The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub

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 only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no defacing the Tommy Bowe photo on the bar. That's a banning offence

So pull up a chair....what'll it be?

Not til November Cari. We can let the Ulster fans worry about their HEC chances Important thing is he's fine to travel to NZ!!

hughie1986 wrote:I'll think youll find it is Asbo, Suspicion Arises Subsequently

Seemingly Airborne Specialist

Ah OK Staggy. That's good then if he gets to go.

Don't you just love it when people ring your mobile, and they're chatting away before you have to stop them and say they've got the wrong number...

Just home from work and put the tennis on, Federer (the tw@) is 2-1 up in sets but Tsonga is up by a break in this set

ALLEZ JOE!!!

Hughie you and my brother would get on well. He also hates Federer (and loves cricket)

I have a dislike for Federer, and I can't even explain it.

I Tsonga though! Hope he manages to get this 4th set now.

Also Tomic has nicked a set of Djokovic in the other QF - interesting times ahead!

He just annoys me Staggy don't know why ive just never liked him. I respect his quality, hats undoubted but he is just really annoys me

Hughie its ok. I agree with you he is really irritating but my brother really really hates him. And Thierry Henry (not for the Ireland thing but a dive he made against Spain in 2006).

ALLEZ JOE!!!


HE TAKES THE FOURTH!!


I love Tsonga, reminds me of my mate Boris Becker the way he dives around the court

Isn't a bit irrational and a tad.... pathological to really hate someone you've never met?

roddersm wrote:Isn't a bit irrational and a tad.... pathological to really hate someone you've never met?

Its completely irrational. Its the way sports fans operate though.

Tsonga!!

ooo a 5th set now, this is perfect, means I won't miss any of the Murray match later!

5-5 in the DjokovTomic match too in the 4th, would be awesome if that went to 5 sets too.

Tsonga with two break points in the first game, van he hold the nerve??


YES HE CAN!!!!!

I don't think people actually hate him - just find him annoying. That's something we all do - get irritated by people we don't know. How many times have posters on here have been annoyed by someone else for instance?

Hey what odds a Murray Tsonga final?

This could be Murrays year but I suspect it could be Djokovics. That said I'm not sure anyone can beat Nadal, even if he's on one foot.

ha that's very true Cari.

And woooo Tsonga! ah man, so SO hope he can go on to win this, but you never know with the Fed.....

Cari wrote:I don't think people actually hate him - just find him annoying. That's something we all do - get irritated by people we don't know. How many times have posters on here have been annoyed by someone else for instance?

Yes thats true cari but I think you have to distinguish between liking or disliking someones cyber-personality based on what they post here and actually knowing someone as a person.

It's the same with a celebrity I suppose. I don't think you can really judge someone as a person based on their celebrity persona.

Tsonga holds his serve and for a 2-0, I'm confident he can hold out, his serve is so strong, fingers crossed I don't want to curse it

3-1 Tsonga now, federer is trying hard here and forcing some shots but holds serve 3-2 now

ah I am won't write Fed off until Tsonga actually win's the blydi match. So nervous, curse this stupid work getting in my way of the tennis!

Thanks for the updates though Hughie!

oh and Djoko beats Tomic 3 sets to 1 to be the first man through to the semi finals. Huge wobble from him in the 2nd set, but twas a good test for him. Nadal v Fish up next.

I think even if Fed comes back Djockovic will take him down in the semis. I don't think fed can string big performance together any more.

Tsonga hold to lead 4-2, break him now and its curtains for Federer

Scratch that, federer takes a love game, 4-3

Get in Joe, hits a return from the base line, slips over manages to get back up and win the point!!

Whos service??

He is trying to force his first serve a lot and missing but is controlling the rallys so well

5-3


COME ON JOE!!!

FEDERER SERVE TO STAY IN THE GAME

hughie1986 wrote:FEDERER SERVE TO STAY IN THE GAME

Federer serves to stay in it


Tsonga serving for the game

15-0

This is some epic tennis. Come on Tsonga! Fed's lost his magic. This is yours son take it!

Score update?!!

30-0

40-0

hughie1986 wrote:40-0

Wow....

Get in you fuuuuccccking beauty!!! Bye bye rog

Well done that man.

The Fed is out ! Well played Tsonga.

Wow big upset there. If Murray can get past a one footed Nadal then he could win this.

My money is on a Novak vs Nadal final epic with Djockovic winning.

To be honest I don't think Murray will ever have a better opportunity to win Wimbledon. Fed out. Nadal carrying an injury. Big opportunity.

Tsonga!! not only does he pose naked for charity but he knocks out Federer too, what a man!!

I've never watch Wimbledon but I like it anyway if that makes sense. It puts people into a Summery mood.

Incredible! I was sort of following the match at work and saw Tsonga had won the third set, then I get home and he's serving for the match!

And what did Andrew Castle say on commentary about Tsonga's victory? "Federer allowed himself to be outplayed." Look, I know you want Federer's babies because he's better than you ever were, but how about some credit where it's due, FFS?

ah I can't stand Andrew Castles's commentary either Lucky. When it comes to Federer and Sharapova he's awful. Actually you know they all are. Just face it that sometimes the people they are facing actually play better than them!

I just thought it was a really kiss-donkey thing to say. They're the same with the Williams sisters, you'd swear they can walk on water from the way they talk about them.

Sorry, the Williams brothers

Evening all.

Went against Summer tradition and played Squash this afternoon. I've only ever played it twice before but I really enjoy it and I think the students I did it with want to make it a regular thing which is good.

rugbydreamer wrote:ah I can't stand Andrew Castles's commentary either Lucky. When it comes to Federer and Sharapova he's awful. Actually you know they all are. Just face it that sometimes the people they are facing actually play better than them!

A friend of mine sat next to Castle at a corporate shindig. He was more than a little put out that shhe didn't have a clue who he was, and proceeded to tell her. In boring detail.

red_stag wrote:Anyone else see that Ian Gough referred to Tommy Bowe's "native Northern Ireland".

Isn't he from Monaghan?

Parents sent him to boarding school in Armagh all his life. Then he moved to Belfast after he finished to join up with the Ulster Academy and go to University. So he's a cross-border kid

I love Donegal. I think Donegal is the best of Ireland. Just back from a 4-hour walk along the beach, sitting in the bar with wifi and tennis (what happened to Federer btw )

Kerry is probably my favourite for that type of holiday. Beautiful place. Nice for a swim too.