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Buer · 21-01-2019 12:27AM

Some kick. Probably the best kicker in the NFL over the past 2 seasons.

I'd be extremely bitter if I was a Saints fan, though. Most straightforward call possible that would have all but handed the game to the Saints was ignored. Can't blame Payton for still losing the rag with the officials several plays later.

thomond2006 · 21-01-2019 12:34AM

It was an amazing non-call. 100 times out of 100 that gets called in the regular season, where we have seen DPI called for feck all contact.

Dave_The_Sheep · 21-01-2019 12:41AM

Squidgy Black wrote: »

The argument I never understand that they peddle around evictions, is that they blame the banks. I've seen plenty of comments on news sites and Facebook where they blame the bank, saying it's the bank's fault for approving the mortgage on a house that was beyond their means.

Now obviously the banks went mental with their 110% mortgages etc, but surely it's their own fault for not being a grown adult and realising there's no way in hell they could sustainably live that way?

And it's not as if the banks are just preying on them to miss their first repayment and dragging them out of the house that same day, a family member defaulted on their mortgage and the bank spent months trying to arrange payment plans etc with them, before she finally left after about a year of not paying her mortgage.

Depends on the bank. If it's a bank we (taxpayers) nationalised, they can go **** themselves. No bank that was bailed out should be allowed to repossess a home. If the owner can't pay, the state should take ownership. The bank should be told to go **** themselves, as should the previous owner.

I've no sympathy for those that choose to not pay. But they're a minority. There's bigger boogymen in our society than mortgage-defaulters.

thomond2006 · 21-01-2019 03:16AM

AFC championship is equally fantastic.

yerrahbah · 21-01-2019 03:32AM

What a crazy game

thomond2006 · 21-01-2019 03:40AM

This is stunning entertainment.

thomond2006 · 21-01-2019 04:01AM

Going to overtime. Amazing.

yerrahbah · 21-01-2019 04:03AM

Brilliant game.

yerrahbah · 21-01-2019 04:15AM

Some great third down conversions by Patriots in OT. Great drama and great game.

thomond2006 · 21-01-2019 04:18AM

I hate the OT rules of a TD winning the game on the first drive but KC had three 3rd & longs to get the ball back and didn't get it done.

What a pair of games. Incredible entertainment.

troyzer · 21-01-2019 09:09AM

I couldn't watch the games live but I'm looking at highlights now.

Looks like they would have been absolutely mental live.

Podge_irl · 21-01-2019 09:14AM

****ing Pats.

Podge_irl · 21-01-2019 09:18AM

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Depends on the bank. If it's a bank we (taxpayers) nationalised, they can go **** themselves. No bank that was bailed out should be allowed to repossess a home. If the owner can't pay, the state should take ownership. The bank should be told to go **** themselves, as should the previous owner.

I've no sympathy for those that choose to not pay. But they're a minority. There's bigger boogymen in our society than mortgage-defaulters.

The state doesn't want ownership of odd houses here, there and everywhere. Neither does the bank for that matter.

irishbucsfan · 21-01-2019 09:52AM

I watched the Saints live and felt pretty bad for Sean Payton. Then I remembered he tried to pay his players to injure their opponents and I got over it immediately.

Dramatic stuff.

Buer · 21-01-2019 10:36AM

thomond2006 wrote: »

It was an amazing non-call. 100 times out of 100 that gets called in the regular season, where we have seen DPI called for feck all contact.

https://www.clippituser.tv/c/eqkxbd

It gets worse each time I watch it. It wasn't just pass interference, it was helmet to helmet. It was a penalty under any interpretation.

Apparently Payton contacted the league after the game and they openly admitted it was a bad call. So that should make up for missing out on a trip to the Superbowl. :pac:

Podge_irl · 21-01-2019 10:58AM

That is utterly appalling. He didn't even try to be subtle about it!

troyzer · 21-01-2019 11:00AM

It's like the Seahawks and Pats from a few years ago during the referee strike.

Buer · 21-01-2019 11:16AM

Podge_irl wrote: »

That is utterly appalling. He didn't even try to be subtle about it!

He admitted as much afterwards saying he was beaten by the play and was just trying to stop the TD.

If that ball is caught and a new set of downs is set up, the Saints can run that clock down to almost single digits before chipping the field goal.

At best, Rams are going to have about 8 or 9 seconds to go the length so it's pretty much a done deal.

I enjoy watching the Rams more than the Saints (particularly since the Saints have clammed up in recent months) but it would have been nice to see Brees and Brady head to head in the Superbowl. I don't think either would beat the Patriots though.

thomond2006 · 21-01-2019 03:47PM

Tired this afternoon but that was so much fun to watch. You have to think the Patriots will be favourites in two weeks. The Rams defensive line is monstrous but they'll be negated by Brady's quick releases. Edelman will have a field day.

I still can't get over the non-call in the Saints game. I wonder if the challenge system should be extended to challenging calls not made on the field.

Podge_irl · 21-01-2019 04:51PM

Buer wrote: »

I enjoy watching the Rams more than the Saints (particularly since the Saints have clammed up in recent months) but it would have been nice to see Brees and Brady head to head in the Superbowl. I don't think either would beat the Patriots though.

Sigh...alas I agree. Even in a "poor" year they manage to sneak into a playoff bye and then make their way to the bloody superbowl.

thomond2006 · 21-01-2019 04:59PM

Minnesota Miracle last year and a blown call by officials this year. That's two consecutive rough exits from the playoffs for New Orleans.

awec · 21-01-2019 07:30PM

Was just looking at my daughter's creche report for today. Her snack was "cream cheese bagel with cucumber". She's 11 months old and already eating posh food.

What ever happened to jam sandwiches or farleys rusks?

mfceiling · 21-01-2019 07:38PM

awec wrote: »

Was just looking at my daughter's creche report for today. Her snack was "cream cheese bagel with cucumber". She's 11 months old and already eating posh food.

What ever happened to jam sandwiches or farleys rusks?

Drop her over to Thomond on Saturday morning...He can take her for pear and crumbled walnut with bacon on rye bread washed down with a flat white!!

irishbucsfan · 21-01-2019 07:43PM

mfceiling wrote: »

Drop her over to Thomond on Saturday morning...He can take her for pear and crumbled walnut with bacon on rye bread washed down with a flat white!!

Sounds class

prawnsambo · 21-01-2019 08:44PM

awec wrote: »

Was just looking at my daughter's creche report for today. Her snack was "cream cheese bagel with cucumber". She's 11 months old and already eating posh food.

What ever happened to jam sandwiches or farleys rusks?

Really throw the cat among the pigeons tomorrow and tell them that she's on a low-gluten diet and she should never have been given a bagel.

Stheno · 21-01-2019 09:28PM

awec wrote: »

Was just looking at my daughter's creche report for today. Her snack was "cream cheese bagel with cucumber". She's 11 months old and already eating posh food.

What ever happened to jam sandwiches or farleys rusks?

This is why we have childhood obesity

What did she have for lunch?

awec · 21-01-2019 10:12PM

Stheno wrote: »

This is why we have childhood obesity

What did she have for lunch?

No idea. The menu is carefully constructed though, I just don't pay much attention to it.

thomond2006 · 22-01-2019 12:46AM

mfceiling wrote: »

Drop her over to Thomond on Saturday morning...He can take her for pear and crumbled walnut with bacon on rye bread washed down with a flat white!!

10% discount for mods.

Zzippy · 22-01-2019 10:30AM

thomond2006 wrote: »

10% discount for mods.

My two will be there at 8am... the toddler is teething again so you'll want industrial quantities of Calpol. The baby is grand, only takes an hour to get her wind up after feeding (every 3 hours).

dregin · 22-01-2019 12:33PM

Any of ye made a submission to Dublin City Council opposing a planning application?
Some lunatic has an application for a 6 story block of (mostly) single bed, buy to let apartments about 50m away from us. The artist's impression is of a flat panelled building with loads of glass, nothing like the surrounding red brick buildings. They've also had a conservation assessment done which says that the 200+ year old building on the site can be demolished as long as photos are taken. It's the last of a group of buildings that gave the area its original name. A meeting on Sunday saw a few hundred residents attend, but we're very worried that we're going to have this crap lumped on us in the not to distant future.

Anyone have any advice? I'm hoping to get a submission together today.

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