Mick Mac

I did not see it but in general I don't think penalties should decide football matches especially if there is not a real goalscoring opportunity. From the bit of the match that I did see Rangers were typically difficult to beat, so hats off to them PGC. A good effort. However - for MU fans - here's the last time you came to Glasgow and were humbled by the little Japenese ....

Rangers games are rarely fun. ;-) But they can be remarkably resilient.

huncamunca Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > MickMack > > I saw the "Celtic Tiger" as more of a pPaper tiger > back in the early 00's and am not proud or take > any pleasure to say I have been proved > correct.Anyone with the slightest in economics > should have been aware of what was looming in the > not so distant future. I'm not sure you were right about the paper tiger though - you prediction was nothing more than its too good to be true in a Vince Cable sort of way. But Ireland's growth was a genuine increase in economic wealth. The country generated increased business revenues etc, as I responded on the George Osborne thread before. You refer to you understanding of economics, on what did you base your paper tiger theory?

Sean died in the wood? Noone told me, that's very sad.

Bloody veggies. Oh sorry Georgia, its you, i meant happy birthday ;-)

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > through the greed of a few > > Sorry, I don't buy that. Yes, some people got > more money than others, but the greed was > widespread across Ireland and the UK. Like the UK, > everyone that could jumped onto the gravy train > (or, in Ireland, upon the Celtic tiger's back). > I'm sure that house prices were talked about at > dinner parties across Dublin. > > Whilst banks have to take a good proportion of the > blame, the little guy/girl on the street was happy > to play along while the money was coming in and > credit readily available. > I'm afraid its not the case Loz - the small scale borrowings of the general public are not sufficient to bring down an economy unless you get significant defaulters. The Irish had its property oligarchs, a relatively small group of big hitters who did not know when to stop and were never asked to, Quinlan and the like owning London prime real estate. Its little to do with the little guy in the street. The property loans are going bad and the assets are now in public hands. The individuals responsible are largly bankrupt and the government hold empty buildings which noone ever needed.

One thing is for sure. Its a great fall from grace for the irish people. For once they appeared to have shaken off their past as a poorer nation and a lot of that was achieved with hard work and endeavour only for it to go tits up through the greed of a few and an over ambitious financial system.

Happy Birthday Georgia. Have a ball.

Worst case scenario - Ireland takes bail out monies, avoids default, and then defaults in two years time instead.

With an ipad or laptop he can play chess or scrabble etc with anyone on the net - could be a new hobby.

karter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > had a few good drinks in The Actress this evening > Mick and jolly good was it too. I'm so close to the end of my task, your jibes can't hurt me now karter. I'm basking in the moral superiority of sobriety.

Narnia Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Edited Mick........not wishing to offend of > course. I was joking old boy. My wife thought your comment was completely appropriate.

They will probably give it to you in return for one vote.

katie1997 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ... a mass brain drain of Ireland's top talent? Yes and they import Quids and his friends to fill the gap. The country's doomed I tell you....doomed.

Its now official - What are the wider consequences...

Declan. Your use of inverted commas is highly inappropriate in the context of your above 'observation'.

Good god, what on earth was that !

There is already a pie thread - best pie venue etc. But it only had a brief life. I was prompted to start it after a visit to this place - Which is fantastic for a pie and a pint. Windmill Mayfair Have never been to a traditional english pie and mash though.

Day 21 and still clean as a whistle. 6 days to go until 27th :) Have noticed an improvement in the overdraft this month, many early nights, and a very boring time all round. Have found it easier than previous years though, so thats a good thing. December is almost fully booked in nights out already. Christmas is coming! Anyone else doing this or am I on my own?

DJKillaQueen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is the 'rampant rabbit' the best on the > market????? What is it and what does it do ?

Was scott parker playing or missing? thought i heard on radio that he was missing - might have made a difference.

Good performance by Ireland. "Exceptional" says eddie butler, and it was agreat effort, except the ball handling when going forward which cost Ireland vital opportunities. Shows how good the All Blacks are - huge gap in class between them and anyone else, bar none.

Great comeback from Scotland after last weeks defeat. Just sitting down to watch the All Blacks beat Ireland .... again. Ireland have never beaten the all blacks, ever. Apart from the men of Munster 12-0 All Blacks

Narnia Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Mick Mac Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Quids tells me he watched munster beat > Australia > > tonight. Something about declan and him being > > soulmates now. > > I'm not from Australia nor Munster! Anyway - he wants to see more of you. I think that's the message. Let him down gently.

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Jah will be very happy and perhaps a touch merry I predict a new name for the Spurs fanzine. : Two nil down, Three two up. Oh the irony. :)