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I'd be happy for them to PM me Michael. I'm looking for something closer to home (so to speak)as opposed to Quebec or Monaco.

Anyone remember Paula Ratcliffe?

espelli Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There is a slang phrase: "Going for a McPee" - > going into McDonalds to use the facilities without > buying anything - so many people do it that it is > generally accepted as normal. > > Declan and Reetpetite why is it more acceptable > for a boy to be peeing in the street than a girl? > Peeing on rubbish bags is disgusting, I'm not > defending it, but I am questioning the gender > distinction? Is there a reason other than it not > being ladylike?! I can only speak for what it's like being a boy, that's all.

Thank you for clearing that up.

matthew123 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well Bakkies Botha and his mates might object to > that title Declan Does Brendan though?

Well I don't think you can reach the toilets in the cinema unless you are going to a movie.MD's probably have a policy of toilets for customers only. There is an excuse. If a boy needs to go he needs to go.Sorry to disagree.

I doubt he will end up at Madrid or leave OT. He has become the main man now that Ronnie has left. Also it takes a particular type of Englishman to be able to cope with the change of lifestyle/language etc. I doubt he is that type. He's not very good at speaking English is he? How is he going to speak Spanish?

You are imagining stuff Matthew. The only superiority I would claim for rugby over football is the supporters. As for the games themselves it's a personal choice what you like or don't as the case may be. Quids referred to the amateur era in rugby and I agree with him. Rugby as a professional sport needs to sort it laws out if it's to grow. There are too many grey areas where it's impossible for the ref to know in the scrum for example who is actualy commiting the offence. As for the article, it doesn't surprise me. The French have possibly been the dirtiest players even going back to the amateur era. I say possibly in case someone cares to suggest another country.

Wow. Thanks for that. I was completely taken in. I thought the person doing the recommending was a regular poster?

Can anyone point me in the right direction? It was somewhere pre Christmas and someone here knows the couple who rent it. Thanks if you can.

Last week a player was given a 70 week ban for gouging. You still haven't said who defends such tactics nor how they use footie as an excuse.

I'm waiting for you on the other thread. Jah's likely to have a hangover and not be in the best mood this morning so I don't want to be caught talking rugby on his footie thread. matthew123 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Declan, what I meant by intense was it only takes > a second to score goal et al whereas with rugger > it is almost like a coach party of geriatrics > making their way up and down the pitch. Sure there > maybe the odd interception try but by and large > the emotions do not go up and down like a yo-yo > watching rugby (i.e. the best team in rugby are > more likely to win than the best team in > football). > > What I find sour about Rugby is that many of it's > followers will not accept it is a dirty sport. > Surely bloodgate, spear tackles, eye gouging has > nothing to do with sport and yet it's defended by > having a go at footy as if they invented these > underhand tactics.

Give how physical the sport is there is bound to be those who use underhand tactics but that doesn't make the whole sport dirty. Who defends such tactics by having a go at football? I really don't know what you mean.

I'm here..........

Not fair Sir.....I didn't start it! PS Nor did I mean to send this comment by PM, apologies Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Our you indulging in some afters? This is the > football thread isn't it? Get to the Rugby v > Football thread if you want to argue about the > pros and cons of the two sports. Sin bin for > Declan and a red card for you Matthew.

Bluerevolution Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Rugby the violence is ON the pitch, football it's > not. Lived in Leicester for many years and > followed the Tigers all over the place- there were > a lot that weren't nice to be around Do you mean Dean Richards? Seriously though are you comparing it to being around football fans?

Michael Palaeologus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > British rubber - from Malaysia - part of Empire. > > For India - the British Empire invented tea > For Kenya - coffee > For Canada - maple syrup > For Australia - Marmite (Vegemite is an aboration > for which they dont deserve our Royal Family) > For New Zealand - frozen lamb > For South Africa - dried beef > For Jamaica - Cadburys Old Jamaica chocolate > For Bermuda - hot pepper sauce (I have recently > discovered) > For America - turkey > For Ireland - spuds > > All of which can be found in a good Tuck shop, all > thanks to Empire. Michael, we in Ireland are so grateful for Empire introducing us to the spud and subsequent famines. However I would never have thought they were tuck shop fare except perhaps in the form of Tayto's. A brand of crisps.

kpc Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Declan Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > > They would soon realise it's a game and not a > > pantomine. > > Think 'bloodgate' qualifies as pantomime myself. Got to agree with you there.........a very badly acted one though!

kpc Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Mick Mac Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I'm not aware that there has ever been > > violence between rugby fans - compared to the > > history of violence between football fans - > surely > > that says it all. > > I was part of a group of Moseley fans attacked by > Leicester fans at the Cup Final at Twickenham as > far back as 1979!! And from talking to colleagues > who go to games regularly, it does seem to be > creeping into fan behaviour as the game tries to > attract a wider audience. I find this difficult to believe but if it happened it happened. I doubt they were 'Leicester' fans though. I watched several games over the week-end. Last night for example in a poor but intense match with a lot at stake, once again the home fans showed what they were worth by keeping quiet when the opposition were taking kicks at goal.Stuart Barnes peed me off at one point by implying that the Munster fans were hissing before a kick when it was obvious to me as a TV viewer that they were hushing the one or two fools who were making noise.

matthew123 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Declan Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I support Man U, Matthew. I also love rugby. > One > > doesn't exclude the other. However there tends > to > > be more idiots involved in football than rugby > > IMO. > > I think just as many idiots follow Rugby it's just > footy is more intense and perhaps brings rowdy > behaviour quicker to the fore. Matthew, how the hell is footie more intense than rugby on the pitch, which is where you presumably are talking about. Off the pitch footie is more intense due to the fans being intimidating. But on it you would just have to have looked at any of the matches this week-end to see that the nancy boy footballers wouldn't last 5 minutes in rugby because if they fell over their bootlaces looking for attention the game would just continue whilst an A&E site was built up around them on the pitch. They would soon realise it's a game and not a pantomine.

This is for all the Man City friends out there........peace and goodwill.....enjoy!

Seems BBC 4 recently showed the Swedish version. The BeeB are selling from early Feb a box set of the 1st two series for ?27.

Would it cost a lot to have lockers for each member of staff and charge them a nominal amount over a period of time to recoup your costs?I presume from what you write some of them are victims too.

Well I did Mick but a)I'm sure I'm still well behind and b) I have 3 MU players in my team and I don't think they are in the next round of fixtures.

Mick, are you happy to accept 'a drink' being the currency?