The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub, Edinburgh

by Guest Sun 22 Apr 2012, 2:49 pm

First topic message reminder :

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.

Ale

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

by Suspicious lurker Tue 24 Apr 2012, 10:56 pm

MrsP wrote:

Does anyone else get the feeling we have just been privy to one half of a conversation that Hughie was having with someone else that he posted in here by accident?

No.no mrsp,

See my previous post, I was supposed to be working till 00:15 but I got knocked off early that's all.

However things now get a little awkward because I was hoping to get home when everyone was on bed, but that's not going to happen and I'm going to have to deal with the advances of a drunk housemate,, who is not my cup of tea Yikes

by Pete C (Kiwireddevil) Tue 24 Apr 2012, 11:01 pm

Hoog wrote:
MrsP wrote:

Does anyone else get the feeling we have just been privy to one half of a conversation that Hughie was having with someone else that he posted in here by accident?

No.no mrsp,

See my previous post, I was supposed to be working till 00:15 but I got knocked off early that's all.

However things now get a little awkward because I was hoping to get home when everyone was on bed, but that's not going to happen and I'm going to have to deal with the advances of a drunk housemate,, who is not my cup of tea

Who are you and what have you done to Hughie? Wink

Evening all, we played a team made up of England Indoor netball squad members tonight, lead them by one at half time, were level at 3/4 time but couldn't quite hang on, lost 21-19 Sad

. So close to some really good bragging rights.

by MrsP Tue 24 Apr 2012, 11:02 pm

Ah ha!

Now I getcha!

I'm sure you can feign a headache as good as anyone.

by Suspicious lurker Tue 24 Apr 2012, 11:07 pm

Just seen the Torres goal, did Gary Neville has an orgasm as it went in Laugh

by Glas a du Tue 24 Apr 2012, 11:26 pm

Mark Allan flying the flag for Ulster at the snooker. Ah...

by MrsP Wed 25 Apr 2012, 12:07 am

Glas a du wrote:Mark Allan flying the flag for Ulster at the snooker. Ah...

Pretty unnecessary comment there Glas.

Rolling Eyes

My son's first rugby coach spent 12 hours or there abouts in theatre today have fairly major surgery. This guy is one of the reasons the wee fella loves rugby so much. He saw beyond the wee messer that he was/is and recognised and nurtured his abilities. Surgery this serious is about the only thing that would keep him from Lansdowne Road on Saturday. Made me promise to shout loudly enough to make up for his and his wife and kids' absence.

Get well soon big lad!

by AsLongAsBut100ofUs Wed 25 Apr 2012, 6:20 am

MrsP wrote:I've only had the one trip in a chelliwopter and I was too busy to enjoy it!

You naughty minx, impressed that you managed that while fully buckled up tho - fair play, girl

Morning all mug

by AsLongAsBut100ofUs Wed 25 Apr 2012, 6:23 am

Kiwireddevil wrote:
Hoog wrote:
MrsP wrote:

Does anyone else get the feeling we have just been privy to one half of a conversation that Hughie was having with someone else that he posted in here by accident?

No.no mrsp,

See my previous post, I was supposed to be working till 00:15 but I got knocked off early that's all.

However things now get a little awkward because I was hoping to get home when everyone was on bed, but that's not going to happen and I'm going to have to deal with the advances of a drunk housemate,, who is not my cup of tea

Who are you and what have you done to Hughie?.

by eirebilly Wed 25 Apr 2012, 6:28 am

Morning all. AsBo, have you put the coffee

on yet?

by AsLongAsBut100ofUs Wed 25 Apr 2012, 6:56 am

Aye,

on &

brewing, with bacon Crisping up under the grill with some tomato

and I'll fry these puppies egg

in a moment

by **Biltong** Wed 25 Apr 2012, 7:10 am

Morning everyone, our song for the day.

Bohemian Rhapsody

by Guest Wed 25 Apr 2012, 7:11 am

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:
MrsP wrote:I've only had the one trip in a chelliwopter and I was too busy to enjoy it!
You naughty minx, impressed that you managed that while fully buckled up tho - fair play, girl

Morning. Horrible day isn't it. Not a nice drive to work today. Driving over the Severn Bridge might be interesting later too.

by Glas a du Wed 25 Apr 2012, 7:23 am

Pretty unnecessary comment there Glas.

Eh? He's had to appologise for calling his opponent a cheat. Is one not allowed to pass comment, or is he only allowed to be referred to as an Ulsterman (constantly by Dennis Taylor) if he's winning?

by eirebilly Wed 25 Apr 2012, 7:35 am

Allen should not have made those comments at a press conference Glas but he has a right to highlight that cheating is unacceptable in snooker. I dont see why he needs to apologise to be honest. Cao did cheat.

by Luckless Pedestrian Wed 25 Apr 2012, 7:47 am

Bore da pawb / good morning all, cuppa

please.

Billy, is there any footage of Cao's alleged cheating? Just wondering.

Hell of a result for Chelsea last night, but some of the text comments (I had to follow the match on the BBC website) were ridiculous. 'Torres - worth the £50 million now!' Well he could have missed and they'd still have gone through. But this is the biggest joke of all:

'At first Terry claimed he was innocent by saying: “The player checked his run and piled into the back of me. He put his weight on the back foot, that’s why my knee went up.

"I’ve not had a booking in the Champions League this year. I would not deliberately strike another player. That would be madness.”

But after watching the incident on an TV replay, Terry admitted: “At the time, I was bewildered because I was trying to protect myself a little bit, but looking at it on the replay, I’ve no complaints. I’ve let the lads down.

"I deserved to be sent off. I tried to protect myself and raised my knee, but realise I should not have done. I’m not that type of player."'

( http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/9223654/John-Terry-says-sorry-to-Chelsea-and-the-clubs-fans-for-getting-himself-sent-off-against-Barcelona.html )

by eirebilly Wed 25 Apr 2012, 7:55 am

There is on Youtube Lucky, it was pretty poor and he even looked at the ref but the ref gave nothing so he played on. Wenbo had the same in the final frame decider against Higgins but called it himself, all but handing the match to Higgins. That was class and professionalism.

by Luckless Pedestrian Wed 25 Apr 2012, 7:58 am

Ah, well if he fouled and didn't call it, that is pretty poor. But didn't Mark Allen go on to say that all the Chinese players cheat?

by eirebilly Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:02 am

He said that it is common in the Chinese players which was a really stupid thing to say considering what Wenbo had done only a day before.
As i said, it was a stupid for him to say this at a press conference when emotions were still high and any hint towards generalisation is wrong.
A great snooker player but i think that he is a little bit socially challenged at times.

by **Pal Joey** Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:05 am

86,932 at the ANZAC game... it's only the 12th biggest crowd between Collingwood and Essendon. Erm

72-65 to the Magpies at the moment... 7 minutes left.

by Luckless Pedestrian Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:10 am

He is a good snooker player, no question about that. He just needs to wind his neck in at times!

Is that Aussie Rules, Breaker? I never really got into that.

by eirebilly Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:12 am

Aussie Rules is a brilliant game breaker, you should watch it sometime.

by **Pal Joey** Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:13 am

74-73.... but Essendon get a goal now. 79-74 to the Bombers. 2 mins left.

by **Pal Joey** Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:15 am

Collingwood back in front now. 80-79. Review confirmed.

by Rava Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:18 am

Morning all. I'll have some of that coffee

and a crispy bacon sarnie please.

Mark Allen is generally a tw@t. Can't seem to keep his mouth shut when he needs to. He was right that the guy fouled and should have called it, but wrong in the way he went about making his statement afterwards.

by Rava Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:19 am

Breaker are Collingwood the ones who play in Black and Yellow?

by **Pal Joey** Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:19 am

Essendon had a chance to level (maybe) but blew it in the dying seconds. 11-14-80 to 11-13-79
music

Good old Collingwood forever........... music

Fantastic match.

by **Pal Joey** Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:23 am

Rava wrote:Breaker are Collingwood the ones who play in Black and Yellow?

That's the Richmond Tigers, Rava. Collingwood black & white vertical stripes, Essendon are black with diagonal red sash.

The other matches are on now. Roosters v Saints and then Melbourne v NZ in the NRL.

by **Pal Joey** Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:25 am

It feels like Saturday here.... weird that. Very Happy

by Rava Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:25 am

No sleep for a while then mate mug

by **Pal Joey** Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:28 am

Sun's just gone down... I'm feeling a little tired now. The cricket is on later but I might have a wee rest... in that order. Whistle

by Mickado Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:30 am

Breaker, there's a lot of interest from the AFL clubs around a young Dublin player called Ciaran Kilkenny. Do you think you could perhaps put out the message to these teams and tell them to feic off and leave our young fellas alone?

Thanks.

by eirebilly Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:31 am

Jim Stynes was one of the best AFL players of all time and he was Irish Wink

by **Pal Joey** Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:32 am

It's beyond my control, Kado. I feel for you though. Smile

by Glas a du Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:36 am

I take it Aussie rules is professional?

by **Pal Joey** Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:39 am

Correct take, Glas. It's huge business down here.

by Mickado Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:41 am

Yep Glas, It’s fully pro, hense it's evil and a threat to our way of life Wink

Billy, not only was Jim Stynes Irish, but he was, more importantly, a Dub. His brother (Brian) won an All Ireland with Dublin in 1995.

by Luckless Pedestrian Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:41 am

I heard Aussie Rules was most popular in Victoria, is that true?

by Luckless Pedestrian Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:44 am

https://youtu.be/Gu2pVPWGYMQ

by **Pal Joey** Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:44 am

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:I heard Aussie Rules ~~was~~ is most popular in Victoria, SA, Tasmania, WA and NT is that true?

Yes
There Lucky, fixed that for you.

by Luckless Pedestrian Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:45 am

Thanks, Breaker. I've learnt something today. Smile

by **Pal Joey** Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:48 am

But they now also have two teams each in Sydney and Brisbane-Gold Coast.

by Pete C (Kiwireddevil) Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:51 am

Morning all. mug

Great tune Biltong. #1 in the UK the day I was born.

Lucky, once upon a time the "AFL" was called "VFL" (that term was used in an economics text book at high school which rather confused us).

by red_stag Wed 25 Apr 2012, 8:51 am

I saw a thread on another forum saying how much better amatuer rugby was and it should go back that way. Whatever about pros and cons would that even be possible.

Id imagine its near impossible to change a sport from professional back to amatuer

by Suspicious lurker Wed 25 Apr 2012, 9:07 am

All this talk about GayFL, of all the Ozzies I've lived with/known not one of them liked the sport, hence the GayFL title

Morning folks by the way.

by **Pal Joey** Wed 25 Apr 2012, 9:10 am

Better than the round ball rubbish they play in Ireland... honestly, what's that? Pansy ball? No wonder yer leakin' players!

by Guest Wed 25 Apr 2012, 9:15 am

Bore da/morning all, hope everyone's well?

Despite the rain I'm still in a good mood, have been all week, happy days Smile

by Luckless Pedestrian Wed 25 Apr 2012, 9:21 am

Same here, Dreamer. There must be something wrong with us!

by eirebilly Wed 25 Apr 2012, 9:23 am

Mickado wrote:Yep Glas, It’s fully pro, hense it's evil and a threat to our way of life

Billy, not only was Jim Stynes Irish, but he was, more importantly, a Dub. His brother (Brian) won an All Ireland with Dublin in 1995.

Didnt they also play against eachother in that International rules thingy?

by Guest Wed 25 Apr 2012, 9:26 am

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:Same here, Dreamer. There must be something wrong with us!

ha, for sure, I'm not going to question it though!

Going to have to sort through all my books, cd's and dvd's this evening to decide which I'm going to keep and which I'm going to have to give to charity shops, have got far too many to take home with me. Going to be tough to pick I'm a thinking.

by Hound_of_Harrow Wed 25 Apr 2012, 9:29 am

Did you need your water wings on the way to work dreamer?

Morning all.

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