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All Blacks v Irish property developers

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,476 ✭✭✭✭Ush1


    whiskeyman wrote: »
    There was a photo of lots of Irish fans in the stadium during the Scotland or Japan game and someone captioned it:




    'spot your landlord'.

    That is funny but to the OP a landlord and property developer aren't the same thing.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,558 ✭✭✭Stacksofwacks


    I don't know, they have a league going in the Basque country now of all native players

    In Gaelic football, really? I think an international tournament would be a good idea, would help the GAA grow to a global audience. Australia, GB and USA wouldn't disgrace themselves Id imagine


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,567 ✭✭✭✭Boggles


    The last time I saw a beating like that it sparked major riots in LA.

    Ironically they were All Blacks too.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,782 ✭✭✭✭padd b1975


    Edgware wrote: »
    Anther crowd of over rated ****

    I wouldn't exactly say over rated!

    Everyone knows they're useless.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,558 ✭✭✭Stacksofwacks


    padd b1975 wrote: »
    I wouldn't exactly say over rated!

    Everyone knows they're useless.


    Yes they are awful but they do manage to punch above our weight on occasion, they beat the world champions only a few years ago and we barely have our own league ffs


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 373 ✭✭careless sherpa


    In Gaelic football, really? I think an international tournament would be a good idea, would help the GAA grow to a global audience. Australia, GB and USA wouldn't disgrace themselves Id imagine

    Gaelic football and not hurling. Established and run by basques that have a bit of a grá for irish culture


  • Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭chite


    Somebody had to lose, why not Ireland. Well done New Zealand.
    What is a joke is having to fly in a lawyer for Aki's hearing, only for him to get suspended anyway. And fly in another rugby player when one of the other players hurt their neck, I thought they would've brought some subs with them to Japan? A pure waste of money spent by IRFU


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,512 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    We should start a Gaelic world cup, we'd be world beaters

    We could call it the World Series.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,911 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    We should start a Gaelic world cup, we'd be world beaters

    We 'should' hand out a few remote controls. :)

    That's all you need folks...switch it off* if it is making you so miserable...:)

    *might not cure the complaint though.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,489 ✭✭✭Yamanoto


    There's a peculiar type of vindictive glee some angry blokes seem to reserve for losses suffered by the Irish rugby team.

    Real neurotic type of stuff.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,731 ✭✭✭jam_mac_jam


    Oh I don't like a sport so how dare anyone else like it. Like four year olds.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,669 ✭✭✭✭Galwayguy35


    The fans let themselves down by booing during the Haka, you would have thought they would have been told when they were going to their private school that it's bad manners to do someting like that.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,731 ✭✭✭jam_mac_jam


    The fans let themselves down by booing during the Haka, you would have thought they would have been told when they were going to their private school that it's bad manners to do someting like that.

    Plenty of rugby fans went to normal schools.grow up


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,108 ✭✭✭boombang


    I dislike a lot of the fair weather fandom, south Dublin exclusivity, Guinness BS etc. Despite that, anybody playing at the world cup is a hard working, professional athlete. I admire that effort.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,874 ✭✭✭Edgware


    Yes they are awful but they do manage to punch above our weight on occasion, they beat the world champions only a few years ago and we barely have our own league ffs
    In a challenge game. When push comes to shove they always **** up


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,874 ✭✭✭Edgware


    In Gaelic football, really? I think an international tournament would be a good idea, would help the GAA grow to a global audience. Australia, GB and USA wouldn't disgrace themselves Id imagine
    Get their act together in Ireland first. Any G.A.A. activity overseas is great social fun and keeps ex pats together which is fantstic but thats all


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,512 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    Plenty of rugby fans went to normal schools.grow up

    Only an utter dope would boo at it, whatever school they came out of.
    Better review 'best fans in the world' status.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,874 ✭✭✭Edgware


    Only an utter dope would boo at it, whatever school they came out of.
    Better review 'best fans in the world' status.
    That status is reserved for the soccer lads, Delaney and the boys


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,894 ✭✭✭Nunu


    Edgware wrote: »
    In a challenge game. When push comes to shove they always **** up

    He was talking about the football team beating Germany.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,397 ✭✭✭✭Turtyturd


    In Gaelic football, really? I think an international tournament would be a good idea, would help the GAA grow to a global audience. Australia, GB and USA wouldn't disgrace themselves Id imagine

    Can’t see that happening...when GAA players throw shapes against players from overseas and they stand up to it, they suddenly don’t want to play anymore and end up having to cancel the whole series.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,781 ✭✭✭Motivator


    Imagine how miserable you have to be to want your own team to be beaten. Ffs

    They don’t stand for the Irish national anthem, they mean sweet F A to me. They got their arses handed to them today by a proper team. The writing was on the wall for a long time with this crowd and they got humiliated from start to finish. Joe Schmuck out the door with his reputation in tatters in this country. There were grown men crying into their moustaches in gastro pubs and wine bars across Ireland today. EMBARRESSING


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭Donnielighto


    iebamm2580 wrote: »
    Rugby team ranked 4/30, soccer team ranked 28/210, funnily both exactly in the same position percentage wise as being in the top 13.33%, so maybe the media might start being a bit more positive about the soccer team and being a bit(alot)less positive about the rugby team, had enough of joe molloy and off the ball crew every night talking about rugby for an hour with the past 4 years, they might change up the programme a bit now, only so much of keith wood and brian o driscoll a man can listen to.


    Where are you getting 4 out of 30, specifically the 30 from.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭Donnielighto


    Motivator wrote: »
    They don’t stand for the Irish national anthem, they mean sweet F A to me. They got their arses handed to them today by a proper team. The writing was on the wall for a long time with this crowd and they got humiliated from start to finish. Joe Schmuck out the door with his reputation in tatters in this country. There were grown men crying into their moustaches in gastro pubs and wine bars across Ireland today. EMBARRESSING

    Unfortunate caps there. Pretty petty with the schmidt stuff too. I suppose are annoyed about positive reporting on stuff they don't like though. Is it just rugby or any sport without the reach and international interest that soccer has that gets your blood up.

    Also the anthem stuff, what's the issue there, that the people from the UK on the team don't sing another country's anthem or something else? Its and issue that's easily explained to and understood by anyone willing to engage.

    I really don't get the hate for a sport, personally played Gaelic soccer and rugby growing fine with all of them as sports. Would have concerns about governance with games but GAA and soccer would be higher up on that for me.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,893 ✭✭✭Canis Lupus


    Plenty of us play it as well as follow it so like and understand it just fine.

    Put ball down on ground over specific line. Don't pass the ball forward.

    It's hardly complicated loike.


  • Registered Users Posts: 673 ✭✭✭Sharp MZ700


    It's like as if the OP knew they were gonna lose. Perfect timing for this thread.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,558 ✭✭✭Stacksofwacks


    It's like as if the OP knew they were gonna lose. Perfect timing for this thread.

    I didn't want us to lose but after the poor performances in the group stage and after losing to Japan the writing was on the wall, not a chance were we going to beat NZ.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,466 ✭✭✭blinding


    Somebody should start a drinking world cup . I’d be up for the practising and it wouldn’t be all that embarrassing if ya feel flat on your ar$e at it .


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,558 ✭✭✭Stacksofwacks


    blinding wrote: »
    Somebody should start a drinking world cup . I’d be up for the practising and it wouldn’t be all that embarrassing if ya feel flat on your ar$e at it .


    As the Eimearnator says, "Unlucky lads"


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 737 ✭✭✭doughef


    Imagine how miserable you have to be to want your own team to be beaten. Ffs

    There not my team ... they don’t represent me.
    Cheers though


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 737 ✭✭✭doughef


    Yamanoto wrote: »
    There's a peculiar type of vindictive glee some angry blokes seem to reserve for losses suffered by the Irish rugby team.

    Real neurotic type of stuff.
    Nah ... just hate them. Delighted they lost


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,698 ✭✭✭Badly Drunk Boy


    iebamm2580 wrote: »
    Rugby team ranked 4/30, soccer team ranked 28/210, funnily both exactly in the same position percentage wise as being in the top 13.33%,
    The rankings for world rugby has 105 countries, so I don't know where you came up the figure of 30. Maybe that's the number of countries that have ever qualified in the World Cup finals? If so, you can significantly down the 210 countries in the soccer stat.
    The fans let themselves down by booing during the Haka, you would have thought they would have been told when they were going to their private school that it's bad manners to do something like that.
    While it wasn't in the spirit of sportsmanship, the Haka is given way too much reverence, and itself is unsporting. Why is special important given to the Haka, especially when most of the All-Blacks aren't even Maori?

    I'm not much of a rugby fan but it's a bit pathetic the way some people here wanted the Irish team to lose.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,206 ✭✭✭riddles


    iebamm2580 wrote: »
    Rugby team ranked 4/30, soccer team ranked 28/210, funnily both exactly in the same position percentage wise as being in the top 13.33%, so maybe the media might start being a bit more positive about the soccer team and being a bit(alot)less positive about the rugby team, had enough of joe molloy and off the ball crew every night talking about rugby for an hour with the past 4 years, they might change up the programme a bit now, only so much of keith wood and brian o driscoll a man can listen to.

    You listened to them for four years before you decided you had enough. I applaud your patience.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,007 ✭✭✭s7ryf3925pivug


    iebamm2580 wrote: »
    Rugby team ranked 4/30, soccer team ranked 28/210, funnily both exactly in the same position percentage wise as being in the top 13.33%, so maybe the media might start being a bit more positive about the soccer team and being a bit(alot)less positive about the rugby team, had enough of joe molloy and off the ball crew every night talking about rugby for an hour with the past 4 years, they might change up the programme a bit now, only so much of keith wood and brian o driscoll a man can listen to.
    Rugby world rankings list 105 teams, not 30.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,669 ✭✭✭✭Galwayguy35


    While it wasn't in the spirit of sportsmanship, the Haka is given way too much reverence, and itself is unsporting. Why is special important given to the Haka, especially when most of the All-Blacks aren't even Maori?

    I'm not much of a rugby fan but it's a bit pathetic the way some people here wanted the Irish team to lose.

    The Haka is important to Maori culture, it wouldn't have killed them to keep their mouths shut for a few minutes while it was going on.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,911 ✭✭✭✭FrancieBrady


    The Haka is important to Maori culture, it wouldn't have killed them to keep their mouths shut for a few minutes while it was going on.

    The anthems are for 'respect' to be shown...the Haka is a warlike challenge and a bit of marketing fun that people have reacted 'disrespectfully' to in different ways over the years. It's not biggie and I'd imagine NZ expect it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 771 ✭✭✭HappyAsLarE


    The Haka is important to Maori culture, it wouldn't have killed them to keep their mouths shut for a few minutes while it was going on.

    Fcuk them. It was a load of white lads dancing. If the Irish team started doing river dance would you expect respect or laughter?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,698 ✭✭✭Badly Drunk Boy


    The Haka is important to Maori culture, it wouldn't have killed them to keep their mouths shut for a few minutes while it was going on.
    Oh sorry, I didn't realise that when the Maori gods invented rugby, the Haka was intended as the ceremonial dance to focus their power against the enemy of their people. :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,874 ✭✭✭Edgware


    Its bad enough that Ireland bent over for them during the game never mind showing"respct" to the Haka before the game


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 830 ✭✭✭ArrBee


    It would have been disrespectful for the team to sign during the haka, but the crowd signing was a great response imo.
    I felt it really added something to the atmosphere. It let them know they were not alone in facing the challenge.

    Of course it didn't seem to help the outcome.
    Wonder what would be the result if there were no handling errors.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,261 ✭✭✭Baron Kurtz


    iebamm2580 wrote: »
    Rugby team ranked 4/30, soccer team ranked 28/210, funnily both exactly in the same position percentage wise as being in the top 13.33%, so maybe the media might start being a bit more positive about the soccer team and being a bit(alot)less positive about the rugby team, had enough of joe molloy and off the ball crew every night talking about rugby for an hour with the past 4 years, they might change up the programme a bit now, only so much of keith wood and brian o driscoll a man can listen to.

    Hadn't listened to BOD in a long time but he has developed a seriously gay voice. Maybe it's always sounded like this.


  • Posts: 7,712 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Imagine how miserable you have to be to want your own team to be beaten. Ffs

    They’re no team of mine.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,503 ✭✭✭✭Mad_maxx


    The Haka is important to Maori culture, it wouldn't have killed them to keep their mouths shut for a few minutes while it was going on.

    Big deal if it's important to the Maori, not everyone feels obliged to sit quietly in awe

    New Zealanders are the most humourless bunch on earth when it comes to their rugby team, sod them


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,007 ✭✭✭s7ryf3925pivug


    They're usually not Maori and it's a gimmick.

    It wasn't always treated with such reverence.



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,781 ✭✭✭Motivator


    Fcuk them. It was a load of white lads dancing. If the Irish team started doing river dance would you expect respect or laughter?

    Well we have grown men and women rocking side to side, arm in arm whilst crying belting out a song written by Phil ****ing Coulter. We don’t exactly need players doing the River Dance for people to laugh at Ireland after that.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,503 ✭✭✭✭Mad_maxx


    Motivator wrote: »
    Well we have grown men and women rocking side to side, arm in arm whilst crying belting out a song written by Phil ****ing Coulter. We don’t exactly need players doing the River Dance for people to laugh at Ireland after that.

    Most Irish people know "Ireland's call" is utter ****e, the kiwis are utterly precious about the haka

    The thing receives far too much respect


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,466 ✭✭✭blinding


    They're usually not Maori and it's a gimmick.

    It wasn't always treated with such reverence.

    Funnily enough thats how Ireland played yesterday . Why don’t Ireland do and Irish Reel with a bit of Scottish dancing for the North thrown in . They could finish with a Bucks Fizz tearing off of the Kilts / Skirts at the end .


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,489 ✭✭✭Yamanoto


    The Haka is important to Maori culture, it wouldn't have killed them to keep their mouths shut for a few minutes while it was going on.

    Sorry now, but you're talking out your hoop.

    If you're visiting a Maori tribal meeting place in New Zealand, you'd solemnly respect the Haka.

    But on the Rugby field immediately prior to kick-off, it's used as a motivational and intimidatory tactic by New Zealand. It is not a national anthem. There's absolutely no reason opposing fans of any nation shouldn't show support for their team and attempt to drown out the Haka in the process.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,246 ✭✭✭✭Dyr


    blinding wrote: »
    Funnily enough thats how Ireland played yesterday . Why don’t Ireland do and Irish Reel with a bit of Scottish dancing for the North thrown in . They could finish with a Bucks Fizz tearing off of the Kilts / Skirts at the end .

    Coordinated collar pop at the end.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,681 ✭✭✭✭P_1


    People who give out about the Haka without realising that all Pacific nations perform a tribal ritual before each match will be the first against the wall when the revolution comes


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,639 ✭✭✭completedit


    I don’t really know what the story is with the Haka. Rugby fans act as if it’s this really significant pre-match thing. As a kid, it was awesome, seeing this massive huge exotic looking guys like tana umanga, jerry Collins(r.i.p) performing it was awe inspiring and given the way NZ were perceived and the reverence given to it, was spine chilling. But as an adult, the only reason the Haka is intimidating is because New Zealand are good, I’m sure for the opposition they are either ambivalent to it or it psyches them up. The way the players of the other team stand there, I don’t know, just seems like theatre to me. Why would a team stand in front of a team performing a war ritual and just put on stern stoic faces unless it was actually motivating them?
    It’s clear that it’s an Adidas marketing ploy, a good one but like the Undertaker’s entrance in WWE, some things become boring over time. I’m sure in person it’s a spectacle if you’ve never seen it before but just don’t get it. It’s cool part of rugby but make no mistake about it, would look as comical as it did back in the 70’s if it wasn’t for fact of New Zealand’s pedigree.


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