it came from a very generous (if limited in ability) international rugby player. Blown away by his generosity in all seriousness. What a guy! Surprised he can even work PayPal after those knocks to the head.

Other half is all in my Dads name but it's actually contributions from my non-computer literate grandparents. They gave him some cash and he passed it on if you like.

Oh, ahem.

http://mobro.co/andyhaz

If anyone is interested.

Who got elimated Prop?

Fair play Prop. Im knackered tired tonight for some reason. I think I actually got too much sleep this weekend. Usually I am always awake by 9 but I had two nice long sleeps.

prop_lyd wrote:Wow it kicked off in here whilst I was off ummmm avoiding watching x-factor!!

Ah Sunday evening, always nice but always the dreaded Monday round the corner....first attempt at at least 2 miles in 6 weeks tomorrow

Ah no, Prop its grand like... I feel the same way. I have to discipline myself to get quite a lot done tomorrow. And then I'm doing some other work on a few songs with this very talented lad I know which means in the studio until Midnight tomorrow! Mondays are a long day, I mean I'm in at 9.

And I love it and all!

I'm justing reviewing my assignments - got FOUR due tomorrow. Thankfully I'm not fretting trying to jot it all down just checking them all. They're due at midnight so last hour checks now.

Haha stag if you really want to know I'll p.m you tomorrow or something! Wouldn't want to ruin it for the avid x-factorians (Gibbo and Rava)!!

Hoping more of my teams win this weekend coming....in the words of a well known philosopher BELIEVE!!

Night all until the 'morrow.

On and Prop on Glaws . . . . told ya so pal

You still want a lfit stag??!! Best clear out my boot for you i guess......

What are you talking about Prop.

You don't remember? I told you they'd be robbed by a blind French barstewart of a ref??

We always are: french don't like cider or forests!!

French refs are anti rugby also. Just ask any Munster fan about Roman Poite

red_stag wrote:French refs are anti rugby also. Just ask any Munster fan about Roman Poite

As opposed to Welsh ones who they love of course

Assignment is in Ah we arent really fans of refs in Munster. They give us a lot of cards.

rugbydreamer wrote:Glas, I can't even translate that last bit

And we all talk toilet in here a lot of the time, no need to jump down each other's throats for it.

Glas, also, do you know if we've signed Garin up as a coach for the whole season, or just till the end of December?

Glei is Welsh for "feicin right!", but is not a swear word.

E.g. Ti moin chips? (do you want chips?)

Ydw (Yes)

Ydw, beth? (yes, what?)

Ydw glei! (Yes, feicin right I do!)

No idea on Garin. Hope it's more permanent.

red_stag wrote:

I would do Movember but for two reasons.

1) My girlfriend doesn't like em and things would bode badly for me.

2) My father has a moustache. We look alike enough without doing this.

Snap. Although my wife hates them as well!

red_stag wrote:French refs are anti rugby also. Just ask any Munster fan about Roman Poite

I'm aghast...speechless...that's like asking Attila the Hun about Ghengis Khan being antisocial...

Had a laugh when I caught a glimpse of Sally Shipard's Mo on the weekend

http://au.fourfourtwo.com/Gallery/279576,sally-shipard8217s-movember-pt-1.aspx/1

Bore da pawb / good morning all.

Three weeks today I will be waking up somewhere in deepest darkest Devon with a mild headache...

Morning folks, some weekend of rugby AGAIN!
I think Heineken would want to be revising their sponsorship fee’s fairly soon, because this tournament gets better and better.

ANOTHER ROG winner at the death, an Italian team grids out a draw, an 11 try bonanza at Murrayfeild. Madness, long may it continue!

You'll have been cheating if your headache is only mild,lucky

Bijour, tlm!

Agree with you Mick. I can't think of another competition like this.

Look at the UEFA Champions League in soccer - not a patch on it.

I hear people all the time wanting Euro Leagues and creating conferences and all kinds of shoite. Why mess with what is clearly a winning formula?

The bonus point system has been the lynchpin of the HEC for me. It has pushed the tournament to constantly better itself.

Mick I see that ASM had EIGHT different players score tries at the weekend??

Thats an amazing feat regardless of opposition. If Brock James could kick outside of France you'd be sorted.

Chef, I'm hoping I'll be hangovered out by the Monday morning!

That Amlin game should be a right cracker cannot wait for it. December will be epic.

I really don't know what to expect from that match, Stag. It's true that our away form isn't as good as our home form, but it's not as though we never win on the road. Plus, it's only the Chiefs.

Clermont handing out a serious spanking at the weekend alright.

I’m doing shocking on sportguru this time round. But look, when you’re right 57% of the time, you gotta be wrong 43% of the time…

Morning

This is my last day of being able to post in here during the day...that's probably a good thing!

I haven't had a bad weekend at all. Enjoyed the Heino games I saw (I didn't see all of them). I think you're right Staggy in that this competition offers more entertainment - you never quite know which teams could make it or get knocked out really. It's still wide open at this stage.

The revamped Amlin has been another revelation. Teams will fight in every game as they can continue the Euro Odyssy longer.

I really like our games against Brive and Harlequins last year; it didn't feel like a lower tier tournament. Dragons v Chiefs will be great.

I've never seen the Chiefs play. I have no idea what to expect from them.

Lucky, Big, very fit pack, good kickers, ok backs

Comme Mick a dit, bonjour tlm

I've never watched one of their games but they appear to be a tough team to beat. So far this year they have played 8 matches and won 3 of them. However they claimed 4 losing bonus points.