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chrissmith921

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  1. I cant believe you lot have taken Hape to the tournament after his performance in Cardiff. That was individually the worst performance I've seen from an Englishman in Cardiff in many years.
  2. I will take your word for it, you would have a better idea of their condition than I do. The England side you faced that day though is nowhere near as physical as the sides you are set to face. It is also different playing one phyisical game to playing 3 of them. There was a program on BBC Wales (obviously biased!...) the other night that showed theyre going out there as probably the fittest possible. I appreciate the differences in physicality - but getting pounded into by a 16 stone centre wearing an England shirt is about the same as they'll be facing on Sunday - except of course the accent and clothing! Samoa/Fiji - Wales should be ok - but thats the same old story - set piece side of the game we'll kill them - in the scrum we'll beat anyone as long as Adam Jones is in as Paul James and Gethin Jenkins are both very good scrummagers. I fancy our chances on Sunday - we're better than them in the scrum, Beast will get his ass handed to him from the first whistle and will end up coming off just after half time. I just worry if Davies / Roberts in the centre are too much alike. Anyways - still think England will do well, but Australia or France to win it, for me.
  3. Hope that we pinch Mr Morgan from you English too in a few months time That wouldnt be bad, him and Mr North both defecting to Wales for some quality international rugby careers (can understand why a wing would want to if im fair!)
  4. The Welsh players are in for one hell of a tough time, they are going to get absolutely physically battered in their group games. If they make it through it will not be without paying a price along the way. I think the same is true of SA who will make it through but despite being no strangers to big hits may just come off worse than Wales seeing as they like to dish it out as well. The fitness levels and preparation of the current welsh side is phenomenal - i cant remember seeing a better prepared welsh side going out to a world cup. mike phillips must have shed about half his body fat looking at him. that win over england in cardiff showed wales can mix it with people coming with a physical approach
  5. Some really good picks in there mate, but 2-3 at least aren't starters for their teams so you'll be missing out on points. Sharpe and Mitchell aren't even on the bench for the Wallabies and Thomson is second choice to McCaw for NZ. I missed my flight, so not going to play too much.
  6. I think the French are the sneaky outsiders. If the All Blacks choke up in the NH - what the hell will they do on their own patch? Carter is a marked man.
  7. yeah, maybe, but enough of an increase to cover the ongoing maintenance of the stadium? i doubt it..
  8. Yes, because what small footballing countries need are massive stadia where their clubs cripple themselves financially with upkeep after the tournament has been. /FifaLogic
  9. got with my misses april 2001, proposed april 2008 (i remember it being week villa slaughtered bolton during that time when we smashed them, derby and blues in that fine few weeks!) and married september 2009. having said that, we were together from sixth form and through uni so maybe a bit longer than most.
  10. The answer to all unexplained questions is 'to make and eat bacon'.
  11. its really started to wane with me when reading the write up of man city's stuffing of liverpool earlier this year, there was more reference to the issues at board room level than on the pitch... thats where i start to think that its moving away from the game i fell in love with as a youngster
  12. and the £ jumps against a couple of currencies which is superb as im off on holiday in a few weeks ta much!
  13. BBC reported he would 'be back for Sunderland' But wasnt, of course. here
  14. My answer is no. Not until we all take care of our own problems at home. Massachusetts ranks close to the top of every positive category you can find, but there are people here that live in pure squalor, all over the state. I'm talking pure poverty. And this is one of the wealthiest states. So you can imagine what it's like in every city and rural area in the country. I'm sick and tired of watching my taxes go to fund lost causes overseas, when back here at home, the country is slowly imploding. Come live over here, our taxes go to problems overseas, banks (who caused 90% the issues we have economically by giving mortgages to people who cant repay phone bills...) and people who dont want to work. Its great
  15. So what, keep giving them houses for free eh? Spot the people living in the rich parts of the country here, where this stuff is well hidden so they dont know it goes on I feel depressed. Therefore I must be on the seek.
  16. So, economic experts of VillaTalk, what effect would having single mothers put into communes rather than given their own houses etc have on the economy as a whole? My belief is it would seriously lower the amount of kept, unwanted pregnancies - particularly if coupled with state provided child care at each commune to allow the mother to go to work. Of course, they could live with their parents... but I'm on about the baby factory types who do it for the houses they get.
  17. :yawn: Ah I was looking forward to the usual piles of crap of how 99% of those on job seekers feel really low about it and desperately want to work...
  18. im aware of that, but im aware of a hell of a lot who are. welsh valleys might be prime for it... but i know a lot of people who claim because it means they dont have to go out and work.
  19. **** people who are on benefits. how about we start looking out for those who actually put in a shift, or have put in a shift (retired) or cant (ill) those who are on jobseekers - your time has come, lazy ****.
  20. At that age, there'll be no difference to the quality of coaching they'll receive. Chelsea aint going to let their u12 side use their first team complex...
  21. do you reckon they have a code of 'what happened in the mine, stays in the mine'?
  22. With an apology? Agreed. In all seriousness, just send her a quick one back apologising for the noise and promising to make an effort to keep it down in the future. And if you ever have a party or anything in the future then give her a warning about it out of courtesy. Better to keep your neighbours on your good side I've found. Spot on advice. Better to fall out with anyone but your neighbours.
  23. The death of the Liberal party FTL :-( On the plus side, this arguably strengthens Labour, as the dissafected Lib Dem supporters will in all probability drift to them in large numbers ... Amusing... Labour (correct me if I'm wrong) are the ones who started all this off re tuition fees.
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