sidcow Posted June 28, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted June 28, 2021 5 hours ago, dAVe80 said: If we're on sport, I don't get the British and Irish Lions. I'm not the biggest fan of rugby full stop, but the Lions as a concept is just odd. So England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland can all play New Zealand, South Africa and Australia at any point, and sometimes they beat them. When they do, it's normally seen as a good result, but it's not out of the question. Like they're not unbeatable normally. So why is it such a big deal if the home nations pool their best players, and then play them and beat them? Surely you'd expect a team made up of the best players from 4 different teams to win? How come the Southern hemisphere teams are held in such high regards that the UK and Ireland feel they have to join forces to beat them? How come the Norther hemisphere teams are held in such poor regards that NZ, Aus and SA don't join forces to try and beat them? The Barbarians are going to blow your mind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 28, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted June 28, 2021 5 hours ago, lapal_fan said: I read that and thought "I don't remember posting that" Best post on VT, ever. As I was reading it I was thinking to myself that it was as out there as something @lapal_fanmight write Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 (edited) Here is an unpopular opinion: Apple make very good devices. Pricey, but well built and last for ages. Edited June 28, 2021 by Xela 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 28, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted June 28, 2021 34 minutes ago, Xela said: Here is an unpopular opinion: Apple make very good devices. Pricey, but well built and last for ages. The ONLY mobile anyone in my family has ever owned which just stopped working for no good reason after 1 year use was an iPhone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 10 minutes ago, sidcow said: The ONLY mobile anyone in my family has ever owned which just stopped working for no good reason after 1 year use was an iPhone. Exception to the rule then Must have been bad luck, a dud. Hope you got it replaced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 28, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted June 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Xela said: Exception to the rule then Must have been bad luck, a dud. Hope you got it replaced? We were VERY lucky. Was literally a year and a few days old. Apple couldn't fix it and only supply a 1 year warranty. Tesco mobile only supply a 1 year warranty but their service provider is O2 who give a 2 year warranty. The guy at the Apple store had a real good go at O2 and persuaded them to replace it. I'm pretty sure they shouldn't because it was actually a Tesco phone. It ought to be the law that there is a phone guarantee for the length of the contract. We could have spent 2 more years paying for a phone that didn't even work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icouldtelltheworld Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 12 hours ago, icouldtelltheworld said: So many people here skirting around the real issue - which is that there are no spectator sports worth watching from start to finish apart from football Feeling pretty vindicated right now, not gonna lie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 I like a Mexican wave. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Just now, Paddywhack said: I like a Mexican wave. Better than that Icelandic clap thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bickster Posted June 28, 2021 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Xela said: Better than that Icelandic clap thing. Thats more than anti-biotics and a couple of visits to the clinic.... 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 I was hoping France would win tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 28, 2021 Moderator Share Posted June 28, 2021 1 minute ago, sne said: I was hoping France would win tonight. You'll be telling us Country is your favourite genre of music next 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sne Posted June 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2021 1 minute ago, bickster said: You'll be telling us Country is your favourite genre of music next Beatles actually. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okonokos Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 14 hours ago, icouldtelltheworld said: So many people here skirting around the real issue - which is that there are no spectator sports worth watching from start to finish apart from football Golf is easily the best. I quite happily will sit and watch it from Thursday to Sunday. And absolutely nothing in sport beats the Ryder Cup for entertainment value. The Miracle at Medinah is still the best sporting event I've ever witnessed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 14 hours ago, blandy said: Competitive traffic. Went round to my folks the other week, they were watching the Monaco Grand Prix. Surely the most tedious 'sporting' event ever proposed. Has it ever occurred to them that they could just . . . stop doing that one? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 ‘Competitive traffic ‘ is a wonderful way of putting it. I’m stealing that and passing it off as my own 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted June 29, 2021 Moderator Share Posted June 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Wainy316 said: ‘Competitive traffic ‘ is a wonderful way of putting it. I’m stealing that and passing it off as my own I thought it up to annoy the group of people I used to sit next to at work - none of them liked football, and they all liked "the sitting in a car a driving around a bit" races. It worked. Others (though not mine) were Golf = "tw@t sticks" or "swish - **** it!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Late to the party but I’d have to add tennis to the list of crap spectator sports. Everyone gets so excited by Wimbledon, but I can’t stand to watch it. The crowds are boring, the commentary is boring, the winning points by ace services are boring, and it lasts way too long. The only upside is some of the ladies players are nice to look at. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 I like the new badge thing on here (VT) I just received my "Rookie" badge (not rare) and the ultra rare "No one likes you badge" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knoppy1987 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 14 hours ago, Xela said: Here is an unpopular opinion: Apple make very good devices. Pricey, but well built and last for ages. I used an IPhone 5C for around seven years. Unfortunately it fell out of my pocket from a height and the screen smashed. Great phone. The only IPhone I've ever had though mainly because of how expensive they are and the use I get from phones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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