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 the pictures of Tommy Bowe, Ryan Jones, Dan Newton and birthday boy Prop above the bar.





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Really? Does it have to be Sky or would Virgin Media work too? My dad has Sky Sports, but through Virgin.

Its great rugby to watch for the Neutral Glas.

luckless_pedestrian wrote:Really? Does it have to be Sky or would Virgin Media work too? My dad has Sky Sports, but through Virgin.

It's only sky. because its based on an App/Programme called. Sky Go.

It's nothing off their backs that you are using it unless they are looking to use it on their IPAD/LAPTOP etc.

Ah well, I can always go over to my dad's if there's a match I really want to see.

mickyt wrote:Its great rugby to watch for the Neutral Glas.

I don't doubt that for a minute.

However, if somebody takes something away from me and thinks I'm going to buy it back they can think again.

Glas a du wrote:However, if somebody takes something away from me and thinks I'm going to buy it back they can think again.

In relation to what?

mickyt wrote:

luckless_pedestrian wrote:Really? Does it have to be Sky or would Virgin Media work too? My dad has Sky Sports, but through Virgin.

It's only sky. because its based on an App/Programme called. Sky Go.

It's nothing off their backs that you are using it unless they are looking to use it on their IPAD/LAPTOP etc.

You can register 2 devices for Sky go, Eoin has nominated his phone and my laptop.

Mick, if i bought an iMac could i stream all my illegally downloaded movies to my TV through an AppleTV? I imagine i'd have to jail break it first but i'm not sure if it's possible. Thinking of getting an iMac instead of a new lapdog.

My Train got bitten by the TPWS in junction today, basically its an electronic system fitted on all trains that stops the train if it runs a red. handy piece of kit.

mickyt wrote:

luckless_pedestrian wrote:Really? Does it have to be Sky or would Virgin Media work too? My dad has Sky Sports, but through Virgin.

It's only sky. because its based on an App/Programme called. Sky Go.

It's nothing off their backs that you are using it unless they are looking to use it on their IPAD/LAPTOP etc.

Micky T be careful with that. I allow my Bro-in-law to log on his laptop on my account but on a one off let another fella have the details. The bro-in-law wasn't able to log in for 30 days after that.

Hi all, very excited to see Doug Howlett has signed a new contract at Munster until May 2013.

Really, really, really REALLY hope he starts coaching with Munster then.

He said "I'm obviously delighted to have agreed terms. My family and I are very happy here in Munster, it's home to us and we're very much looking forward to remaining here."

Nobody even said such nice things about Limerick before.

red_stag wrote:

Glas a du wrote:However, if somebody takes something away from me and thinks I'm going to buy it back they can think again.

In relation to what?

You used to get all sport in the UK for the licence fee. Everything was on BBC or ITV. Sky took that away. I'm not going to give them money for a part of it back. Sport is democracy in action, nobody would put up with news being treated the same way. It is a personal bug bear of mine, I'm not seeking converts

Thats grand, I don't really understand it personally. Seems to me your bugbear should be with BBC not Sky.

Not many people do, not least those who snapped up Sky without a second thought at the start when a difference could have been made!

luckless_pedestrian wrote:That's one of the things I miss about having Sky Sports, watching the Super rugby. I think it was still the Super 14 last time I watched it properly.

Sky didn't show the Blues vs Crusaders match this morning apparently

Do you feel angry at BBC/ITV for selling them. Sky didn;t just decide one day to steal all the sports and push over any BBC cameraman who came near. Its an agreement between them.

Its like catching your lover in the act with another man, punching him in the face and not blaming her at all. Surely you should be angry at Aunty Beeb

See, they force you to pay for it and then give a patchy service! Greed on both sides of the equation means no good for anybo...

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Kiwireddevil wrote:

luckless_pedestrian wrote:That's one of the things I miss about having Sky Sports, watching the Super rugby. I think it was still the Super 14 last time I watched it properly.

Sky didn't show the Blues vs Crusaders match this morning apparently

Note, I don't have Sky Sport - while I'm willing to pay to watch rugby, I refuse to pay for loads of soccer that I won't watch. Now if they had a dedicated rugby channel like in NZ (or even a rugby and cricket channel) ...

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BIG SCREEN

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Kiwi - I can understand that and thats the reason I dont have Sky.

Couple of responses -

Rava - Yeh I know you gots to be careful with it alright. my own one I only let my brother use. He has the basic Sky package and piggy backs on the sports/movies from my sky go.

Mickado - I would imagine it's all possible. However, I don't have an Imac so I would imagine the boys to chat to about that is Martin or Lar. Martin has an Apple TV. Martin has everything Apple so he would be your best bet on it.

Stag - Good news on Howlett. Really thought that we wouldn't see much more of him in a Munster Jersey.

Kiwi - I know mate, I set my alarm before work to take a gander at it. I hope they will show the odd Friday games.. There is a lot of it on tomorrow I believe.

Stag, surely Sky just outbid the BBC? Offered levels of money the license fee funded BBC couldn't match.

red_stag wrote:Do you feel angry at BBC/ITV for selling them. Sky didn;t just decide one day to steal all the sports and push over any BBC cameraman who came near. Its an agreement between them.

Its like catching your lover in the act with another man, punching him in the face and not blaming her at all. Surely you should be angry at Aunty Beeb

Sky took a punt. They outbid the terrestrial outfits on the basis that they knew they had limited budgets. Sky borrowed massively and for a while made a loss. However the borrowing was so big compared with their asset base, the banks would have been worse off calling them in. In time they bought up more and more sport and took on more and more subscribers until they could clear their debt and consolidate their monopoly. Our repsonse? The Crown Jewels Sporting events Sky can't touch, well thanks a bunch. BBC and ITV were hamstrung by the way they were set up and could not compete. Bare in mind this was during the 80's Thatcher government which was completely in Murdoch's pocket.

red_stag wrote:Hi all, very excited to see Doug Howlett has signed a new contract at Munster until May 2013.

Really, really, really REALLY hope he starts coaching with Munster then.

He said "I'm obviously delighted to have agreed terms. My family and I are very happy here in Munster, it's home to us and we're very much looking forward to remaining here."

Nobody even said such nice things about Limerick before.

He lives in Cork no?

Mickado...try this link for rugby bars in Liverpool. It’s one of the few places I’ve never visited.

http://www.viewliverpool.co.uk/ pubsandbars/rugby-bars-in-liverpool-recommended-Liverpool-4461.html

Thanks Glas - I assumed BBC sold them the rights.

What Glas said

Mickado wrote:

red_stag wrote:Hi all, very excited to see Doug Howlett has signed a new contract at Munster until May 2013.

Really, really, really REALLY hope he starts coaching with Munster then.

He said "I'm obviously delighted to have agreed terms. My family and I are very happy here in Munster, it's home to us and we're very much looking forward to remaining here."

Nobody even said such nice things about Limerick before.

He lives in Cork no?

Thats neither here nor there

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:Mickado...try this link for rugby bars in Liverpool. It’s one of the few places I’ve never visited.

http://www.viewliverpool.co.uk/ pubsandbars/rugby-bars-in-liverpool-recommended-Liverpool-4461.html

Nice one Hound. Will probably go with the safe option like a Walkabout.

red_stag wrote:

Mickado wrote:

red_stag wrote:Hi all, very excited to see Doug Howlett has signed a new contract at Munster until May 2013.

Really, really, really REALLY hope he starts coaching with Munster then.

He said "I'm obviously delighted to have agreed terms. My family and I are very happy here in Munster, it's home to us and we're very much looking forward to remaining here."

Nobody even said such nice things about Limerick before.

He lives in Cork no?

Thats neither here nor there

Dougie – “we’re happy here in Munster”
Stag – “nobody ever said such nice things about Limerick”
Mick – “he lives in Cork”
Stag – “that’s neither here nor there”

That’s both here, and there. He didn’t say anything about Limerick.

I’ll say something about the place though. It’s bloody good fun and it’s home to some of the softest hands in the world, and I’m not talking about Keith Earls.

Mickado wrote:

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:Mickado...try this link for rugby bars in Liverpool. It’s one of the few places I’ve never visited.

http://www.viewliverpool.co.uk/ pubsandbars/rugby-bars-in-liverpool-recommended-Liverpool-4461.html

Nice one Hound. Will probably go with the safe option like a Walkabout.

I watched Ireland vs NZ in the Liverpool Walkie in Nov 2010. Liverpool FC were playing at the same time, so the rugby was on 1 screen in a corner while the soccer was on the massive screen and most of the other screens.

Mickado wrote:

red_stag wrote:

Mickado wrote:

red_stag wrote:Hi all, very excited to see Doug Howlett has signed a new contract at Munster until May 2013.

Really, really, really REALLY hope he starts coaching with Munster then.

He said "I'm obviously delighted to have agreed terms. My family and I are very happy here in Munster, it's home to us and we're very much looking forward to remaining here."

Nobody even said such nice things about Limerick before.

He lives in Cork no?

Thats neither here nor there

Dougie – “we’re happy here in Munster”
Stag – “nobody ever said such nice things about Limerick”
Mick – “he lives in Cork”
Stag – “that’s neither here nor there”

That’s both here, and there. He didn’t say anything about Limerick.

I’ll say something about the place though. It’s bloody good fun and it’s home to some of the softest hands in the world, and I’m not talking about Keith Earls.

Seriously outclassed what Dougie said about those Cork jackeens

Are you arguing from a weak position with Mick again Stag?

No I'm agreeing with Mick.

BTW another glowing reference for the roundball game - http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0224/blackburn_kean.html

Though I hear Andy Robinson is having to do the same.

On the TV sport thing. Glas - what was your opinion of the BBC withdrawing all their regional channels from Freeview?

An 'outsider' can only watch them via Sky now

Kiwireddevil wrote:

Mickado wrote:

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:Mickado...try this link for rugby bars in Liverpool. It’s one of the few places I’ve never visited.

http://www.viewliverpool.co.uk/ pubsandbars/rugby-bars-in-liverpool-recommended-Liverpool-4461.html

Nice one Hound. Will probably go with the safe option like a Walkabout.

I watched Ireland vs NZ in the Liverpool Walkie in Nov 2010. Liverpool FC were playing at the same time, so the rugby was on 1 screen in a corner while the soccer was on the massive screen and most of the other screens.

Just had a gander there, Liverpool are playing at 3 that day, Leinster are playing at 5. Unless everyone wants to see Stoke v Wolves (a possibility ) then I should be ok.

Mick I would bet my right nut that Stoke v Wolves will take preference in there.

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:On the TV sport thing. Glas - what was your opinion of the BBC withdrawing all their regional channels from Freeview?

An 'outsider' can only watch them via Sky now

Pathetic. What did it save?

There have been many Court closures in recent months (Ammanford being one). However the buildings cost just as much to keep whether you use them or not. Sales are not going as well as projected so the supposed savings from the closures are actually turning into losses! You couldn't make it up!

That's madness. Sheer madness!

Glas,

Why does the building cost as much when it's not being used?

Or is it still being used for other purposes?

I dont understand that either. If a building is empty you don't pay heat, light, maintenance costs, staff wages. Unless they are still renting it how does it cost same amount?

The building has costs independent of its use. The use has its own costs. They are spending £2.5m a year keeping the buildings empty. Of the 121 buildings put on the market 5 have sold, one of those to an FE College who had money from the Government to fund the purchase!

What on earth are they spending £2,500,000 a year on an empty building for.

What type of costs. I am flabbergasted a building not being used could ever be so expensive.

Security, maintenance. They are trying to sell them so heat and light, cleaning. Most of the usual costs I'd imagine.

Well Stag, just imagine you closed up your house and walked away. What would happen to it? Don't you think you might need to still maintain it? What about insurance/ Its more expensive to insure empty buildings btw. The rates don't stop either any more.

Security I can understand but why are they heating ang lighting an empty building?

Tell them to return the rented Fig trees!

An unheated Victorian building (as many of these are) would crumble and lose value at an alarming rate.

MrsP wrote:Security I can understand but why are they heating ang lighting an empty building?

Tell them to return the rented Fig trees!

I'd imagine damp would take hold very quickly.

Thats very true actually.

Glas PM

Afternoon pub, a nice quiet Friday afternoon gives me the chance to sneak in here for a quick

and in the office now Though I am drinking my out of a High School Musical mug. I feel unclean...