The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub, Edinburgh

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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 Edinburgh, as the team has made their first ever Heineken Cup Semi Final.

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no defacing the pictures of Martyn Williams, Shane Williams, Paddy Jackson, Paul O'Connell and Tim Visser.



Old Pub: https://www.606v2.com/t27886p1000-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub-belfast#1157191

Bore da pawb / good morning all, sounds like there was quite a debate here last night!

The lead story on BBC Breakfast this morning was that the government is looking to bring in legislation requiring all puppies in the UK to be microchipped. Fine, I'm all for that; but the reason they're bringing this in is because they think it'll reduce the number of dog attacks. That's so stupid it's untrue. Is a dog going to think to itself, 'oh, I quite fancy savaging that person over there, but I'd better not because I've been microchipped'? What the government should be doing is making it a requirement for everyone who gets a puppy to take it to training classes, and have a certificate to prove they've completed the course. Dogs attack people not because they're a 'dangerous' breed and certainly not because they haven't been microchipped; they attack people because they've never been taught how to interact with other people and other dogs. The government should be addressing the cause, rather than just increasing the likelihood of owners of dangerous dogs being caught and pretending that that'll solve the problem.

Oh, and please can I have a

Morning Lucky. I read that debate as it happened. I stayed out of it though. Better to remain impartial on that one methinks.

Lucky, micro chipping became compulsory in NI just this month. I don't think it was for the reason you stated though . I wouldn't disagree about the training though.

Morning everyone else. for me please.

Oh and a big for Dreamer this morning.

My word things got heated last night.

Dreamer have a

Remember lads tis only a game. We can all have a joke about things good or bad but its all good fun.

Well said Lucky. Doesn't microchipping just hold info on the dog? The gov need to address the problem of morons who own or buy dogs as a status symbols ( divs in tracksuits with a staff leap to mind) or those who just don't have the facilities to keep a dog as a pet. Its all about the environment the pup is in and the training it has had. Our old GSD dog was lovely, brilliant with kids, cos it was brought up in the right way and trained.

Also a to the others involved in last nights debate.

It takes two to create a debate like that.

Gibson wrote:Excellent post Glas.

I remember being with the Chef down at ASM last year. It was a cauldron. It was boiling over. Leo was going in from the side EVERY TIME REF! Unpunished. And the Chef was going beserk.
We were near hitting each other over it.

I love my Captain. But... I love the Chef more. He was right about Barnes that day. My hope is that Leo has a day off, slinks into the background and Brad shaags young Nathan by pure experience and stealth alone.

Now say 3 Hail Marys and 10 How's Yer Fathers, Gibbo. And Believe.

Ulster fans just dont have that. They need to earn it. By right. '99 was a sham. But at least it wasn't a Saffer-based team.

Pre (possible) Final Psyche? Phhokin roysh it is.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at that Gibbo!

It's just common sense, isn't it? Compulsory training would reduce attacks. Compulsory microchipping won't. They shouldn't lie and say it will.

Indeed

For what its worth, I quite enjoyed the debate last night. Looks like things got a bit heated after I went to bed but getting heated isn't a bad thing in itself. It shows you're passionate. I think there were good points made on both sides.

I think it's very unfair that people were making out that dreamer is only complaining because her team is on the receiving end- clearly the ethos of being a Scarlets/Welsh fan and the brand of rugby they try to play has influenced her viewpoints quite strongly but her concerns are obviously global. And at the end of the day, she just wants rugby to be the best sport it can be. Though I fundamentally disagree with her on a lot of things, she got a bit of a hard time of it there. But I know there was nothing meant by it either. We should be able to have a debate like that, knock seven bells out of each other verbally, and then get on famously the next day. Thats being a passionate rugby fan.

Good morning all.

And a Happy St. George's Day to our English contingent.

And happy birth-and-death-day to Billy Shakespeare.

Found this; makes for very good viewing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZqEO-kaVKc

Morning all. very lazy and quiet weekend for me, had a few cans watching the Ulster match on Friday but hardly took my arse off the couch on Saturday and Sunday.

That’s all going to change this weekend though, out Friday celebrating my promotion with the crowd from work, Ulster match on Saturday and Leinster match on Sunday. Even took the Monday off, just to recover, I think I’ll be getting souped either way on Sunday. Nerves are already in shreds…

Planning ahead, Mick - very wise.

Hound_of_Harrow wrote:Good morning all.

And a Happy St. George's Day to our English contingent.

Wasn't St George Armenian or something???

Promotion? Ah here break out the bubbly

Happy St George's day

Lucky - completely agree with you on the microchipping thing!

Rava, Notch - diolch.

Saint George was Turkish I thought?

Sure Patrick was Welsh, so why not!

Yeah Stag, got it 2 weeks ago, doing the same job as I always was but at a much better wage. Happy days.

No Diolch for me dreamer i even made you a cuppa

Ive an apartment to myself from Wed-Sun so there will be a lot of sitting about watching rugby

Ozzy, he is reputed to be from somewhere in that region. Possibly even Turkish according to some.

MrsP wrote:

Gibson wrote:Excellent post Glas.

I remember being with the Chef down at ASM last year. It was a cauldron. It was boiling over. Leo was going in from the side EVERY TIME REF! Unpunished. And the Chef was going beserk.
We were near hitting each other over it.

I love my Captain. But... I love the Chef more. He was right about Barnes that day. My hope is that Leo has a day off, slinks into the background and Brad shaags young Nathan by pure experience and stealth alone.

Now say 3 Hail Marys and 10 How's Yer Fathers, Gibbo. And Believe.

Ulster fans just dont have that. They need to earn it. By right. '99 was a sham. But at least it wasn't a Saffer-based team.

Pre (possible) Final Psyche? Phhokin roysh it is.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at that Gibbo!

Laugh, definitely laugh

And as if by magic, the topic of Matt Williams article today?

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2012/0423/1224315048615.html

I'm not even talking about it anymore, I think we've pretty much covered the topic in depth!

oop, missed that, sorry Stag! and diolch

I need lot's of today I think, going to be a hectic day in the office.

It's amazing the difference here in Laaaannnnddddaaaannn between paddys day and Georges day.


Put it this way, I didn't even know it was Georges day until hound mentioned it, whereas you can't get away from paddys day. Always found that very peculiar

Sure tje English rugby team are Samoan why shouldnt St George by foreign too.

Notch wrote:

MrsP wrote:

Gibson wrote:Excellent post Glas.

I remember being with the Chef down at ASM last year. It was a cauldron. It was boiling over. Leo was going in from the side EVERY TIME REF! Unpunished. And the Chef was going beserk.
We were near hitting each other over it.

I love my Captain. But... I love the Chef more. He was right about Barnes that day. My hope is that Leo has a day off, slinks into the background and Brad shaags young Nathan by pure experience and stealth alone.

Now say 3 Hail Marys and 10 How's Yer Fathers, Gibbo. And Believe.

Ulster fans just dont have that. They need to earn it. By right. '99 was a sham. But at least it wasn't a Saffer-based team.

Pre (possible) Final Psyche? Phhokin roysh it is.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at that Gibbo!

Laugh, definitely laugh

Exactly Notch. Laugh hilariously. Laugh out loud. Please. MrsP, dont you know me by now?
I really have to stop doing that. Some day...

Much love. Even more respect. And then some.
SUFTUW.

red_stag wrote:Sure tje English rugby team are Samoan why shouldnt St George by foreign too.

Why you little............

I just read that piece by Matt Williams This bit made me chuckle. So true

At almost every ruck the defenders are offside, because the referee cannot watch the tackle, the ruck and the offside line with accuracy. By necessity the referee has to spend most of his time looking at the ball. The players know this, so they cheat. It is human nature. Just watch where people park when the clampers are on strike.

Rava wrote:I just read that piece by Matt Williams This bit made me chuckle. So true

At almost every ruck the defenders are offside, because the referee cannot watch the tackle, the ruck and the offside line with accuracy. By necessity the referee has to spend most of his time looking at the ball. The players know this, so they cheat. It is human nature. Just watch where people park when the clampers are on strike.

ha Rava, that's brilliant!

Did anyone see this on the weekend? If he pots the black, he gets it back to 9 frames to 7 (first to 10 frames) and he's still in with a chance of winning the match...

https://youtu.be/rJoGD3D4ZI8

Rava wrote:I just read that piece by Matt Williams This bit made me chuckle. So true

At almost every ruck the defenders are offside, because the referee cannot watch the tackle, the ruck and the offside line with accuracy. By necessity the referee has to spend most of his time looking at the ball. The players know this, so they cheat. It is human nature. Just watch where people park when the clampers are on strike.

Its very very true.

Gibson wrote:Exactly Notch. Laugh hilariously. Laugh out loud. Please. MrsP, dont you know me by now?
I really have to stop doing that. Some day...

Much love. Even more respect. And then some.
SUFTUW.

You definitely should. I mean, we're members of a humourless Presbyterian rugby cult. We don't do joking. We tend to specialise more in passive aggression, righteous indignation and sanctimoniousness

Oh God, anyone else nervous about this weekend?

Minister for stating the bleedin obvious.

Notch,

You just watch who you're calling a Presbyterian!!!



More for Dreamer!

Gibson wrote:
Ulster fans just dont have that. They need to earn it. By right. '99 was a sham. But at least it wasn't a Saffer-based team.

I'm feeling quite confident, which is unsettling, but I have deep reserves of belief in this current Ulster team. I know how much it means to them, I know how much they want it, and I know they truly believe they can win the Heineken Cup and have done since the start of the tournament. That's the reason they are where they are.

Thats not enough to win a game of rugby, but I do feel they have everything they need to do it in terms of personnel, gameplan and mental strength. If we lose, it will be because Edinburgh played an amazing game and deserve their success; I'll applaud them and wish them well. But I believe we can end their fairytale and write a new chapter in ours.

Ask me in three days. I'll probably have turned 180 degrees and be petrified

Gibson wrote:

Oh God, anyone else nervous about this weekend?

Minister for stating the bleedin obvious.

Why, whats happening, Eurovision or summat???

MrsP wrote:Notch,

You just watch who you're calling a Presbyterian!!!

Hey, I'm not a Presbyterian either... as far as most people are concerned

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:Did anyone see this on the weekend? If he pots the black, he gets it back to 9 frames to 7 (first to 10 frames) and he's still in with a chance of winning the match...

https://youtu.be/rJoGD3D4ZI8

To quote an old NZ ad jingle*
"When you thought you had it right.
Then you lost it with the white"

Morning all.





It was a Ministry of Health "cut down your drinking" campaign of all things to hold in-memory

rodders wrote:

Gibson wrote:
Ulster fans just dont have that. They need to earn it. By right. '99 was a sham. But at least it wasn't a Saffer-based team.

Rodders,

You have to laugh apparently.

Then you can decide for yourself what "that" is! I have my own theories on that one but I think I'll keep them to myself...for now!

Breadvan wrote:

Gibson wrote:

Oh God, anyone else nervous about this weekend?

Minister for stating the bleedin obvious.

Why, whats happening, Eurovision or summat???

Yeah Bread. Dana is playing scrum-half for Ulster. Johnny Logan is replacing Sexton.

What's Another Year With All Kinds of Everythang in the HC?

MrsP wrote:Notch,

You just watch who you're calling a Presbyterian!!!



More for Dreamer!

Nothing wrong with being a Presbyterian

Mrs P, I think I've cracked the cable spaghetti thingy! PM me your address and keep your fingers crossed.

Its the Kafflics I have a problem with Ted. The Proddies are grand.

Should we all be racists now Father?

Oh Puma!

Thank you sooooo much.

PM sent!

I always liked Bill and Ted's philosophy: be excellent to each other and party on, dudes.

Rava wrote:

MrsP wrote:Notch,

You just watch who you're calling a Presbyterian!!!



More for Dreamer!

Nothing wrong with being a Presbyterian

No indeed Rava. We must be kind to those less fortunate than ourselves!





(For anyone not from NI reading this, it is a JOKE!!!!!)

Phew, MrsP... thought we might have to post that funny cartoon again.

Those Presbyterians have the best seats in the house MrsP. No, I'm not talking about the New Stand- I'm talking about that church on Mount Merrion that looks out over the pitch.

Reminds me of the lyrics from the Bus Driver's Song From Flight of the Conchords;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASY7boVoDCQ

But do you see up there?
The banner hanging in the air?
The Presbyterian Fair
Well, I never go, there's too many Presbyterians there