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]

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

Its not one of Fordy's darts tho, cos the cat isn't having to leap sideways

[funnyExiledScot]

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

Its not one of Fordy's darts tho, cos the cat isn't having to leap sideways

True, not one of MacArthur's either mind. One of the bigger disappointments in the AIs was seeing that MacArthur can't handle pressure either, although he's so small and underpowered he did manage to crawl under a few tackle.

Perhaps Dougie "journeyman, moi?" Hall is the answer after all.

[tigertattie]

I'm just lol'ing at ASBO being schooled by FES

[21st Century Schizoid Man]

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.

Jimbo,

while I normally exude confidence in all things Warriors, I too have a distinctly bad feeling about playing the MFLs.   While they are undoubtedly playing better, we are off the pace a good bit this season and tbh have been fortunate to get the wins we have at times.   So have booked the SRU bus to M'field with a degree of optimism on Boxing Day but am somewhat apprehensive re the Ne'erday game at home.      As we both know the answer to our creative woes is Peter (Hornee furra Linee) Horne.   Who, due to the idiocy of the SRU medical people in SA, will not play again this season.

Tonight is a biggy for us and we have to play for 80 mins baws oot !

[21st Century Schizoid Man]

Ah-ha fES you have entered the arena !

Good - don't think the Jimbo fella was gloating mind you.

When is GC doing the thread btw ?

[George Carlin]

Ah-ha fES you have entered the arena !  

Good - don't think the Jimbo fella was gloating mind you.  

When is GC doing the thread btw ?

Am giving someone else a chance, Schiz old son.

Share and share alike.

[RDW]

Ah-ha fES you have entered the arena !  

Good - don't think the Jimbo fella was gloating mind you.  

When is GC doing the thread btw ?

Am giving someone else a chance, Schiz old son.

Share and share alike.

Say it isn't so GC?

[21st Century Schizoid Man]

Just cheered myself up by watching the English cricket team's latest humiliation and capitulation in Australia - well worth watching  

[jimbopip]

There is a very fine line between playing a high-tempo, fast off-loading game and running about like headless chickens. You could say that Niko lives on that line, and Big Leone looks as if he likes to dally there too. As a team the Warriors seem to have drifted over the line, as it were. With Toonie as coach are we surprised?
The Festive Frolics may not be as much fun as we from the west coast would like to imagine.

[21st Century Schizoid Man]

Aye Jimbo my son - we could be in for a long miserable winter. Big Naka waving the ball around like a flag in one hand is all very well but....... he can't half move for a big fella right enough He could cause The MFLs some problems at 8 tbh

[George Carlin]

Ah-ha fES you have entered the arena !  

Good - don't think the Jimbo fella was gloating mind you.  

When is GC doing the thread btw ?

Am giving someone else a chance, Schiz old son.

Share and share alike.

Say it isn't so GC?

It's fecking ages away in any event. We need to lose to Treviso Ladies Second XV in the league first.
 
And where's the need? Now, just to be clear, I would never stoop to refer to any Edinburgh fan as a weak chinned, Pimms-quaffing, Fortnum-worshipping, effeminate, quasi-hermaphrodite, mummy's boy, Hackett-sporting keeper of a domestic household elf army.
 
But if I ever did want to lower myself to that, I could just do it on this thread.

[21st Century Schizoid Man]

Nice one GC   

[TJ]

Ruddy useless bunch of soap dodgers. beaten by some welish folk? get a grip! Its up to the mighty MFLs to carry the honour of Scotland in the HC now. Why did you have to do that you bunch of Muppets!

[George Carlin]

Ruddy useless bunch of soap dodgers.  beaten by some welish folk?  get a grip!  Its up to the mighty MFLs to carry the honour of Scotland in the HC now.  Why did you have to do that you bunch of Muppets!

We were tired as we were up late ramraiding our local offie.
Heroin does that to you.

[Guest]

Fooking weegie , will we ever see them in a HC quarter final? I didn't see the match but now very glad not to. There's something incredibly wrong if that team on the field was not clicking.

Anyway I've been thinking about something for a while and it FINALLY CAME TO ME who ol' Rhubarb reminds me of:

[21st Century Schizoid Man]

So there we normal service resumed - both Edinburgh and Glasgow rock bottom of their Heino groups. Big hairy feckin baws !

[21st Century Schizoid Man]

Anyone see this in the Hootsman by Iain Morrison :-


http://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby/latest/cardiff-defeat-was-typical-of-glasgow-s-europhobia-1-3224567

To paraphrase "Glasgow are fast becoming the UKIP of rugby - leave Europe at the first opportunity"

[RDW]

Desperately need Glasgow to find their mojo again and stay in the hunt for the rabbo so Scottish rugby has something to cheer about.

Good thing they've got a double header with Edinburgh coming up then!

[tigertattie]

Just before any soap dodging, buckfast drinking, nasal twang speaking, old firm loving, sectarian, "oh no, don't close our shipyard", castle-less, knife wielding, commonwealth games tourist mugging, mars bar frying weegies say anything, Edinburgh will purposely lose the 1872 just to help the west coast achieve something in rugby

  

Ps: castle-less is in the dictionary. I looked it up

[funnyExiledScot]

Excellent!

[jimbopip]

Excellent, Tattie, but if only they would. If only they would.

[tigertattie]

Also, went for some scran at the all you can eat Chinese buffet. Saw Ali Dickenson and by gum that laddie can shovel food away. Also his bird is a bit of a hotty. Gives Leo Cullen's Mrs a run for her money!

[George Carlin]

Just before any soap dodging, buckfast drinking, nasal twang speaking, old firm loving, sectarian, "oh no, don't close our shipyard", castle-less, knife wielding, commonwealth games tourist mugging, mars bar frying weegies say anything, Edinburgh will purposely lose the 1872 just to help the west coast achieve something in rugby

  

Ps: castle-less is in the dictionary. I looked it up

 Apparently tram-less is in there too.

[21st Century Schizoid Man]

Just before any soap dodging, buckfast drinking, nasal twang speaking, old firm loving, sectarian, "oh no, don't close our shipyard", castle-less, knife wielding, commonwealth games tourist mugging, mars bar frying weegies say anything, Edinburgh will purposely lose the 1872 just to help the west coast achieve something in rugby

  

Ps: castle-less is in the dictionary. I looked it up

I think you will find most of the 'old firm loving " are ***t* fae Edinburgh (to quote Kevin Bridges). fES is an obvious example !  

[RDW]

I really can't help but think the 1872 this year is going to be yet another turgid affair. Last years Murrayfield leg was a particularly awful game.

[George Carlin]

For the sake of balance:
 
1. Glasgow joke
 
A Glasgow woman is at the dentist to have a check up.
 
She gets into the chair. "Comfy?" asks the dentist.
 
She replies "Govan, whit aboot yersel?"
 
2. Edinburgh joke
 
Q. What is a creche?

A. A collision between two Range Rovers on Morningside Road.

[21st Century Schizoid Man]

I really can't help but think the 1872 this year is going to be yet another turgid affair. Last years Murrayfield leg was a particularly awful game.

The Scotstoun game was far from a classic too. 2 teams playing badly- jeez can't wait. Booked the bus through from Waxy's on Boxing Day too. Will the pubs be open RD ? Hate that slop supposed beer they sell at the ground tbh

[RDW]

Should be - the Murrayfield and the Hampton will definitely be open.

You mean to say you don't like paying 4.50 for 500ml of warm Tennants?

[21st Century Schizoid Man]

Correct -its always annoyed me that the Caley brewery is on the other side of the railway line and they 'import' Tennants muck through from Glasgow !

[R!skysports]

Unfortunately I have a feeling we are going to be white washed this 6 nations

These recent results, plus the AI really does seem to show where we are in rugby terms - and fighting it out with Italy again seem inevitable 

Depressed....

[RDW]

What's Glasgow's lead up to the boxing day clash?

We've got Gloucester away on Sunday, Leinster at home 5 days later on the Friday then it's the boxing day game. That's 3 games in the space of 11 days - it is going to be interesting what Solomons does with selections.

He's said he might rest key players away to Gloucester, suggesting he's given up on the HK and will concentrate on finishing high up in the league, which is fair enough.

[funnyExiledScot]

What's Glasgow's lead up to the boxing day clash?

We've got Gloucester away on Sunday, Leinster at home 5 days later on the Friday then it's the boxing day game. That's 3 games in the space of 11 days - it is going to be interesting what Solomons does with selections.

He's said he might rest key players away to Gloucester, suggesting he's given up on the HK and will concentrate on finishing high up in the league, which is fair enough.

I have that gut-wrenching feeling that we're going to see Lee Jones playing at some point.

  

[tigertattie]

lee jones  

[TJ]

Unfortunately I have a feeling we are going to be white washed this 6 nations

These recent results, plus the AI really does seem to show where we are in rugby terms - and fighting it out with Italy again seem inevitable 

Depressed....

[R!skysports]

http://annettewoodford.wordpress.com/2013/12/01/christchurch-trams-resume/

Just saying....

[tigertattie]

re: the Edinburgh trams.  They have actually finished working on them.  All roadworks are finished.  The trams are running on the lines.

We just can't use them yet as that would mean starting them running ahead of (the revised) schedule and we cannot have things finishing on time in Scotland now can we!

[funnyExiledScot]

I don't think we'll be whitewashed. We are still a better side than Italy, and there's no pack in the 6 Nations who can dominate us in the same way as South Africa, so we should be competitive in each of the games in my view (as long as we don't pick a silly pack as we did last year against England).

At least that's what I'm telling myself, having just shelled out for tickets to the Ireland game in Dublin......

[George Carlin]

I honestly believe that with the right team, by which I mean:
 
1. Grant
2. Hall
3. Murray/Low
4. Swinson
5. Gray
6. Brown
7. Barclay
8. Beattie/Denton
 
9. Laidlaw
10. Whoever Has Made Fewest Fatal Mistakes The Previous Month
11. Visser
12. Scott
13. Dunbar
14. Maitland
15. Hogg
 
then we will take down England at Murrayfield in the second game - especially if England's first game in France is a loss or a scraped win.
 
FES - tell me about it. I just shelled out £500 each for two Rolling Stones tickets for Abu Dhabi in February.
 
And that's making a massive assumption that Christmas doesn't kill Keith Richards before then.

[funnyExiledScot]

My Ireland tickets were £53 each which I didn't think was too bad. Then I tried to book accommodation and flights.....  

Suffice to say that's Mrs fES' birthday and Christmas sorted.....

[tigertattie]

I'm still going for us to come 4th in the next 6n's

We really do need a non brain-farting 10 though! And for Brown to be played in the correct position. And for an openside to be selected.

Actually, Scott Johnson is still picking the team. we're fecked then eh! Show us the spoon!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone know if MacVisser will be up and running again in time for the 6n's?

[funnyExiledScot]

Not sure his cracked toe-nail has quite heeled yet. I suspect it'll have much to do with how warm the weather is come the 6 Nations.....

[tigertattie]

What about Shlong? Surely he is out for the season?

[RDW]

Not sure his cracked toe-nail has quite heeled yet. I suspect it'll have much to do with how warm the weather is come the 6 Nations.....

I know he is a jessie, but he did break his leg...

[tigertattie]

I thought it was his foot bone he boo boo'd!

I really need to start paying attention to this board more and paying less attention at work!!!

[Guest]

Tustle between Lee Jones, Jack Cuthbert & Max Evans for the vacant wing spot then ? Actually it's quite obvious which ones of those would win that particular battle, which just goes to show how terrible Edinburgh's wing choices really are!

Actually with Hogg back and playing properly (hopefully) you've got Maitland. Either that or recall HUGOOOOOO

[Guest]

Unfortunately I have a feeling we are going to be white washed this 6 nations

These recent results, plus the AI really does seem to show where we are in rugby terms - and fighting it out with Italy again seem inevitable 

Depressed....

We need more posts like this. Not a chance in hell and we might just win something. If we don't, we won't be disappointed anyway.

5 losses from 5. Remember we have Italy away and Rome seems to have some black magic effect on us that makes us play sh***(r than usual)

[George Carlin]

Tustle between Lee Jones, Jack Cuthbert & Max Evans for the vacant wing spot then ? Actually it's quite obvious which ones of those would win that particular battle, which just goes to show how terrible Edinburgh's wing choices really are!

Actually with Hogg back and playing properly (hopefully) you've got Maitland. Either that or recall HUGOOOOOO

Nope - Tonks at 15 and Seymour at 11 will avoid any of those horror shows.

[EWT Spoons]

I'm really sorry about this folks, but I'm going to the Italy game and in all the games bar one (Ireland at croker) that I've gone away for, we've lost. I fear this streak may continue.

[tigertattie]

sell your ticket then!

[EWT Spoons]

That would seem like the sensible approach I suppose.

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