Uncle Buck
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London Irish said:Ah, you were in parody mode.
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Mark McGhee, Mark McGhee! Mark Mc-Gheeee, Mark McGhee!
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Dave the OAP
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Did you see Leicester v Northampton this weekend?
Excellent game.
Did you see Leicester v Northampton this weekend?
Excellent game.
Barrel of Fun
Abort, retry, fail
I know that wasn't directed at me, but fantastic exhibition of rugby. Leicester Forward (Argentinian) was a bit of a brute....
Dave the OAP
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was that the Italian forward? has a face like a slapped arse...not that I would have said that to his face of course...
London Irish
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dave the gaffer said:
I taped it while I was at Watford but I went to see London Irish's game yesterday so that's enough rugby for me this weekend. One of my teams can beat Cardiff
Dave the OAP
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Are London Irish in the semi's then?
i am hoping to get txt's to the Millenium to see the semi's
i am hoping to get txt's to the Millenium to see the semi's
Good to see the welsh getting back to full strengh so when we beat them at twickers they cant use injurys as a reason.
London Irish
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Uncle Buck said:
Ta.
I think I made the right choice going to the rugby, entertaining as all that clearly was
Dave the OAP
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Ben Cohen is a thug...he kept jabbering at the ref ( a la Charlie) and he belted the New Zealander full back ( who i think was on his own side..LOL)
At one point the ref said......" Every decision I make you question...leave me alone"
At one point, the game was continuing and three blokes were haveing a set to in the middle of the pitch....excellent
At one point the ref said......" Every decision I make you question...leave me alone"
At one point, the game was continuing and three blokes were haveing a set to in the middle of the pitch....excellent
Matt Perry got Owned at one stage in the Bath game, should have walked for that.
London Irish
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dave the gaffer said:
No - we lost to Wasps in the opening round robin so we were screwed straight away.
Double-headers are a great idea though and it's good there's a Welsh team left to add a bit of spice - should be a good day out. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/4498586.stm
Our big cup chance this season is the European Challenge Cup, the UEFA cup-style comp for Euro rugby teams. Flying to Toulouse in a couple of weeks to see us play Agen and then to Parma in Italy in January. The away trips in Europe are the best bit about following rugby
Dave the OAP
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You going to Parma?
a bloke at work wanted to know if I was going, he is a Cork man
how are you getting there...through the club?
a bloke at work wanted to know if I was going, he is a Cork man
how are you getting there...through the club?
London Irish
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dave the gaffer said:
Nope, through Easyjet
You can book hotels through the club though (although it's more the supporters club who do it on behalf of the club).
London Irish
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ChapmansThe Saviour said:
OK, OK, you have a point.
To get us back on track then, if Robinson was a tactical selection against MacKay, who could do the job againsst Sonko and Ingimarson?
Sonko is one of those Peter Crouch types who everyone laughs at but he is surprisingly effective
One of Reading's best players this year 
Leon & Big MacLondon Irish said:OK, OK, you have a point.
To get us back on track then, if Robinson was a tactical selection against MacKay, who could do the job againsst Sonko and Ingimarson?
Sonko is one of those Peter Crouch types who everyone laughs at but he is surprisingly effective
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London Irish said:
Isn't that your job, to tell us like?
I still see CKR and Knight as the best combination and going by my theory that the same two should play every game (or how else are they going to learn eachothers games) I would want to see them up front.
I like the idea of having McPhee (who is looking very strong again) and Robinson (I agree his pace is very troublesome) coming off the bench.
Hannibal smith
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London Irish said:OK, OK, you have a point.
To get us back on track then, if Robinson was a tactical selection against MacKay, who could do the job againsst Sonko and Ingimarson?
Sonko is one of those Peter Crouch types who everyone laughs at but he is surprisingly effective
A good question but ultimately pointless. Reading, I think, have let in 11 goals in 22 games this year. We could play all of our strikers and not hit the back of the net even if we played them all day.
Ingimarson is good enough to have any of our forwards in his pocket for 90 minutes.
I'd probably play CKR up front on his own (maybe even dare I say McPhee or whoever holds the ball up best), play 5 in midfield and try and hold out for a nil - nil. No point trying to match them man for man as they are better than us. Then bring of fresh legs and revert ot 4-4-2 once we let the inevitable goal in.
Storer68
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Mark McGhee, Mark McGhee! Mark Mc-Gheeee, Mark McGhee!
Lack of funds!!!!!
We blew 150 grand on a player that none of us have seen start a game yet.
i could simpathise with the "pleadingpoverty" angle if we hadn't wasted it all on a player that can't even get on the bench!
London Irish said:
Lack of funds!!!!!
We blew 150 grand on a player that none of us have seen start a game yet.
i could simpathise with the "pleadingpoverty" angle if we hadn't wasted it all on a player that can't even get on the bench!
London Irish
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ChapmansThe Saviour said:
It's my wont to have an opinion and argue it with conviction. Apologies if it rankles with more sensitive souls like youself
Knight-CKR, and Knight-Big Mac are arguable choices, each with merit.
My feeling is Knight-CKR have a problem in that both are very laid-back players who don't hustle and work defenders enough in the manner of Robinson, McPhee or Virgs last season.
Big Mac is probably the one player in our squad who might have a chance at winning a header against Sonko, but on the back of one reserve game, probably not a great gamble. I would save him for Withdean games rather than the fast counterattacking style that works well for us away from home.
Sonko will rule the air so we need to move him around a bit. For me that points to playing Robinson. I think CKR hasn't been at his best against physical streetwise defenders like Sonko or Ingamarsson, so I would bring him on for the last 20 minutes and start with Leon.
I'm not a great fan of our two-winger policy, and I think it will be even less suceesful against the likes of Sonko's aerial power, so I would leave Frutos out and play Nicolas, Oatway and Hammond so we can try and even things up in midfield, playmaking through either a fit Carole or Jarrett.
Hannibal is taking the percentage call to be pessimistic but a factor he forgets is our good away record. It is no fluke, we play better against teams coming at us and leaving space for our flair players up front. We have a chance, even against the mighty Reading