Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

As a patriotic Scot it hurts to say that I agree with Paul Hayward:


Six Nations 2014: Scotland should be told to shape up or ship out

Scotland's pathetic performance against England at Murrayfield was an absolute travesty - the Six Nations committee is within their rights to intervene




By Paul Hayward

3:50PM GMT 09 Feb 2014

Scotland should be told by the Six Nations Championship to start taking it seriously or step aside for another country to have a go. This may seem a melodramatic response to their lamentable 20-0 home defeat to England at the weekend but the Scots are becoming an embarrassment to one of sport's greatest tournaments.


This is not English arrogance speaking but genuine dismay at the tosh served up by Scotland on a pitch described by Mike Brown, the England full-back, as "not good enough for international rugby." As with the surface, so with the team. And Murrayfield itself is not much better. The great cauldron of Scottish union is now a heavily corporatised world of synthetic patriotism, firework bangs and pre-match cavorting by the Red Hot Chilli Pipers.


After the heirs of Ian McGeechan, John Rutherford and Jim Telfer scored nought against the Auld Enemy for the first time since 1978, Scottish rugby needs saving from itself - and the Six Nations committee would be within their rights to tell the game north of the border that it is really bringing the mood down.


The Home Nations Championship - the forerunner of today's Six Nations - has been going since 1883, so offence is bound to be taken in Edinburgh at the idea of Scotland being put on notice. But no tournament should be a haven for countries who dilute their national identity, mess up their club structure, hire foreign coaches by the busload and lay on a playing surface that is a wildlife reserve for worms.

DB 4.

Rubbish.

Teams come and go.

There is certain taste to the clashes.

But on the your observation.

England without any flare and relying on brute force and brawl should have been expelled after their loss to Wales.

WALES (9) 30
Tries: Cuthbert 2 Con: Biggar Pens: Halfpenny 4, Biggar Drop-goal: Biggar
ENGLAND (3) 3
Pen: Farrell
Wales stormed to the Six Nations title as they secured a record win over England and crushed the visitors' Grand Slam hopes in the process.


I think for a small Nation and money supplied the Small Nations of the Championship do remarkably well.

But I think Wales needs to pull their socks up and improve their strategical play.

Where are Waver Davy and his Chutney partner to-day?

Probably, hiding down a warren from a Cobra in the bowels of London.

Fred - teams come and go I agree, but that performance was truly abysmal and all the pre-match hype is a complete waste of money. I remember trying to go to a match at Murrayfield a long time ago and I couldn't get in as there was no space left in the ground - the fans were being turned back in droves. We could actually play in the days of Andy Irvine, Peter & Gordon Brown, Ian McGeechan etc. and I can remember one Scottish forward who actually played for half-an-hour with a broken leg. Where's the pride and passion gone, never mind the lack of talent.

Just seen Edwina Curry on the politics show BBC2, debating food banks.

WAY OUT OF TOUCH.

DISGRACE TO THE TORY PARTY.

GF.

I think she is a true advert for the Con party values.

Perhaps, she should get a safe seat and stand for leadership with haze as her deputy and Manuel as bag carrier.

Just a thought.

8-)

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DC 4

When Wales had a dreadful run in the championship, they had good backs but relatively small forwards and didn't get enough ball.

Also, training facilities and coaching was not that professional, if compared with today.


The problem was solved when parents were encouraged to put compost and fertilizer in the shoes and socks of the children.

Not sure what weight comparison of the packs are, but you have to have a hell of a lot of skill to make up for weight difference over an 80mins period.

Edwina Currie should have been put out to pasture years ago. No wonder David Cameron doesn't want too many women on his front bench.

DB 4,

She probably has been out in the pastures a few times.

But she would know how to deal with an old goat like Wavy Davy.

8-)

The Conservatives aren't perfect, far from it...but Labour....you have to be joking !....they should be executed for what they have done to the country !...and fancy having them back.....nooooo....

If I remember correctly....not sure about this but didn't Wilson have a female transport minister that couldn't drive !.....unbelievable !...

RF Ill get you a memo and post it here tomorrow just to prove what a MYTH it as been blaming labour for the ills of this country.

Be prepared for a shock as it shows just what liars David Camoron and his side kick Sir Giddeon have been over the last 4 years.

Cant get it now as am on lap top at one of my businesses.

And dont forget Ive voted for both conservative and labour 50/50.

It's not a question of voting....it's governing...Labour : I'm sorry to say just make a complete mess of things....always have done...four years is not enough to turn around more than a decade of blundering around from one cock-up to another !....

Katie Hopkins.....

What a fine looking women wouldnt say 'NO TO THAT' but her ideas on benefits and the poor stink........................shes the one on the right.

i think sticky's trying to tell us he's actually AC/DC :-)

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL

You wouldnt say no to Katie would you Cyners. Nay nay nay.

RF Barbara Castle was MOT, not sure whether she could drive or not.
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I think it was Barbara Castle...maybe...have to go and do some work....I'll catch up later...

She was fred's pin-up.
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Put a dartboard over the picture...

Just think, Edwina Curry and Katie Hopkins in a threesome, sheer bliss.