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  • #76
    Originally posted by Caligastia
    Mrs Caligastia bought me a copy of Rugby World magazine yesterday. It's a pretty NH-oriented publication...
    With "Rugby" in the title the contrary would have been surprising.
    "Democracy is the worst form of government there is, except for all the others that have been tried." Sir Winston Churchill

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    • #77
      Even more suprising is the "World" part.
      ...people like to cry a lot... - Pekka
      ...we just argue without evidence, secure in our own superiority. - Snotty

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      • #78
        Just testing if the opposition was still there...
        "Democracy is the worst form of government there is, except for all the others that have been tried." Sir Winston Churchill

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        • #79
          Originally posted by Tamerlin
          Just testing if the opposition was still there...
          Test your damn dictionary while you're at it!
          " ... and the following morning I should see the Boks wallop the Wallabies again?" - Havak
          "The only thing worse than being quoted in someone's sig is not being quoted in someone's sig." - finbar, with apologies to Oscar Wilde.

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          • #80
            Do you realize you would have to work more...
            Yes – but the people criticising me on false premises would get lumped without fear of dismissal for gross misconduct.

            I took today off and planted broad beans and peas.
            To quote a great philosopher - *&^%$^&!

            Well, Wales ... East Midlands ... all much of a muchness, really. Except Wales has the scenery.
            You must have been there in high summer!
            It is better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt

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            • #81
              Originally posted by Havak


              Yes – but the people criticising me on false premises would get lumped without fear of dismissal for gross misconduct.
              Though I am not sure this is something to do with a client...
              "Democracy is the worst form of government there is, except for all the others that have been tried." Sir Winston Churchill

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              • #82
                Eddie's thoughts on the international oppo:

                "England will be smarter in attack, New Zealand more tactically adept, while South Africa "will go back to their roots".

                The Wallaby head said England's recruitment of former league international Joe Lydon to their coaching staff would revitalise their attacking play.

                "We'll see something a little bit different in their attack," Jones said. "Their attack has recently been pretty ordinary. But they've put on a new coach - Joe Lydon - a very, very good rugby league player. He'll introduce a bit more structure in their attack.

                "They did have a very structured attack but it eventually became unstructured, and because of that, [they] lost the ability to use their skill. Lydon will bring in a structure which will allow them to use their skills."

                Jones thought England were currently "struggling with success" but that their standards should not slip.

                "They're really set up to continue being a champion side. We cannot underestimate that," he said. "They have a well-developed high performance unit, while they have agreements with all major clubs to ensure their players are on yearly programs.

                "England also have great depth in resources. For instance, in the tight-head prop position, Australia has one guy [Al Baxter] who has played Test rugby. We have another couple of guys who are in their first year of Super 12.

                "In contrast, England have six or seven players who at any stage could go into the Test side."

                The All Blacks will be "completely different", with Jones describing new coach Graham Henry as "tactically one of the best".

                "He'll have the side playing very much like Auckland did in 2003," Jones said. "They'll have a very robust, aggressive defence and an attack able to use turnover ball and counterattack. They'll be much better tactically than they have been in the past."

                Jones has not forgotten that Henry was part of the Auckland coaching staff last year when the Blues won the Super 12 title.

                The Springboks, meanwhile, will "pick an absolute monster pack, genuine second-rowers who can jump, and guys in the back row all about 106-110 kilograms who can run like the wind".

                "They'll pick a nine and 10 who can control the game, and two centres who want to bash everything that gets in their way.

                "Their 11, 14 and 15 will be absolute flyers. They'll use counterattack ball, not dissimilar to New Zealand."

                Presumably Eddie thought Les Grenouilles were already perfect and therefore beyond comment.
                " ... and the following morning I should see the Boks wallop the Wallabies again?" - Havak
                "The only thing worse than being quoted in someone's sig is not being quoted in someone's sig." - finbar, with apologies to Oscar Wilde.

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                • #83
                  Originally posted by Havak
                  Yes – but the people criticising me on false premises would get lumped without fear of dismissal for gross misconduct.
                  I currently have myself up in front of every tribunal and court in existence alleging employee abuse by employer. They have urged mediation. I've declined on the basis that I refuse to be in the same room as myself.
                  " ... and the following morning I should see the Boks wallop the Wallabies again?" - Havak
                  "The only thing worse than being quoted in someone's sig is not being quoted in someone's sig." - finbar, with apologies to Oscar Wilde.

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                  • #84
                    Originally posted by finbar
                    Eddie's thoughts on the international oppo:

                    Presumably Eddie thought Les Grenouilles were already perfect and therefore beyond comment.
                    We will make sure he does not forget us the next time...
                    "Democracy is the worst form of government there is, except for all the others that have been tried." Sir Winston Churchill

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                    • #85
                      Originally posted by Tamerlin


                      We will make sure he does not forget us the next time...
                      How? By choking again?

                      " ... and the following morning I should see the Boks wallop the Wallabies again?" - Havak
                      "The only thing worse than being quoted in someone's sig is not being quoted in someone's sig." - finbar, with apologies to Oscar Wilde.

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                      • #86
                        Originally posted by Tamerlin


                        We will make sure he does not forget us the next time...
                        How? By choking again?



                        Oh, and just to prove that rugby can learn something from s***** - the owner of a Romanian first division s***** team has threatened to send his whole squad to listen to a classical musical concert as punishment if they lose their next match. "Attending a classical music concert is a hard task for a s***** player", he said.

                        Imagine the scene at Leicester:

                        JONNO: "Okay, lads, one more match like last week and you're off to listen to f*cking Berlioz!"

                        " ... and the following morning I should see the Boks wallop the Wallabies again?" - Havak
                        "The only thing worse than being quoted in someone's sig is not being quoted in someone's sig." - finbar, with apologies to Oscar Wilde.

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                        • #87
                          Originally posted by finbar
                          How? By choking again?
                          Yes, by choking them!




                          Imagine the scene at Leicester:

                          JONNO: "Okay, lads, one more match like last week and you're off to listen to f*cking Berlioz!"

                          I would have thought that threatening someone to listen at Céline Dion would have been much more efficient.
                          "Democracy is the worst form of government there is, except for all the others that have been tried." Sir Winston Churchill

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                          • #88
                            Another morning meeting - but i'm keen to pick through Eddie's thoughts later.

                            Is Tamerlin really telling me punching clients is not recommended - bummer!
                            It is better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt

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                            • #89
                              Originally posted by Havak
                              Is Tamerlin really telling me punching clients is not recommended - bummer!
                              Not that they deserve it but I don't think this is recommended. My job in a company managing computer networks taught me that when there is a problem the client needs a guilty party and that the external providers are the obvious target to blame as nobody is never the source of a mistake inside a company.
                              "Democracy is the worst form of government there is, except for all the others that have been tried." Sir Winston Churchill

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                              • #90
                                Chiefs 29 -d- Stormers 14

                                So the Chiefs keep their finals hopes alive. Big effort from them, particularly as undermanned as they were. The Stormers reverted to their ways of old - scrappy, mishandling, et al. Oddly enough, as badly as they played, they could probably have won the match if they hadn't coughed up the ball so often in great attacking positions.

                                It's also bound to be Corne Krige's last ever S12 match. Old habits die hard. A ruck had degenerated into a mass of bodies. Corne dived in, apparently to shift a Chiefs player off a Stormer. He twice head butted the Chiefs player. Two separate, quite deliberate head butts. He's bound to be cited. And, as I think this is his last season, it should be his last ever match. A great player, tragically flawed. Such a shame.
                                " ... and the following morning I should see the Boks wallop the Wallabies again?" - Havak
                                "The only thing worse than being quoted in someone's sig is not being quoted in someone's sig." - finbar, with apologies to Oscar Wilde.

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