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GTR63 · 25-04-2012 2:07pm

cena wrote: »

so was at the doctor this morning for an quater to nine appointment and I didn't get out till half ten

You equaled my record so. Whats the point of booking a appointment, they mean nothing anymore.

The Showstopper wrote: »

Had my proudest moment on twitter today, managed to get blocked by Hector.

What did you say to him?

The Showstopper · 25-04-2012 2:17pm

GTR63 wrote: »

What did you say to him?

He played that song 'Call me Maybe' and I expressed my dissatisfaction. Then he replied that it was number one last week. Then I told him to get off his high horse as he used to refuse to play Katy Perry and he responded with this:

"yeah yeah yeah .. good luck youre barred ! i play what I want when I want ps KEEP HER LIT AND THATS STRAIGHT EDGE ! "

Clearly he dosen't know what straight edge is either.

gnfnrhead · 25-04-2012 3:22pm

cena wrote: »

so was at the doctor this morning for an quater to nine appointment and I didn't get out till half ten

That's about average in my experience, anything less than that is a bonus!

jaykhunter · 25-04-2012 4:47pm

cena wrote: »

so was at the doctor this morning for an quater to nine appointment and I didn't get out till half ten

It's because most patients have the ubiquitous disease of "while I'm here, Doctor..." and you get the real reason(s) people came into the practice. It means people take at least double the time they were allotted.

That and GPs get tons of referrals, paperwork & sorting out follow-up tests, admissions etc. He/she isn't in there having a conga party lol! A sizeable portion of the day is administrative crap. That and patients need to be ready when the doctor is; there's tons of them but very few Doctors.

Waiting sucks for everyone but at least you were out still in early morning. Hope everything's alright cena

Charisteas · 25-04-2012 5:01pm

jaykhunter wrote: »

It's because most patients have the ubiquitous disease of "while I'm here, Doctor..."

For €60 per appointment, I would be in the category of "I'll wait until there's 3 or 4 things wrong with me before I go"

GTR63 · 25-04-2012 5:26pm

jaykhunter wrote: »

It's because most patients have the ubiquitous disease of "while I'm here, Doctor..." and you get the real reason(s) people came into the practice. It means people take at least double the time they were allotted. That and GPs get tons of referrals, paperwork & sorting out follow-up tests, admissions etc. He/she isn't in there having a conga party lol! A sizeable portion of the day is administrative crap. That and patients need to be ready when the doctor is; there's tons of them but very few Doctors.

Waiting sucks for everyone but at least you were out still in early morning. Hope everything's alright cena

Jayk proving he is in the profession. I hate when old people go in before you I just say to myself forget it cause they keep talking to the doctor for ages. My doctor must hate me cause I have two referrals for hospital that are going on for about 3 years & a tooth that needs to be pulled nearly 2 years & they stay offering me painkillers to "help it".

gnfnrhead · 25-04-2012 5:33pm

GTR63 wrote: »

a tooth that needs to be pulled nearly 2 years & they stay offering me painkillers to "help it".

String + doorknob + video camera = problem solved

jaykhunter · 25-04-2012 5:38pm

€15 per disease Rich is pretty good value! lol. Always good to have a DS or a charged iphone with ya at the doctors

Once had an old man come in complaining of a lump in his throat. Turns out his dog died earlier in the week. Pretty heartbreaking.

You couldn't just send him away right away.

GTR mate no sense in toughing it out when it's definitely gonna hurt, i say take the meds!

GTR63 · 25-04-2012 5:48pm

jaykhunter wrote: »

€15 per disease Rich is pretty good value! lol. Always good to have a DS or a charged iphone with ya at the doctors

Once had an old man come in complaining of a lump in his throat. Turns out his dog died earlier in the week. Pretty heartbreaking. You couldn't just send him away right away.

GTR mate no sense in toughing it out when it's definitely gonna hurt, i say take the meds!

Oh I am taking the meds but I don't lean on them too much. I couldn't take my DS out in Public its like saying don't go near this man he is still a child playing his Pokemon White & Mario Kart, that reminds me must pick up Kid Icarus.

gnfnrhead wrote: »

String + doorknob + video camera = problem solved

Its my back teeth so NO Chance. I will bide my time i'm afraid. Its annoying as fúck waiting for appointments, last time I went in they lost my X-Ray & I had to go get it done in another hospital cause their machine was broken.

GTR63 · 25-04-2012 8:19pm

Real & Bayern is quite exciting could finish any score, no blanket defending anyway.
4,000th post to celebrate here is a gimmick that I only remembered how great it was this week.

Diabhal Beag · 25-04-2012 8:31pm

This week has "amazeballs" for exciting soccerball action. Hope the "ruggers" can match it.

GTR63 · 25-04-2012 8:40pm

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

This week has "amazeballs" for exciting soccerball action. Hope the "ruggers" can match it.

Watch the Europa league semi too(skip the coverage on 3e though)they were both great last week, far better the champ league semi's were last week imo. As for the rugby Clermont vs Leinster could be a cracking game, but Edinburgh vs Ulster maybe not so much, hope the latter of both ties get through & we get a all Irish final.

Diabhal Beag · 25-04-2012 8:48pm

Gonna bet on Clermont even though it's in Bordeaux. Ulster should have too much unless Pienaar has another disaster.

The Showstopper · 25-04-2012 8:53pm

Really hope Leinster pull it off on Sunday, should be a cracker of a game. Missed barca and Chelsea last night because of training and now only getting to see some of Bayern and Madrid because of college exams tomorrow. Must learn next year to study in advance of exams.

GTR63 · 25-04-2012 9:02pm

Real are a bit nervy now. Next goal is Huge in this tie if Bayern get it Real have to get two. Kinda Hate the away goal rule it just fuels negativity which is so strange when you think that football is meant to be a entertaining sport.

Diabhal Beag · 25-04-2012 9:18pm

I like the away goal rule. Levels out the 2nd leg home advantage a lot.

connemara man · 25-04-2012 9:22pm

Its a fair food game to watch but I see Madrid scoring next even if it has been mainly Munich for the last while, (watch bayern get a goal now)

gnfnrhead · 25-04-2012 9:22pm

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

I like the away goal rule. Levels out the 2nd leg home advantage a lot.

What advantage is there really from playing the second leg at home? Plus, it gives your opponent an extra 30 minutes to get said away goal if needed. If they only counted for 90 minutes, then fair enough but it doesnt. It counts for extra time too, giving the away side the advantage. One away goal means the home team needs two.

GTR63 · 25-04-2012 9:29pm

Mario "Andy Carroll" Gomez, in the sense that at times he needs about 8 chances to score 1 goal. Don't worry he will get a flick on late on.

Ridley · 25-04-2012 9:41pm

jaykhunter wrote: »

He/she isn't in there having a conga party lol!

cena · 25-04-2012 10:16pm

jaykhunter wrote: »

It's because most patients have the ubiquitous disease of "while I'm here, Doctor..." and you get the real reason(s) people came into the practice. It means people take at least double the time they were allotted. That and GPs get tons of referrals, paperwork & sorting out follow-up tests, admissions etc. He/she isn't in there having a conga party lol! A sizeable portion of the day is administrative crap. That and patients need to be ready when the doctor is; there's tons of them but very few Doctors.

Waiting sucks for everyone but at least you were out still in early morning. Hope everything's alright cena

I just went in to ask if I could second opinion on this injury to my hand while been there been told I've depression due the injury getting me down.

GTR63 · 25-04-2012 10:35pm

Fair play Bayern deserved to go through. Eamo is in some mood tonite.

connemara man · 25-04-2012 10:56pm

I hope Bayern win the final if chelsea don't get 4th newcastle deserve it after the season they've had

and BH this is for you for the soccer forum, to get you into primo Modding mode

The Showstopper · 25-04-2012 11:13pm

That was a terrible penalty shootout. Dunphy delighted Ronaldo missed. You would think it was the only penalty missed the way the rte lads go on about it.

GTR63 · 25-04-2012 11:30pm

The Showstopper wrote: »

That was a terrible penalty shootout. Dunphy delighted Ronaldo missed. You would think it was the only penalty missed the way the rte lads go on about it.

I had to laugh when Eamo called it beforehand & then gave us his own shootout heartbreak story. Guess Dunphy feels he has to balance out all the English press saying Messi ain't that great. They were right about Mourinho though the team shows little of his touches or characteristics. They didn't want it as much as Bayern did which suprised me.

gnfnrhead · 25-04-2012 11:34pm

I was hoping Ronaldo would score so Dunphy would have to eat his words. Other than that, I didnt care who won. I'll be supporting Bayern in the final unless Spurs finish 4th.

Rjd2 · 26-04-2012 1:30am

Tune is banging, everyone here can relate. :cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__HeE6NWmDE

Charlie Haughy · 26-04-2012 1:42am

Schweini was immense this morning, I'm glad Bayern won and delighted he got the winning moment. When he punched his chest when he was about to take the peno... what a boss.

It's great that there are no Spanish teams in the final, fúck Madrid and Uefalona.

Dont mind who wins it now really, but would prefer Chelsea to win it, and will be supporting them on the night.

Charisteas · 26-04-2012 3:45am

GTR63 wrote: »

Kinda Hate the away goal rule it just fuels negativity which is so strange when you think that football is meant to be a entertaining sport.

Tim Vickery has a good blog on the differences between the away goal rule in Europe compared to South America. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/timvickery/

Of all the dozens of wrestling blogs and articles I skim through, Tim Vickery is the only soccer journo I go out of my way to read each week.

Charisteas · 26-04-2012 3:46am

connemara man wrote: »

I hope Bayern win the final if chelsea don't get 4th newcastle deserve it after the season they've had

What's the story if Chelsea win the final but finish 5th in the league, does that mean five English teams in next seasons CL?

Charlie Haughy · 26-04-2012 7:55am

Charisteas wrote: »

What's the story if Chelsea win the final but finish 5th in the league, does that mean five English teams in next seasons CL?

If Chelsea win the cup, and dont finish 4th, the team who finishes 4th goes into the europa league, not the champions league, with chelsea replacing them.

GTR63 · 26-04-2012 11:04am

I reckon if Chelsea win Arsenal may have to qualify. I am sure reigning champs get automatic progression to next years tournament & that may mean the team that finishes 3rd likely Arsenal (unless they bottle it, pipe down Eamo) may have to qualify. Hope Bayern win the final though & whoever finishes 4th keep it What a shot to gut it'd be from getting big bucks in the Champ League to getting stuck on 3e getting analysed by Phil Babb & heaven forbid they bring back Ken Doherty.

Angron · 26-04-2012 11:11am

I dunno if they do get automatic progression. Liverpool in 2005 I think won the tournament, and they finished 5th in England. They had to go through the qualifiers cause I doubt it had ever happened before, and I'm not sure what the rule is now.

GTR63 · 26-04-2012 12:23pm

Denny M wrote: »

I dunno if they do get automatic progression. Liverpool in 2005 I think won the tournament, and they finished 5th in England. They had to go through the qualifiers cause I doubt it had ever happened before, and I'm not sure what the rule is now.

Thats when the change was made after that Liverpool had to start at Qualification Round 1 in early July. Everton who finished 4th lost in the 3rd round to Villareal, there was 5 English teams (although I think UEFA didn't recognise Liverpool as a English side early on because they never wanted to have 5 teams from 1 country). So when Everton got knocked out UEFA breathed a huge sigh of relief cause it was back to square one. Now its different I think the winner goes through automatically & the team that finishes 4th doesn't get a chance to qualify now.

smallerthanyou · 26-04-2012 12:40pm

GTR63 wrote: »

I reckon if Chelsea win Arsenal may have to qualify. I am sure reigning champs get automatic progression to next years tournament & that may mean the team that finishes 3rd likely Arsenal (unless they bottle it, pipe down Eamo) may have to qualify.

From EPL website:

English winners of the UEFA Champions League who do not qualify through their domestic position go forward as Winners to the group stage, with the team finishing fourth dropping to the UEFA Europa League.

So Chelsea straight into group stages meaning 3rd place likely to have to go through a qualifier.

Angron · 26-04-2012 12:40pm

Well then if that's the case, I really hope Bayern win and Chelsea don't get 4th place.

JP Liz V1 · 26-04-2012 3:54pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r532khFSIHg

Diabhal Beag · 26-04-2012 4:07pm

The songs that come out before the big tournaments are genuinely enough to make you wish Ireland didn't qualify.

Charisteas · 26-04-2012 4:08pm

Ok the team that finishes 3rd (will be Arsenal) will still go into group stages no matter what happens elsewhere. Good to know.

English winners of the UEFA Champions League finishing outside the top four places (but who qualify for the UEFA Europa League through their domestic Barclays Premier League position) go forward as Winners to the group stage along with domestic champions, runners-up and third place.

http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/fans/faqs/who-qualifies-to-play-in-europe/

I hope Bayern win the CL final, but on the other hand I would LOVE IT if Spurs finished 4th but had to go into the Europe League haha.

Charisteas · 26-04-2012 4:14pm

That song is terrible, then again most soccer songs are.

The FAI couldn't get Creed, Saliva, or Limp Bizkit to do the song?!

JP Liz V1 · 26-04-2012 4:19pm

Charisteas wrote: »

That song is terrible, then again most soccer songs are.

The FAI couldn't get Creed, Saliva, or Limp Bizkit to do the song?!

At least it isnt Jedward

Diabhal Beag · 26-04-2012 4:42pm

Mundy is probably on the dole now. Give it to charity-case musicians like him.

GTR63 · 26-04-2012 6:28pm

So it seems Guardiola wants to leave Barca & take a break, can't help but feel that its a good thing. His tactical changes this season haven't gone down well and the fact Messi hasn't been rotated at all is a real criticism of him. But who will be the new manager doubt they would go for Luis Enrique after he has had a disappointing season at Roma, maybe Bielsa has thrown his name in the hat after the season Bilbao had.

Charlie Haughy · 26-04-2012 8:18pm

GTR63 wrote: »

So it seems Guardiola wants to leave Barca & take a break, can't help but feel that its a good thing. His tactical changes this season haven't gone down well and the fact Messi hasn't been rotated at all is a real criticism of him.

Cants Matty getting the job full time anyway, think Roman would prefer a big name.

GTR63 · 26-04-2012 10:04pm

Bilbao vs Lisbon was great as I expected twas like a game you'd play in school a real next goal wins style mentality to both sides. Athletic vs Atletico in the final, should be a good final with plenty of misspellings & attacking football.

waltersobchak · 26-04-2012 11:06pm

I know what song I'll be blaring during the Euro's...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5PT65I2ny8

GTR63 · 26-04-2012 11:51pm

Came across a show on Extreme Sports. Man vs. Beast it must be the worst tv show ever. What will drag a plane further a fully grown Elephant or 45 midgets? oh dear lord

paddyismaddy · 27-04-2012 3:47pm

guardiola going at barca

Charlie Haughy · 27-04-2012 4:11pm

mancini better hope City wins the premiership now.

Diabhal Beag · 28-04-2012 5:13pm

Newcastle have surely blown it in regards to 4th. Here's hoping Spurs get 4th and Chelsea bayte the ****e out of Bayern to ruin Harry's year.

HON THE FERRIS!

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