The all new and only slightly recycled off topic thread (read post 1)

irishbucsfan

Our all seeing and all knowing Podgissioner must now set a draft time and date.

matthew8

Shouldn't we hold off on the draft until preseason is over in case a high profile player gets injured or something? There are some guys who we aren't sure are starting too.

P_1

matthew8 wrote: »

Shouldn't we hold off on the draft until preseason is over in case a high profile player gets injured or something? There are some guys who we aren't sure are starting too.

Yeah I'd vote for us having a few preseason games under the belt before diving in

mfceiling

Just to update on the colouring competition.....

It carried on into this evening and I'm happy to announce that....due to me looking at a gorgeous Italian girl in a short dress, the competition was declared void and I spent the evening with nobody talking to me.

Still, it's a smashing city. Off to Tuscany on Saturday so hopefully the oppressive heat of the city will be left behind and the Italian countryside will be slightly cooler.

Podge_irl

I sent around a Doodle, though it was for the next fortnight.


The only problem with waiting is there is only a few days between end of preseason and start of season and I won't be around for the whole weekend (I'm being slightly selfish here!).

irishbucsfan

I've always tried to draft after preseason week 3. Nobody important plays in week 4.

Podge_irl

Ok, Doodle updated for 19-26 and 26-29 of August. So I figure the second week is best but we'll see about availability. Did you all get the Doodle?

Pudsy33

mfceiling wrote: »

Just to update on the colouring competition.....

It carried on into this evening and I'm happy to announce that....due to me looking at a gorgeous Italian girl in a short dress, the competition was declared void and I spent the evening with nobody talking to me.

Still, it's a smashing city. Off to Tuscany on Saturday so hopefully the oppressive heat of the city will be left behind and the Italian countryside will be slightly cooler.

I'm not long back from Umbria, the Italian countryside is absolutely magnificent. It should also be cooler then Rome :cool:

mfceiling

Pudsy33 wrote: »

I'm not long back from Umbria, the Italian countryside is absolutely magnificent. It should also be cooler then Rome :cool:

Glad to hear it pudsy..

Swiwi.

mfceiling wrote: »

Just to update on the colouring competition.....

It carried on into this evening and I'm happy to announce that....due to me looking at a gorgeous Italian girl in a short dress, the competition was declared void and I spent the evening with nobody talking to me.

Still, it's a smashing city. Off to Tuscany on Saturday so hopefully the oppressive heat of the city will be left behind and the Italian countryside will be slightly cooler.

We are all waiting with bated breath though to know which child won! I voted for child 2, thomond was offering good odds.

P_1

Between Doodles and colouring competitions makes you wonder just how silly can silly season get :P

mfceiling

Le vieux renard wrote: »

We are all waiting with bated breath though to know which child won! I voted for child 2, thomond was offering good odds.

Child one was declared the winner...stewards enquiry will take place tomorrow morning after child 2 lodged an official complaint that child one had used extra crayons!!

Hagz

The NFL site actually lets you do mock drafts against random people, for those of you who, like me, need some practice.

P_1

Yikes the RDS looks fairly strange when its set up for the Horse Show when you're used to seeing it set up for rugby

Buer

Alas, Lelantos has gone to the other side and joined the closed account club.

And therefore I have sailed the seas and come
To the holy city of Byzantium.

Swiwi.

Buer wrote: »

Alas, Lelantos has gone to the other side and joined the closed account club.

And therefore I have sailed the seas and come
To the holy city of Byzantium.

If I might quote Yeats, the rugby forum "is no country for old men"

Swiwi.

Kiwi_knock wrote: »

Big fan of Arrested Development, love all the little running jokes throughout the series.

Only watched season 1 of Forbrydelsen (The Killing) but really enjoyed it; the American version is actually ok as well, it is worth watching the two seasons of it to give a proper appraisal of it. If you like Scandinavian drama I would recommend Borgen (political drama) and The Bridge (crime/detective), up there with Forbrydelsen for quality.

The Bridge is "different". Kind of has me hooked, but the police chick is weird.

irishbucsfan

I'm watching the world rugby 7s at the moment. Seems to be a bunch of clubs from all over the world.

Entertaining if poor so far.

Edit: God it'd be great if we could send over our academy players to this. Perfect timing as well.

irishbucsfan

Ooh Brumbies with a man sent off, look like they could get knocked out by Saracens of Moscow!

awec

On the way to croke park for my first ever gaa game :pac:

only been to croke once, for Ireland v Wales.

.ak

awec wrote: »

On the way to croke park for my first ever gaa game :pac:

only been to croke once, for Ireland v Wales.

It's fairly impressive as a stadium, just for sheer volume.

Had all my Clare family in the gaf this morning, trying to feed them all... Was like a scene from the Hobbit or something.

jamiedav2011

.ak wrote: »

It's fairly impressive as a stadium, just for sheer volume.

Had all my Clare family in the gaf this morning, trying to feed them all... Was like a scene from the Hobbit or something.

It's the best stadium in Ireland, particularly on days like this.
Aviva does better it for rugby, but that's because Croker wasn't built for a smaller pitch.

.ak

Yeah, I never get used to the size. I do a run up past it every 2nd day and it's just f'ing massive.

thomond2006

Ugh, tough viewing from a Limerick perspective so far. Well at least it's not effing Kilkenny we're playing.

.ak

Great game, Clare were clinical even tho Limerick were far more physical. Should be a cracking final but I can't see past a Cork win.

awec

Gwan the banner :P

Swiwi.

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Ooh Brumbies with a man sent off, look like they could get knocked out by Saracens of Moscow!

I see the Brumbies ended up winning the whole thing!

Fireball07

awec wrote: »

Gwan the banner :P

P_1

Picked myself up an early 2000's Toulouse home shirt (proper collar and material) in the Irish Life today. Cracking shop for picking up old jerseys and the like.

awec

If you're pubbing it in the city centre, I recommend -

The Duke of York
John Hewitt
The Crown
The Apartment (for cocktails)
The Garrick
The Morning Star
Whytes Tavern

.ak

awec wrote: »

If you're pubbing it in the city centre, I recommend -

The Duke of York
John Hewitt
The Crown
The Apartment (for cocktails)
The Garrick
The Morning Star
Whytes Tavern

Cool, I'll try all of them.

:cool:

ulster_Beef

.ak wrote: »

Cool, I'll try all of them.

:cool:

Duke of York deffo... its a Friday so it'll be quieter in town and you should get served quick enough. Its a nice bar... could be hard to find if you don't know Belfast but that's what google is for. Belfast is a compact city so everywhere is handy to get to

Northern whig too. You could plan a route which ties them all/ some in. Northern whig and the duke are really close

awec

Northern Whig, The Duke of York and John Hewitt are all beside each other.

All the bars are within walking distance tbh.

irishbucsfan

Hah, looks like the rugby paper missed a payment on their hosting, or else bought a cheap package! http://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cgi

Paul Smeenus

The Spaniard, as well. Fantastic wee pub.

bilston

Paul Smeenus wrote: »

The Spaniard, as well. Fantastic wee pub.

I only just realised there was an upsatirs recently! Is the upstairs bit new? Good wee pub indeed.

Starting to rain in Belfast now, I think the forecast is pretty poor for later so bring a raincoat.

awec

I have done this pub crawl around Belfast before, if you are looking for a good session:

1. The Crown (http://www.crownbar.com/)

2. Robinsons (http://www.robinsonsbar.co.uk)

3. The Apartment (http://www.apartmentbelfast.com)

4. Garrick (http://www.thegarrickbar.com)

5. Morning Star (http://www.themorningstarbar.com/)

6. Kitchen Bar (http://www.thekitchenbar.com/index.asp)

7. McHughs (http://www.mchughsbar.com/index.asp)

8. Whites Tavern (http://www.whitestavern.co.uk/)

9. Northern Whig (http://www.thenorthernwhig.com/index.asp)

10. John Hewitt’s (http://www.thejohnhewitt.com/)

11. Duke of York ( has no website but it’s a good bar)


I'll even be nice and give you a map:

http://goo.gl/maps/eRCGr

irishbucsfan

How much is a pint of Harp these days?

.ak

irishbucsfan wrote: »

How much is a pint of Harp these days?

Free, it'd have to be.

.ak

awec wrote: »

I have done this pub crawl around Belfast before, if you are looking for a good session:

1. The Crown (http://www.crownbar.com/)

2. Robinsons (http://www.robinsonsbar.co.uk)

3. The Apartment (http://www.apartmentbelfast.com)

4. Garrick (http://www.thegarrickbar.com)

5. Morning Star (http://www.themorningstarbar.com/)

6. Kitchen Bar (http://www.thekitchenbar.com/index.asp)

7. McHughs (http://www.mchughsbar.com/index.asp)

8. Whites Tavern (http://www.whitestavern.co.uk/)

9. Northern Whig (http://www.thenorthernwhig.com/index.asp)

10. John Hewitt’s (http://www.thejohnhewitt.com/)

11. Duke of York ( has no website but it’s a good bar)


I'll even be nice and give you a map:

http://goo.gl/maps/eRCGr

Hrmm, that starts right beside my hotel... Tempting!

awec

It starts across the road from the Europa / just up the road from Jurys.

cp

awec wrote: »

I have done this pub crawl around Belfast before, if you are looking for a good session:

1. The Crown (http://www.crownbar.com/)

2. Robinsons (http://www.robinsonsbar.co.uk)

3. The Apartment (http://www.apartmentbelfast.com)

4. Garrick (http://www.thegarrickbar.com)

5. Morning Star (http://www.themorningstarbar.com/)

6. Kitchen Bar (http://www.thekitchenbar.com/index.asp)

7. McHughs (http://www.mchughsbar.com/index.asp)

8. Whites Tavern (http://www.whitestavern.co.uk/)

9. Northern Whig (http://www.thenorthernwhig.com/index.asp)

10. John Hewitt’s (http://www.thejohnhewitt.com/)

11. Duke of York ( has no website but it’s a good bar)


I'll even be nice and give you a map:

http://goo.gl/maps/eRCGr

Might be an idea to add the Hospital to the end of that Map

P_1

mfceiling wrote: »

Where is at P_1?

Talbot Street. It's the first shop you walk into in the Irish Life Mall

cp

P_1 wrote: »

Talbot Street. It's the first shop you walk into in the Irish Life Mall

Can confirm that this shop is literally full of old jerseys. And not Just Rugby ones. And not by design.

.ak

cp wrote: »

Can confirm that this shop is literally full of old jerseys. And not Just Rugby ones. And not by design.

I walk past it quite often. It's like the place where jerseys go to die.

Buer

.ak wrote: »

I walk past it quite often. It's like the place where jerseys go to die.

The Irish Life Mall is where hope goes to die in general.

P_1

.ak wrote: »

I walk past it quite often. It's like the place where jerseys go to die.

Ah you do find the occasional dead legendary jersey there though

bilston

irishbucsfan wrote: »

How much is a pint of Harp these days?

You do well to get a pint for £3.50 these days. But then thats still probably music to the ears of Dubs and Londoners!

awec

bilston wrote: »

You do well to get a pint for £3.50 these days. But then thats still probably music to the ears of Dubs and Londoners!

Ah, 3.50 pints, how I miss you.

You don't know how lucky you are bilston. Be grateful for the benefits you have in life, there are always people (like me) who don't have them. :pac:

The price of a pint down here would make your eyes water at times.

Going in to a bar, knowing it would always have Harp, handing over 4 quid and expecting change. Those were the days.

mfceiling

awec wrote: »

Ah, 3.50 pints, how I miss you.

You don't know how lucky you are bilston. Be grateful for the benefits you have in life, there are always people (like me) who don't have them. :pac:

The price of a pint down here would make your eyes water at times.

Going in to a bar, knowing it would always have Harp, handing over 4 quid and expecting change. Those were the days.

I remember going out in cookstown years ago and getting pints of harp for £1!!

Full night out was less than £20 - that included entry to nightclub (£3), feed of pints, bag of chips and a taxi home!!

Christ i'm old

*heads to fridge to look for beer to take away thoughts of being old*