Off Topic Thread 3.0

thomond2006

Buer wrote: »

Bears are very likely to take a QB with 3rd overall pick so Glennon could well be back up again. If the 49ers have a QB deal confirmed as seems inevitable, the Bears are likely to get the pick of QBs in the draft....unless Cleveland decide to go for yet another QB. Rumours are they're gonna stick with RG3 to see if he can stay fit for a year.

By the looks of things Glennon will be a transitional starter until the rookie is ready. Cutler will be released as expected and Hoyer is already gone. There's a lot of optimism with the Bears GM as the draft last year worked out really well (particularly Jordan Howard in the 5th round who finished runner up in rushing yards).

I wonder if Cleveland will avoid taking a high QB this year as he'll be playing with a bad team which could ruin him. That said their cap space is crazy (100m or so) so they have plenty cash to sign free agents.

clsmooth

Off to Barcelona for a stag tomorrow. Any ideas where to watch the game??

dregin

clsmooth wrote: »

Off to Barcelona for a stag tomorrow. Any ideas where to watch the game??

There are 4 Irish bars facing each other... somewhere... one is the temple bar and they show rugby.

Stheno

dregin wrote: »

There are 4 Irish bars facing each other... somewhere... one is the temple bar and they show rugby.

Vague memories from a night fuelled by excessive consumption of alcohol?

dregin

Stheno wrote: »

Vague memories from a night fuelled by excessive consumption of alcohol?

Vivid memories of being the only lad wearing a Leinster top and shouting at the telly louder than the rest of the pub full of Munster tops as Munster came back against Northampton after a billionty phases.

Buer

thomond2006 wrote: »

I wonder if Cleveland will avoid taking a high QB this year as he'll be playing with a bad team which could ruin him. That said their cap space is crazy (100m or so) so they have plenty cash to sign free agents.

Jesus f*cking Christ.

Reports this evening that the Browns are taking Osweiler off the Texans along with a 2nd round pick next year in exchange for relieving Houston of that contract.

If confirmed, I don't know which organisation is getting the worse deal here.

thomond2006

Buer wrote: »

Jesus f*cking Christ.

Reports this evening that the Browns are taking Osweiler off the Texans along with a 2nd round pick next year in exchange for relieving Houston of that contract.

If confirmed, I don't know which organisation is getting the worse deal here.

The Browns are planning to pay some of Brock's salary this year and then trade him. They have the cap space to do it, I think it's a win for Cleveland.

pickarooney

Cleveland Browns? That's a little too close to Cleveland Shïts.

swiwi_

mfceiling wrote: »

https://youtu.be/jPjk2nYiY0Q

The new "trip to spain" with Brydon and Coogan.

I can't wait for this. The Italian one was magnificent.

Good call. The first series was not bad but the Italian one I started yesterday is magnificent. I'll be looking out for the Spain one for sure.

Cheers mfceiling.

b.gud

Game of Mother-F**king Thrones. Mother-F**kers

https://twitter.com/GameOfThrones/status/839931931076628480

July? JULY??

Only one thing for it.

wp_rathead

Fecking backwards dates, I thought was a riddle and was 16-12=4, so 7th of April , and I was like "but that's a Friday the idiots"... Then it dawned on me

irishbucsfan

wp_rathead wrote: »

Fecking backwards dates, I thought was a riddle and was 16-12=4, so 7th of April , and I was like "but that's a Friday the idiots"... Then it dawned on me

Don't worry. You're not the only person who struggles with it

https://twitter.com/jimwaterson/status/825017459530936320

Buer

thomond2006 wrote: »

The Browns are planning to pay some of Brock's salary this year and then trade him. They have the cap space to do it, I think it's a win for Cleveland.

Their draft picks for this year and next are outrageous. If they can't make the playoffs in the next 4 years, they should be wound up. They have seven picks in the first two rounds of next two drafts combined including 1st and 12th this year.

Absolutely amazing

irishbucsfan

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Absolutely amazing

Its brilliant. Funnily enough I was in a remote meeting this morning where the exact same thing happened to one of the participants, so its been getting a lot of airtime in the office.

mfceiling

swiwi_ wrote: »

Good call. The first series was not bad but the Italian one I started yesterday is magnificent. I'll be looking out for the Spain one for sure.

Cheers mfceiling.

Truly brilliant. 6 great episodes...laugh out loud and stunning scenery.

bilston

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Absolutely amazing

Hahaha this is one the funniest things I've seen in a long time!

Erik Shin

Eddie Vedder ticket's on sale this morning....Being touted already by Ticketmaster! at 3-5times their face value

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXus8AbWGps

latest toughest trade is on youtube

Stheno

I'm dying to know how mfceilings night has gone.

As he's not yet posted "steno that was ****" I'm hoping it was good

mfceiling

Stheno wrote: »

I'm dying to know how mfceilings night has gone.

As he's not yet posted "steno that was ****" I'm hoping it was good

Sorry Stheno it wasn't good.











It was bloody brilliant!!

Stheno

mfceiling wrote: »

Sorry Stheno it wasn't good

It was bloody brilliant!!

Really?

mfceiling

Stheno wrote: »

Really?

Yep!!

Dinner was ok...I enjoyed mine but wife wasn't fussed.

Service was poor. Wrong desert brought out. Wrong bill brought to table. Correct bill brought and paid then they brought it again and wanted payment!! Waiter spilled a bottle of coke over himself. To be fair they were young and I'll put on my old head here and say that no one under the age of 30 should be working at that game.


Now the show...wow. A live "swing band" playing 5 feet from you is something to behold. Excellent musicians (extra kudos to the young guy with the huge head of frizzy hair playing the sax). They mixed it up with 3 different singers...2 lovely ladies and a man about 70 (john sheridan? ) who was brilliant. Really got the crowd going and had a voice that makes these present day x-factor idiots sound horrendous. He came down after the show and talked to the people there...I had a great chat with him and he says they are delighted that the response is getting better all the time.

The average age of the punters seemed to be fairly old. There were 2 oul ones near the stage who were kicking 80 but were having the time of their life. I suppose with the price approaching 200 quid for dinner, drinks and a show you aren't going to have a younger demographic. Anyway thumbs up from me and thanks again for a great recommendation.

Erik Shin

So..The food and service was a bit rubbish...But the band made up for it ?

mfceiling

Erik Shin wrote: »

So..The food and service was a bit rubbish...But the band made up for it ?

Yep. I enjoyed my food. Missus wasn't pushed on hers but I thought it looked nice. Service was laughable at times but to be fair a young lad with middling English won't be great.

Stheno

mfceiling wrote: »

Yep. I enjoyed my food. Missus wasn't pushed on hers but I thought it looked nice. Service was laughable at times but to be fair a young lad with middling English won't be great.

Hmm that would drive me nuts

mfceiling

Stheno wrote: »

Hmm that would drive me nuts

I know. I remember Micheal Winner writing in his Sunday Times column years ago that he sent a waiter back to the kitchen to get a pen and paper to take his order properly. Now I can see what he meant.

I was in Argentina years ago and every waiter was a man in his 50's or 60's. The pride they had in their job was very noticeable and the service was exemplary. No comparison with young students nowadays.

Erik Shin

To be fair, it's not a career here... Restaurants by and large treat waiting staff like crap on a shoe....it permeates down thru to the customers

mfceiling

And I come home from work today and my childminder hands me a plastic bag.

"My boyfriend won this in a competition but he doesn't like rugby but I know that you do"

Just a match ball signed by the full Irish squad!!

All photos of the kids have been thrown out and this now takes pride of place on the mantlepiece!!