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WTAF is with all these pictures with players doing the "Shush" finger to their lips, whenever the TV is going through the starting lineups?

The Leinster Ulster, and Connacht Munster games were an absolute embarrassment at the weekend. I've seen the Scots also do the same, and I'd assume the Welsh lads also do it after a spray tan sesh and recent visit to the tattoo parlour.

They look like total pillocks. Footballers did it for BT/TNT Sport adverts and also looked like dicks, but they have so much money that they can do whatever they want. But rugby players!? Jaysus, the sport is fucked lads.

Fucking spidercam during live play. Brilliant for analysis, utter shit at allowing the viewer to see what the hell is happening outside the drop down view, usually of a scrum.

Bellend DJs playing music at any break in play, especially if a player is injured.

Every shirt the Bristol Bears have produced since they moved away from the hoops.

Caterpillar and box kicking /thread

Classic 'new era' complaint - neon boots. They will never not look shit and typically clash with whatever kit the player is wearing.

Dumb fuck players who apparently barely understand the laws contributing their thoughts on card decisions via social media *cough* Watson *cough* Nowell *cough*.

Props not being double hard bastards any more. No modern prop is soft, they're still Not Like Other Boys, but the likes of Julian White or name any Frenchman you care to have gone from the game.

Probably for the best since they were also rather violent at the best of times and outright thugs committing acts that would get you arrested if you did it on the street at the worst.

Hal Jordan wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2024 12:47 pm
Bellend DJs playing music at any break in play, especially if a player is injured.

This. Fucking arseholes.

Biffer wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2024 2:08 pm

Hal Jordan wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2024 12:47 pm
Bellend DJs playing music at any break in play, especially if a player is injured.

This. Fucking arseholes.

At Loftus they play it during live play. Even when someone is taking a shot at goal. Cnuts.

12 sponsors covering every spare bit of space on the kit!

Biffer wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2024 2:08 pm

Hal Jordan wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2024 12:47 pm
Bellend DJs playing music at any break in play, especially if a player is injured.

This. Fucking arseholes.

Omfg. Yes. Hang the DJ. Please.

Lying on the pitch as the medics try to sort out your possible concussion to the strains of Hey Baby by DJ Ötzi.

Minor by comparison but half time interviews, cornering player X as they leave the field for a breather and have feck all else to say other than:

Second half, we just need to keep on doing what we're doing

Or

We just need to find a way back into it second half.

Leave half arsed analysis to the pundits lads, it's what they're there for.

ASMO wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2024 12:52 pm Caterpillar and box kicking /thread

Oh yes.

lemonhead wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2024 11:51 pm Minor by comparison but half time interviews, cornering player X as they leave the field for a breather and have feck all else to say other than:

Second half, we just need to keep on doing what we're doing

Or

We just need to find a way back into it second half.

Leave half arsed analysis to the pundits lads, it's what they're there for.

I don't even watch interviews any more (good time to get up for a piss / shut it off if at the end). They've been basically this for ... jeez, there's me in the comments of this clip 10 years ago!

lemonhead wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2024 11:51 pm Minor by comparison but half time interviews, cornering player X as they leave the field for a breather and have feck all else to say other than:

Second half, we just need to keep on doing what we're doing

Or

We just need to find a way back into it second half.

Leave half arsed analysis to the pundits lads, it's what they're there for.