Oh dear god!!!

[HappyMonday83]

So I was at the excuse for a game of rogby that was arland and italy. Now I was expecting to see a share of bandwagoning, but nothing could prepare me for what I actually saw. Half the people around me weren't even watching the ruddy game, and only a handful of those that did watch it knew what was going on. Honestly I didn't know there were so many bandwagoners doing the rounds.

[MonTheHoops]

4 anthems played at the start too.

[de mange]

So I was at the excuse for a game of rogby that was arland and italy. Now I was expecting to see a share of bandwagoning, but nothing could prepare me for what I actually saw. Half the people around me weren't even watching the ruddy game, and only a handful of those that did watch it knew what was going on. Honestly I didn't know there were so many bandwagoners doing the rounds.

great post HM.. would have never seen it coming

list out a bunch of international sides there that get 80 thousand die hards at every home match

:eek: HM in sport is funded by corporates and day trippers shocka :eek:

[pudgee]

So I was at the excuse for a game of rogby that was arland and italy. Now I was expecting to see a share of bandwagoning, but nothing could prepare me for what I actually saw. Half the people around me weren't even watching the ruddy game, and only a handful of those that did watch it knew what was going on. Honestly I didn't know there were so many bandwagoners doing the rounds.

Is that it? C'mon HM! More mockery, more examples...

[Edmund Blackwater]

4 anthems played at the start too.
Really?
Italy's,
Arland's,
what were the others?
ireland's?

[Lamps]

Nice work HM, story goes that it was the worst atmosphere ever at a full house in croker.

[Actin The Sham]

I'd have loved to see them recycling the football, but they lacked physicality at the breakdown.*


















*I have no idea what any of that actually means

[EDDIEB]

Nice work HM, story goes that it was the worst atmosphere ever at a full house in croker.

Crap atmosphere,EOS booed,ROG masterclass & Reddan the only high points but still a win is a win.

Lets lose badly next Saturday.

[de mange]

Nice work HM, story goes that it was the worst atmosphere ever at a full house in croker.

yup

piss poor lazy 'reporting' though.. HM is the PROCs equivalent of spillage in the echo

[EDDIEB]

yup

piss poor lazy 'reporting' though.. HM is the PROCs equivalent of spillage in the echo

He's good fun when attempting discussion anything historical or topical ?

Not at the races with sports wummery though.

Should leave that to the experts.....

[Lamps]

Crap atmosphere,EOS booed,ROG masterclass & Reddan the only high points but still a win is a win.

Lets lose badly next Saturday.

I only saw the last 10 minutes but in that I saw ROG bottle the winning kick

[Edmund Blackwater]

I only saw the last 10 minutes but in that I saw ROG bottle the winning kick
But he got it out of play.
that's a 'skill' apparently.

[raZor]

I only saw the last 10 minutes but in that I saw ROG bottle the winning kick

That must mean they lost so if he bottled the winning kick.

Snatched at the kick to make the game safe maybe.

If Italy had any reasonable out half whatsoever they could have won that game in the second half.

[EDDIEB]

I only saw the last 10 minutes but in that I saw ROG bottle the winning kick

Sports star misses kick ? ................dang .

Saved our bacon again unfortunatly.

Do not take out your upset at your England losing badly and Johnno about to get cited on the rest of us.

ROG was a ray of light on a grey day.............

[Lamps]

But he got it out of play.
that's a 'skill' apparently.

Yeah, whats that all about.

I'd have loved it if the Italian got a late try, all these jocks would want his head on a stick for that late miss. They got out of jail

[HappyMonday83]

Nice work HM, story goes that it was the worst atmosphere ever at a full house in croker.

T'was something else lamps. The only singing I heard during the match was from the italians. I was sitting in hill 16 where a drunkard getting thrown out raised a bigger cheer than the arland try, it just showed the type of people I was dealing with. Also about 15 mins into the match these two wans came wandering in only to find their seats were taken, well, talk about a fucking princess. She was more interested in having everyone moved than she was with watching the game. The stewards even offered her better seats near the front but even that wasn't good enough, by the time she was finished she had about three or four people moved from their seats and she still ended up going somewhere else to sit. It was really shocking, you'd seen more atmosphere at an OAP christmas party.

[Lamps]

Sports star misses kick ? ................dang .

Saved our bacon again unfortunatly.

Do not take out your upset at your England losing badly and Johnno about to get cited on the rest of us.

ROG was a ray of light on a grey day.............

I was cheering on Wales, they throw the ball around with gallic flair.

[pudgee]

Crap atmosphere,EOS booed,ROG masterclass & Reddan the only high points but still a win is a win.

Lets lose badly next Saturday.

Since when does not being able to judge the touchlines on your home ground count as a 'masterclass'?

[POL]

Rog turns in a "world class" performance against crap team shocka!!

[EDDIEB]

I was cheering on Wales, they throw the ball around with gallic flair.

Disembarks English World Cup Bandwagon.....abando ns Jonnie "Rotten" Wilkinson

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/rugby.html?in_articl e_id=512120&in_page_id=1771&ICO=SPORT&ICL=TOPART

Lamps hops aboard Welsh bandwagon.......

4 tickets please....?

[Lamps]

I can only go on the last 10-15 mins, Rog did a couple of bog standard(ie gained 20 metres which the commentary lapped up) kicks for touch and missed the crucial easy penalty to wrap up the game.

If ye think I'm falling for the propoganda ye have another thing coming

[Lamps]

Disembarks English World Cup Bandwagon.....abando ns Jonnie "Rotten" Wilkinson

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/rugby.html?in_articl e_id=512120&in_page_id=1771&ICO=SPORT&ICL=TOPART

Lamps hops aboard Welsh bandwagon.......

4 tickets please....?

I'm probably going with the French, they are the kings of throwing it around with a bit of gallic flair

[Edmund Blackwater]

Disembarks English World Cup Bandwagon.....abando ns Jonnie "Rotten" Wilkinson

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/rugby.html?in_articl e_id=512120&in_page_id=1771&ICO=SPORT&ICL=TOPART

Lamps hops aboard Welsh bandwagon.......

4 tickets please....?
Heh heh heh.
Wil KO'D.

[HappyMonday83]

I can only go on the last 10-15 mins, Rog did a couple of bog standard(ie gained 20 metres which the commentary lapped up) kicks for touch and missed the crucial easy penalty to wrap up the game.

If ye think I'm falling for the propoganda ye have another thing coming

You're not wrong. ROG did nothing special during the match, his highlight was the cross-kick for the try and even then he got a lucky bounce. It arland were playing anyone except italy they would have had their arses handed to them.

[Edmund Blackwater]

Since when does not being able to judge the touchlines on your home ground count as a 'masterclass'?
Rugby 'fans' know nothing about the game.
It's all about getting the chernobyl tan done, the hair coloured and styled and being seen at the game.
Then go home and watch the highlights to see what you should think about the game.

[HappyMonday83]

Rugby 'fans' know nothing about the game.
It's all about getting the chernobyl tan done, the hair coloured and styled and being seen at the game.
Then go home and watch the highlights to see what you should think about the game.

very true.

[EDDIEB]

You're not wrong. ROG did nothing special during the match, his highlight was the cross-kick for the try and even then he got a lucky bounce. It arland were playing anyone except italy they would have had their arses handed to them.

ROG & Reddan are universally acclaimed to be the only ones to come out with any credit out of this bad performance.

YOU can only play whats being put in front of you.

If Italy had a ROG & Reddan on Saturday it would be an Italian win.

[HappyMonday83]

ROG & Reddan are universally acclaimed to be the only ones to come out with any credit out of this bad performance.

YOU can only play whats being put in front of you.

If Italy had a ROG & Reddan on Saturday it would be an Italian win.

Reddan did well, ROG turned out his usual performance, solid but nothing to get excited about. Carney did well when he came on, i'd start him ahead of shaggy next week.

[pudgee]

ROG & Reddan are universally acclaimed to be the only ones to come out with any credit out of this bad performance.

YOU can only play whats being put in front of you.



Eerie echoes of the complaints that Argentina 'wouldn't play' at the WC.

Reddan had an all right game. O Gara had an average game - not a 'masterclass' by any means.

[northmallexile]

T'was something else lamps. The only singing I heard during the match was from the italians. I was sitting in hill 16 where a drunkard getting thrown out raised a bigger cheer than the arland try, it just showed the type of people I was dealing with. Also about 15 mins into the match these two wans came wandering in only to find their seats were taken, well, talk about a fucking princess. She was more interested in having everyone moved than she was with watching the game. The stewards even offered her better seats near the front but even that wasn't good enough, by the time she was finished she had about three or four people moved from their seats and she still ended up going somewhere else to sit. It was really shocking, you'd seen more atmosphere at an OAP christmas party.

Eh? Have they installed temporary seating for the rugby now? I thought that was only for the soccer.

[EDDIEB]

Reddan did well, ROG turned out his usual performance, solid but nothing to get excited about. Carney did well when he came on, i'd start him ahead of shaggy next week.

Solid ROG was the difference on Saturday.

Carney should possibly start as should Jackman,M.O'Driscoll ,Bowe on the wing and Murphy at full back.

[HappyMonday83]

Eh? Have they installed temporary seating for the rugby now? I thought that was only for the soccer.

The hill was fully seated and thank god, if I had to stand while watching that shite heads would have rolled.

[steve sanders]

So I was at the excuse for a game of rogby that was arland and italy. Now I was expecting to see a share of bandwagoning, but nothing could prepare me for what I actually saw. Half the people around me weren't even watching the ruddy game, and only a handful of those that did watch it knew what was going on. Honestly I didn't know there were so many bandwagoners doing the rounds.

ruddy? seriously?

[HappyMonday83]

Solid ROG was the difference on Saturday.

Carney should possibly start as should Jackman,M.O'Driscoll ,Bowe on the wing and Murphy at full back.

Any half decent OH would have done what rog did on saturday, it certainly wasn't "world class".

[HappyMonday83]

ruddy? seriously?

I'm always serious. :|

[steve sanders]

on the subject of the game, it was just soooo dull.

bad rugby really is a tough watch.

[EDDIEB]

The hill was fully seated and thank god, if I had to stand while watching that shite heads would have rolled.

You would be better off watching the game on TV as the hill is useless for Rugby I'd say.Pitch way too big and unless you are in the upper tiers Hogan or Cusack between the 22's its hardly worth it.

[EDDIEB]

Any half decent OH would have done what rog did on saturday, it certainly wasn't "world class".

Well he's a half decent OH and its good enough for the HEC & 6N.

[Edmund Blackwater]

To be fair to ROG, he always steps up when it matters.

[HappyMonday83]

You would be better off watching the game on TV as the hill is useless for Rugby I'd say.Pitch way too big and unless you are in the upper tiers Hogan or Cusack between the 22's its hardly worth it.

I'd a grand view of the pitch. I should have left at half time.

[EDDIEB]

I'd a grand view of the pitch. I should have left at half time.

Great view of one end of the pitch but players were probably "subbeteo" size from there.

[HappyMonday83]

Great view of one end of the pitch but players were probably "subbeteo" size from there.

Not at all. The other end of the pitch is hardly miles away.

[Langer Dan]

Really?
Italy's,
Arland's,
what were the others?
ireland's?

World in Union, Italian anthem, Irish anthem, Coulter's dirge.

[Langer Dan]

You would be better off watching the game on TV as the hill is useless for Rugby I'd say.Pitch way too big and unless you are in the upper tiers Hogan or Cusack between the 22's its hardly worth it.

Was in the Cusack lower by the 22 on the hill 16 side.

The atmosphere was truly shocking, a few hundred around us made no noise whatsoever. The Dooblin rugger brigade are as lifeless as ever.
Im surprised twas dead on the Hill HM, that normally where the schoolboy supporters are planked and they generally make a bit of noise, there certainly seemed to be more life than in the stand, twas like a wake.

Shit match, shit crowd.