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Armstrong ticks the boxes.. ex Campbell to boot.. and our former incumbent has been bigging WASPS up for the past several months..
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Is Bryn changing roles ?

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nonplussed wrote:Is Bryn changing roles ?

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Yes, he’s no longer allowed to sign players based on YouTube videos. That includes Zebo & Murray.
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Tender wrote:Yes, he’s no longer allowed to sign players based on YouTube videos. That includes Zebo & Murray.
As potential signings, would Zebo and Murray come as a pair?

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David Armstrong is the man to be appointed

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nonplussed wrote:David Armstrong is the man to be appointed

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Is it official yet? Been talked about for a while now
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Soon, I was with a team sponsor yesterday and he was clear that the announcement was imminent

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Feck, he's been involved with Lonrho??? :shock:

FFS, he'll be worse than the last one.
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Africa division of Diageo? Sounds scarily familiar to Coca-cola in Siberia.
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Shush ffs, Slogan was undercover MI6. There’s listening devices in all those Coke Machines. He ended the Cold War and prevented WW111, in colour by Peter Jackson.
New man seems to fit well with Corporate Ulster.
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His nickname isn't "Tiny" by any chance?

Just wondering like...

And if he likes his Guinness cocktails shaken not stirred, I would worry.
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Dave wrote:Africa division of Diageo? Sounds scarily familiar to Coca-cola in Siberia.
Nah this one actually gave his correct job title for the job he was doing, I can verify that.
This guy is not a spoofer.
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And Compass!

The company that ran out of Heineken at the Heineken Cup final.
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