As much as I hate starting a stephen jones thread.

7mountpleasant · 28-05-2009 08:29AM #1

"Some people concluded that I was winding up the Irish and, admittedly, they as a nation are in the Kiwi category when it comes to a total failure to spot irony"

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/rugby_union/article6373363.ece

I think him and eddie butler must have been been thought by an Irish Christian Brother or something

Riskymove · 28-05-2009 08:34AM

ah please..just ignore the fecker:mad:....all he is looking for is a futher response so he can write another article next month..

Auvers · 28-05-2009 08:35AM

I have just read the first paragraph

must read more and have a laugh

*edit* great stuff out of auld Stevo today hes always good for a giggle

TheBigGuy · 28-05-2009 08:52AM

haha he is an international media troll, seriously he is clearly just trying to sell newspapers he said so himself with his 650K hits remark. he is just generationg controversy.

7mountpleasant · 28-05-2009 08:56AM

Riskymove wrote: »

ah please..just ignore the fecker:mad:....all he is looking for is a futher response so he can write another article next month..

I know , I Know i keep on telling myself the same thing but he is the first person I read on a Sunday , just for the wtf factor to set me up for the day.

Noopti · 28-05-2009 08:57AM

His record with the Lions, the only true arbiter of all-time greatness,

ffs...give me a break. The Lions is in no way the true arbiter of all-time greatness. If that was the case then there could never be any Aussie, Saffie or Kiwi all time greats. The Lions is a touring side that occasionally does something special.

SJ is a numpty.

buck65 · 28-05-2009 09:01AM

I read about 2 paragraphs on the HCup final by him on Sunday. You would have sworn Leicester won - basically they showed way more than Leinster on the outside etc etc. Everything this muppet writes has to be a justification for leaving O Driscoll out of the Lions team.
(on an related topic - Hipkiss was the best centre on show but don't tell Jones I said it)
Also the "ropey Irish teams " comment is a classic - especially since Ireland have won the same ammount of games in the 6 Nations as France!! Ireland since 2000 have had a good team for 7/8 of those seasons.

Noopti · 28-05-2009 09:04AM

SJ doesn't base his arguments on reality.

wexican · 28-05-2009 10:54AM

Noopti wrote: »

SJ doesn't base his arguments on reality.

Couldn't agree more.

Jones is deluded to suggest that O'Driscoll has not just had a "rejuvenated" season. He's been magnificent, and is clearly miles better than Hipkiss or Erinle. He is far and away the best centre in world rugby. He deserves a good tour now to wrap up such a fine season.

Quint · 28-05-2009 11:14AM

In his Lions selection with about 5 other rugby players (guscott, luger can't remember the others) he didn't have O'Driscoll in his team. All the others just laughed at him! I suggest everyone do the same.

uRbaN · 28-05-2009 12:19PM

The comments after the article sum it up really....for those like me who stopped reading after the 2nd paragraph.

SJ is not happy about BO'D & PO'C being in the test team. Having sown sufficient seeds of doubt about them, he's now well placed to say 'I told you so' if the tour does not end in victory. And if the Lions somehow win, no doubt it'll be despite them. I'm sure the Irish will appreciate the irony.

John, Reading, UK

jonesy i honestly think you never watch any rugby outside the GLORIOUS premiership. i am a huge shanklin fan a was devastated hes missing the tour but o'driscoll not one of the greats? get your tash out of the sand!! hes a winner and the greatest centre to play the game.

ross, swansea, wales

Yawn. Usual junk from Jones.

O Driscoll clearly in bad form. Only won the Grand Slam and Heineken Cup this year. South Africa must be pleased to be facing him rather than Shanklin (no disrespect to Tom Shanklin as I think he is a fine player).

Hows that for irony!

Dave B, D,

stephen_n · 28-05-2009 01:18PM

Interesting reading and I'm sure he was pissing himself laughing as he wrote the article but he is not a credible journalist and is just comic relief!

anonymous_joe · 28-05-2009 01:34PM

Can think of several on here who wum with more class, style and better diction.

thomond2006 · 28-05-2009 07:35PM

I still support the idea that our own Juvenal should replace Stephen "Anti - BOD" Jones.

7mountpleasant · 14-06-2009 07:20AM

He is at it again, this time he reckons that Paul O'Connell should be replaced by Simon Shaw for the first test

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/rugby_union/article6492967.ece

toomevara · 14-06-2009 09:28AM

You know that Jones, I can take him or leave him, he talks some sh1te, he talks some sense..like most of us. But what he is, undoubtedly, (and it may be unpopular to say it) love him or hate him, agree or disagree, is a brilliant polemicist and an excellent columnist (don't confuse that with rugby analyst by the way). He polarises opinion and stimulates debate..so, from his perspective, and more importantly his editor's, job done....

But;

"Some people concluded that I was winding up the Irish and, admittedly, they as a nation are in the Kiwi category when it comes to a total failure to spot irony"

100% on the money...As a nation we're brilliant at slagging ourselves and each other off, but we bloody hate it when some sliebhin from across the waters starts at it...!!! Lets get over ourselves, and leave Mr. Jones to his own devices....*ducks and covers*

Oh, absolutely love the Juvenal(or perhaps jackass) idea....all for it..

davyjose · 14-06-2009 10:03AM

I've stopped reading/buying the times/Sunday Times because of him. He's a clown of the highest order.

Hyperbullet · 14-06-2009 10:23AM

This guy is just Marmite, you either love him or hate him. Not sure where the very anti-irish views come from but as the saying goes: those who can,do. Those who cant, become critics....

zAbbo · 14-06-2009 10:54AM

7mountpleasant wrote: »

He is at it again, this time he reckons that Paul O'Connell should be replaced by Simon Shaw for the first test

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/rugby_union/article6492967.ece

He does explain why he thinks this, I'd tend to agree with him that POC should not be a guaranteed starter - but he will start though.

Stev_o · 14-06-2009 11:09AM

zAbbo wrote: »

He does explain why he thinks this, I'd tend to agree with him that POC should not be a guaranteed starter - but he will start though.

Having your tour captain on the bench iv heard it all now.

anonymous_joe · 14-06-2009 11:23AM

Stev_o wrote: »

Having your tour captain on the bench iv heard it all now.

His conclusions are totally flawed but it's an interesting argument.

Stev_o · 14-06-2009 11:26AM

anonymous_joe wrote: »

His conclusions are totally flawed but it's an interesting argument.

He's the best lock we have (and iv been fairly critical about him aswell) who else in the 2nd row is playing as consistent as him?

anonymous_joe · 14-06-2009 11:33AM

Stev_o wrote: »

He's the best lock we have (and iv been fairly critical about him aswell) who else in the 2nd row is playing as consistent as him?

No-one. I said it's a flawed argument.

As much as I hate starting a stephen jones thread.

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