FSA "off topic" thread - No discussion relating to FSA or Soccer - please read post 1

Holy crap!

Canada 10-0 up on Italy after 16 minutes!

Edit: Italy try straight away :pac:

Benimar wrote: »

I think Harlequins are worse myself

Saracens surely :pac:

Although I'll never forget the Munster - Wasps semi final!! Trevor Leota was some size of a man!

iroced wrote: »

Unable to reach boards since yesterday (wednesday) eve... Site's just back now. It's getting more and more frequent down there. Third time this season. Connection OK, any other random site fine. Weird & annoying.

Got the same on a few occasions the last few days, "service unavailable".

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

The site wasn't responding well at all on Wednesday night or last night for me but it seems the site was under some kind of attack. I think they shut down some of the function along with blocking access from certain countries including Romania and France, as the attacks were originating from there. According to the feedback forum anyway...

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=97234719#post97234719

No need to be taking your frustrations for the season so far out on the website Iroced :P

All we need is a few attacks from Italy & Canada and we've got a rugby world cup conspiracy on our hands.

Invincible wrote: »

That 503 error code is still intermittent.

Same here. Could read posts on other threads on this forum but not this specific thread.

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

England Vs Australia tomorrow should be incredible! Genuinely cannot wait for it, hon the Wallabies!!!

Starting to enjoy this now, really hope England can turn it around
7 point game

Ah here, how long does it take Boards.ie so sort out its technical issues.

Still all over the place halfway through Monday!

Is it still messed up for everyone else? Takes me 4 or 5 refreshes to get the latest page version or to get to the last post.

Dav gave an update in feedback.

Might be another while before things are sorted by the sound of it.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057503701

Lemlin wrote: »

Its a shame it happened on a weekend where most of us had bumper scores.

It was the first Saturday of the season I decided to stay online rather than wait for MOTD and the bloomin forum was unusable!!

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

Yesterday was the Holy Trinity of sports days for Irish Liverpool fans!!! Ireland guaranteed through to the knockout stages of the RWC, UTD got a thumping and BR got the bullet!

It made it even better for me that i didn't touch a drop of booze all week and was feeling incredibly fresh while my Manc supporting pal worked a late shift with a filthy hangover.

If Carlsberg did Sundays!:cool:

I don't watch a lot of rugby (just the 6 Nations and internationals) but was very disappointed in our showing yesterday. If Sexton had got one of the two kicks he missed, it at least meant we would have beaten them by more than one score.

Couldnt agree more with both of you, basing my prediction off the fact Italy are always hopeless in the 6 nations I was expecting a 33 - 13 type win for the lads, to say they made hard work out of it yesterday is an understatement!We've had it easy so far in the tournament and after yesterdays performance I am quite nervous now going into the France game. It will be the first match against a team with any real back bone and the French will be well up for it! Who ever loses could face NZ in the quarters if im not mistaken?

Italy was a good test. It was a bit of both for me - we were lacking in some aspects, but fair play to Italy they really turned up and I think that should stand us in good stead going forward. I'd say there'll be a real healthy intensity in training this week. I fancy us to beat France, but in Irish style I predict a heart in mouth affair! Hoping we improve steadily as the tournament goes on, very often the teams that go on to do well don't impress overly early on

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

It's only France anyway up next eh. How're you feeling about it now Iroced?

Crazy how "we" impress your good selves :eek: :P! 1 week away and you were already ****ting in your pants . You saw a team in Blue and lost it completely .

Reeeeeelaaaaaaxxx. We play in Red now and Vincent Clerc is a pundit. No need to worry :pac:.

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More seriously though, I couldn't believe how bad you were :eek:! I know Italy put up a great fight, Parisse was back etc... but I'm not really looking at the scoreboard but at what you actually did on the pitch. There was one action of class for Earls' try. And that was it :eek:!
Murray & Sexton were shockingly average. The amount of unforced errors they made :eek:... Jeez you know what?! At times you looked like France :pac:... Your back row was strangely anonymous. And your backs had very few opportunities to shine. You do have good basics though (scrum, line-out, rucking, "choke" tackling, etc...). And Henderson was magnificient. He played for 3 players at least, tackling for two, rucking for 3 or 4, turning balls over for the whole team and masterising lineouts. This time, a truly deserved MOM.

I don't know what you'll take from this game but I think the confidence level changed a bit. If anything this game could have awoken your past demons now that France is on your way. Before the WC, with your unbeaten record against us under PSA, there was no game for me. We were going to be second. Now. After 3 games, you gave me the feeling of going a little bit worse each time (I know the opposition got stronger each time but again I'm looking at what you did on the pitch) while we seemed to gradually progress in our game. Will that be enough? I'm not sure. But it's definitely closer than how I was seeing it a month ago .

Shedite27 wrote: »

If only one Irish team can win today, who do you take...
- Football
- Rugby

Football !!! :pac:....

We're growing tired of knocking the ABs out of RWC . Let us try and fight our Argentine demons this time ^^.