Glasgow and Edinburgh: Ongoing Banter Thread

[George Carlin]

First topic message reminder :

A. Edinburgh
 

 
1. Pre-season
 
Fri 30 Aug 2013, 19:45
Edinburgh Rugby 15 - 5 Newcastle Falcons
 
Fri 23 Aug 2013, 19:30
Northampton Saints 24 - 6 Edinburgh Rugby
 
2. 2013/2014 Season - Played
 
Sat 7 Sep, 19:15
Munster Rugby 34 - 23 Edinburgh Rugby
 
Fri 13 Sep, 19:45
Edinburgh Rugby 16 - 13 Newport Gwent Dragons
 
Sat 21 Sep, 18:30
Ospreys 44 - 10 Edinburgh Rugby
 
Fri 27 Sep, 19:45
Edinburgh Rugby 9 - 22 Scarlets

Sun 6 Oct, 14:05
Cardiff Blues 29 - 12 Edinburgh Rugby

Fri 25 Oct, 19:45
Edinburgh Rugby 20 - 13 Benetton Treviso

Fri 1 Nov 19:45
Edinburgh Rugby 25 - 23 Zebre

Fri 22 Nov 19:05
Ulster Rugby 41 - 17 Edinburgh Rugby

Fri 29 Nov 19:45
Edinburgh Rugby 43 - 10 Connacht

3. 2013/2014 Season - Next 3 Games
 
Fri 20 Dec 19:35
Edinburgh Rugby v Leinster

Thu 26 Dec 15:05
Edinburgh Rugby v Glasgow Warriors

Wed 1 Jan 18:05
Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh Rugby

B. Glasgow
 

 
1. Pre-season
 
Sat 31 Aug 2013, 15:00
Exeter Chiefs 26 - 29 Glasgow Warriors
 
2. 2013/2014 Season
 
Fri 6 Sep, 19:35
Glasgow Warriors 22 - 15 Cardiff Blues
 
Fri 13 Sep, 19:05
Ulster Rugby 12 - 13 Glasgow Warriors
 
Fri 20 Sep, 19:35
Glasgow Warriors 12 - 6 Leinster Rugby
 
Fri 27 Sep, 19:30
Zebre 17 - 24 Glasgow Warriors
 
Sat 5 Oct, 18:30
Scarlets 12 - 17 Glasgow Warriors

Fri 25 Oct, 19:35
Glasgow Warriors 6 - 13 Munster Rugby

Sat 2 Nov, 17:00
Connacht Rugby 12 - 19 Glasgow Warriors

Fri 22 Nov, 19:35
Glasgow Warriors 8 - 23 Newport Gwent Dragons

Fri 29 Nov, 19:05
Ospreys 16 - 28 Glasgow Warriors

3. 2013/2014 Season - Next 3 Games
 
Fri 20 Dec, 19:35
Glasgow Warriors   v   Benetton Treviso

Thu 26 Dec 15:05
Edinburgh Rugby v Glasgow Warriors

Wed 1 Jan 18:05
Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh Rugby
 
Bearing in mind the above - what I'd like to know for each team is:
 
1. How is the season likely to go?
2. What are the teams' strengths?
3. What are the teams' weaknesses?
4. What can be done to improve matters for each team?
 
Any jingoism, sledging or graceless kicking of anyone whilst they are up or down will see posts deleted.
 
Be gracious and be constructive.

[AsLongAsBut100ofUs]

RDW, did I mention the prominent role that will be given to engineers in the new independent Scotland?  

I'm going to break my no independence chat rule slightly here, but without being able to go anymore detail I'm fairly certain I'd lose my job if we became independent and the SNP got what they wanted.  

Right, no more independence chat!!

This is a rugby forum don't you know.

You'd be welcome to join the ranks of use road markers in that case Can't say fairer than that

[RDW]

 

[funnyExiledScot]

No-one will need a "job" post-independence as there won't be a currency with which to pay salary. We'll have the good old fashioned barter system. In exchange for my legal expertise ASBO can paint my driveway, RDW can contruct fES towers and Schizoid can....hmmm, I'll have to have a think about how he'll fit into this tartan utopia.

It'll work as well. In true SNP fashion I've found a precedent: Ptolemaic Egypt. See. What's this whole currency nonsense about. Scaremongering I tell you!

[AsLongAsBut100ofUs]

Don't worry yer pretty little head about that, fES, fortunately the BofE is more than happy to sit down and have a senisble chat about the eventualities - it's only HMG that has its head stick firmly up its jacksie

[RDW]

Right that's it, the naughty step is getting warmed up!

[AsLongAsBut100ofUs]

Is that covert speak for a spanking?  

[tigertattie]

I'm always up for a good spanking

(why does the chat always get smutty when RDW is about)

[RDW]

Don't drag me into this!

[21st Century Schizoid Man]

fES,

I could do crowd control and general staring people down type stuff for ya !!!!

[R!skysports]

If you spank too hard, then the naughty step becomes a bit painful - just saying

[TJ]

You can take the boy out of Glasgow............

[R!skysports]

If you spank too hard, then the naughty step becomes a bit painful - just saying

Just realised how that sounded

I am off for a 18 year old black bush!

[R!skysports]

Independent Scotland to have a Jacuzzi

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/international/independent-scotland-to-have-a-jacuzzi-2013112681467

[RDW]

If you spank too hard, then the naughty step becomes a bit painful - just saying

Just realised how that sounded

How else was it meant to sound??

[R!skysports]

If you spank too hard, then the naughty step becomes a bit painful - just saying

Just realised how that sounded

How else was it meant to sound??

Sore bottom by being spanked

[RDW]

Yeah just when you said 'just realised how that sounded' - there wasn't anything else it could have been!

[tigertattie]

Anyone found out the extent of shlong's injury?

[funnyExiledScot]

Anyone found out the extent of shlong's injury?

....a lengthy injury apparently....

 

[tigertattie]

I can't find anything on Glasgow or the sru's website

[George Carlin]

Can't find anything either, but we all saw him hyperextend/flip his ankle so it wouldn't surprise me if the ligaments are completely fecked. That's a technical medical term.

On related news, Tommy's effort against the Blues was voted try of Rabo round 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tW-qBOdOzk&feature=youtu.be

Good work feller.

[George Carlin]

Can't find anything either, but we all saw him hyperextend/flip his ankle so it wouldn't surprise me if the ligaments are completely fecked. That's a technical medical term.

On related news, Tommy's effort against the Blues was voted try of Rabo round 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tW-qBOdOzk&feature=youtu.be

Good work feller.

Warriors have confirmed that ligament fecking was indeed the order of the day, but nothing is broken.

[tigertattie]

Ligament fecking us normally worse than a break. Poor shlong. Could be the end of his Scotland run outs

[GLove39]

In other disappointing news, yet again there'll be no novelty 1872 strip for Edinburgh this year.

[jimbopip]

So the MFL will be dressing up as rugby players this year. Will fool no-one.

[George Carlin]

So the MFL will be dressing up as rugby players this year. Will fool no-one.

 

[AsLongAsBut100ofUs]

So the MFL will be dressing up as rugby players this year. Will fool no-one.

 

+1 A classic  

[funnyExiledScot]

So the MFL will be dressing up as rugby players this year. Will fool no-one.

 

+1 A classic  

Deserves credit that joke, although we'll see who's laughing come the final whistle on the 26th.....

[cakeordeath]

So the MFL will be dressing up as rugby players this year. Will fool no-one.

 

+1 A classic  

Deserves credit that joke, although we'll see who's laughing come the final whistle on the 26th.....

http://www.heraldscotland.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/400xY/2013/3/20596434.JPG

[RDW]

http://www.edinburghrugby.org/edinburgh-rugby/player/lee-jones

[jimbopip]

Holla you pampered jades of the east.. There is a, small, part of me which is not looking forward to the Slaughter of the Effeminates because I have a nagging suspicion that you may actually turn up this year. The Warriors may be focussing on the HC and on maintaining a play off place, or in one or two cases staying out of jail. All the MFL will have to worry about is the game of rugby in front of them. I'm beginning to entertain nagging doubts , as it were.

[jimbopip]

Oh god, I just realised... if Schiz reads that I'll be banned from Scotstoun sine die.
I didn't mean it honestly . We'll murder them easypeasey.

[justified sinner]

Holla you pampered jades of the east.. There is a, small, part of me which is not looking forward to the Slaughter of the Effeminates because I have a nagging suspicion that you may actually turn up this year.  The Warriors may be focussing on the HC and on maintaining a play off place, or in one or two cases staying out of jail. All the MFL will have to worry about is the game of rugby in front of them. I'm beginning to entertain nagging doubts , as it were.

Nice to see you getting your excuses in early.

[jimbopip]

Oh Justified... just when I was starting to hope you turn over Glaaws!
Come the festive season you are getting a good doin'. Home and away 10 points for us. Crying in your Chardonnay for you.

[IanBru]

Holla you pampered jades of the east.. There is a, small, part of me which is not looking forward to the Slaughter of the Effeminates because I have a nagging suspicion that you may actually turn up this year.  The Warriors may be focussing on the HC and on maintaining a play off place, or in one or two cases staying out of jail. All the MFL will have to worry about is the game of rugby in front of them. I'm beginning to entertain nagging doubts , as it were.

Nice to see you getting your excuses in early.

Well, he wouldn't want to be accused of being arrogant, would he? Or, how do you say it in the East?     'Welsh'?  

Nice one, James, keep your friends close, etc.

[RDW]

Sigh, suppose we should start up an 1872 poo flinging thread...

GC - you're up! Need a pro to get this one going.

[justified sinner]

On a more serious note Bill Lothian reported yesterday that Piers Francis may be out for the season. If true that leaves us with Harry then ??? I'm sure that Solomons is looking at options, but noone immediately springs to mind and before you start no we don't want to borrow Wight thank you .

[George Carlin]

Sigh, suppose we should start up an 1872 poo flinging thread...

GC - you're up! Need a pro to get this one going.

k

[RDW]

No immediate rush but would be good to get one going soon!  

Bad news with Francis - I'm assuming Hunter won't be back any time soon?

Might need to try Tonks at 10

[tigertattie]

Cough heathcote cough

[justified sinner]

That probably explains a couple of comments on other chat boards about waiting for some clarification on the Euro mess before anything happening. On the other hand 2+2=5 I'm an accountant I can prove that.

[RDW]

That probably explains a couple of comments on other chat boards about waiting for some clarification on the Euro mess before anything happening. On the other hand 2+2=5 I'm an accountant I can prove that.

 

[jimbopip]

That probably explains a couple of comments on other chat boards about waiting for some clarification on the Euro mess before anything happening. On the other hand 2+2=5 I'm an accountant I can prove that.

 

You can prove you're an accountant? Easy, but can you prove that the MFL can play rugby?

[funnyExiledScot]

That probably explains a couple of comments on other chat boards about waiting for some clarification on the Euro mess before anything happening. On the other hand 2+2=5 I'm an accountant I can prove that.

 

You can prove you're an accountant? Easy, but can you prove that the MFL can play rugby?

Clearly. Whilst we're a work in progress, we have comfortably scored more points for than you in the league this season, so whilst we're obviously not in your league defensively, we seem to be outscoring you, despite having a rookie at 10, a washed up slightly plump inside centre and a complete donkey on the wing.

I reckon we're doing something right, and I don't think a side recently humbled by the Dragons at home is in a great position to be gloating.

Still, I wish you well this weekend. Being an MFL I've experienced the knock-out stages of Europe's premier club rugby competition several times, and I can recommend it. It'll be a step-up for Glasgow.

[AsLongAsBut100ofUs]

That probably explains a couple of comments on other chat boards about waiting for some clarification on the Euro mess before anything happening. On the other hand 2+2=5 I'm an accountant I can prove that.

 

You can prove you're an accountant? Easy, but can you prove that the MFL can play rugby?

Clearly. Whilst we're a work in progress, we have comfortably scored more points for than you in the league this season, so whilst we're obviously not in your league defensively, we seem to be outscoring you, despite having a rookie at 10, a washed up slightly plump inside centre and a complete donkey on the wing.

I reckon we're doing something right, and I don't think a side recently humbled by the Dragons at home is in a great position to be gloating.

Still, I wish you well this weekend. Being an MFL I've experienced the knock-out stages of Europe's premier club rugby competition several times, and I can recommend it. It'll be a step-up for Glasgow.

Ah, the difference between 2nd and 8th - maths never taught well at Embra public schools

[funnyExiledScot]

That probably explains a couple of comments on other chat boards about waiting for some clarification on the Euro mess before anything happening. On the other hand 2+2=5 I'm an accountant I can prove that.

 

You can prove you're an accountant? Easy, but can you prove that the MFL can play rugby?

Clearly. Whilst we're a work in progress, we have comfortably scored more points for than you in the league this season, so whilst we're obviously not in your league defensively, we seem to be outscoring you, despite having a rookie at 10, a washed up slightly plump inside centre and a complete donkey on the wing.

I reckon we're doing something right, and I don't think a side recently humbled by the Dragons at home is in a great position to be gloating.

Still, I wish you well this weekend. Being an MFL I've experienced the knock-out stages of Europe's premier club rugby competition several times, and I can recommend it. It'll be a step-up for Glasgow.

Ah, the difference between 2nd and 8th - maths never taught well at Embra public schools

Glasgow are 3rd, so the only difference between your comment and mine is that mine was correct, and yours was not.....

[funnyExiledScot]

We've also scored more tries incidentally. Now I know the great unwashed all subscribe to the Toonie attacking philsophy of "scoring tries not being the aim of the game" (I paraphrase of course), but I quite like an open game of rugby and a team that runs in the odd try.

We may not be as good in defence, but our attack seems to have the edge. Glasgow better hope for a nice muddy and wet Murrayfield and poor conditions, that way mundane players like Kellock and Harley can trundle around making tackles and hoping they don't have to touch the ball. A dry crisp night and we'll rip you apart......

[R!skysports]

We've also scored more tries incidentally. Now I know the great unwashed all subscribe to the Toonie attacking philsophy of "scoring tries not being the aim of the game" (I paraphrase of course), but I quite like an open game of rugby and a team that runs in the odd try.

We may not be as good in defence, but our attack seems to have the edge. Glasgow better hope for a nice muddy and wet Murrayfield and poor conditions, that way mundane players like Kellock and Harley can trundle around making tackles and hoping they don't have to touch the ball. A dry crisp night and we'll rip you apart......

Do you sit in the away stand then?

[funnyExiledScot]

We've also scored more tries incidentally. Now I know the great unwashed all subscribe to the Toonie attacking philsophy of "scoring tries not being the aim of the game" (I paraphrase of course), but I quite like an open game of rugby and a team that runs in the odd try.

We may not be as good in defence, but our attack seems to have the edge. Glasgow better hope for a nice muddy and wet Murrayfield and poor conditions, that way mundane players like Kellock and Harley can trundle around making tackles and hoping they don't have to touch the ball. A dry crisp night and we'll rip you apart......

Do you sit in the away stand then?

Nope.

[George Carlin]

That probably explains a couple of comments on other chat boards about waiting for some clarification on the Euro mess before anything happening. On the other hand 2+2=5 I'm an accountant I can prove that.

 

You can prove you're an accountant? Easy, but can you prove that the MFL can play rugby?

Clearly. Whilst we're a work in progress, we have comfortably scored more points for than you in the league this season, so whilst we're obviously not in your league defensively, we seem to be outscoring you, despite having a rookie at 10, a washed up slightly plump inside centre and a complete donkey on the wing.

I reckon we're doing something right, and I don't think a side recently humbled by the Dragons at home is in a great position to be gloating.

Still, I wish you well this weekend. Being an MFL I've experienced the knock-out stages of Europe's premier club rugby competition several times, and I can recommend it. It'll be a step-up for Glasgow.

[funnyExiledScot]

That even looks like Kellock trying to catch a lineout!!

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