The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub, Belfast

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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 pub has ventured to Belfast, as Red Stag is still struggling to come to terms with Munsters QF loss to Ulster

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no defacing the pictures of Brian McLaughlin, John Hart, Duncan Bell, Michael Lynagh, Mick O'Driscoll, Deiniol Jones and Shane Williams.

Get well "Noddy" Lynagh - our thoughts are with you.





Old Pub: https://www.606v2.com/t27620-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-beach-leileifiafiafale-samoa

Annual performance review. We do peer reviews, self review and manager reviews.

It's no big deal though, was just chit chatting. I'll figure our what to do.

Here, just saw ROGs wife tweeted that his twins had just asked thier dad how to kick the ball like Johnny!

Just spotted this on the UR site.

http://www.ulsterrugby.com/news/10403.php

Stag,

Where were you?

Evening.

The pub has ventured to Belfast...

That's a bit early. My Boy's not there yet...

Ticket sales are very good for the O's match on Friday. Shane wants to retire more often. Should be a great derby for all concerned.

Alreet Cari! How's the form?

How come Shane is retiring this week? Why not at the end of the season?

MrsP wrote:Just spotted this on the UR site.

http://www.ulsterrugby.com/news/10403.php

Stag,

Where were you?

Killester Travel. The only way to go roysh...

Mickado - although Shane's playing until the end of the season (I think), this was the last definate home game of the season in the fixtures, so they organised his farewell around it. It's a great way for a local player to have a party - a Welsh derby.

Ha, he could very well be playing there again twice and against a Welsh team in the final!
Still, leg-end of a player. Deserves a good send off.

Evening all. My dad's got an iPhone. Had to go and show him how to use it, but I got homemade sausage rolls so it was worth it!

Ha Mick, that'd be bonkers. People would be like "Hang on...I thought he'd retired, I bought that git a farewell pint too!"

Thomond wrote:Evening all. My dad's got an iPhone. Had to go and show him how to use it, but I go homemade sausage rolls so it was worth it!

You can get sausage rolls on the iPhone now?! Awesome!

The curse of the fecking typo! How's things with everyone in here? I see that Titanic thread went the way of thew boat itself... It was absolutely ridiculous.

Notch wrote:Remember; mutual respect between posters and conversations about religion and politics to be avoided in the pub...

Pot! Kettle! Black!

Looking forward to the football tonight. Going to spend it with a few friends in the house I'm moving into for the next academic year.

Munsty, Barca will win and could do it comfortably. Yesterday's game was superb.

We were on about these in work today. Makes me laugh anyway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABml9AvVXQ4

Thomond wrote:Munsty, Barca will win and could do it comfortably. Yesterday's game was superb.

You're very definite on that. I'm hoping for a 2-2 draw.

I don't see Chelsea getting a draw. Barca's league performances may not be great recently but they tend to step it up in the CL. I also thought Real's defending was shocking yesterday.

MrsP wrote:Just spotted this on the UR site.

http://www.ulsterrugby.com/news/10403.php

Stag,

Where were you?

Testing the waters MrsP. Testing the waters. Some things have to be approached delicately.

Rava wrote:

Notch wrote:Remember; mutual respect between posters and conversations about religion and politics to be avoided in the pub...

Pot! Kettle! Black!

Rava, I have too much mutual respect for everyone to even formulate a snappy comeback!

red_stag wrote:

MrsP wrote:Just spotted this on the UR site.

http://www.ulsterrugby.com/news/10403.php

Stag,

Where were you?

Testing the waters MrsP. Testing the waters. Some things have to be approached delicately.

Still, if Ulster start getting away trips in Europe in a similar way to Munster there's a gap in the market to be exploited; we've had no real reason to travel en masse to games in the past 13 years. As shown by the demand for the Ulster ticket allocation at Stadium:MK and Thomond Park, there is a good base of fans who enjoy travelling when they get the chance. Somebody could profit from that.

Looks like there's still about 7,000 tickets remaining for the semi-final though. The premium seats have by far the most availability.

Evening pub

My weekend has officially begun Off down to the south coast tomorrow for a wedding. Really hope the weather improves for them!

Ah yea we will Notch. Its all small steps.

Notch,
I think going on Tour with your Tribe is the most rewarding sporting experience of all. I love it.

Missing the Bordeaux game is breaking my heart. But its family 1st for Queens Day in the Dam.
Going to miss me and de Chef pucking and hackling each other during the game. So much fun.

At last years game, a graceful and bemused ASM Lady fan turned to me in the middle of it all and said "Puis-je demander, êtes-vous deux amis?".

I said, "We are great friends, but only before and after the game. Never during it"

Funnily enough, we met Wayne barnes in the Leinster supporters pub after it. Chef had his say...

Not sure Im happy about him for this one. He's a "Homer". Still it could be wurst, it could be the inept Pearson.

How do Ulster and Edinburgh fans feel about getting Poite?

Id rather have Nige over all of em.

P,S. T, I think Chelsea (as much as I dislike them from my 70's Leeds days) can beat Barca vanavond. My son is in a bar in Sydney getting ready for it. He is a CFC fanatic.

Yeah I agree Gibbo, I'd rather have Owens too. Poite wasn't actually that great in the semi-final, although some of his calls actually benefited us, and I feel like he's not the same level of communicator as Owens. Owens is the best. I hope the reason he's just AR in Bordeaux is he's lined up for the Final. Whats bizarre is we had Poite in the quarter-final last year too. So at this point we should be familiar enough with him for it not to be an issue for us.

What I'm terrified about is the situation at tighthead... Probably have to watch Tom Court play in a position he clearly doesn't suit and has been exposed at in the past. Monsieur Poite is a stickler for scrum penalties.

Evening all!

My prize arrived!

https://www.606v2.com/t23036-competition-to-win-a-front-up-home-nations-top

Which colour did you go for MrsP?

EDIT; The Ireland one I assume?

How did you guess?

Lucky hunch

Nice one MrsP!

Drogba is such a big wuss. Get ON with it man!

Drogba is a diving bar steward. Spends about 30% of his on the ground.

Great minds Gibbo

And about 20 million tweets about diving if you search 'Drogba' on twitter right about now

So true Willser. Woooooo Cole saves the day!

I just dont get the English commentators attitude to the game. They are saying Barca anesthetise the game. WOT? That's how football should be played. Sublime passing and technical skills. Kick & rush wont win prizes.

Those days are gone.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAALLL! He's not bad when he's not falling over. Game on!

Unbelievable break. Can't believe Ramieres squared that, took the Barca defense by surprise.

Chelsea have learned to be patient at his level. Soak it up and wait and take any break you get.

I think they may be in for a very pished-off Barca in the 1st 15 mins of the 2nd half. Far superior side, but... losing.

Roy Keane. What a knacker.

[quote="Gibson"]Notch,

Funnily enough, we met Wayne barnes in the Leinster supporters pub after it. Chef had his say...

Not sure Im happy about him for this one. He's a "Homer". Still it could be wurst, it could be the inept Pearson.

How do Ulster and Edinburgh fans feel about getting Poite?

Id rather have Nige over all of em.


Yes, you're right about it being worse, you could have had Clancy! He's not been very good lately.....

Glas a du wrote:The only words I understand in "Wuthering Hights" by Kate Bush is 'Heathcliffe' (and only then because I've read the book) 'it's me' and 'ooh, it gets hard'

Oh yes and

"ooh, let me have it!"

Evening all

Drogba is the most infuriating footballer in the world I think. When he stays on his feet and plays he can take world class defenders apart, but he spends so much time rolling around on the floor like a little girl I just want to go and kick him in the nuts!!!

Hope everyone is well.

How's this for a good bit of driving?

http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Car_hits_pole_in_middle_of_empty_desert

Chelsea seem to prefer playing without the ball. Why else do they keep giving it away.

Ozzy3213 wrote:Evening all

Drogba is the most infuriating footballer in the world I think. When he stays on his feet and plays he can take world class defenders apart, but he spends so much time rolling around on the floor like a little girl I just want to go and kick him in the nuts!!!

Hope everyone is well.

You might find he did even more of the thing you dislike if you did that Ozzy!!

Dear bless us all I could have scored that.

Yeah, but at least then he would have a reason to.

Have turned it off now to watch The Apprentice anyway.

Ha MrsPenfron. True. Besides a Munster ref would do is NO favours. ;-)

Hoi Pete darlin. Yeah. Agree. Torres may be a good call before long.

Barca's tight control, under pressure - is blowing me mind.

I don't like Chelsea, they play in the wrong colour!

Howya Gibbo me auld mucka


On referees, Owens and Joubert are head and shoulders above the rest. Poite is in the next tier down for me.

Chelsea have turned this into an old-fashioned scrap. Clever by Di Matteo. Cant outplay them, but can rile them into forgetting they are so much superior. Its working.

Mrs Penfro wrote:I don't like Chelsea, they play in the wrong colour!

Oi you!