Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:58 pm  

Stand-Offish wrote:

England what a bag of sh?te today ... sack that jug-eared coach.

That's the man who's going to lead England to the union world cup I'll have you know!
Haven't you heard? Martin's men have demonstrated their dominance of the northern hemisphere against some top quality opposition in this year's six nations...

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sat Mar 19, 2011 8:12 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

:HAND: That's the man who's going to lead England to the union world cup I'll have you know!
Haven't you heard? Martin's men have demonstrated their dominance of the northern hemisphere against some top quality opposition in this year's six nations...

Indeed, he's coached them well in the art of indiscipline.
Seriously, does he ever learn anything from mistakes?
Let me remind him, looking back only as far as today's game.
Penalty Ireland 3-0
Penalty Ireland 6-0
Penalty Ireland 9-0
Cheerio England!!!!!
Never mind only the Grand Slam at stake.
And he couldn't get them up for it!

Along with various other misdemeanours including getting a man sent off for ten minutes for throwing the ball away.
What a well drilled outfit ... the Southern Hemisphere sides must be sh/tting themselves.

Better to save the disappointment and get a coach with a brain, before the latest cream of English players are wasted by this jug-eared rugby illiterate.

I know he was a winner as a player, but he's won nothing of merit as a coach.
Still he'll have his fans no doubt.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sun Mar 20, 2011 4:48 pm  

Well done England. Proud of you guys!

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:03 pm  

tigertot wrote:

A colleague at work, who also works for the RFU, tells a story about Kennedy. Apparently Kennedy's son plays? & was playing in a tournament in the south-west. Kennedy alledgedly asked if he could park his helicopter at the ground. They said yes, for a donation. He gave a tenner.

He probably charged them rent for their own ground and all

(a joke, before Shark J gets narked!)

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sun Mar 20, 2011 10:20 pm  

Haha. I'm not bothered mate. I'm not gonna have a go every time somebody says a bad word about us. I just butt in when people state things like they're facts when they're not. I'm not the biggest pro Kennedy person anyway.

I would rather we didn't move to Salford if I'm honest. Not until there are secure and regular public transport links up there anyway. Otherwise it would be pretty difficult. I think you're all getting a bit carried away though, as going off the Salford forum they generally seem to want it to happen. Kennedy said that he's committed to Edgeley Park and so for the time being I can't see it happening. In terms of a modern, purpose built Rugby ground with good facilities and possibly standing areas then I would be happy for it. But only if it suited both clubs and nobody got a bad end of the stick.

In other Sale news - Manchester United vs Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley has been confirmed as kicking off at the same time as our Reebok Stadium game. There goes our chance of promoting to the whole region! According to our online ticket site there are 3 tiers sold out at the moment. After speaking to a friend I think this basically means we aren't opening those stands as ticket sales aren't too good.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:27 pm  

Shark J wrote:

Haha. I'm not bothered mate. I'm not gonna have a go every time somebody says a bad word about us. I just butt in when people state things like they're facts when they're not. I'm not the biggest pro Kennedy person anyway.

I would rather we didn't move to Salford if I'm honest. Not until there are secure and regular public transport links up there anyway. Otherwise it would be pretty difficult. I think you're all getting a bit carried away though, as going off the Salford forum they generally seem to want it to happen. Kennedy said that he's committed to Edgeley Park and so for the time being I can't see it happening. In terms of a modern, purpose built Rugby ground with good facilities and possibly standing areas then I would be happy for it. But only if it suited both clubs and nobody got a bad end of the stick.

In other Sale news - Manchester United vs Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley has been confirmed as kicking off at the same time as our Reebok Stadium game. There goes our chance of promoting to the whole region! According to our online ticket site there are 3 tiers sold out at the moment. After speaking to a friend I think this basically means we aren't opening those stands as ticket sales aren't too good.

I think the fact that Notlob are also in the mix that weekend is a bit of a killer for you too. The Dingles will probably be heading south en masse now, and those still remaining will probably save their cash for a session the next day.

To be fair, it was probably the best possible weekend to pick when it was decided- nobody could have predicted that 3 of the 4 teams would be from Greater Manchester.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Mar 22, 2011 6:41 am  

The only top flight rugby union club in the North West. Remember, union is a global sport which enjoys popularity throughout the UK. I'm sorry but if the game at the Reebok doesn't sell out it will be a massive embarrassment to the Sale club and Mick Hogan.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Mar 22, 2011 3:44 pm  

opps http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/wor ... cle/39943/

opps http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/wor ... cle/39943/

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Mar 22, 2011 8:36 pm  

dids858 wrote: opps http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/wor ... cle/39943/ Love it. This just shows how arrogant the chaps at Twickers are.

dids858 wrote: opps http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/wor ... cle/39943/ Love it. This just shows how arrogant the chaps at Twickers are.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Fri Mar 25, 2011 12:16 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

The only top flight rugby union club in the North West. Remember, union is a global sport which enjoys popularity throughout the UK. I'm sorry but if the game at the Reebok doesn't sell out it will be a massive embarrassment to the Sale club and Mick Hogan.

Not as big an embarassment as the grand final, played between the 2 biggest clubs in the north west, being played in the north, not selling out. Considering RL is only pretty big on the east coast of aus and the north of england, that is a MAJOR embarassment.