Bad beat/Moaning/Venting thread - BabyforV

[shrapnel]

Couldn't have hoped for a better first game/scoreline for an exciting last day of an abysmal tournament.

[Guest]

Most impressive thing about Scotland is Geoff Crosses beard.

[Raoul Duke III]

In my limited knowledge Ireland have a better chance racking up a big score v Scotland than England v France Shirley?

I'm in Lloyd mode here. I'll be delighted if Ireland win (by less than 20 points).

Not looking to relying upon the cheese-eating surrender monkeys later though.

[eamonhonda]

Negative cunts.

[Lao Lao]

Get in! First score on the board with 5 minutes gone

Am watching the match while supervising kids in a write club with the laptop on silent, this could get interesting, need to stop kicking the table / chairs around me!

[davepoke/her]

POC is some beast of a man. I bet Lloyd loves him.

[Guest]

Great to see us running the ball.
Fitz witha daft off load to no one.

[The Situation]

*This* type of rugby I can get on board with.

[Raoul Duke III]

Negative cunts.

Backed Wales, per the advice to FD.

After having a day to sleep on the disappointment of Wales, what's the thoughts on our hopes of winning the 6 Nations?

Bet365 have Wales -20 in the HC, England -10 and Ireland -7, so based on that, they're expecting;

England +37 (+47) - 4/5 Boyles
Ireland +33 (+40) - 9/5 StanJames
Wales +12 (+32) - 8/1 Betfred

Where's the value based on your own HC?

Wales for sure. Could run up a cricket score if they get points early.

France's defence is actually pretty good and we haven't ever looked like running up a big score.

Not looking quite so awesome now. Ireland look like Leinster circa 2011.

[Raoul Duke III]

Get in! First score on the board with 5 minutes gone

Am watching the match while supervising kids in a write club with the laptop on silent, this could get interesting, need to stop kicking the table / chairs around me!

What's a write club?

[eamonhonda]

Believe. You'd wonder if ye negative ninnys enjoy sport at all

[Strewelpeter]

England only potential danger to Wales imo but 1\5 shots.

I can't believe it but they actually traded that short I suppose people got carried away with 5 minutes to go in the game but all they were ever doing was setting a target.

[Lao Lao]

What's a write club?

It's a creative space for kids to come in and work on their own writing projects without the distractions of phones/tv's/siblings/parents, etc

They can work on anything they want, novels, poems, short stories, song lyrics, whatever, once it's some form of writing

I volunteer about one Saturday out of every three as there has to be at least two adult supervisors. It's all scheduled a month or two in advance so didn't even kop it was the last day of the 6N when I signed up for today

[Raoul Duke III]

Great to see Fitzgerald back and looking really sharp.

[Guest]

Great to see Fitzgerald back and looking really sharp.

Ya he has had a huge amount of serious injuries some heart to stick with it.
Plays in the fitz the odd time terribad at the poekrs nice guy though.

[Raoul Duke III]

Great to see Fitzgerald back and looking really sharp.

Same comment for O'Brien. Wow.

[CHDad]

[Guest]

We have had so many clean line breaks well score plenty in second half.

[eamonhonda]

Na m8, Scotlands wingbacks like to push up in the scrum and lineouts and Ireland have always had trouble with these sort of tactics.

I bet you boo during the rugby penalties you lout

[rounders123]

[Flushdraw]

That's Harry Kane joint top goalscorer with Costa now. Some season he's having. Was just looking back on a few posts from earlier on in the season.

And yeah, Spurs. Harry Kane is £4.9m right now and is likely to start a lot more games over the Busy Christmas Period. He will get goals if he gets games. Chadli and Eriksen are both smashing it, too.

Keane £6.3m now in FFL

Just a note on Kane. Against Everton yesterday he took it to a whole new level all together, one I didn't think he could take it too. It was, dare I say it, Bale-esque. He was picking it up deep and charging towards goal with pace, power, and confidence. He has now become the leader of the team of sorts, leading the way with passion and drive. The fans absolutely love him, as he is one of them (as they sing). He should be first choice striker in the league from here on.

Whether that means he should be picked ahead of an Auston, Berahino, or Sakho I'm unsure, but the 2nd half of the season should be a good one for him imo.

I think you're getting a little over-excited about Kane. Yes his performances have been great in terms of general play (and Europa goals), however he needs to an extended run of form in the EPL. First choice striker ahead of a profligate Soldado and (wtf ever happened to) Adebayor isn't a massive task at the moment. He's grown a lot from the ungainly lump that was loaned to Norwich and Leicester.

Harry Kane's odds on PFA Young Player of the Year have been coming in so much over the last few weeks. Got 5/1 2 weeks ago, and he was 2/1 just after he scored that 2nd goal. 13/8 now joint fav with Hazard and he'll probably go shorter before the day is out.

Was 1/4 last week so they've probably stopped taking bets at this stage!

[tipp86]

We tie on scores and England dont make up the score. Who wins? I assume its based on some criteria like who won H2H or TF/A.

Edit: Ryle was kind enough to inform me there.

[The Situation]

O'Mahony definitely my favourite Irish player, so intelligent.

[DeadParrot]

BELIEVE

[shrapnel]

We tie on scores and England dont make up the score. Who wins? I assume its based on some criteria like who won H2H or TF/A.

Tries scored. Ireland lose

[Flushdraw]

We tie on scores and England dont make up the score. Who wins? I assume its based on some criteria like who won H2H or TF/A.

If it's level on points difference, it goes to the team that has scored the most tries (England running away with that). It gets shared if that ends up level too.

[CHDad]

We don't go to the corner enough.

[rounders123]

Commentators these days really shouldn't be saying ''I don't know what they put in his tea at half-time..''.

[Lao Lao]

FFS Sexton!

[LuckyLloyd]

lol Sexton, such a bottler of key kicks.

[Strewelpeter]

lol Sexton, such a bottler of key kicks.

LOL you are such a little person.

HAters gonna hate .life

[Raoul Duke III]

lol Sexton, such a bottler of key kicks.

[Strewelpeter]

And booom

[Raoul Duke III]

lol Sexton, such a bottler of key kicks.

Oh dear. Stick to a sport you know something about, lifting bags of cement or whatever it is you do for kicks.

Two championships in two years orchestrated by Sexton and Schmidt obviously not enough?

[ArmaniJeans]

Minor criticism of Sexton (Lloyd can do the major lol stuff) is that he takes too long to kick in sin bin periods. Taking 70 seconds off the clock has to be -EV in the overall context of how many points you are looking to get during the 10 minutes. Needs to come up with a 15 second routine for these and other end game situations.

[eamonhonda]

lol Sexton, such a bottler of key kicks.

Do you support England instead of Ireland like the Munster Leinster thing or what's the story?

[rounders123]

[Raoul Duke III]

O'Connell is unreal at managing the ref.

[LuckyLloyd]

I still remember his New Zealand grand bottle supreme. Great player, but a bottler under pressure.

[Raoul Duke III]

Do you support England instead of Ireland like the Munster Leinster thing or what's the story?

He literally cannot take the fact that a former Leinster coach and a former Leinster out-half are driving the most successful Irish team of all time.

[Raoul Duke III]

I still remember his New Zealand grand bottle supreme. Great player, but a bottler under pressure.

Yeah just like he bottled it when 22-3 down at half-time in a HC final. Or in Paris last year to win the 6N.

[CHDad]

Sexton is a very good player but he misses plenty of important penalties/conversions.

[LuckyLloyd]

He literally cannot take the fact that a former Leinster coach and a former Leinster out-half are driving the most successful Irish team of all time.

Thought you had to win all five games to win a grand slam!

[Strewelpeter]

all the haters can take that and Stick it up yer gash

[DeadParrot]

You are relentless dude
Championship winning try and you are trying to score points of RDIII

[Guest]

On what is a brilliant day of sport the auld petty bickering makes me a sad bunny.

[KevIRL]

Don't concede

[LuckyLloyd]

This is fucking great all the same!! Wooden spoon for Scotland again

[The Situation]

We've put on an absolute clinic today.

[KevIRL]

Don't concede

Bah

[CHDad]

Jesus, when your luck is in.

[Guest]

some save from Healsip

[Strewelpeter]

Brilliant by Jamie

[ComradeCollie]

Wow, didn't see that.

[DeadParrot]

Bah

[LuckyLloyd]

Hogg you cheeky dog! Great acting tbf

[Strewelpeter]

Jesus, when your luck is in.

Nothing lucky about that

[Lord Sir Banter]

Is a championship where you beat three teams?
Cuz lol.

[oleras]

Allez le blue

[rounders123]

VforV will be ringing out his sweaty cravat in the latrines after this game. Unbelievable score from Ireland.