What's that Skippy?

[Crazyface]

Aussies were simply better in every department tonight.
No real disgrace, we just got out played.
OK England weren't great but they weren't bad.
Shame to get drawn in the group.
Every other group you can pick the qualifiers before you start.
Wales, England and Australia in one group.........one is going to miss out and with Wales playing like they have over the last 18 months + Australia, we were onto a loser from the start.

Supporting the All Black's now...

It was lost in the Wales game. What was it 22-10 or summat when I switched on and then watched the Welch show England what passion was about. And, supposedly, with half the first team out injured. England played with dead eyes in that game and made some dreadful decisions during it.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

I had a good read on holiday when the previous cottage let had thoughtfully left the Daily Torygraph pre rugby world cup supplement.

All those expert comments and ratings, all those headlines and all that hype.
All those club players, biggest pool in the world.
All that money, most ever spent on developing Rugby.
Seemingly the England team were on a £6,000,000 win bonus.

 

[User62651]

As a lifelong supporter of Scotland aint that just the case

As a Scot I'm cautious about ribbing England especially as we're not in the quarters yet, banana skins ahead. We're used to taking the bad with the abysmal, we last won a rugby grand slam in 1990 and in football haven't even been to a tournament since 1998 and then got pumped by Morocco.

Agree England got a tough draw this time but they don't look a patch on the 2003 or 2007 sides, and why the silly policy of no overseas based players -nonsense. Too much indiscipline too. Not great for the tourney the hosts going out so soon.

 

[FairwayDodger]

I bought an English newspaper on Saturday before the match and I could scarcely believe the sort of comments I was reading. Australia would "crumble", apparently. And, most incredibly, not a single player in the Aussie team would get into the England squad!

A bit of humility would not go amiss in future - if the Aussies weren't fired up anyway all they had to do was switch on the telly or read a paper to see the extent to which they'd been written off!

 

[Deleted member 16999]

I bought an English newspaper on Saturday before the match and I could scarcely believe the sort of comments I was reading. Australia would "crumble", apparently. And, most incredibly, not a single player in the Aussie team would get into the England squad!

A bit of humility would not go amiss in future - if the Aussies weren't fired up anyway all they had to do was switch on the telly or read a paper to see the extent to which they'd been written off!

Surely that's what you before the game isn't it? It was do or die, plenty of papers on sunday completed the Aussies and the best team won.
How was the drive home? How long did it take? How's the ankle?

 

[FairwayDodger]

Surely that's what you before the game isn't it? It was do or die, plenty of papers on sunday completed the Aussies and the best team won.
How was the drive home? How long did it take? How's the ankle?

Drive home was good, thanks - "only" took about 7.5 hours. Early enough start to avoid any M25 problems and bit the bullet and paid for the M6 Toll to avoid issues at Birmingham. Ankle seems 100% OK. I played 7 holes when I got back to Edinburgh.... had to stop when yesterday's weather caught up with me - couldn't face another soaking!

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Drive home was good, thanks - "only" took about 7.5 hours. Early enough start to avoid any M25 problems and bit the bullet and paid for the M6 Toll to avoid issues at Birmingham. Ankle seems 100% OK. I played 7 holes when I got back to Edinburgh.... had to stop when yesterday's weather caught up with me - couldn't face another soaking!

Definitely better the way you did it, chaos on M25/M1 last night.

 

[Sweep]

Dear Sweep

Whatever way you want to look at Ireland...we are still in the competition. This thread isn't about Ireland.

It's about the failure of England let's not forget that.

Regards
Johnny Foreigner

Dear Johnny,
I am glad you agreed with me in the end.
It just shows how successful international diplomacy can be.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish you good luck for the rest of the tournament. I also hope you manage to get to a match or two. We do like it when people visit from abroad.
Yours sincerely,
Sweep.

 

[Farneyman]

Dear Johnny,
I am glad you agreed with me in the end.
It just shows how successful international diplomacy can be.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish you good luck for the rest of the tournament. I also hope you manage to get to a match or two. We do like it when people visit from abroad.
Yours sincerely,
Sweep.

Mail undelivered. Please return to sender. :whoo:

 

[Sweep]

A bit of humility would not go amiss in future - if the Aussies weren't fired up anyway all they had to do was switch on the telly or read a paper to see the extent to which they'd been written off!

"If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same"

In other words be humble in victory and defeat.

The same could be applied to this thread.

You know you are usually one of the very best when the minute you slip up someone starts crowing, even though they or their team had no part in it.

 

[FairwayDodger]

You know you are usually one of the very best when the minute you slip up someone starts crowing, even though they or their team had no part in it.

Indeed, take it as a compliment - like when a player gets booed by the opposition fans. They wouldn't bother if he wasn't any good.

Although my point was about the absurdity of the comments in the English media prior to the match rather than crowing about the result. It's only rugby, after all, so who cares!

 

[Sweep]

It's only rugby, after all, so who cares!

I agree!

 

[Farneyman]

See the coaching staff were trying to influence the match officials when it wasn't going their way.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/34492099

 

[Sweep]

Question: how do you post something when no words are needed?

To the other two and a half home nations, thanks for visiting. Enjoy your trip home. Mind how you go and don't stop dreaming.

 

[Farneyman]

To the other two and a half home nations, thanks for visiting. Enjoy your trip home. Mind how you go and don't stop dreaming.

You can't go calling Scotland or Wales half home nations as that would just be daft.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Question: how do you post something when no words are needed?.

How about underachieving and overachieving:lol: