Egg chasers of the SMB

GordonMuchallNo1Fan · Sep 6, 2019

Rest in peace Chester Williams

palm 1 · Sep 6, 2019

GordonMuchallNo1Fan said:
Rest in peace Chester Williams

Incredible that 5 supreme athletes from that World Cup final have died at such an early age.

Cockney Mackem · Sep 6, 2019

palm 1 said:
See Chester Williams has passed away. Fourth member of the SA 1995 World Cup winning squad to die .

49, no age that

palm 1 · Sep 6, 2019

Cockney Mackem said:
49, no age that

Especially a former top end athlete.

GordonMuchallNo1Fan · Sep 6, 2019

I've switched it off and put the football on. "Let's get ready to rumble" fuck off man.

nyron4england · Sep 6, 2019

Italy racking up a few phases there. As soon as the play slowed down England pushed them back but they looked a bit vulnerable with the quick play.

chelt_mackem · Sep 6, 2019

Very sad news about Chester Williams, a superb player and had an influence on that World Cup off the field in South Africa as well.

RIP Chester

JL1985 · Sep 6, 2019

Another poor atmosphere at St James Park.

nyron4england · Sep 6, 2019

JL1985 said:
Another poor atmosphere at St James Park.

Dead as a door nail.

Tomma · Sep 6, 2019

JL1985 said:
Another poor atmosphere at St James Park.

Couldn’t agree more. I’ve just got back from the match and it was unbelievably ‘flat’. Although to be fair, the rugby in the first half didn’t really do much to fire everyone up.

TravellingMackem · Sep 6, 2019

Tomma said:
Couldn’t agree more. I’ve just got back from the match and it was unbelievably ‘flat’. Although to be fair, the rugby in the first half didn’t really do much to fire everyone up.

I’ve just been also. The rugby was so bad in the first half. Just no pace to the play or anything. Can understand the boos for the goal kicks as well, you are two weeks before a World Cup I don’t get why they aren’t trying to get some fluidity in movement going forward, some pace in the game and some combinations. Not sure how much you can read from that, but certainly worrying going into the tournament.

But it was disgraceful really the state of a large quantity of people there. Seen one fight in the stands, one guy drop four pints all over some poor lass and some bloke leave the metro after two stops to pass out on the platform.
Seen more violence in that one game of rugby than I have in 22 years of football home and away.

mcq10 · Sep 6, 2019

TravellingMackem said:
I’ve just been also. The rugby was so bad in the first half. Just no pace to the play or anything. Can understand the boos for the goal kicks as well, you are two weeks before a World Cup I don’t get why they aren’t trying to get some fluidity in movement going forward, some pace in the game and some combinations. Not sure how much you can read from that, but certainly worrying going into the tournament.

But it was disgraceful really the state of a large quantity of people there. Seen one fight in the stands, one guy drop four pints all over some poor lass and some bloke leave the metro after two stops to pass out on the platform.
Seen more violence in that one game of rugby than I have in 22 years of football home and away.

I know a load of lads who aren’t rugby fans who went tonight. Friday night, live sport, drink in the stands.

It’s a novelty for some folk tbf

TravellingMackem · Sep 6, 2019

mcq10 said:
I know a load of lads who aren’t rugby fans who went tonight. Friday night, live sport, drink in the stands.

It’s a novelty for some folk tbf

Oh I can see why they did it. Stupid time to have it really, always encouraged this type of thing to happen. Shame the rugby wasn’t better though as a good game would have quelled any issues tbh

Tomma · Sep 6, 2019

TravellingMackem said:
Oh I can see why they did it. Stupid time to have it really, always encouraged this type of thing to happen. Shame the rugby wasn’t better though as a good game would have quelled any issues tbh

I agree - the standard of rugby was generally piss poor in the first half. What should have been a really prestigious event, celebrating our international team playing in our region, and onewhich people had looked forward to for months led to quite tangible disappointment.

ouro · Sep 6, 2019

TravellingMackem said:
I’ve just been also. The rugby was so bad in the first half. Just no pace to the play or anything. Can understand the boos for the goal kicks as well, you are two weeks before a World Cup I don’t get why they aren’t trying to get some fluidity in movement going forward, some pace in the game and some combinations. Not sure how much you can read from that, but certainly worrying going into the tournament.

But it was disgraceful really the state of a large quantity of people there. Seen one fight in the stands, one guy drop four pints all over some poor lass and some bloke leave the metro after two stops to pass out on the platform.
Seen more violence in that one game of rugby than I have in 22 years of football home and away.

I had a ticket but got called away to work so I gave it to one of the lads. It seems he and some of the others met at noon for a good drink and took a bottle of whisky in for the match itself. Might have been them you saw. Older blokes mind, 50's for the most part.

elder · Sep 7, 2019

The all blacks have just brushed tonga aside 92-7. the all blacks even played with 14 on the pitch for the last 20 mins or so just to practice being a man down.

Struts · Sep 7, 2019

I was sat in the Gallowgate and thought the atmosphere was decent but then again you are sat directly under a metal roof.

Hummed of arse on the concourse mind, right next to the food

peterleeblackcat · Sep 7, 2019

I'm quite a casual rugby fan but went last night, only ever been to one Falcons game before. Was a canny night, we were sitting right up in the Gods in the corner

Cockney Mackem · Sep 9, 2019

Grauniad guide to Ireland at this rugby world cup.

Rugby World Cup 2019: Ireland team guide

In the first of a series on all 20 World Cup teams, our global experts’ network focuses on Ireland, who head to Japan ranked as the No 1 team in the world

www.theguardian.com

Never won a knockout game

Samoa