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

OldRio

So so sad.

Swiwi.

OldRio wrote: »

So so sad.

Is it? The poor man was 95 and constantly in and out of hospital with no quality of life. I'd rather dwell on his magnificent achievements, but for Nelson and his family I rather suspect this is in some way a blessed end to the last year or so of suffering.

OldRio

You are right of course but I was being selfish. Apologies.
I was remembering the strong and dignified man who changed a continent ,if not the world, not the poorly man.

One of my hero's has passed away. RIP.

Swiwi.

OldRio wrote: »

You are right of course but I was being selfish. Apologies.
I was remembering the strong and dignified man who changed a continent ,if not the world, not the poorly man.

One of my hero's has passed away. RIP.

Yeah, as much as I hated losing the '95 RWC final, Nelson handing the cup to Pienaar is one of the iconic sporting moments of the 20th century, with implications far beyond the sporting field.

Dave_The_Sheep

Grimebox wrote: »

Everyone can come over!

I actually bought this game off steam last week in the sale for this very purpose. Looks boring as hell usually but amazing with the rift. The possibilities for it blow me away

I have that. It's actually quite good, and turns into a company management sim later on, a bit.

Uh. I mean. If you're into that kinda thing.

molloyjh

awec wrote: »

New Xbox arrived today.

Well???? Don't tell us it's still not out of the box....

awec

molloyjh wrote: »

Well???? Don't tell us it's still not out of the box....

Aye it's good!

The voice control bit doesn't work in Ireland yet though.

FIFA is better on it than on the 360.

ssaye2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qgBiOzcowU

ssaye2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzyc0jOh3Mg

ssaye2

http://www.ercrugby.com/matchdaytv?play=media&id=16890

Fireball07

World Cup draw.

On now.



I love the World Cup so much.

Fireball07

A
Brazil
Cameroon
Mexico
Croatia

B
Spain
Chile
Australia
Netherlands

C
Colombia
Ivory Coast
Japan
Greece

D
Uruguay
Italy
Costa Rica
England

E
Switzerland
Ecuador
Honduras
France

F
Argentina
Nigeria
Iran
Bosnia-Hercegovina

G
Germany
Ghana
USA
Portugal

H
Belgium
Algeria
South Korea
Russia

Swiwi.

Fireball07 wrote: »

A
Brazil
Cameroon
Mexico
Croatia

B
Spain
Chile
Australia
Netherlands

C
Colombia
Ivory Coast
Japan
Greece

D
Uruguay
Italy
Costa Rica
England

E
Switzerland
Ecuador
Honduras
France

F
Argentina
Nigeria
Iran
Bosnia-Hercegovina

G
Germany
Ghana
USA
Portugal

H
Belgium
Algeria
South Korea
Russia

I'd rate Switzerland a chance to progress: Ecuador & Honduras, plus the erratic French in their group. Podge_irl and I may well be following Switz with interest...

Fireball07

It's a great draw imo. Pretty much every group is interesting.


Would give the Swiss a good chance of progressing, they're an effective team...would expect them to beat Honduras and possibly France. Ecuador in SA could be a difficult prospect but I'd say they should go through.


Tough group for England, with Italy and Uruguay two of the strongest teams.


Bad draw for Chile aswell, with Spain and Holland. Really really hope they go through, they play some quality football.


Hoping for Ghana, Ivory Coast, Colombia and Belgium to get through too.



And for good World Cups for Mignolet, Altidore, Ki, Ji et al.

P.Walnuts

Ha, terrible group for the english!

Anyone in groups B and D can count themselves very unlucky, some really soft groups compared to those two

Swiwi.

Fireball07 wrote: »

It's a great draw imo. Pretty much every group is interesting.


Would give the Swiss a good chance of progressing, they're an effective team...would expect them to beat Honduras and possibly France. Ecuador in SA could be a difficult prospect but I'd say they should go through.


Tough group for England, with Italy and Uruguay two of the strongest teams.


Bad draw for Chile aswell, with Spain and Holland. Really really hope they go through, they play some quality football.


Hoping for Ghana, Ivory Coast, Colombia and Belgium to get through too.



And for good World Cups for Mignolet, Altidore, Ki, Ji et al.

I'd love to see an African team win the tournament. I guess Brazil will be favourites with the home advantage.

molloyjh

Pizza and beer with rugby on the box followed by the mid-season finale of The Walking Dead. Staying in on a Friday isn't all bad.....

mfceiling

Cue the english pundits with their "who are we looking at in the quarters"...

The delusion of them never ceases to amaze me.

Tox56

mfceiling wrote: »

Cue the english pundits with their "who are we looking at in the quarters"...

The delusion of them never ceases to amaze me.

In fairness if you saw the expressions of the sky sports lads when they saw the draw come out, 'delusional' is the last word that springs to mind, they know they're fcuked

thomond2006

Man Utd lose two consecutive home matches for the first time since 2002.

awec

thomond2006 wrote: »

Man Utd lose two consecutive home matches for the first time since 2002.

mfceiling

30 minutes into the hangover 3........what a steaming crock of shit

Howard Juneau

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/kevin-walker-wins-sweden-pop-2901065
I think he's Irish born this lad, fair play to him. We can try & knick him for our footie team or for our eurovision entry!

Taco Corp

just put on the NFL on Sky, they are playing in ankle deep snow. that's a bit nuts

Hagz

Captain_Hindsight wrote: »

just put on the NFL on Sky, they are playing in ankle deep snow. that's a bit nuts

Incredible isn't it. The Detroit Philly game is unlike anything I've ever seen before.

Taco Corp

Hagz wrote: »

Incredible isn't it. The Detroit Philly game is unlike anything I've ever seen before.

and is that Detroit that are playing in all white too?

Hagz

Haha yeh. It's a camouflage technique.

thomond2006

DAT snow

Podge_irl

Very happy I have no lions or eagles players in my fantasy line up. Eagles still working on getting positive yardage...

I can't imagine a rugby game going ahead in those conditions.

Hagz

Podge_irl wrote: »

Very happy I have no lions or eagles players in my fantasy line up. Eagles still working on getting positive yardage...

I can't imagine a rugby game going ahead in those conditions.

I thought it was a good idea to pick up Nick Foles for this week.

He's minus points right now….

Podge_irl

Hagz wrote: »

I thought it was a good idea to pick up Nick Foles for this week.

He's minus points right now….

To be fair, he's a great pick up for the playoffs. Today is just a cluster**** there though.

Podge_irl

These games are nuts. The lions and ravens games have exploded into TD fests.

P_1

Madness in the final quarter in the NFL this evening

Podge_irl

4 TDs in the last two minutes in the Viks game. Was really hoping the Viks would take it.

And now the Pats might have recovered an onside kick with a minute to go.

Grimebox

mfceiling

Feckin freezing just watching that^^

justsomebloke

As a lot of people don't get to watch the game on the Sunday and only get to watch the highlights on the Monday please use the spoiler tags in relation to giving away scores

matthew8

After cruising through the regular season it's time for me to pay attention to this league again. My roster's started to look seriously dodgy with some players falling off, but I think Rodgers' potential return upgrades Lacy and Nelson massively, although my potential opponent actually has the man himself. The Gronk injury could not have come at a better time, might really undo Gnarkill.

Have a few selection headaches, RB and WR particularly.

Podge_irl

matthew8 wrote: »

After cruising through the regular season it's time for me to pay attention to this league again.

Jesus Christ. I was losing horrifically to people who weren't even paying attention.

matthew8

Podge_irl wrote: »

Jesus Christ. I was losing horrifically to people who weren't even paying attention.

You actually beat me once. It's only really the last few weeks I've only been spending a couple minutes on setting my team.

Hagz

Gronk was my answer to Graham. Now he's gone I'm not so optimistic.

Podge_irl

Clay or Cameron are your two obvious pick ups. I'd go with Clay but while both have big potential for huge scores, neither is going to be as consistent as Graham or Gronk. But then after Graham, Gronk, Davis and Thomas there are no real banker TEs.

Podge_irl

Just looking at the stats there. Graham already has over 1,000 yards and 14 TDs. The guy is just ridiculous.

Fantasy playoffs and then actual playoffs. Fun few weeks ahead.

I see Hayden Smith has returned to Sarries from the Jets. Wonder if Okoye will get anywhere with the 9ers next year.

matthew8

Daniel Adongo was recently placed onto the Colts' main roster.

irishbucsfan

So they've done a review of GP offices in the UK and they found maggots on the floor of one.

How on earth does that happen? I have let my house get messy at times, but maggots on the floor? It just seems so ludicrous to me that it could be allowed to happen in that sort of environment.

Podge_irl

I don't understand how the first patient to see that wouldn't have left and made a big deal of it. I don't even understand what exactly would be attracting maggots in that setting. The mind boggles.

Synode

It could have been something as innocuous as an apple (or some other piece of food) hidden from sight that attracted them. Without details, it's impossible to comment on

P.Walnuts

Maggots are also used to treat gangrene or other conditions with infected wounds ( not sure if its done in UK, pretty sure its fairly common in US ), granted I think that is usually done in hospital but its not beyond the realms of possibilty

pickarooney

some oul lad could've come in with maggots in his pockets sure

.ak

pickarooney wrote: »

some oul lad could've come in with maggots in his pockets sure

Brilliant. Typical Irish answer.