NPR

Happyhooker wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:13 am

Openside wrote: Sun Jul 25, 2021 2:43 pm

Big D wrote: Sun Jul 25, 2021 10:03 am On to next week. The only real changes I'd be crying out for is Daly to be replaced and AWJ be a little more aggressive. Those 2 pens that were missed should have went to the corner IMO (said it at the time).

Seen some criticism of LCD and Surherland at scrum time but immediately after half time it was better. The Bok starting front row were at it. The scrums where they actually had to set rather than engage and faf get it in quickly were night and day.

I reckon Lawes is in as AWJ is wearing a brace to prevent his shoulder from going too far back which renders him unable to extend in the line out as I can’t recall the ball thrown to him???

The first lineout was thrown to him

JM2K6 wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:27 am Don't even bother chaps, he's just looking for a reaction

SaintK wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:28 am

JM2K6 wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:27 am Don't even bother chaps, he's just looking for a reaction

As mad as a box of frogs

JM2K6 wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:27 am Don't even bother chaps, he's just looking for a reaction

westport wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:45 am

JM2K6 wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:27 am Don't even bother chaps, he's just looking for a reaction

I think his meds have worn off.

Line6 HXFX wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:20 am Worrah Twatgland gave the Scots and the sky sports vanity English players a go, as he had to and was probably contracted to, but they need to go now.

So Liam Williams.
Josh Adam's.
Wyn Jones.
Falatau and Beard to start.

Gareth Davies and Navidi on the bench.

SaintK wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:28 am

JM2K6 wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:27 am Don't even bother chaps, he's just looking for a reaction

As mad as a box of frogs

Biffer wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 12:07 pm

Line6 HXFX wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:20 am Worrah Twatgland gave the Scots and the sky sports vanity English players a go, as he had to and was probably contracted to, but they need to go now.

So Liam Williams.
Josh Adam's.
Wyn Jones.
Falatau and Beard to start.

Gareth Davies and Navidi on the bench.

Josh Adam's what?

Biffer wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 12:07 pm

Line6 HXFX wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:20 am Worrah Twatgland gave the Scots and the sky sports vanity English players a go, as he had to and was probably contracted to, but they need to go now.

So Liam Williams.
Josh Adam's.
Wyn Jones.
Falatau and Beard to start.

Gareth Davies and Navidi on the bench.

Josh Adam's what?

Line6 HXFX wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:20 am Worrah Twatgland gave the Scots and the sky sports vanity English players a go, as he had to and was probably contracted to, but they need to go now.

So Liam Williams.
Josh Adam's.
Wyn Jones.
Falatau and Beard to start.

Gareth Davies and Navidi on the bench.

Line6 HXFX wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 3:03 pm So I am the only one who thinks rugby, and the Sky Sports Lions in particular is a professional product, and is all about money, money money marketing and populism.
A populist product of a populist sport that only wants to attract as many eyeballs as possible, above all else?

No one running this shit show really gives a shit if they win or lose, as long as there are people willing to pay a fortune to watch.
So they will pick popular and hyped to the hills English players (English market for rugby 50 odd million) over our boys (3 million) all day long.
Like the music industry (and all other industries) The Sky Sports Lions has very little to do with meritocracy and everything to do with Kerr'fucking''ching.

Most of the English players hype bubbles burst over the Six Nations when they couldn't even come fourth, but here they are, hype inexplicably intact and ready to go again.
The Sky Sports, DHL, Landrover Discovery, Vodaphone, Canterbury, London Pride, British Unionist Party and English Landed Gentry, Monarchy supporting "knight hood pleeeeze" Lions, looked distinctly average against a very average springbok team.
Wouldn't be the least bit surprised if Gatland will just say enough is enough.

notfatcat wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 4:06 pm I tried to read that but all I heard was this -

https://youtu.be/JhrD5SVo3OU?t=250

Line6 HXFX wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 3:03 pm So I am the only one who thinks rugby, and the Sky Sports Lions in particular is a professional product, and is all about money, money money marketing and populism.
A populist product of a populist sport that only wants to attract as many eyeballs as possible, above all else?

No one running this shit show really gives a shit if they win or lose, as long as there are people willing to pay a fortune to watch.
So they will pick popular and hyped to the hills English players (English market for rugby 50 odd million) over our boys (3 million) all day long.
Like the music industry (and all other industries) The Sky Sports Lions has very little to do with meritocracy and everything to do with Kerr'fucking''ching.

Most of the English players hype bubbles burst over the Six Nations when they couldn't even come fourth, but here they are, hype inexplicably intact and ready to go again.
The Sky Sports, DHL, Landrover Discovery, Vodaphone, Canterbury, London Pride, British Unionist Party and English Landed Gentry, Monarchy supporting "knight hood pleeeeze" Lions, looked distinctly average against a very average springbok team.
Wouldn't be the least bit surprised if Gatland will just say enough is enough.

Slick wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 4:14 pm

Line6 HXFX wrote: Mon Jul 26, 2021 3:03 pm So I am the only one who thinks rugby, and the Sky Sports Lions in particular is a professional product, and is all about money, money money marketing and populism.
A populist product of a populist sport that only wants to attract as many eyeballs as possible, above all else?

No one running this shit show really gives a shit if they win or lose, as long as there are people willing to pay a fortune to watch.
So they will pick popular and hyped to the hills English players (English market for rugby 50 odd million) over our boys (3 million) all day long.
Like the music industry (and all other industries) The Sky Sports Lions has very little to do with meritocracy and everything to do with Kerr'fucking''ching.

Most of the English players hype bubbles burst over the Six Nations when they couldn't even come fourth, but here they are, hype inexplicably intact and ready to go again.
The Sky Sports, DHL, Landrover Discovery, Vodaphone, Canterbury, London Pride, British Unionist Party and English Landed Gentry, Monarchy supporting "knight hood pleeeeze" Lions, looked distinctly average against a very average springbok team.
Wouldn't be the least bit surprised if Gatland will just say enough is enough.

i enjoy it

Line6 HXFX wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:50 am Ahh you silly sausages are just upset that everytime you look upon the Sky Sports Lions you will think, yep actually old Refry is right, again.



Just remember.. it is just a product, an earner designed to maximise revenue. It is not even your earner, it is someone elses..just like toothpaste, or toilet tanks, are some elses earner.
Believe it or not, they are not all on the Colgate Toothpaste forums abusing eachother and at eachothers throats over which operator of the squirty squirty machine is the best, or attacking the guy who just points out that it just doesn't f'king matter.
Honestly wouldn't be surprised if the Sky Sports Lions picked the team, not to win matches but to stoke lots of controversy and to get lots of attention and eyes on, and to get lots of Twitter and online reaction.

Line6 HXFX wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:50 am Ahh you silly sausages are just upset that everytime you look upon the Sky Sports Lions you will think, yep actually old Refry is right, again.



Just remember.. it is just a product, an earner designed to maximise revenue. It is not even your earner, it is someone elses..just like toothpaste, or toilet tanks, are some elses earner.
Believe it or not, they are not all on the Colgate Toothpaste forums abusing eachother and at eachothers throats over which operator of the squirty squirty machine is the best, or attacking the guy who just points out that it just doesn't f'king matter.
Honestly wouldn't be surprised if the Sky Sports Lions picked the team, not to win matches but to stoke lots of controversy and to get lots of attention and eyes on, and to get lots of Twitter and online reaction.

Raggs wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:04 am Rumours are Harris for Daly (like it), Mako for Sutherland, and Murray for Price. Then on the bench Faletau for Watson and Daly for Williams.

Daly is the perfect fit for the 23 shirt in fairness. Watson very unlucky I reckon. Same for Price.

Raggs wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:04 am Rumours are Harris for Daly (like it), Mako for Sutherland, and Murray for Price. Then on the bench Faletau for Watson and Daly for Williams.

Daly is the perfect fit for the 23 shirt in fairness. Watson very unlucky I reckon. Same for Price.

ASMO wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:07 am

Raggs wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:04 am Rumours are Harris for Daly (like it), Mako for Sutherland, and Murray for Price. Then on the bench Faletau for Watson and Daly for Williams.

Daly is the perfect fit for the 23 shirt in fairness. Watson very unlucky I reckon. Same for Price.

Murray for Price is a horrible call, same with Faletau for Watson, no issue with Harris for Daly mind you.

Big D wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:28 am

ASMO wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:07 am

Raggs wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:04 am Rumours are Harris for Daly (like it), Mako for Sutherland, and Murray for Price. Then on the bench Faletau for Watson and Daly for Williams.

Daly is the perfect fit for the 23 shirt in fairness. Watson very unlucky I reckon. Same for Price.

Murray for Price is a horrible call, same with Faletau for Watson, no issue with Harris for Daly mind you.

Yeah Murray for Price based on the tour thus far is mental.

Watson had little positive impact on Saturday so no complaints there and anyone for Daly is fair based on last week.

Big D wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:28 am

ASMO wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:07 am

Raggs wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:04 am Rumours are Harris for Daly (like it), Mako for Sutherland, and Murray for Price. Then on the bench Faletau for Watson and Daly for Williams.

Daly is the perfect fit for the 23 shirt in fairness. Watson very unlucky I reckon. Same for Price.

Murray for Price is a horrible call, same with Faletau for Watson, no issue with Harris for Daly mind you.

Yeah Murray for Price based on the tour thus far is mental.

Watson had little positive impact on Saturday so no complaints there and anyone for Daly is fair based on last week.

JM2K6 wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:50 am It's not just harsh on Watson, it means we end up with an 8 at 7 if Curry gets injured. Bosh fucking central I guess. Woo, this match is going to be even more cancerous than the first Test.

JM2K6 wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:50 am It's not just harsh on Watson, it means we end up with an 8 at 7 if Curry gets injured. Bosh fucking central I guess. Woo, this match is going to be even more cancerous than the first Test.

Big D wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 10:28 am

JM2K6 wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:50 am It's not just harsh on Watson, it means we end up with an 8 at 7 if Curry gets injured. Bosh fucking central I guess. Woo, this match is going to be even more cancerous than the first Test.

Faletau isn't exactly a bosh merchant to be fair.

Navidi would have made more sense but Faletau will be fine I suppose.

JM2K6 wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 10:32 am

Big D wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 10:28 am

JM2K6 wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:50 am It's not just harsh on Watson, it means we end up with an 8 at 7 if Curry gets injured. Bosh fucking central I guess. Woo, this match is going to be even more cancerous than the first Test.

Faletau isn't exactly a bosh merchant to be fair.

Navidi would have made more sense but Faletau will be fine I suppose.

Faletau at 7 is definitely more bosh than anything else, no? As you say, Navidi (who has shown more than Faletau) would've made sense from any other perspective, or keeping Watson.

I really hope Watson gets a shot in the 3rd Test.

ASMO wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 8:50 am

Line6 HXFX wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 6:50 am Ahh you silly sausages are just upset that everytime you look upon the Sky Sports Lions you will think, yep actually old Refry is right, again.



Just remember.. it is just a product, an earner designed to maximise revenue. It is not even your earner, it is someone elses..just like toothpaste, or toilet tanks, are some elses earner.
Believe it or not, they are not all on the Colgate Toothpaste forums abusing eachother and at eachothers throats over which operator of the squirty squirty machine is the best, or attacking the guy who just points out that it just doesn't f'king matter.
Honestly wouldn't be surprised if the Sky Sports Lions picked the team, not to win matches but to stoke lots of controversy and to get lots of attention and eyes on, and to get lots of Twitter and online reaction.

Do fuck off you boring troll, you have nothing positive to contribute about basically anything, you add nothing to this place, i suggest you piss off to https://nugwlad.freeforums.net/ where you can reside in parochial misery with others of your ilk.

Biffer wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 10:31 am

tc27 wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 11:00 am

Who specifically on the Sky commentary team is making Gatland drop Scottish players? Greenwood?