Agreed. He's a big fecker but it is somewhat ridiculous to see possibly the best 12 in the world in Fofana and then this lump beside him.Snipe Watson wrote:I really don't get the continued selection of Bastareaud. He's as one dimentional as they come.
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Bet you Saints management are having fits at the thought of North marking him though !Shan wrote:Agreed. He's a big fecker but it is somewhat ridiculous to see possibly the best 12 in the world in Fofana and then this lump beside him.Snipe Watson wrote:I really don't get the continued selection of Bastareaud. He's as one dimentional as they come.
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Here's what I don't get. Philippe Saint-Andre was one of the main men in the champagne rugby era, but as a coach he’s prosaic.Rooster wrote:Bet you Saints management are having fits at the thought of North marking him though !Shan wrote:Agreed. He's a big fecker but it is somewhat ridiculous to see possibly the best 12 in the world in Fofana and then this lump beside him.Snipe Watson wrote:I really don't get the continued selection of Bastareaud. He's as one dimentional as they come.
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And the prize for the best* use of the word 'prosaic' on a rugby forum goes to SnipeSnipe Watson wrote:Here's what I don't get. Philippe Saint-Andre was one of the main men in the champagne rugby era, but as a coach he’s prosaic.
* Probably the first use, and possibly also the last.
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Nah, LKOTP used it before.Cap'n Grumpy wrote:And the prize for the best* use of the word 'prosaic' on a rugby forum goes to SnipeSnipe Watson wrote:Here's what I don't get. Philippe Saint-Andre was one of the main men in the champagne rugby era, but as a coach he’s prosaic.
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I see.Snipe Watson wrote:Nah, LKOTP used it before.Cap'n Grumpy wrote:And the prize for the best* use of the word 'prosaic' on a rugby forum goes to SnipeSnipe Watson wrote:Here's what I don't get. Philippe Saint-Andre was one of the main men in the champagne rugby era, but as a coach he’s prosaic.
* Probably the first use, and possibly also the last.
So you were unimaginative in your choice of words?
Maybe it's become mundane, commonplace, and dull to use it now?
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Guilty as charged.Cap'n Grumpy wrote:I see.Snipe Watson wrote:Nah, LKOTP used it before.Cap'n Grumpy wrote:And the prize for the best* use of the word 'prosaic' on a rugby forum goes to SnipeSnipe Watson wrote:Here's what I don't get. Philippe Saint-Andre was one of the main men in the champagne rugby era, but as a coach he’s prosaic.
* Probably the first use, and possibly also the last.
So you were unimaginative in your choice of words?
Maybe it's become mundane, commonplace, and dull to use it now?
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Oh come on ..... show some spirit!Snipe Watson wrote:Guilty as charged.Cap'n Grumpy wrote:I see.Snipe Watson wrote:Nah, LKOTP used it before.Cap'n Grumpy wrote:And the prize for the best* use of the word 'prosaic' on a rugby forum goes to SnipeSnipe Watson wrote:Here's what I don't get. Philippe Saint-Andre was one of the main men in the champagne rugby era, but as a coach he’s prosaic.
* Probably the first use, and possibly also the last.
So you were unimaginative in your choice of words?
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That's the what are you drinking thread, but I don't like any spirits.Cap'n Grumpy wrote: Oh come on ..... show some spirit!
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Lucky lucky Warren Gatland, he comes up against an even worse coach, Phil St Andrew, a pair of chubes producing a stultifyingly dull piece of crap of a game.
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This is a Nigel Wray of a game.
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This is a Nigel Wray of a game.
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St Andre is truely awful.
The omission of Parra as a goal kicker and play maker of genuine class is even more mind boggling than his decision to play Fofana on the wing last season.
Bear in mind Parra is still only 25 years of age!!!
That is the worst of the mistakes and errors his reign has been littered with.
It cant be that hard to pick your best players in their positions can it?
The omission of Parra as a goal kicker and play maker of genuine class is even more mind boggling than his decision to play Fofana on the wing last season.
Bear in mind Parra is still only 25 years of age!!!
That is the worst of the mistakes and errors his reign has been littered with.
It cant be that hard to pick your best players in their positions can it?
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Anybody watching legendary fat Kiwi Warren Gatland? There he sits looking like nothing more than a passive observer and finally after a performance which can have very few peers in its awfulness he finally finally finally drags woebegone Priestland from the pitch.
Warren? Warrenluckybastard.
When will he take Cuthbert off? Cuthbert has been equally appalling.
Warren? Warrenluckybastard.
When will he take Cuthbert off? Cuthbert has been equally appalling.
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BaggyTrousers wrote:Anybody watching legendary fat Kiwi Warren Gatland? There he sits looking like nothing more than a passive observer and finally after a performance which can have very few peers in its awfulness he finally finally finally drags woebegone Priestland from the pitch.
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Warren? Warrenluckybastard.
When will he take Cuthbert off? Cuthbert has been equally appalling.
I have watched this in disbelief! Everybody could see what was needed except apparently Gatland. Did better last year without him.
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Wales dominance slowly diminishing
Game is turning more tactical as can be seen by our Joe who seems to have a vague game plan who will successfully adapt to counter oppositions tactics, they have been awful this year, beaten well by Ireland, turned over by England & beat a France who have been woeful, more a case of France being poor than themselves being superb, and in context of how poor Italy can be a quite narrow over them
Game is turning more tactical as can be seen by our Joe who seems to have a vague game plan who will successfully adapt to counter oppositions tactics, they have been awful this year, beaten well by Ireland, turned over by England & beat a France who have been woeful, more a case of France being poor than themselves being superb, and in context of how poor Italy can be a quite narrow over them
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Wales starting half backs were awful but Gatland also fecked up by not replacing Jenkins when it became obvious that Poite was gunning for him and Jenkins was a yellow card waiting to happen.