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    Victor Meldrew

    @Victor Meldrew

    Ex-pat old bugger living in Cornwall, sipping Pinot Noir and tinkering with classic motorcycles

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    • RE: England vs All Blacks

      Back from my corporate jolly to game...some thoughts having not seen any replays or TV. Long-ish post. (Skip to he last 2 paras for the incisive bit)

      Twickenham a pain to get to...and into. Ticket entry barriers weren't working, RFU needs to get its act together - pretty crap really. The crowd was far more respectful to the opposition and the kickers. First time I'd been to Twickenham for a test in about 10 years, so credit to the RFU. Atmosphere was great.

      Pom tactics and decision making were excellent in the first 30 minutes - crap after that. Thought Farrell had a poor game - zero variation in his game. Underhill was astonishingly good for England and was my MoM.

      AB backline was poor until Crotty came on and he seemed to give a lot of solidity. Thought SBW was poor and you wonder how long he'll be in the team. England targeted DMac with the high ball but he did OK and as well as anyone else - he certainly doesn't lack guts, thats for sure. On attack he was probably the most dangerous AB back. Thought our kicking game (inc. DMac) was shite. We looked way more dangerous when keeping the ball in hand.

      Retallick & Savea were immense. BBBR utterly owned the Pom lineout, ruck, maul and, well, the whole pitch. Ardie seemed to be everywhere.

      Ben Kay and Ugo Monye hosted a post match analysis for the corporate clients which was excellent. No argument that Lawes was offside from them. We then had a Q&A with Itoje and Danny Care.

      Itoje & Care seemed good blokes but I was surprised by the complacency in their attitude. They thought that as they had only lost by 1 point they had scored a famous victory. Astonishing attitude in many ways. Hope I never hear an AB talk like that.

      All in all, a mistake-strewn game. But we dogged a win - which I sense Hansen will be happy with

      posted in Rugby Matches
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      Victor Meldrew
    • RE: Awesome stuff you see on the internet

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    • RE: RWC: Japan v Ireland (Pool A)

      It's a childish, unfair thing to say but it's a pity Sexton wasn't playing.

      Would have loved to seen his face at the final whistle

      posted in Rugby Matches
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      Victor Meldrew
    • RE: R.I.P. 2020

      @sparky said in R.I.P. 2020:

      Sgt Matt Ratana sounds like a great guy:

      Bit shocked when I saw the name. Actually knew Matt when he lived near Bourne End/Marlow in the early 2000's and gave me and my kids tennis lessons at the local tennis club. Had more than a few beers with him after the lessons.

      The club was a bit snooty and didn't quite know how to handle the "gee whiz" maori bloke who turned out to be a degree-educated policeman... think he used to enjoy that.

      He really was a bloody great bloke. Kia Kaha

      posted in Off Topic
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    • RE: Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November

      Exclusive Interview with Foster

      Interviewer: Thanks for talking to us again, Ian.

      Fozzie: No worries. My shout this time. How many Big Macs do you want?

      Interviewer: What's changed in the camp since the defeat to Argentina?

      Fozzie: We had a sit down and a good think about what went wrong and how we could improve. We even brought in a sports psychologist to help us.

      Interviewer: How so?

      Fozzie: She told us to be open and honest with our shortcomings as there's a natural tendency to hide things we're not good at - especially in a team environment. For example I admitted I had problems with numbers like 12, 13 & 14 at school, TJ owned up to having a fixation with chickens and Scooter has this weird thing called Xanthophilia.

      Interviewer: What’s Xanthophilia?

      Fozzie: A love of all things yellow, apparently.

      Interviewer: There's been some criticism of your comments that things are going well on the training pitch but why are they not being transferred onto the playing field?

      Fozzie: Fair question. Look, I can only say it how I see it. I understand the frustration from the supporters’ point of view. And Scotty & Plummy feel it too. For me as head coach it's worse. Way up there with getting to KFC at closing time and finding out you've missed out on the last Big Bucket.

      Interviewer: There's been some criticism of the game plan against Argentina.

      Fozzie: A lot of that criticism is unfair. We've taken loads of time to analyse and work on our game plan. Obviously, It’s a work in progress but we hope to share it with the players soon.

      Interviewer: Are you looking at how to counter the rush defence?

      Fozzie: We're working really hard on that and trying different variations on attack. We workshop things in the training sheds before trying it out on the practice paddock. We used my empty KFC Big Buckets to represent the opposition forward and the Big Mac boxes for the backs.

      Interviewer: How did that go?

      Fozzie: OK, but we had to stop using the Big Buckets though as they were triggering withdrawal symptoms in Asafo Aumua.

      Interviewer: You've picked JB at 14 again. What is your thinking behind that?

      Fozzie: He's played pretty well in SRA at 14 so he was the logical choice. He was particularly impressive in the game with the Hurricanes. I pretty much made up my mind about him then.

      Interviewer: Didn't he play fullback for the Canes in that game?

      Fozzie: I clearly recall discussing the 14 slot at the airport & Scotty McLeod saying "Well Jordan played bloody well in the Hurricanes - Crusader game" and I decided there and then he was in the squad at 14.

      Interviewer: That was "Will Jordan went well "surely, and not "Well Jordie went well"?

      Fozzie: Why wasn't I told about these things? Can you see the sort of ineptitude I have to put up with? People aren’t even able to get players names right.

      Interviewer: What about the balance in the loose forwards? There’s been some comment that Ardie Savea is a bit too light at 8 and should be brought on as an impact player.

      Fozzie: That’s a good point. But Ardie has the experience which is vital and we’ve been working on his physicality. He’s working really hard on bulking up.

      Interviewer: He doesn’t seem to have bulked up much though. Is he working on it enough?

      Fozzie: You should see the McDonalds loyalty cards I lent Ardie.

      Interviewer: What do you say to some of the social media attacks by supporters on you and the team after the Argentina loss?

      Fozzie: Just knock that crap off will you? Just because you're right, doesn't mean you can be abusive.

      Interviewer: But can’t you see how supporters might feel with the way the All Blacks are playing?

      Fozzie: I can certainly empathise with how they feel. It’s a bit of a shock when you lose twice in a row unexpectedly when you have a history of winning. The only thing I would say is that the shock does wear off after a few losses. Trust me on that.

      Interviewer: Will you consider your future if you lose on Saturday?

      Fozzie: I'm contracted until 2021. So we'll see after that. But you know, you never know, you know.

      Interviewer: Thanks for talking with us

      Fozzie: My pleasure. Do you want those fries?

      posted in Rugby Matches
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      Victor Meldrew
    • RE: Coronavirus memes

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    • RE: Coronavirus - Overall

      Been trying to sum up the utterly crass and inane questions that get asked at the daily press conferences until this popped into my FB feed...

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    • RE: Coronavirus memes

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    • Nigel Owens - 100 Tests

      First Ref to a 100 Tests this weekend. Terrific achievement.

      Probably the best referee I've seen and up there with McCaw & co in the annals of Rugby. Pretty much a role model off the pitch as well.

      https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/55091122

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    • RE: Coronavirus memes

      posted in Coronavirus
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    Latest posts made by Victor Meldrew

    • RE: Memes

      @r-l
      Pinot Noir

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      Victor Meldrew
    • RE: Memes

      @r-l

      I'll try custard with my next root-canal session then....

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      Victor Meldrew
    • RE: Memes

      @r-l said in Memes:

      You'd be gagging with a mouthful of mayonnaise whilst lying down... I don't think it would help the dentist either

      How do you know this?

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    • RE: Re: Movie review thread...

      @r-l said in Re: Movie review thread...:

      @kirwan do we really need another zombie film? I know I'll watch though.

      This is quite fun....

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    • RE: Coronavirus memes

      @bones said in Coronavirus memes:

      @dice is there a difference between a murderer and a literal murderer?

      Glove size.

      posted in Coronavirus
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    • RE: Coronavirus - New Zealand

      @winger said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:

      If the vaccine works (and whats the point if it doesn't) then those that take it are protected.

      It does. Unless data from 20 million vaccinations in the UK has somehow been rigged by Bill Gates, the Illuminati or whatever.

      posted in Coronavirus
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    • RE: Awesome stuff you see on the internet

      @bones said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:

      That was one helluva midnight mass. Good memories.

      Having a really shitty day and really living up to my Mr Angry moniker, but jeez that made me laugh 🙂

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    • RE: Awesome stuff you see on the internet

      @r-l said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:

      @victor-meldrew said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:

      @r-l said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:

      Can we only have hot men in uniforms please...

      Wascist !

      Oooh as if you went there! I just have very good eyesight, that man is not a hot man in uniform.

      Apologies..

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    • RE: Awesome stuff you see on the internet

      @r-l said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:

      Can we only have hot men in uniforms please...

      Wascist !

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    • RE: Awesome stuff you see on the internet

      @catogrande

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