The Wales vs England bickering thread, 2012 - PONIES ALLOWED!

[TycroesOsprey]

First topic message reminder :

OK, every year we see threads that actually contain really good rugby discussion derailed by the ongoing Wales vs England bickering and WUMMING! I will name no names. I guess we have all been guilty .

Since most of the general bickering comes from the respective fans of Wales and England ; I thought I would create a thread for it in an effort to keep decent rugby discussion relatively WUM free in other threads.

So I will begin, An article in the Western Mail today pointed out how England are copying Gatlands youthful approach with a squad that has an average age of 25 and 428 caps between them.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/rugbynation/rugby-news/2012/01/12/analysis-new-look-england-follow-youthful-wales-lead-91466-30105333/

Wales probable squad (once you have taken out Shane and Wellies from the World cup squad with their probable replacements) lines up at the same average age and about 820 caps between them. England are copying Wales' approcach but are way behind. Clearly all things point to a wales victory in HQ this year.

Discuss

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Please may I emphasise that this is a bickering and banter thread, whilst mild wumming and banter are allowed please try not to stray over the line of decency.

[RubyGuby]

Haven't you heard of Gwladys Street

I think she's from Ponty

[eirebilly]

I can only assume she was from Liverpool

Would'nt she then be of Irish blood?

First lesson of colonialism, there are some places you should just never claim...

I was just taking the pee

[HERSH]

Can we stay on topic please!

[Luckless Pedestrian]

Haven't you heard of Gwladys Street

I think she's from Ponty

That's good, fair play!

[HERSH]

Did Rhys Priestland bottle it in Dublin.

The new boy wonder of Welsh rugby looks to me like he doesn't have the temperament to play in the BIG games.

[TycroesOsprey]

Bickering can take many forms HERSH its not simply about being as insulting as possible.

My thread and as far as Im concerened nothing is off topic. As long as you stay away from expletives and targetting individual posters because of race, gender, sexuality etc.

By its very nature this thread is supposed to have wide ranging comments and discussion. As long as thats carried out in a light hearted manner there is no problem.

Either way its for the mods to decide if somthing is innapropriate.

[eirebilly]

Priestland didnt have a great day with the boot HERSH but he more than made up for that with his general play. He got the Welsh backline working very well and made a few very good runs as well.

[HERSH]

Can we all stay on the main topic please !

[HERSH]

Priestland was blubbing to Neil Jenkins when he came on to give advice.

[Luckless Pedestrian]

Goalkicking aside, Hersh, Priestland had a good game. I wouldn't say he bottled it at all. I recommend you watch JD2's first try and George North's late try and look at the role Priestland played in both.

[HERSH]

Jones, Hook or dare I say it Henson would have all done the same.

Is this another case of a Welsh player being over hyped by the Welsh media and fans alike?

[Luckless Pedestrian]

You're going to have to do better than that, Hersh!

[eirebilly]

Jones, Hook or dare I say it Henson would have all done the same.

Is this another case of a Welsh player being over hyped by the Welsh media and fans alike?

Congrats HERSH.... You're about to re-ignite the bickering

[Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler]

Isnt Bickering an RAF base in Rutland?

[eirebilly]

Its a well known fact that i cant spell PSW... Damn cloggies got me speaking their language all day

[HERSH]

I'd rate Biggar ahead of Priestland.

Also its interesting to see Peel has signed a new contract with Sale Sharks, one of his reasons was that he felt the Jeff is of a higher standard and that the fitness levels are also higher.

[Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler]

Nothing to do with the taxi fares in Manchester then?

[HERSH]

Is it true that Warburtons dead leg was caused by Andy Powell punching it as part of a practicle joke at half time?

[Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler]

No it came from a dangerous tackle earlier in the game when the Irish chap blatantly failed to lift his legs safely in the air so he could tacke the impact on his head.
Cant beleive it wasnt spotted by Barnes or cited.

[HERSH]

I'm not to sure, I've heard this story from a couple of reliable sources

[Glas a du]

The point is like innit, we are both still in the 'unt for the graand slaam. No quarters will be asked or whatevered.

[Guest]

Nope i wouldn't ever marry a scouser!
She is from the capital, but her dad is Italian born and bred!! so my kids are Welsh Italian.

[Breadvan]

MammiaMia..........butt!

[mystiroakey]

but the truth is they are cockneys really

[Guest]

Na they were all born in Wales and speak far better Welsh than i ever have.

My lad is a future number 8 for Wales!

[senghenydd1913]

but the truth is they are cockneys really

not reatives of yours are they mysti? after all you did say that surrey was twinned with LLanfairpwll!

[mystiroakey]

nah i am a womble- no real cockney here, i went to anglessey once and saw that name at the train station. so i personally twinned it with surrey, i have that power.

[senghenydd1913]

where's anglessey with two ss's-is it next to Misrata?

[mystiroakey]

yeah it might be- do you honestly expect a dyslexic englishmen that has enough difficluty spelling his own lagunage be able spell the welsh language correctly!!

[senghenydd1913]

ok mysti-can you get to Battersea on your own?-do you know where Chertsey is-and can you say Pontprennau?-if not I'd stay a million miles away from HQ.Best watch things on the tele

[mystiroakey]

ok mysti-can you get to Battersea on your own?-do you know where Chertsey is-and can you say Pontprennau?-if not I'd stay a million miles away from HQ.Best watch things on the tele

batersea isnt on the tube!!!

hassles all round getting there.

[slartibartfast]

Is it true that Warburtons dead leg was caused by Andy Powell punching it as part of a practicle joke at half time?

That's actually funny

Well done hersh

[Guest]

ok mysti-can you get to Battersea on your own?-do you know where Chertsey is-and can you say Pontprennau?-if not I'd stay a million miles away from HQ.Best watch things on the tele

I used to work up that way!

[Knowsit17]

What's an England?

[HERSH]

Is it true that Warburtons dead leg was caused by Andy Powell punching it as part of a practicle joke at half time?

That's actually funny

Well done hersh

[Luckless Pedestrian]

can you get to Battersea on your own?-do you know where Chertsey is-and can you say Pontprennau?

What does that have to do with anything?

[mystiroakey]

not even gonna try and work it out

[damngoodOvalball]

ok mysti-can you get to Battersea on your own?-do you know where Chertsey is-and can you say Pontprennau?-if not I'd stay a million miles away from HQ.Best watch things on the tele

batersea isnt on the tube!!!

hassles all round getting there.

Well clapham common has a tube station (northern line) and is effectively battersea. In fact the transport links in battersea are excellent. I can be in Waterloo or Victoria (mainline) in under ten minutes and the numerous bus routes especially in the queenstown road end of battersea are excellent.

Furthermore, there will be a new tube station on battersea park rd by 2015.

Battersea is twinned with Copenhagen

[mystiroakey]

ok mysti-can you get to Battersea on your own?-do you know where Chertsey is-and can you say Pontprennau?-if not I'd stay a million miles away from HQ.Best watch things on the tele

batersea isnt on the tube!!!

hassles all round getting there.

Well clapham common has a tube station (northern line) and is effectively battersea. In fact the transport links in battersea are excellent. I can be in Waterloo or Victoria (mainline) in under ten minutes and the numerous bus routes especially in the queenstown road end of battersea are excellent.

Furthermore, there will be a new tube station on battersea park rd by 2015.

Battersea is twinned with Copenhagen

clapham common is noweher near battersea, you might as well go to sloane square and walk back over the bridge!!

i work in london alot and if i train it and have a few visits, battersea is allways an annoying journey. the resaon it is getting a tube in 2015(lets see if thats on time) is because it needs one, i dont touch buses for obvious reasons.

I mean blimey battersea is so close to central london yet takes the same time to get to a main line station on the train as it does from croydon!

[damngoodOvalball]

I live in battersea and use clapham common tube every day. It's a 5 min walk, maybe 10 if you're very fat.

Sloane sq is a 30 min walk, even for an athlete like myself

[Glas a du]

Can we get back to proper bickering?

England played like a Nun in Edinburgh.

[mystiroakey]

I live in battersea and use clapham common tube every day. It's a 5 min walk, maybe 10 if you're very fat.

Sloane sq is a 30 min walk, even for an athlete like myself

i think it depends on which part of batersea you live- my appoinments are normally around the park- the point is there is a big gap from a tube line in battersea- and i am looking forward to the tube coming.

where i am living at the moment i normally just get on a train to the junction and walk it- its not to bad- but when you do alot of travelling in london you get used to how good it is toi get to other parts on the tube

[damngoodOvalball]

The lighthouse pub on battersea park rd does a decent roast although the prince albert on albert bridge road is probably better. Either way both offer far superior roasts to anything you would be served up in whales

[Glas a du]

Chef's a footballer eh

[HERSH]

I can't believe Shane Williams thinks Bradley Davis has been hard done by.

He shouldn't be allowed on a rugby pitch for the rest of the season.

[mystiroakey]

battersea is a nice area of london thats for sure, but then your also close to the common, which is a decent place to go out

[Glas a du]

Hold the press, Hersh opinion differs to somebody else's!

[damngoodOvalball]

Chef's a footballer eh

Yeah the foods not bad either
Unlike the bowl of haggis and a turnip that a typical welsh tucks into morning, noon and night.

[HERSH]

Hold the press, Hersh opinion differs to somebody else's!

So you think Bradley Davis was treated harshly?

Rugby is a game where by a serious injury is a potential hazard at any age group or level, the actions of Bradley Davis damages the image of the game, if a parent, teacher etc were to see the images of a player lifting a fellow player and dropping them on their neck in an attempt to cause injury will only harm the game in the long run, as I've known parents who have stopped their son playing the game because they believe it is to dangerous, I have also known schools both in Wales and England that refuse to play the game anymore.

Only a fool would think that he was hard done by.

[Luckless Pedestrian]

Chef's a footballer eh

Yeah the foods not bad either
Unlike the bowl of haggis and a turnip that a typical welsh tucks into morning, noon and night.

And the Scots eat leeks and daffodils, yes?

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