If Ulster are the home team

ColinM · Post by **ColinM** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:12 pm

then why did Trimble have to go to Dublin to toss a coin to secure the home changing room?

cbusbyni · Post by **cbusbyni** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:28 pm

Think the game is played at a neutral venue in the country of the home team so neither team has offical 'home advantage'

BR · Post by BR » Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:31 pm

Yip - we're not the home team. This is an ERC run game.

Bit like when we were the designated 'home' team for the Celtic Cup final at Murrayfield.

ColinM · Post by **ColinM** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:33 pm

OK so even if we developed Ravers into a 55k arena we'd still have to go to the Aviva/Windsor Park for a semi final?

bigchiefally · Post by **bigchiefally** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:43 pm

ColinM wrote:OK so even if we developed Ravers into a 55k arena we'd still have to go to the Aviva/Windsor Park for a semi final?

Yes.

Interestingly on the 55k Ravenhill. How do you envisage that would go? 5K on current terrace, 2k on both the ends, 49k in 100m high replacement for the old stand? Would be something.

Neil F · Post by **Neil F** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:54 pm

Rotate the pitch 90 degrees; the footprint available that way is actually about the same size as the plot for the Aviva; access around the stadium probably better at Ravers, as well...

ColinM · Post by **ColinM** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:59 pm

once we achieve world domination I envisage the puchase of all the houses on Ravenhill Park Gdns and the annoying wee corner of Onlsow Parade, and anyone else who complains will also be out

big mervyn · Post by **big mervyn** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 7:25 pm

We are the home team now because Trimbie won the toss

Has to be an omen.

ruckover · Post by **ruckover** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:14 pm

Were there any Embra players there? Watching the Beeb News coverage of it I only saw Trimble and Terblanche. Thought they'd keep it "neutral" and invite even just one Embra player over.

Wee Woman · Post by **Wee Woman** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:37 pm

ruckover wrote:Were there any Embra players there? Watching the Beeb News coverage of it I only saw Trimble and Terblanche. Thought they'd keep it "neutral" and invite even just one Embra player over.

Maybe that was a 'perk' of being the team with home country advantage??

cables · Post by **cables** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 10:22 pm

Obviously Bradley has started the 'mind games' early.

This from 2009:

Heineken Cup champions Munster will use the "away" team dressing room at Croke Park when they meet Leinster in the all-Ireland semi-final in the 82,300 Dublin stadium on Saturday, 2 May

Following a coin toss today Leinster, who won the toss, will occupy the dressing room used by Declan Kidney's Ireland team for their home internationals.

No coin toss was required for the semi-final showdown at the Millennium Stadium (Blues v Tigers) on Sunday, 3 May, as each team got the dressing room of their choice.

ruckover · Post by **ruckover** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 10:45 pm

Wee Woman wrote:
ruckover wrote:Were there any Embra players there? Watching the Beeb News coverage of it I only saw Trimble and Terblanche. Thought they'd keep it "neutral" and invite even just one Embra player over.
Maybe that was a 'perk' of being the team with home country advantage??

Hopefully another perk will be we get to bring our own cheerleaders

just kidding!

Will Sparky be allowed to go, or because it is 'neutral' he will be banned?

Brunswicker · Post by **Brunswicker** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:24 pm

Re Sparky
Let the bear roam free
He is there at Ravers in sunshine and in shadow so he should be there on the big stage.

OneMore · Post by **OneMore** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 7:53 am

Brunswicker wrote:Re Sparky
Let the bear roam free
He is there at Ravers in sunshine and in shadow so he should be there on the big stage.

No he shouldn't. He should be put down to put the rest of us (me) out of our (my) misery.

AyeYerMa · Post by **AyeYerMa** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 1:56 pm

OneMore wrote:
Brunswicker wrote:Re Sparky
Let the bear roam free
He is there at Ravers in sunshine and in shadow so he should be there on the big stage.
No he shouldn't. He should be put down to put the rest of us (me) out of our (my) misery.

That's bearist!

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