Thread: The Lions Are Coming

Just ignore him, he's Attention Whore trolling this thread hard and doesn't know anything about rugby.

His posts keep getting zapped but he's clearly too stoopid to take the hint.

My sincere apologies.

Originally Posted by Mike Watson

League Boy cannot play Union.

What's Farrel going to offer at 12 against the AB's to show he is a better choice than Te'o? He might be good defensively, maybe that is the plan then just to keep the score down.

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Just ignore him, he's Attention Whore trolling this thread hard and doesn't know anything about rugby.

His posts keep getting zapped but he's clearly too stoopid to take the hint.

Know nothing about rugby Ant ?

Bold claim my dear friend.

Originally Posted by buriramboy

What's Farrel going to offer at 12 against the AB's to show he is a better choice than Te'o?

Forgot to post the AB's team:

15. Israel Dagg, 14. Waisake Naholo, 13. Anton Lienert-Brown, 12. Sonny Bill Williams, 11. Rieko Ioane, 10. Beauden Barrett, 9. Aaron Smith;

1. Joe Moody, 2. Codie Taylor, 3. Owen Franks, 4. Brodie Retallick, 5. Samuel Whitelock, 6. Jerome Kaino, 7. Sam Cane, 8. Kieran Read (capt).

Replacements:

16. Nathan Harris, 17. Wyatt Crockett, 18. Charlie Faumuina, 19. Scott Barrett, 20. Ardie Savea. 21. TJ Perenara, 22. Aaron Cruden, 23. Ngani Laumape


Shame Smith is out, he's about my favorite player, but better safe than sorry there. Laumape's in on the bench off the strength of his play Tues I'd imagine. Thought it was odd that he'd been called up and then released in the first place so that's good.

Dagg shifts to the back in place of Smith which opens the way for Naholo. Strike-power in spades now.

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Originally Posted by buriramboy

What's Farrel going to offer at 12 against the AB's to show he is a better choice than Te'o?

If you want to kick the ball away leave it to your 9 or 10, no point making a pointless pass for your 12 just to justify his place in the team to kick the ball back to the opposition. Don't get me wrong i'd have Farrel in the team just at 10 not 12.

Originally Posted by buriramboy

'd have Farrel in the team just at 10 not 12

Should it concern me that we agree on something? ( you may have missed my earlier post)

I agree also, now you can be concerned.

Originally Posted by chassamui

Originally Posted by buriramboy

'd have Farrel in the team just at 10 not 12

Should it concern me that we agree on something? ( you may have missed my earlier post)

To be fair I generally just skip over your posts in this thread after showing your ignorance earlier on in the thread so in all probability I would have missed it.

Gotta assume that bboy skips my posts too, specifically the recent ones about Finn Russell.

And since it's basically only me, you, and him posting in here he's talking to himself at this point.

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Gotta assume that bboy skips my posts too, specifically the recent ones about Finn Russell.

And since it's basically only me, you, and him posting in here he's talking to himself at this point.

You want to judge a player who you clearly hold in low regard on 5 minutes on the pitch, a pointless discussion. All being well and he remains fit and injury free he hopefully will have 80 minutes against the All Blacks in November then we can see how good or shit he is.

Originally Posted by buriramboy

You want to judge a player who you clearly hold in low regard on 5 minutes on the pitch, a pointless discussion

I don't hold him in low regard, the point is that you spent ages banging on about him and how good he was. And then, well, he was a bit shit when given the chance wasn't he.

I saw someone else describe it thusly: 'he had four things to do and fucked them all up'.

You have not done yourself any favors on this thread BB. If you can be this petty about the lack of Scots selected and turn your back on the whole concept of the Lions, it marks you down as a bit wet, and not a genuine supporter at all. It's a bit like losing a game and taking your ball home.
Try and grow up a bit and bury your disappointment. I am fighting a losing rearguard here, and I won't give up until we lose all three tests.
I grew up marveling at Gerald Davies, Gareth Edwards, JPR, Phil Bennett and Barry John because my father was Welsh. Yet I'm happy to call out Gatland's selection of Warburton and AWJ, and his welsh bias because there are better players in the squad. If Seymour was the best winger in the squad, I'd be rooting for him too, but he isn't.
If you don't get it, you don't get it and you never will.

Where have I ever claimed to be supporting the Lions on this tour? I made my position quite clear long before the plane even landed in NZ. I have no allegiance to any team in a match between NZ and one made up of players from Ireland, Wales and England. I watch the games as a supporter of rugby, much like I will veg on my sofa at weekends during the season watching pro12, English club rugby and European games. Only reason I want NZ to thrash the Lions is to make sure Gatland never gets near a Lions team again, this is due to his bias in selection coupled with the dour style of rugby he plays which is 3 or 4 years past its sell by date.

Errm, your not supporting the Lions is precisely his point. It's against the ethos of rugby and just makes you look petty and spiteful.

I'm glad one of us understood my post

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Errm, your not supporting the Lions is precisely his point. It's against the ethos of rugby and just makes you look petty and spiteful.

The ethos of the Lions was broken by Gatland when he decided to exclude one nation from his plans and make it the Welsh, Irish and English Lions against the AB's. His choice as is the dour, uninspiring style of rugby he likes to play and the chickens are now coming home to roost.

Well I know plenty of Lions fans, including Scots, some of whom were disappointed with his selections, discussed them, debated them at length, and then got the fuck over it and banded together to support their team.

You're in a minority of one who has reacted so petulantly and spitefully about it.

So yeah, ethos.

Originally Posted by buriramboy

the dour, uninspiring style of rugby

Learned from Scottish Rugby over the last 50 years.

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Well I know plenty of Lions fans, including Scots, some of whom were disappointed with his selections, discussed them, debated them at length, and then got the fuck over it and banded together to support their team.

That's what is was basically like being a Scotland supporter for 10-15 years up until a few years ago only difference being it was MY team. Some team made up of Welsh, English and Irish players is no more my team than one made up of Fiji, SA and France players would be.

Originally Posted by chassamui

Originally Posted by buriramboy

the dour, uninspiring style of rugby

Learned from Scottish Rugby over the last 50 years.

Again showing your ignorance, while results may not always be good, the Scottish style of rugby would never be described as dour and uninspiring by anyone who knows, watches, follows and understands the game.

Ok, ok I know... if the team doesn't have at least [insert bboy's subjective number here] Scots in it then you'll pack a sad and refuse to support them.

Ethos, obviously not a Scottish word.