chrisp65 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Do all the fans at rugby still have to have face painted cheeks and brown shoes with denim? Or have they relaxed the rules more recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 7 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Do all the fans at rugby still have to have face painted cheeks and brown shoes with denim? Or have they relaxed the rules more recently? No they have to upturn the collars on their coats these days, and they also have to comment on how the Guinness is pulled in every pub they walk into. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 10, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted February 10, 2019 13 hours ago, WhatAboutTheFinish said: Not sure why this upsets as much as it does but I have a real hatred of the little tags they put now put over the top of rugby scores on TV to tell you how many tries have been scored by a team. I mean who are they for? People who can't count to 4? People who aren't really watching? People who suffer short term memory loss? Or is it some device to try to engage the "Me watch rugby. Me want number 4. Me know 4 good" audience? It's to let people know if either side has got a bonus point for number of tries scored. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 11, 2019 Moderator Share Posted February 11, 2019 On 10/02/2019 at 10:38, chrisp65 said: Do all the fans at rugby still have to have face painted cheeks and brown shoes with denim? Or have they relaxed the rules more recently? You just have to be a word removed now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 11, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted February 11, 2019 3 hours ago, BOF said: You just have to be a word removed now. So, no change, then? (Disclaimer: I'm talking about English rugby fans; other nations may differ). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Just now, mjmooney said: So, no change, then? (Disclaimer: I'm talking about English rugby fans; other nations may differ). From my travels Sith Ifrican rugby fans are complete arse pockets. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 26 minutes ago, mjmooney said: So, no change, then? (Disclaimer: I'm talking about English rugby fans; other nations may differ). world in union, innit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 A bit harsh, chaps. I know you’re (probably) only having a laugh so maybe I’m a bit sensitive but I guess that this is perfect for this thread as it pisses me off. I’m a rugby fan and so are most of my friends and family and it’s not very nice being labelled as a word removed based on lazy stereotypes. I hate getting lumped in with generalisations. There are words removed at rugby games just like there are at football/cricket/whatever matches but the vast majority are ‘normal’ people. It’s almost like there will be a few bells ends in every large gathering of people... . I’m also not sure where the idea that people are fans of either rugby or football has come from. There’s snobbery in both camps but most people I know are fans of both. I’m never comfortable labelling entire groups of people as words removed. Apart from Tories and Leavers of course... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 A cyclist riding on the pavement behind me just rang his bell at me to move aside. Then he rode past with no thank you or anything. Bell end, get in the road. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, JB said: I’m never comfortable labelling entire groups of people as words removed. Apart from Tories and Leavers of course... "There's only two things I hate in this world: People who are intolerant of other people's cultures and the Dutch." On rugby, I'm not sure what it is. I've lived in Cardiff for 15 years so I notice it everytime the big matches come around. I have welsh friends who all properly get into, it's like it essentially is part of the welsh culture, but it's never really appealed. Out of simple socialisation I've watched many games of rugby accidentally. I will say though, on pure anecdotal evidence ( no statistical analysis being brought to bear here ), English rugby fans are more tw@tish than the welsh. But I think the deciding criterion is English rather than english+rugby. Edited February 11, 2019 by Rodders 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 11, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted February 11, 2019 43 minutes ago, Paddywhack said: A cyclist riding on the pavement behind me just rang his bell at me to move aside. Then he rode past with no thank you or anything. Bell end, get in the road. He actually rang his bell? No, scratch that, he actually HAD a bell? You were lucky. Most of the lycra louts I come across seem to think that having a bell on their Wiggins-wannabe racing machines is far too poofy and embarrassing. We were walking on a woodland trail this morning, and bike boy comes (silently) tearing down the hill at speed behind us. No bell, just a grunt when he was about two feet away. As I had no time to turn, my instinctive step to one side happened to be the wrong way, and Mrs M had to grab my sleeve and drag me back as he shot past. I don't suppose my shout of "Get a **** ing bell and USE it, word removed" will have had much effect on him. On shared paths, pedestrians have priority - it's about time some MAMILs got used to the idea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Rodders said: "There's only two things I hate in this world: People who are intolerant of other people's cultures and the Dutch." On rugby, I'm not sure what it is. I've lived in Cardiff for 15 years so I notice it everytime the big matches come around. I have welsh friends who all properly get into, it's like it essentially is part of the welsh culture, but it's never really appealed. Out of simple socialisation I've watched many games of rugby accidentally. I will say though, on pure anecdotal evidence ( no statistical analysis being brought to bear here ), English rugby fans are more cuntish than the welsh. But I think the deciding criterion is English rather than english+rugby. I live in Cardiff, too . I love a match day! I’ve played rugby and played alongside plenty of words removed and with plenty of decent guys. I’ve been to loads of games at Twickenham, the Principality and in Australia and encountered plenty of words removed at each every time. But then I’ve met plenty more sound people of all nationalities. I’ve been to VP and been surrounded by utter cretins but I know first hand that the average Villa fan is cool Anecdotally, my experience is different to yours in that I’ve found Welsh rugby fans to be worse than any other, with a pretty rabid hatred of the English and I saw a bunch of Valley boys smash up a bar in Putney after a 6N game. But for me to then generalise Welsh rugby fans as words removed would be ridiculously stupid. I share the common dislike of the stereotypical English rugby fan but, again, they’re the minority. It just re-emphasises the point that we’re all the same. There are words removed in every group of people. You’re no more likely to be one if you’re Welsh/English/rugby fan/football fan/whatever. Stereotypes are dumb. Generalising rugby fans as words removed is about as accurate as doing so for football fans because of the racist, homophobic and violent few. This is all based on my own experiences of course but I don’t think it’s fair game to call any group of people (particularly one with their own thread on this forum) words removed based on a stereotype. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Paddywhack said: A cyclist riding on the pavement behind me just rang his bell at me to move aside. Then he rode past with no thank you or anything. Bell end, get in the road. Wasn't this bloke was it ? NSFW due to some pwopa nawty language, so keep the volume down ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Rodders said: it's like it essentially is part of the welsh culture no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Putting my hands into wet washing up gloves. It evokes a murderous rage in me, reserved only for the wet marigolds and when someone pinches my bum expectedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 10 minutes ago, PompeyVillan said: Putting my hands into wet washing up gloves. It evokes a murderous rage in me, reserved only for the wet marigolds and when someone pinches my bum expectedly. Sorry, I’ll give warning next time. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 1 minute ago, Paddywhack said: Sorry, I’ll give warning next time. Why were the gloves wet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 11, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted February 11, 2019 1 minute ago, PompeyVillan said: Why were the gloves wet? Because 7 ate 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 4 hours ago, JB said: know you’re (probably) only having a laugh This is Villatalk a place that hates the English more than Ed Millibands dad I doubt there was any laughing involved in the intent at all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Jamie Carragher's voice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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