English slam?
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Topic: English slam?
Posted By: Ow!
Subject: English slam?
Date Posted: 12 March 2011 at 7:12pm
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Can the Irish stop them in Dublin next week? It's certainly possible but the Irish look like an ageing team that's fast running out of ideas and confidence.
Scotland, I'm afraid, could be annihilated tomorrow. ------------- Gentlemen, gentlemen, I'll never understand. A world of knowledge at your fingertips, and you play poker all night. |
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Posted By: Beefs army
Date Posted: 12 March 2011 at 7:14pm
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Just hoping Scottish guts and pride will help a bit. Don't see England losing any of last two. |
Posted By: kcreg
Date Posted: 12 March 2011 at 7:23pm
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england will batter the jocks tomorrow.
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Posted By: PENCOED SCARLET
Date Posted: 12 March 2011 at 7:47pm
| Win all the way tomorrow for England +15 points |
Posted By: haydn_davies
Date Posted: 12 March 2011 at 8:06pm
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Doesn't anyone just have a sneaky feeling that the Scotts could spring a HUGE surprise at Twickenham tomorrow?? English are either over-confident or doom and gloom. What price for a 4 point win for Scotland??
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Posted By: PENCOED SCARLET
Date Posted: 12 March 2011 at 8:24pm
Bookies have an England -16 so may be worth a shout. 10/11
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haydn_davies wrote:Posted By: Wrigley Man
Date Posted: 12 March 2011 at 9:12pm
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Posted By: SA14
Date Posted: 12 March 2011 at 10:45pm
| Italy upset the odds today why not Scotland tomorrow? |
Posted By: Turkish Fez
Date Posted: 12 March 2011 at 11:45pm
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Posted By: SA14
Date Posted: 13 March 2011 at 1:14pm
On paper yes. When it comes to one off games any team is beatable on the day.
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Posted By: tigerburnie
Date Posted: 13 March 2011 at 1:48pm
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I agree with the comments,you never know in a game,England should win comfortably on current form,but you never know,that's why we watch it.
Predicting a comfortable win,just hope I'm right,got the Italy one wrong and the Wales one right yesterday.
As for Ireland,well they probably won't be as bad at home will they and they , like oour other celtic cousins all love to put one over the English(what does saes mean exactly?)
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Posted By: KID A
Date Posted: 13 March 2011 at 1:58pm
English. From Saesneg in the Welsh language. Which is probably derived from "Saxon" |
Posted By: tigerburnie
Date Posted: 13 March 2011 at 2:01pm
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I thought it might have been Welsh for basta*d or something similar
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Posted By: KID A
Date Posted: 13 March 2011 at 2:06pm
No we just add that on after the word "Saes" 
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Posted By: KID A
Date Posted: 13 March 2011 at 2:07pm
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I guess Saeson is an English person and Saesneg is the langauge?? I'm not fluent so I dunno. |
Posted By: Ow!
Date Posted: 13 March 2011 at 2:35pm
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A lot of media seem to be drawing comparisons today with the 1990 game at Murrayfield. That's way off the mark. In 1990, both teams were going for the slam and Scotland had a decent team with the likes of the Hastings brothers, Gary Armstrong, John Jeffery, Finlay Calder and Derek White. In 2011, England are chasing the slam with an ever-improving side and Scotland are rubbish. The plight of Scottish rugby is a sad aspect of the modern game. Even the once mighty Murrayfield is now devoid of any passion and atmosphere.
I know any side has a chance on a given day but 99.9 per cent of my instinct tells me England will win by 20 or more. It could get very messy if England put a few tries on the board early doors.
But I hope I'm wrong. ------------- Gentlemen, gentlemen, I'll never understand. A world of knowledge at your fingertips, and you play poker all night. |
Posted By: kcreg
Date Posted: 13 March 2011 at 4:15pm
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really not convinced on england at the moment.
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Posted By: Ow!
Date Posted: 13 March 2011 at 5:34pm
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Neither am I, Kcreg. The only game they've won convincingly was the Italian match.
I can honestly smell an Irish win next weekend. And my heart wouldn't bleed if that did happen. ------------- Gentlemen, gentlemen, I'll never understand. A world of knowledge at your fingertips, and you play poker all night. |
Posted By: tigerburnie
Date Posted: 13 March 2011 at 6:29pm
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Well we won,ugly,exciting in places,but poor passing let both sides down.We go to Dublin with confidence,but I'm sure Johnno will be expecting more next weekend,if Tindalls out injured and we start with Croft as well,I'm sure a win is on the cards.
Scotland rucked well,but Ireland prefer to keep the player off the ground and maul,which will suit England I think.
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Posted By: Highburyscarlet
Date Posted: 13 March 2011 at 7:54pm
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Saesneg is the welsh word for English the literal translation is Saxon so still to this day we call the English saxons. Strange really i thought this was Common knowledge ------------- once more into the breach |
Posted By: lofty evans
Date Posted: 13 March 2011 at 7:56pm
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Why did they put Parks on he is bloody hopeless at the moment. He was a waste of space mun. Felt sorry for the jocks they ran the English pretty close.... ------------- In 1972, Roy Bergiers scored that try and said "that was for you lofty" "All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" |
Posted By: JonWal
Date Posted: 13 March 2011 at 8:33pm
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V unlucky Scotland, Ireland will be hurting too. Next sat will be a cracker. ------------- 13 |
Posted By: Ow!
Date Posted: 13 March 2011 at 8:52pm
The geezer is an enigma. He's either a match-winner with the boot or a complete liability. There's no halfway house with the bloke but I think Robinson put him on because it was very tight and Parks could have kicked Scotland to victory.
Brian Moore's description of his howler of a drop-goal was hysterical. Ole Brian was on top form this afternoon.
But I can't agree that Scotland were unlucky. The English try was always going to come. What Scotland were was very brave. Their loosehead had a cracking match in the loose and Richie Gray looks like a Lions second row in waiting.
For England, Cueto had a good match and Haskell played well. Who had MOTM? I had to leave just before the end.
------------- Gentlemen, gentlemen, I'll never understand. A world of knowledge at your fingertips, and you play poker all night. |
Posted By: Ow!
Date Posted: 13 March 2011 at 8:54pm
Outstanding player but that Wood guy has done nothing wrong. Good strength in depth there for England. ------------- Gentlemen, gentlemen, I'll never understand. A world of knowledge at your fingertips, and you play poker all night. |
Posted By: haydn_davies
Date Posted: 13 March 2011 at 8:59pm
Haskell ------------- Think, think, think - it's a thinking man's game!! - The Great Carwyn James. |
Posted By: lofty evans
Date Posted: 13 March 2011 at 9:57pm
I agree Grey is all colour and he has guys coirage and get up and go. Going to be a great player and a Lion. ------------- In 1972, Roy Bergiers scored that try and said "that was for you lofty" "All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" |
Posted By: tigerburnie
Date Posted: 14 March 2011 at 7:52pm
| Paterson was the difference for Scotland,he scored points made breaks and try saving tackles,it seemed to give confidence to those around.However if Foden had lept like a chubby swallow he might have crash landed in. |
Posted By: Ow!
Date Posted: 15 March 2011 at 7:13pm
Aye he looks a great prospect but I wonder if he has any dog about him? Any Lions tourist in the pack needs to be able to mix it. I'd be interested in seeing how he goes when the going gets a bit nasty. ------------- Gentlemen, gentlemen, I'll never understand. A world of knowledge at your fingertips, and you play poker all night. |
Posted By: tigerburnie
Date Posted: 16 March 2011 at 9:07pm
| So it looks as though Tindall is out and Banahan in,not sure about Banahan,but he's a big lump who has been scoring tries for fun with Barf.I guess he could pull in an extra tackler if he has ball in hand,offering the possibility of an overlap if he can offload as well as bosh. |
Posted By: JonWal
Date Posted: 17 March 2011 at 11:17am
Banahan -
6 ft 7
18st 2
Monster. He should be in the forwards.
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Posted By: scarletman
Date Posted: 17 March 2011 at 11:47am
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Banahan .... The 9th forward !
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Posted By: tigerburnie
Date Posted: 17 March 2011 at 2:23pm
| He ain't no Jonah Lomu is he? |
Posted By: RedZep
Date Posted: 17 March 2011 at 5:21pm
Started his rugby career in the 2nd row - then some lunatic thought he'd make a good winger !! Maybe we can do the same with Lou and Dom to make room for the 2 x psychopaths that Nige has signed for next season.    ------------- '' Know your three R's, son..... Rugby, Rock and Ridin'!! '' |
Posted By: Mrfwon
Date Posted: 18 March 2011 at 3:03pm
The only thing Nige will be signing for next season is the participation document for the Magners   ------------- Scarlets!!! |
Posted By: aber-fan
Date Posted: 18 March 2011 at 4:01pm
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Banahan has an excellent forearm smash - surprised the citers didn't ban him! As for the grand slam - England are favourites, but Ireland are at home and can turn them over - let's hope they do. The English have not won a slam since 2003 - not that you would realise this from the torrent of bullshit they use to build up their team at the start of every season...  ------------- “You cannot reason a man out of what he never reasoned himself into.” (Jonathan Swift) |
Posted By: Wil Chips
Date Posted: 18 March 2011 at 4:04pm
| Inverdale and Healey will simply explode if England win, there is always a plus in every minus. |
Posted By: A Evans
Date Posted: 18 March 2011 at 4:07pm
Blue = Knobhead Red = Respect ------------- We are Con Air. You will be assimilated. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile. |
Posted By: aber-fan
Date Posted: 18 March 2011 at 4:08pm
You're joking - you 'respect' Healey? OK, he was a good player - but as a person? ------------- “You cannot reason a man out of what he never reasoned himself into.” (Jonathan Swift) |
Posted By: A Evans
Date Posted: 18 March 2011 at 4:14pm
Leicester game up in Nottingham, he came over to applaud the Llanelli fans at the end of the game, have always respected the guy since, he knew he had been in a game that day. ------------- We are Con Air. You will be assimilated. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile. |
Posted By: Wil Chips
Date Posted: 18 March 2011 at 4:14pm
The prosecution presents exhibit A m'lud
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Posted By: Mrfwon
Date Posted: 18 March 2011 at 4:23pm
Ireland are going to smash England tomorrow at home, and we're gonna smash France..........the Championship will be ours come 10pm tomorrow night............SWEET!!!  ------------- Scarlets!!! |
Posted By: lofty evans
Date Posted: 20 March 2011 at 11:18am
Well done the Irish, bloody marvellous.
------------- In 1972, Roy Bergiers scored that try and said "that was for you lofty" "All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" |
Posted By: aber-fan
Date Posted: 20 March 2011 at 5:13pm
Well - I got that description right! ------------- “You cannot reason a man out of what he never reasoned himself into.” (Jonathan Swift) |