Wales v usa

After the disappointment  of the car crash that was wales v Georgia, this evening our attention turns to cymru v USA this evening.

Only saw the highlights but can't help thinking Page did a Pivac & got his selection wrong. Kieffer Moore would be starting every game for me - he attacks the ball, is good in the air & frightens defenders. They need to let him loose against Stones & Maguire thats for sure. 

GPR - Rochester wrote: Only saw the highlights but can't help thinking Page did a Pivac & got his selection wrong. Kieffer Moore would be starting every game for me - he attacks the ball, is good in the air & frightens defenders. They need to let him loose against Stones & Maguire thats for sure.

Have to laugh, the official attendance for the Senegal v Netherlands match was 41,750.

Obviously it should never have been held there. But we are there now and must make the best of it. The issue of wearing rainbow hats and badges to promote equal rights and so on is being stamped on by qatar. The trouble is their authorities do not believe in equal rights and will never tolerate promoting it. I think the promoting of these rights is a bigger issue over there than the actual allowance of it. The more draconian they get the less likely it is imo they will ever get a world cup again in countries with such beliefs. In a weird way this is at least shining a light on these matters, such as the Iranian non anthem. That was a brave move and those players will suffer for it. 

Remember when England were awarded the world cup ...it was illegal to be gay in England (but not in private schools)

scarletpimp wrote: SA14 wrote: GPR - Rochester wrote: SA14 wrote: The hypocrisy from players to pundits complaining about human rights yet still taking the cash and going.  On a subject like human rights any decisions should have been taken out of the hands of the players, coaches & indeed the FA's. The government should have advised pre qualifying that unless huge changes were evident the team/s would not have been going. Same thing when it was held in Russia after the Crimea annexing.  It's the pundits more than anything. Alex Scott is getting praised but a few months ago she was sunning it up in Dubai.  The British  government  says one thing,  and does another.  With the cutting back on Russian gas, (not a huge amount imported, but significant), we will now see Qatar  stepping up to fill the void. It also has major investment interests right across the UK.. so has a huge influence. The UK will not want not want rock the equilibrium  ATM. We are deluding ourselves in the west if we think we can influence or change their ethnically and cultural practices. The reality is we will pay lip service  to what is morally right, but then turn a blind eye. I remember  John Taylor, the former Wales and London Welsh flanker,going on a Lions tour and agonising about the ethics, before going. He eventually decided to go.,in the hope , apart from the rugby,to change a few minds on apartheid.  Instead, the 'hunter became the hunted",as the afrikaans, in particular  objected strongly to any outside interference . The most important thing is that we stop importing foreign oil / gas in the longer term..so we haven't  got to be beholden to places like Qatar. Investment in green re-newable energy which is safe and better for the environment  is clearly the way forward.  One such move was the Swansea bay  scheme turned down by the government.

scarletpimp wrote: Thanks Ladram.(Tirdail boys to the fore again) Great thing about the forum,is that there is someone who knows some detailed info about the topic your discussing. You dont always have to ask the 'Oracle', but I imagine he would know anyway..LOL ,

Deciphering whether you’ve got the true facts or some random thinking is then the next stage in interpreting the Oracle’s pronouncements.