Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Sep 13, 2011 7:13 am  

gutterfax wrote:

All I did was respond to the poster who said people would pretend the RWC was interesting and Good when it wasn't.....I used facts, compared the 2 games in question (this is a Union thread on a League Forum) and showed that Union isn't as boring as some would have you believe.

As you point out, they are 2 different games, but the poster decided to come out with an of-the-cuff comment that had no basis, so I responded.

I have watched England yawnion for 40 years. They have never been exciting to watch. Yet they still sell out Twickers, but it has nothing to do with the fare on offer. I know numerous people who attend, it is either for a weekend away with the lads or corporate freebie. The vast majority of these couldn't even name the players never mind their club sides.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Sep 13, 2011 7:31 am  

tigertot wrote:

I have watched England yawnion for 40 years. They have never been exciting to watch.

If they are not exciting to watch, why have you put yourself through the last 40 years of pain????? Are you a Steward at Twickenham?

tigertot wrote:

Yet they still sell out Twickers, but it has nothing to do with the fare on offer. I know numerous people who attend, it is either for a weekend away with the lads or corporate freebie. The vast majority of these couldn't even name the players never mind their club sides.

I know many Union fans who do know the names of the international players, their clubs and where they played before.....yours is a non-argument.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:44 am  

gutterfax wrote:

I know many Union fans who do know the names of the international players, their clubs and where they played before.....yours is a non-argument.

It is not an argument, it is a fact.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:51 am  

Courtney Lawes has been suspended for two games for recklessly striking an opponent. Fortunately for England the inclusion of extremely poor teams in the world cup means that they'll only be without him for the games against Romania and Georgia.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:29 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

Courtney Lawes has been suspended for two games for recklessly striking an opponent. Fortunately for England the inclusion of extremely poor teams in the world cup means that they'll only be without him for the games against Romania and Georgia.

Time for that ultra-dynamic, athletic second row pairing of Louis Deacon and Tom Palmer.

Didn't see much wrong with the Lawes challenge to be honest, just looked a bit clumsy. Not sure there was anything deliberate or malicious in it - unlike the attempt to gouge Haskell which seems to have gone unpunished.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:07 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Time for that ultra-dynamic, athletic second row pairing of Louis Deacon and Tom Palmer.

Didn't see much wrong with the Lawes challenge to be honest, just looked a bit clumsy. Not sure there was anything deliberate or malicious in it - unlike the attempt to gouge Haskell which seems to have gone unpunished.

Surprised they haven't done Haskell for swearing.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:19 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

Courtney Lawes has been suspended for two games for recklessly striking an opponent. Fortunately for England the inclusion of extremely poor teams in the world cup means that they'll only be without him for the games against Romania and Georgia.

Yep....have to agree.......the RLWC is better because there are only 2 possible winners rather than 5 and only 8 whipping boys instead of 15 It's not like Australia would put 52 points on opponents in a semi is it.....

Romania, in case you weren't paying attention, ran a scottish outfit pretty damn close last weekend and Georgia managed to scare the crap out of Ireland in 2007.

Yet more off-the-cuff comments that don't stand up to scrutiny

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:27 pm  

What on Earth has my post got to do with rugby league?
Ask Martin Johnson if he'd rather be without Lawes for the games against Georgia and Romania or Scotland and the knockout game against most probably France.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:12 pm  

Samoa (-32) v Namibia
Scotland (-17) v Georgia
Tonga (-6) v Canada

Treble paying 3/1 with Paddy Power is looking really tempting, as is a 19/1 trixie that will return the stake with 2 winners and a loser.

Re: If you must discuss Union, do it here II : Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:26 pm  

Conroy wrote:

Samoa (-32) v Namibia
Scotland (-17) v Georgia
Tonga (-6) v Canada

Treble paying 3/1 with Paddy Power is looking really tempting, as is a 19/1 trixie that will return the stake with 2 winners and a loser.

I put this on this afternoon;
Samoa -33
Tonga -7
Scotland -17
USA -7

Four-fold accumulator pays 14/1.
I've had a yankee on too as I'm not too sure about Samoa.