Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sat Sep 10, 2011 9:41 am  

cjhatesunion wrote:

Now I know you are obviously a Wire fan and I can live with that.

Now though you are saying you play union has made me see you in a completely different light,I thought you where a decent guy until you mentioned this.

Haha! Not a lot of League round here, and not always got car access- so you take what you can get. But Union is a good game to play- but everything that makes it good to play makes it god-awful to watch.

But in other news- England's indiscipline in this game is hilarious.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:09 am  

I’ve just put it on for the last 10 minutes... so Jonny Wilkinson has missed 5 kicks at goal and has just kicked a conversion in front of the posts to convert an England try and put them 10-9 up

If England win this game then ‘Jonny comes to the rescue’ will be all over the back pages

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:28 am  

From their cheap and nasty shirts, with their cheap and nasty numbers that don't stay on, to their total lack of attacking ideas, England were rubbish.
They won ... the only consolation.

They have been in a training camp since June.
What they have learned seems to be how to give penalties away like freebies, miss penalty kicks, take the ball standing still, kick the ball away for no good reason, etc etc.

Martin Johnson, well done!

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:53 am  

In Rugby League circles we complain about the lack of outside backs but our three quarters are light years ahead of the England RU team who seem genuinely unable to attack with speed and accurate passing

England will now grind through 3 more group matches and not face another tough game for a month (unless the Scots raise their game)

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:16 am  

was watching pre game today with the argies- england game and it went through all the positions .. lock, full back etc..all numbers have a specific name except no8 lol.. he is just a number 8.. no position? whats that all about

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sat Sep 10, 2011 12:03 pm  

Right that's me done till the knockout stage. Can't believe I stayed in for that when the rest of my mates went to the beach.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sat Sep 10, 2011 12:07 pm  

adelaide-giant.no9 wrote:

was watching pre game today with the argies- england game and it went through all the positions .. lock, full back etc..all numbers have a specific name except no8 lol.. he is just a number 8.. no position? whats that all about

The no8 position in union is called...suprisingly No8. Strange, but true.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sat Sep 10, 2011 1:42 pm  

cjhatesunion wrote:

How long is this union WC on for,three or four weeks.

Got some bad news for you CJ. 6 weeks.
6 weeks of this dross with people pretending it's good and interesting.
Well it's not.
I promise not to watch a minute of it, I turn off the TV and radio every time it gets dragged up.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sat Sep 10, 2011 2:24 pm  

I think that there is a real possibility that this World Cup will get a negative reaction from the UK public. There was a real surge in interest in Union after it went pro and then England won the WC in 2003 (international success will naturally drive interest in any sport)

But the England Argentina game saw 16 penalty shots at goal taken (5 successful)... of course diehard fans of the sport will say its tactical and nail biting stuff but there is no way that this will appeal to the wider public.... the Emperor’s new clothes will be seen for what they are

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Sat Sep 10, 2011 2:34 pm  

Dunbar wrote:

I think that there is a real possibility that this World Cup will get a negative reaction from the UK public. There was a real surge in interest in Union after it went pro and then England won the WC in 2003 (international success will naturally drive interest in any sport)

But the England Argentina game saw 16 penalty shots at goal taken (5 successful)... of course diehard fans of the sport will say its tactical and nail biting stuff but there is no way that this will appeal to the wider public.... the Emperor’s new clothes will be seen for what they are

I'll have you a friendly fiver it doesn't
I agree about the Emperor's new clothes (as often put forward by tigertot), but the people who watch the coverage on ITV will more often than not repeat the views spouted by the commentary team down the pub in an effort to sound knowledgable.
As I posted this morning I'm done till the groups are finished. I can't believe I gave England another chance and missed the NRL games!