Anag Ram Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 England seem to have a disproportionately high number of stupid players. They give away so many needless penalties and show aggression in all the wrong ways. Many of the players were the golden generation we had hopes for years ago. If they haven’t done it yet they never will. There is so little cohesion in the team and that’s been the case for a while. I may be being unreasonable but I’d love to see England actually trying to score a try by passing to each other rather than doing an impression of a group of horny cows. StockholmRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Ram Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 10 hours ago, Anag Ram said: England seem to have a disproportionately high number of stupid players. They give away so many needless penalties and show aggression in all the wrong ways. Many of the players were the golden generation we had hopes for years ago. If they haven’t done it yet they never will. There is so little cohesion in the team and that’s been the case for a while. I may be being unreasonable but I’d love to see England actually trying to score a try by passing to each other rather than doing an impression of a group of horny cows. Do you take your 🎩 off when you play Smoggy 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, Jimbo Ram said: Do you take your 🎩 off when you play Smoggy 😬 Only at half time when taking tiffin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 I keep seeing TikToks bemoaning the state of English rugby union at club level. Could someone please enlighten me what's going wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 8 hours ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: I keep seeing TikToks bemoaning the state of English rugby union at club level. Could someone please enlighten me what's going wrong? Imagine the England football team could only pick from league one and you’d be close. Standards have dropped. DarkFruitsRam7 and RadioactiveWaste 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 On 20/08/2023 at 23:04, DarkFruitsRam7 said: I keep seeing TikToks bemoaning the state of English rugby union at club level. Could someone please enlighten me what's going wrong? Clubs going bust, English clubs being outbid for top talent by overseas clubs, often French. Prices for games have skyrocketed and crowds are dwindling. The clubs used to be real community hubs but as the sport has become increasingly commercial,they are more like franchises. Some moving away from their heartlands eg wasps (a London club) moving their home games to Coventry. It happens. DarkFruitsRam7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Still, good for Fiji though. It's always nice for the smaller unions to get a result over one of the big ones, even though it's a warm up match it's still a good moment for them. do all the pacific island rugby unions still have to fend off the all blacks taking all the good players, or has that been curbed these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaltRam Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 On 20/08/2023 at 23:04, DarkFruitsRam7 said: I keep seeing TikToks bemoaning the state of English rugby union at club level. Could someone please enlighten me what's going wrong? You installed TikTok. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, Needlesh said: You installed TikTok. 😉 The most underrated social media app in history! MaltRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, Needlesh said: You installed TikTok. 😉 He is a teenageer! He drinks fruit cider................ MaltRam and DarkFruitsRam7 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 On 26/08/2023 at 21:29, RadioactiveWaste said: Still, good for Fiji though. It's always nice for the smaller unions to get a result over one of the big ones, even though it's a warm up match it's still a good moment for them. do all the pacific island rugby unions still have to fend off the all blacks taking all the good players, or has that been curbed these days? Their families move whilst they're still kids, like Mr and Mrs vunipola. RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 So the WC is almost upon us and borthers has picked his starting 15 for the pumas Mitchell and Ford as the half backs are probably the pick of a very limited bunch Curry straight back in having missed all of the warm up. Dan Cole back in the scrum. Johnny May and the plodding Steward back as well. So how do we feel, what do we think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted September 7, 2023 Author Share Posted September 7, 2023 19 minutes ago, Van der MoodHoover said: So the WC is almost upon us and borthers has picked his starting 15 for the pumas Mitchell and Ford as the half backs are probably the pick of a very limited bunch Curry straight back in having missed all of the warm up. Dan Cole back in the scrum. Johnny May and the plodding Steward back as well. So how do we feel, what do we think? Honestly? I do think that it will be a wonderful world cup though, so in all honesty, I'm just not going to worry about England and simply enjoy some of the choice match-ups on offer. France Vs the Kiwis already has me salivating like a starving puppy in a steakhouse. StockholmRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Just now, Comrade 86 said: Honestly? I do think that it will be a wonderful world cup though, so in all honesty, I'm just not going to worry about England and simply enjoy some of the choice match-ups on offer. France Vs the Kiwis already has me salivating like a starving puppy in a steakhouse. Gonna miss that one, but sadly will be home in time for England v the pumas..... Comrade 86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 28 minutes ago, Van der MoodHoover said: So the WC is almost upon us and borthers has picked his starting 15 for the pumas Mitchell and Ford as the half backs are probably the pick of a very limited bunch Curry straight back in having missed all of the warm up. Dan Cole back in the scrum. Johnny May and the plodding Steward back as well. So how do we feel, what do we think? I think Mitchell and Ford will move the ball a bit quicker but then Marchand and Tuilagi will run into the pack. You’d hope Johnny May would take the opportunities that come his way, but he is more likely to be bored. Dan Cole is a bit of a depressing pick. Van der MoodHoover 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 South Africa will bludgeon their way to the final. Ireland will totally dominate Wales at some point in the tournament and go out to a horrendous decision that will be reviewed after the event. As certain as a Derby 0-0 draw with Wigan every Boxing day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted September 7, 2023 Author Share Posted September 7, 2023 11 minutes ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said: South Africa will bludgeon their way to the final. Ireland will totally dominate Wales at some point in the tournament and go out to a horrendous decision that will be reviewed after the event. Think Ireland could only get Wales in the final (on account of the draw), but agree the Boks look rather fearsome. With all of the top sides lumped together in the top half of the draw though, could they already be punch drunk by the KO stages... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Id like England to do well but can't see it. I prefer the style of France or Scotland to that of South Africa or Ireland. Very open. Could be a lot of tight games. Cards could become a key part and sadly for England some of our players just seem perpetually dumb. Ireland are crafty and a bit sly and I'd like to see refs picking up on that. Comrade 86 and EtoileSportiveDeDerby 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted September 9, 2023 Author Share Posted September 9, 2023 Well the real France turned up on Friday night, as I think we probably all expected. They just look so in control when they are firing and as VDM says, they are the best side to watch, bar none. If they can even get close to matching the Boks upfront, they have the firepower to put any team away right now. Even stripped of Ntamack and Danty, they've so many elite players these days it's frightening. Now for England... 🙈 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 Bloody hell, we’re not doing too great in the rugby either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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