All Blacks v Irish property developers

Ush1 · 19-10-2019 7:42pm

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.

Stacksofwacks · 19-10-2019 7:46pm

careless sherpa wrote: »

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

Boggles · 19-10-2019 7:52pm

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

Ironically they were All Blacks too.

padd b1975 · 19-10-2019 7:56pm

Edgware wrote: »

Anther crowd of over rated ****

I wouldn't exactly say over rated!

Everyone knows they're useless.

Stacksofwacks · 19-10-2019 8:05pm

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

careless sherpa · 19-10-2019 8:08pm

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

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

chite · 19-10-2019 8:11pm

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

whisky_galore · 19-10-2019 8:23pm

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

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

We could call it the World Series.

FrancieBrady · 19-10-2019 8:34pm

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

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.

Yamanoto · 19-10-2019 8:34pm

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.

jam_mac_jam · 19-10-2019 8:37pm

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

Galwayguy35 · 19-10-2019 8:54pm

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.

jam_mac_jam · 19-10-2019 8:56pm

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

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

boombang · 19-10-2019 10:05pm

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.

Edgware · 19-10-2019 10:50pm

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

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

Edgware · 19-10-2019 10:53pm

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

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

whisky_galore · 19-10-2019 10:54pm

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

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.

Edgware · 19-10-2019 10:58pm

whisky_galore wrote: »

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

Nunu · 19-10-2019 11:02pm

Edgware wrote: »

In a challenge game. When push comes to shove they always **** up

He was talking about the football team beating Germany.

Turtyturd · 19-10-2019 11:02pm

Stacksofwacks wrote: »

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.

Motivator · 19-10-2019 11:03pm

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

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

Donnielighto · 19-10-2019 11:07pm

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.

Donnielighto · 19-10-2019 11:17pm

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.

Canis Lupus · 19-10-2019 11:36pm

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

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.

Sharp MZ700 · 19-10-2019 11:38pm

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

Stacksofwacks · 19-10-2019 11:58pm

Sharp MZ700 wrote: »

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.

blinding · 20-10-2019 12:31am

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 .

Stacksofwacks · 20-10-2019 12:32am

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"

doughef · 20-10-2019 2:57am

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

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

doughef · 20-10-2019 2:59am

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

Badly Drunk Boy · 20-10-2019 4:16am

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.

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

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.

riddles · 20-10-2019 4:19am

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.

s7ryf3925pivug · 20-10-2019 7:12am

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.

Galwayguy35 · 20-10-2019 8:35am

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

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.

FrancieBrady · 20-10-2019 8:56am

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

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.

HappyAsLarE · 20-10-2019 9:07am

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

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?

Badly Drunk Boy · 20-10-2019 9:23am

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

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:

Edgware · 20-10-2019 9:29am

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

ArrBee · 20-10-2019 9:32am

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.

Baron Kurtz · 20-10-2019 9:32am

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.

20-10-2019 9:50am

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

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

They’re no team of mine.

Mad_maxx · 20-10-2019 9:54am

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

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

s7ryf3925pivug · 20-10-2019 10:01am

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

It wasn't always treated with such reverence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emJyEa4z2Ec

Motivator · 20-10-2019 10:06am

HappyAsLarE wrote: »

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.

Mad_maxx · 20-10-2019 10:35am

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

blinding · 20-10-2019 10:53am

Luke Plump Gymnasium wrote: »

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

It wasn't always treated with such reverence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emJyEa4z2Ec

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 .

Yamanoto · 20-10-2019 11:00am

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

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.

Dyr · 20-10-2019 11:08am

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.

P_1 · 20-10-2019 12:24pm

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

completedit · 20-10-2019 12:51pm

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.

All Blacks v Irish property developers

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