I think we'll beat Donegal when the ref isn't a Donegal man.
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Show posts MenuQuote from: thewobbler on March 10, 2024, 10:49:07 PMQuote from: Wildweasel74 on March 10, 2024, 08:55:03 PMDidn't deliver in the World cup,look that's the problem, the part time supporter not knowing the real layout of the land in Rugby. France was the most heavy favoured team to win on home Ground, then South Africa, followed by Ireland and New Zealand.The top 4 ,there was very little between them and that showed in games. Had Ireland actually been playing at home like France, then they would have been the favourites. The only people saying we were favourites is the Dublin media and people who knew f**k all about Rugby.
Ah you're fully bought in. Fair play to you.
The layout of the land is that Ireland has a unique advantage in international rugby whereby our international team absolutely trumps the needs of club rugby.
It provides us a genuine advantage in that our players our better rested and more closely coached for the international game.
But 20 odd years on we haven't come close to realising this advantage. We use it to build focused teams instead of competitive squads.
As a policy it leaves Ireland as sitting ducks. No matter how well drilled Ireland become - and by God are we well drilled - everyone knows what's coming.
And unless we find a couple of unplayable types like O'Driscoll at once, then it counts against us.
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On this note. Murray should have been retired from Ireland duty a decade ago.
By accident or design - and honestly I still don't know which - the predominant feature of his game has been shite box kicking. Nobody else does this at this level. Because it's shite, pointless rugby, unless it comes as a surprise.
Quote from: thewobbler on February 27, 2024, 12:42:55 PMQuote from: Dreadnought on February 27, 2024, 12:26:35 PMQuote from: trileacman on February 27, 2024, 12:21:19 PMSomeone gets it...Quote from: thewobbler on February 26, 2024, 10:35:42 PMQuote from: Milltown Row2 on February 26, 2024, 10:23:26 PMJarlth has plans to look at the game of football and change its negativity
Going to be difficult
I vowed never to type this up again. But I can't help it.
The fundamental problem with football is that the value of possession greatly outweighs the value of territory.
So instead of the rule makers looking at gimmicks - like the advanced mark - they need to look at the fundamental structures of the game.
Bring in the half court rule (no returning over either 45) and bring in a substantial penalty for breaking the rule (45m free from hand or the ground).
There will be a period of adjustment when (particular club) teams who've spent the past 10 years protecting the D, are afraid to leave the D at all. But it'll slowly dawn on everyone that when the opposition press you, the best thing you can do is move the ball quickly into the spaces left in their half. And I before long they'll understand that if they don't score every time it doesn't matter - as the ball will be returned to them much more often under these principles.
Under these rules Id just coach my team to play Mourinho ball. Take an early lead. Then simply retreat all 15 of our players into my own half. If the opposing team are down 3/4 points they can't just sit back. They must advance into our half. And once they do they're trapped in it. Win a turnover and break into the oceans of space present in their half because all of my team and a large proportion of theirs are in my half.
This would ingrain the current extra-time tactic of mass retreat by the leading team.
That they might. What I mean is that they might well be right and I'm barking up the wrong tree.
But I'd ask this
1. What is actually different between this proposed version of "Mourinho ball" and the one that currently takes place? They're following exactly the same principles to me.
2. How many men do you actually think you would need to press into the opposition 45 to push them out? Be honest. Let's say 10. Maybe 11 against a highly skilled possession team. You won't need 15, that's for sure. Yeah that would leave oceans of space in your own half. But unless your opponents leave men up too, then there shouldn't be that overlap described.
Quote from: thewobbler on February 26, 2024, 10:35:42 PMQuote from: Milltown Row2 on February 26, 2024, 10:23:26 PMJarlth has plans to look at the game of football and change its negativity
Going to be difficult
I vowed never to type this up again. But I can't help it.
The fundamental problem with football is that the value of possession greatly outweighs the value of territory.
So instead of the rule makers looking at gimmicks - like the advanced mark - they need to look at the fundamental structures of the game.
Bring in the half court rule (no returning over either 45) and bring in a substantial penalty for breaking the rule (45m free from hand or the ground).
There will be a period of adjustment when (particular club) teams who've spent the past 10 years protecting the D, are afraid to leave the D at all. But it'll slowly dawn on everyone that when the opposition press you, the best thing you can do is move the ball quickly into the spaces left in their half. And I before long they'll understand that if they don't score every time it doesn't matter - as the ball will be returned to them much more often under these principles.
Quote from: Main Street on January 20, 2024, 11:56:28 PMIs there any particular reason why there's no live audience any longer on the Tommy Tiernan show?
Quote from: jcpen on January 21, 2024, 08:14:42 PMNext few games will tell the story. Liverpool have two tough games coming up while Man City have two easy enough fixtures. You'd expect City will be back on top after it.Would be no suprise to see Liverpool drop 4 points from those next 2 games.
Quote from: statto on January 21, 2024, 07:52:07 PMQuote from: Milltown Row2 on January 21, 2024, 07:28:45 PMBournemouth have 25 points. Not sure if they are in form or notThey had won 6 out of last 8 league games losing away to Spurs and drawing with villa who have arguably been team of season.While this is a game Liverpool should be winning if are going to be serious title contenders if was on paper a difficult game and Bournemouth have improved dramatically over the past few months.
But a top of the league team should be winning like that every week against teams sitting in 12th place.
#Liverpoolstolose
Quote from: imtommygunn on December 29, 2023, 08:06:30 PMThis is high end crime though not door to door burglaries.
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on December 29, 2023, 07:58:48 PMQuote from: trileacman on December 29, 2023, 07:50:38 PMQuote from: Milltown Row2 on December 29, 2023, 03:53:53 PMQuote from: trileacman on December 29, 2023, 01:58:31 PMHis take home pay would be 6million a year if he's on 250k. How much would full time security cost? 500k a year? Like if he gets security guards at the house it needs to be 365,24/7 cover or what's the point. I imagine that cover doesn't come cheap.
How much is a decent security alarm with the 24 hour cover?
Could even hire a security guard at £20000 a year cost?
£20k a year would get you less than 40 hours a week. Who covers the other 128+ hours?
That's ok, how many hours will be needed? He starts at 11pm finishes at 7am
Thieves will only break into houses which have zero protection, if there is visual protection they'll move on to the next one.
As I said on the other thread social media is a curse, brandishing top end stuff on social media sites just puts a big fecking target on your back.
Quote from: trailer on December 29, 2023, 06:30:19 PMQuote from: trileacman on December 29, 2023, 01:58:31 PMHis take home pay would be 6million a year if he's on 250k. How much would full time security cost? 500k a year? Like if he gets security guards at the house it needs to be 365,24/7 cover or what's the point. I imagine that cover doesn't come cheap.
500k a year?? Must get into the security industry.
Couple of hired goons. 100k a year tops. Less than a weeks wage.