Off Topic Thread 3.0

thomond2006

Please not Quinlan!

Erik Shin

It's Quinlan

thomond2006

So Big Ben is my NFL fantasy QB this weekend....:(

thomond2006

Aaron Bleepin' Rodgers.

Buer

thomond2006 wrote: »

Aaron Bleepin' Rodgers.

I thought you were besotted with that man?

thomond2006

Buer wrote: »

I thought you were besotted with that man?

Your misunderstand me Buer. He's my QB on my AF forum team. Ligind. Once again he breaks Cowboys' hearts at the death.

https://twitter.com/packers/status/917171675573084160

https://twitter.com/ESPNNFL/status/917171580383449088

Buer

The man is simply the best QB around. Unbelievably efficient in the 4th quarter.

On a side note, I don't know how Davante Adams was able to play yesterday let alone score two TDs. If that incident from last week was in rugby, we'd be screaming foul about his participation yesterday. He was completely lights out, night in hospital and getting smashed again a week later.

#59 would also be on his holidays for a few weeks or more. Was there any disciplinary action against him?

thomond2006

Emilee Bitter Ginseng wrote: »

#59 would also be on his holidays for a few weeks or more. Was there any disciplinary action against him?

Trevathan got a two game ban, reduced to one on appeal.
The person who upheld the appeal? A former linebacker (same position as Trevathan). :pac:

I do wonder if helmets do more harm than good. Players are more than willing to use them as weapons.

thomond2006

Buer wrote: »

The man is simply the best QB around. Unbelievably efficient in the 4th quarter.

Fingers crossed Green Bay take part in a London game soon, though the more popular teams generally don't get picked. I was at Miami-NO last Sunday and the atmosphere wasn't great as the stadium was full of neutrals. I think it would be a pro-Packers crowd if they played.

Buer

thomond2006 wrote: »

Fingers crossed Green Bay take part in a London game soon, though the more popular teams generally don't get picked. I was at Miami-NO last Sunday and the atmosphere wasn't great as the stadium was full of neutrals. I think it would be a pro-Packers crowd if they played.

There have been big teams over a number of times and it hasn't made it much better. The Giants, Patriots and 49ers have all visited on more than one occasion and would all have pretty good followings in the UK and Ireland....more than the Packers, I'd say at the very least.

I can't see it improving too much unless London actually gets a team and fans can get on board and develop a genuine support of a side. As it stands, it's a day out for people even if their preferred team is involved.

thomond2006

Buer wrote: »

There have been big teams over a number of times and it hasn't made it much better. The Giants, Patriots and 49ers have all visited on more than one occasion and would all have pretty good followings in the UK and Ireland....more than the Packers, I'd say at the very least.

I can't see it improving too much unless London actually gets a team and fans can get on board and develop a genuine support of a side. As it stands, it's a day out for people even if their preferred team is involved.

London Jaguars?

I think they would have to add an extra bye week or two in order for a London franchise to be competitive. They would need a base in the US too.

Buer

thomond2006 wrote: »

London Jaguars?

I think they would have to add an extra bye week or two in order for a London franchise to be competitive. They would need a base in the US too.

I would imagine they'd just come to London for their matches and maintain a training facility on the east coast. They would only have to be in London for 8 weekends a season and could hopefully line up their home games in blocks of 2.

With that said, there are plenty of internal flights in the NFL that are from 4-6 hours so I can't see other teams having much sympathy for them.

Anyone been to the Halloween thing in the RDS - "Nightmare Realm". If so, is it any good and what age group would it be suitable for?

Zzippy

Deleted User wrote: »

Anyone been to the Halloween thing in the RDS - "Nightmare Realm". If so, is it any good and what age group would it be suitable for?

Don't know but if your kids have trouble sleeping afterwards just show them re-runs of the Wales-Ireland game currently on the telly.

Zzzzzzz

EDIT: Just show them the first 55 minutes!

Erik Shin

Zzippy wrote: »

Don't know but if your kids have trouble sleeping afterwards just show them re-runs of the Wales-Ireland game currently on the telly.

Zzzzzzz

Not too bad now is it

swiwi_

Haven’t seen such robbery since Anglo Irish. Welsh all over Ireland like a bad case of herpes but they paid for the laziest laziest defending and McLean scored from nothing.

Is that yous off to the World Cup...or playoffs?

Erik Shin

swiwi_ wrote: »

Haven’t seen such robbery since Anglo Irish. Welsh all over Ireland like a bad case of herpes but they paid for the laziest laziest defending and McLean scored from nothing.

Is that yous off to the World Cup...or playoffs?

Playoff's....and tbf, after the Welsh hitting us hard for the first 20 minutes...they didn't really trouble us

Erik Shin

awec

Ireland are hard to watch.

errlloyd

Great story for Iceland though. Only one letter away if it comes to it.

irishbucsfan

awec wrote: »

Ireland are hard to watch.

I hope we get your lot in the playoffs

If we do, I'll weat a Nucifora mask.

Zzippy

First leg of playoffs weekend of 11-12 November, Ireland play SA on the Sunday so if we're at home first will the Aviva be available?

awec

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I hope we get your lot in the playoffs

If we do, I'll weat a Nucifora mask.

Won't happen, we'll both be unseeded.

irishbucsfan

awec wrote: »

Won't happen, we'll both be unseeded.

Well NI are above Ireland, Sweden, Greece and Denmark in the current rankings. Will that change before the draw?

Zzippy

https://twitter.com/McDonnellDan/status/917493869134204928

Erik Shin

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Well NI are above Ireland, Sweden, Greece and Denmark in the current rankings. Will that change before the draw?

Seedings come out this day next week, because NI lost their last 2 qualifying games they are prob going to slip down...but nobody can say for sure yet

awec

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Well NI are above Ireland, Sweden, Greece and Denmark in the current rankings. Will that change before the draw?

Yea, new rankings come out next Monday and we'll drop after two defeats in a row.

Portugal / Switzerland, Italy, Sweden and Croatia will be the seeded teams. Possibly Denmark if Sweden lose I think.

Erik Shin

awec wrote: »

Yea, new rankings come out next Monday and we'll drop after two defeats in a row.

Portugal / Switzerland, Italy, Sweden and Croatia will be the seeded teams. Possibly Denmark if Sweden lose I think.

Out of that lot, only Portugal would I fear

awec

Erik Shin wrote: »

Out of that lot, only Portugal would I fear

Italy would beat Ireland as well.