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  • #4052
    Zzippy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,166 ✭✭✭✭Zzippy


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Labour are biding their time. They've already signalled indirect support for a second referendum just this week. They don't want to lose the leave element of their base and want to pull as many of them into their voting pool before they cut the legs from under Brexit.

    I'm convinced Corybn is playing pure politics on this one and has positioned himself as being in favour of leave whilst his Party are largely on the other side. Optically that's a setup which both leavers and remainers may feel comfortable with.

    I think the Tory's are headed for a generation in ignominy.


    Nah, he's an ideological Eurosceptic, it's not playing politics. He genuinely wants out of the EU. He did f*ck all to campaign for Remain. If Labour replaced him with Keir Starmer and campaigned for a second referendum and a pro-remain platform they would walk the election. As it is, even with the Tories in complete disarray, they are still behind in the polls with Corbyn. He is unelectable as PM.


  • #4053
    troyzer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,170 ✭✭✭troyzer


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Labour are biding their time. They've already signalled indirect support for a second referendum just this week. They don't want to lose the leave element of their base and want to pull as many of them into their voting pool before they cut the legs from under Brexit.

    I'm convinced Corybn is playing pure politics on this one and has positioned himself as being in favour of leave whilst his Party are largely on the other side. Optically that's a setup which both leavers and remainers may feel comfortable with.

    I think the Tory's are headed for a generation in ignominy.

    I think you're being really, really optimistic. It seems to me that Corbyn is just bored with the Brexit talk, is happy enough with it but would prefer to get back to his own pet issues.

    Because to be fair, Brexit is drowning out everything else.


  • #4054
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 20,606 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Zzippy wrote: »
    Nah, he's an ideological Eurosceptic, it's not playing politics. He genuinely wants out of the EU. He did f*ck all to campaign for Remain. If Labour replaced him with Keir Starmer and campaigned for a second referendum and a pro-remain platform they would walk the election. As it is, even with the Tories in complete disarray, they are still behind in the polls with Corbyn. He is unelectable as PM.
    troyzer wrote: »
    I think you're being really, really optimistic. It seems to me that Corbyn is just bored with the Brexit talk, is happy enough with it but would prefer to get back to his own pet issues.

    Because to be fair, Brexit is drowning out everything else.

    I think if Corbyn was truly Eurosceptic then he'd be gone as leader. Cameron didn't exactly kill himself on the campaign trail for remain either let's not forget. Labour are natural bed buddies of the EU which has done absolute wonders for UK labour laws.

    The Tories are in the throes of a party fracturing civil war.

    The DUP threatened to bring the Government down but are now saying get rid of May and the deal and they'll maintain confidence.

    The SNP want what the DUP don't want.

    Mogg wants May gone and a no deal.

    Davis wants May gone, he wants to break their international agreements and begin external trade talks now and wants to dictate a deal to the EU who will 'come around'.

    Boris hasn't said much yet but the one definite is that when he does it will make things worse.

    The only reason the Tories numbers haven't completely sunk yet is that there is no alternative that people want until Labour take a strong position. Labour are waiting for the Tories to completely collapse and I'm quietly confident once that happens you will see Corbyn adopt a more pro EU tone then.

    Backing a second referendum yesterday was a lot more game changing than people realise.


  • #4055
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 6,773 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    and that will end the politics discussion for today


  • #4056
    troyzer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,170 ✭✭✭troyzer


    connemara man wrote: »
    and that will end the politics discussion for today

    Just out of curiosity, why?


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  • #4057
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 20,606 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Can we create a separate thread for politics discussion - it's going to be an eventful few weeks and plenty on here seem to enjoy discussing it?


  • #4058
    troyzer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,170 ✭✭✭troyzer


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Can we create a separate thread for politics discussion - it's going to be an eventful few weeks and plenty on here seem to enjoy discussing it?

    I thought the whole point of this thread WAS to discuss things like politics.


  • #4059
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    The Lost Sheep wrote: »
    really? I don't get to see pitch from y bar and rely on hearing crowd or talking to customers and the atmosphere tonight was well below any big or somewhat big Rigby game.


    Yeah in my experience the crowd were much louder for yesterday's friendly then any other rugby match I've been to at the aviva.

    You seem to be at every match though so what do I know.


  • #4060
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 6,773 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    troyzer wrote: »
    Just out of curiosity, why?

    It's against the charter


  • #4061
    troyzer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,170 ✭✭✭troyzer


    Zzippy wrote: »
    Thread continued from here

    The usual rules apply. Non-rugby talk here. Consider this a social place, but like a pub, things like religion and politics can be divisive, so don't say things here you wouldn't say to someone's face in the pub. Sober ;)
    connemara man wrote: »
    It's against the charter

    Fair enough, should probably clarify it in the opening post though because post #1 suggests that we should just be careful around politics and religion.

    On a seperate topic, is there any merit to the FAI burning everything down and trying to rebuild along the lines of the IRFU?


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  • #4062
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 20,606 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    troyzer wrote: »
    I thought the whole point of this thread WAS to discuss things like politics.

    Politics has been banned for a long time but I think there was a general trend that non Irish politics were external enough to be ok hence the occasional conversations around UK and US politics.

    A middle ground contained in a separate thread seems harmless enough to me if there was scope for it. There are political tectonic plates moving in the US and UK at the moment and there has often been interesting discussions and perspectives within this specific forum.

    I appreciate that AH or political forums exist but those places are daft.


  • #4063
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,812 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    troyzer wrote: »
    On a seperate topic, is there any merit to the FAI burning everything down and trying to rebuild along the lines of the IRFU?

    Won't happen. Too many people within the organisations pockets being lined. And in terms of unification between the FAI and the IFA, they're too long established for it to work. The first step would be an All Ireland league though, which really should have happened a long time ago.


  • #4064
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Anybody use kodi? Recommend any add ons?


  • #4065
    irishbucsfan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,978 ✭✭✭✭irishbucsfan


    The charter is clear that there should be no politics talk.

    The charter can only be changed by a boards rugby consitutional referendum and that constitutional referendum can only be called by the father of the house, jacothelad. However unfortunately as political talk is banned, it would be against the rules for him to call such a referendum. As such, the charter will remain unchanged.


  • #4066
    troyzer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,170 ✭✭✭troyzer


    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    The charter is clear that there should be no politics talk.

    The charter can only be changed by a boards rugby consitutional referendum and that constitutional referendum can only be called by the father of the house, jacothelad. However unfortunately as political talk is banned, it would be against the rules for him to call such a referendum. As such, the charter will remain unchanged.

    So sayeth the spider.


  • #4067
    stephen_n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,920 ✭✭✭✭stephen_n


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Anybody use kodi? Recommend any add ons?

    Is Kodi still working? Thought that went the way of rubik's cube


  • #4068
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    stephen_n wrote: »
    Is Kodi still working? Thought that went the way of rubik's cube

    A timeless classic?

    I got a new firestick only yesterday so seeing what I can do with it


  • #4069
    dregin
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 6,525 Mod ✭✭✭✭dregin


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Anybody use kodi? Recommend any add ons?
    Absolutely hate it. Every time I've given it a spin, I've been reminded of how 1990's the UI is. Stupidly slow, clunky and error-prone.

    Get plex and ace stream. Never look back.


  • #4070
    stephen_n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,920 ✭✭✭✭stephen_n


    Deleted User wrote: »
    A timeless classic?

    I got a new firestick only yesterday so seeing what I can do with it

    laying in a box somewhere untouched!


  • #4071
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    dregin wrote: »
    Absolutely hate it. Every time I've given it a spin, I've been reminded of how 1990's the UI is. Stupidly slow, clunky and error-prone.

    Get plex and ace stream. Never look back.

    The UI is shockingly bad. I already had a chromecast but needed a second one so opted for a firestick. I can't believe you can't do basic casting to a TV out of the box on a firestick. Have to sideload some app to get it working. I have plex already set up. I'll check out ace stream. Not familiar with that.

    Not impressed at all with the firestick so far. Having to type with that remote is awful. Far better to do everything with your phone and cast to a screen.


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  • #4072
    stephen_n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,920 ✭✭✭✭stephen_n


    Deleted User wrote: »
    The UI is shockingly bad. I already had a chromecast but needed a second one so opted for a firestick. I can't believe you can't do basic casting to a TV out of the box on a firestick. Have to sideload some app to get it working. I have plex already set up. I'll check out ace stream. Not familiar with that.

    Not impressed at all with the firestick so far. Having to type with that remote is awful. Far better to do everything with your phone and cast to a screen.

    Don't like the Firestick for that, the remoting of apps is a pain in the ass. Got my parents one and don't like the UI at all. Works for what they need it for as they only use one app.


  • #4073
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,812 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    The UI is shockingly bad. I already had a chromecast but needed a second one so opted for a firestick. I can't believe you can't do basic casting to a TV out of the box on a firestick. Have to sideload some app to get it working. I have plex already set up. I'll check out ace stream. Not familiar with that.

    Not impressed at all with the firestick so far. Having to type with that remote is awful. Far better to do everything with your phone and cast to a screen.

    The Alexa remote is handy for that, but again, having to speak to search is brutal


  • #4074
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 13,822 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Squidgy Black wrote: »
    The Alexa remote is handy for that, but again, having to speak to search is brutal

    I don't mind having to speak as I've gotten used to it when driving. But sometimes I'm at a point where I need to type something, I go to speak, and it searches a completely different section rather than inputting the typing field I have in focus.


  • #4075
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 20,606 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    irishbucsfan wrote: »
    The charter is clear that there should be no politics talk.

    The charter can only be changed by a boards rugby consitutional referendum and that constitutional referendum can only be called by the father of the house, jacothelad. However unfortunately as political talk is banned, it would be against the rules for him to call such a referendum. As such, the charter will remain unchanged.

    How can we even trust the charter when it was put together by a bunch of shady, un-elected bureaucrats mods, I reckon we should take back our sovereign rugby sub forum, write our own charter and format a thick border around it.

    We should have a posters vote on it, a vote to take more ownership of boards rugby. If YOU want more ownership then support a posters vote for our MORE OWNERSHIP movement or MORON for short!


  • #4076
    b.gud
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,905 ✭✭✭b.gud


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Anybody use kodi? Recommend any add ons?

    I'm guessing that the kind of add-ons you'd be interested in are the kind of ones that we're not allowed to talk about here so the anything I say in the rest of the post will just be generic kodi talk and definitely noting to do with the kind of add ons that we can't talk about ;)

    Kodi was the way to go for a long time but an increase in the number of option, particularly on mobile, have led to somewhat of an exodus away from it. This was not helped by the fact that a number of high profile prosecutions of developers of add-ons however there is somewhat of a covenant between developers and users that when one gets shut down another one will spring up. There's plenty of info out there you just need a yoda style person to help you find it on Google


  • #4077
    stephen_n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,920 ✭✭✭✭stephen_n


    Anyone else getting that database issue last night? That’s been happening on and off all week. Be a pain in the hole if it’s doing that tonight during the game.


  • #4078
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 20,606 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    stephen_n wrote: »
    Anyone else getting that database issue last night? That’s been happening on and off all week. Be a pain in the hole if it’s doing that tonight during the game.

    This wouldn't happen If we took More Ownership. We could fully fund the rugby forum and stop paying 350 million a week to boards.ie.


  • #4079
    DGRulz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,232 ✭✭✭DGRulz


    Deleted User wrote: »
    This wouldn't happen If we took More Ownership. We could fully fund the rugby forum and stop paying 350 million a week to boards.ie.


    Venjur for Admin anyone?


  • #4080
    Mookie Blaylock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,058 ✭✭✭Mookie Blaylock


    Boring auld night lads


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  • #4081
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 20,606 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    DGRulz wrote: »
    Venjur for Admin anyone?

    Ill create a new account called Vengel Jurrage...


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