The Official Off Topic Thread

jimjamcos

I think Ireland are the value in 6N @ 11/2. Granted we haven't got a great tradition of winning it and a few injuries (Loss of SOB is massive) but provinces are flying and Schmidt is a genius. Given proper time with the players, which he now gets, can see him working his magic. We have Wales, who I'd fear most, at home, we wont fear England away and Schmidt has a proven track record of getting results in France and a super knowledge of them from his days coaching there. The front row isn't nearly as weak as it used to be and with real depth and all the main Irish players on form, I think we'll go well, despite the loss of TTT and Bowe who should be fit in the next few weeks.

Colonel Sanders

Know very little about Rugby but England have been very well backed today

BumperD

jimjamcos wrote: »

I think Ireland are the value in 6N @ 11/2. Granted we haven't got a great tradition of winning it and a few injuries (Loss of SOB is massive) but provinces are flying and Schmidt is a genius. Given proper time with the players, which he now gets, can see him working his magic. We have Wales, who I'd fear most, at home, we wont fear England away and Schmidt has a proven track record of getting results in France and a super knowledge of them from his days coaching there. The front row isn't nearly as weak as it used to be and with real depth and all the main Irish players on form, I think we'll go well, despite the loss of TTT and Bowe who should be fit in the next few weeks.

Brave shout. We nearly got the wooden spoon last season and we have an ageing team. I'm personally concerned about the strength of this squad....hope I'm wrong.

BumperD

Switching between the racing and rugby. Thought that Italian 7 bergamasco had retired. Seems to be playing for years

jimjamcos

BumperD wrote: »

Brave shout. We nearly got the wooden spoon last season and we have an ageing team. I'm personally concerned about the strength of this squad....hope I'm wrong.

Wouldn't place too much emphasis on age profile of team. Only 5 players on tomorrow's team are the wrong side of 30, and BOD is the only one in the backs where age matters much more. Plenty of youth on the bench too and when you consider that Fitzgerald, Bowe, Zebo and, even Gilroy if he hits form, are still to return to the squad, there's plenty of options going forward.

BumperD

French national anthem coming up. Class

UrbanSea

Good God United are bad

jimjamcos

UrbanSea wrote: »

Good God United are bad

Beyond ****e. Only senseless Moyes would buy a no.10 when we have 3 already and need a CM, 2 FB's and a CB (at least!)

BumperD

BumperD wrote: »

That's short enough. France are forwards orientated. I could see England stretching that heavy pack around the park, tiring them out and packing up a good score in the final 20 mins with their back line.

Watch now, England will get hammered after I said that

........................With 20 minutes gone.......it's playing out in exactly the opposite way that I predicted. Typical French.

UrbanSea

I love this paddy power messenger :pac: testing how good it interprets messages ''30 fat ones on dishy guru tomorrow mr power'

UrbanSea

Message understood. Very impressive

BumperD

England kicking to the corners, tiring the French. Didn't realise France have a bench full of forwards to mitigate that strategy, final 20 will be tense

Luap

Tina from Corrie in town tonight might have a peek poke.

BumperD

The Frogs march on, marcheon...

ste2010

Want to watch wolf of Wall Street online. Anyone recommend a site?

carpothepunk

Levidia.ch and pick a DVDrip


On the pints in the Salthouse since lunchtime, home for a shower and away out again. Metalman is some tack

UrbanSea

Colonel is it o haras stout you drink no

carpothepunk

Leann Follain Leann Follain Leann Follain

Colonel Sanders

UrbanSea wrote: »

Colonel is it o haras stout you drink no

Leann Follain (among others!)

My "go to" beers would probably be:

In bottles

- Leann Follain
- London Porter
- McGraths Red

On tap

- Metalman
- dark arts porter
- buried at sea

naughto

how do france have three home games this yr?
iam in manchester for a stag for the ireland vrs the tans should be some craic

jimjamcos

This match is muck.

UrbanSea

Awful Jim. The France game was the best I've seen in a while

UrbanSea

The biggest difference percentage wise I've seen in bookies v betfair sp, Vhujon went off 43s on BF 12/1 sp, shocking 232 % difference

bellybuster12

bellybuster12 wrote: »

Anyone else having problems watching replays on ATR, would it have anything to do with my settings??

Anyone on this? All other stuff works fine, youtube etc. Driving me mad as i can't see replays of Irish racing.

While i'm at it, is there another way to watch Irish racing replays?

BumperD

bellybuster12 wrote: »

Anyone on this? All other stuff works fine, youtube etc. Driving me mad as i can't see replays of Irish racing.

While i'm at it, is there another way to watch Irish racing replays?

They are working for me. Is there a software update or plugin you need? I'm not a techie btw but I know something like that happened to me before

hucklebuck

bellybuster12 wrote: »

Anyone on this? All other stuff works fine, youtube etc. Driving me mad as i can't see replays of Irish racing.

While i'm at it, is there another way to watch Irish racing replays?

I tried there and I could watch them, are you logged in?

Not sure about other places, some bookies have replays but they probably inded the ATR feed?

BumperD

bellybuster12 wrote: »

While i'm at it, is there another way to watch Irish racing replays?

Racing post television, on homepage, show Irish race highlights from time to time.

bellybuster12

I'm logged in alright, but when i want to watch a replay the log in screen is in place of the video(as if i were not logged in) i then press sign in and instead of the video screen coming on it just goes back to log in. very annoying. Ill have another look around and see if i missed an update.

UrbanSea

Try a different browser

bellybuster12

UrbanSea wrote: »

Try a different browser

Yep tried it.