The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub

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Welcome to the Virtual Rugby Pub - a place where you can come in for a sly beverage and discuss whatever's on your mind, or just eavesdrop on the regulars if you fancy a break from all the rugby chat.

This is the first Pub of 606v2's second year, here's hoping for another good one.

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no defacing the pictures of Augustin Pichot, David Campese, Mal O'Kelly and Jim Williams above the bar!



Last Pub: https://www.606v2.com/t22310p950-the-dew-drop-inn-virtual-rugby-pub#893262

I love Twitter at the moment. rarely go on Facebook any more. With Twitter you can interact with people without having to share as much of your life/information.

And you can talk completely random shoite like, and people love it!!!

Golden!

Rava wrote:I have signed up to Twitter. I follow some very famous people.

PC Pete is one. Mickado is another.

Exciting....... What PJ?

Cool Rava, smooth like treacle (got away with it I reckon )

I've never met him but Keith Wood has always irritated me.

I reckon Ugo Monye would be a great fella to have a few pints with.

red_stag wrote:I've never met him but Keith Wood has always irritated me.

I reckon Ugo Monye would be a great fella to have a few pints with.

Don't you go dissin' Uncle Fester Stag......



Ah, a StagWum?

Staggy - I think Monye is teetotal. I think it's him anyway...I know one of the England players is - I remember reading about them and them saying they mentor the Alpha courses as well which surprised me.

Ozzy3213 wrote:I love Twitter at the moment. rarely go on Facebook any more. With Twitter you can interact with people without having to share as much of your life/information.

And you can talk completely random shoite like, and people love it!!!

Golden!

But surely that's just like.......

Errr....

Here?

My five to meet would be: -

Willie John (my sister knew him when he stayed in digs in Ballymoney).
Mike Gibson
Keith Wood
Mossie Keane (I know)
PC Pete

Nah Keith Wood is annoying when he's doing punditry on the BBC. Always a bit of whine in store when Ireland lose.

No WUM, PJ he just irritates me slightly.

Cari - he may be teetotal but he comes across as very good craic (see Lions tour video) but he isn't an idiot plastered outside a chipper, demented drunk. He has his head on right, knows how to enjoy himself and I really admire his committment to Quins. Strikes me as the kind of guy proud of where he's from and with plenty of stories to share about Quins.

Fair enough Stag. It'd be a cheap round anyway.

PJHolybloke wrote:

Ozzy3213 wrote:I love Twitter at the moment. rarely go on Facebook any more. With Twitter you can interact with people without having to share as much of your life/information.

And you can talk completely random shoite like, and people love it!!!

Golden!

But surely that's just like.......

Errr....

Here?

You said it fella, you said it.


Rava (in an overtly manly of course)

red_stag wrote:No WUM, PJ he just irritates me slightly.

Cari - he may be teetotal but he comes across as very good craic (see Lions tour video) but he isn't an idiot plastered outside a chipper, demented drunk. He has his head on right, knows how to enjoy himself and I really admire his committment to Quins. Strikes me as the kind of guy proud of where he's from and with plenty of stories to share about Quins.

Fair enough, but for me Woody was the epitome of the '97 Lions tour.... along with Scott Gibbs, John ("I aren't no Dirt Tracker") Bentley and Simon Shaw dressed up like a backing dancer for Village People.

Great tour, great men, great memories.

Pete, got a nice LI shirt from young Mr Quinn today.

Probably the last one though as they are stopping all freebies due to over £1m losses

Ah PJ a lot has changed in 15 years. Woody is now into his 40s and is no doubt a different character from the carefree 25 year old who belted out Wonderwall in a pub in Cape Town.

I suspect a huge tightening of belts at London Irish over the next few years Rava. We had roughly the same turnover as the Chiefs last year. They made a £600,000 profit, we made a £1,200,000 loss.

red_stag wrote:Ah PJ a lot has changed in 15 years. Woody is now into his 40s and is no doubt a different character from the carefree 25 year old who belted out Wonderwall in a pub in Cape Town.

A different character maybe, I'll take your word for that as I don't get to see or hear much of him nowadays, but surely, where we all are is indelibly linked to where we've been and what we've done?

That being a given, Woody will always have a place on a pedestal in my memories.

He certainly was a top top player.

I don't know if I'd want to go for pints with any of my rugby heroes. An interesting conversation happens when both parties have things in common and an equal interest in each other.

red_stag wrote:He certainly was a top top player.

Stag he was the epitome of what it meant to play for your country. Such passion for a fly half having to wear the No 2 shirt.

One of my top five 2's of all time.

Notch wrote:I don't know if I'd want to go for pints with any of my rugby heroes. An interesting conversation happens when both parties have things in common and an equal interest in each other.

Feckin good point well made right there.



I'd probably just sit and stare at 'em like a stalker-freak.

PJHolybloke wrote:One of my top five 2's of all time.

So he was a 10 then?

*Hides under the table*

Rava, thats very true. I guess its a generation thing. Woody had retired by the time I was 15 years old.

Notch, I was sat beside an ex-Ulster player who is now playing for Connacht recently. We had a great chat hardly mentioning rugby. He told me that he was waiting to see if he got picked for the Wolfhounds and if not he was thinking of going on holidays. We were just talking about holidays in general and then films.

I was talking to another Connacht player on the way back who played in London for several years. We were talking about how it is to be living one place when your missus is in another place.

They are just people. Some love movies, some love music, some love soccer or nature or whatever.

Aye, thats true. But then- the reason I'd be going to meet them would be their job, what they do for a living. Not who they are as people, which I don't actually know anything about. That's why it would be strange.

Not sure if I'm expressing that right?

FUC KING PHO NE!

That's better. Back on line but the last year of Miss G's photos are lost. My wife's got my old phone so I have most of my contacts, but could you what ave given me your numbers text them to me again. Please. Thank you.

MHRC thrash stade Francais 38-6;SF can't travel,30+ points against in away games

Cari wrote:No need for me to answer that Gibbo....besides I don't drink, so going for pints isn't an option

OK, you should answer it. Pints is an expression. Just sit down and have.. no - we need pints.

Cari's perfect coffee-morning...
1. Tommy Bowe
2. Schlong
3. Rob Kearney
4. Fergus Mcfadden
5. Gibbo - as a mental condom.

Close?

MrsP wrote:

PJHolybloke wrote:One of my top five 2's of all time.

So he was a 10 then?

Yes MrsP, whatever you say MrsP, by-the-way MrsP, Lucky's over there under that table.

Like feckin see ya folks, all the best Lucky.

Oh.

I see him alright!

He'll keep!

MrsP wrote:Oh.

I see him alright!

He'll keep!

You sound so hard. Thats the Norniron coming out in you

Ozzy3213 wrote:I love Twitter at the moment. rarely go on Facebook any more. With Twitter you can interact with people without having to share as much of your life/information.

And you can talk completely random shoite like, and people love it!!!

Golden!

The 606 Pub (pre-Twitter) - beats that into a pulp. Bit restricted, what with the Mods and all. Ah weel. Cant be helped.

This is the new Ulster!

Suck up all the hurt and use it!

Gibson wrote:

Ozzy3213 wrote:I love Twitter at the moment. rarely go on Facebook any more. With Twitter you can interact with people without having to share as much of your life/information.

And you can talk completely random shoite like, and people love it!!!

Golden!

The 606 Pub (pre-Twitter) - beats that into a pulp. Bit restricted, what with the Mods and all. Ah weel. Cant be helped.

Feic, I remember when people actually had to meet to converse. Maybe this online thingy isn't all it's cut out to be.
I know I feel a lot more comfortable having actually met most of the people in here.

PJHolybloke wrote:Also, can I just deliver a massive for Penfro, his Ma's in hospital and recovering from a nasty invasive op, and he STILL manages to make life easy for me by posting his TV guide.

Slim Pickins (didn't he do country?) for us Sky viewers this weekend, but I'll make a special effort for Bath v Northampton in the Little-Value Cup and the Wolfhounds v Saxons straight after for the feck of it.

Thanks Penfro, ya legend.

+1 Like a BIG one. I met the Lady. Talked to her on the phone. Always asks me if Im wearing me thermals, to keep warm. Even in Summer. Gorgeous Lady

MrsP wrote:This is the new Ulster!

Suck up all the hurt and use it!

Doesn't sound very new to me? Or maybe 300+ years isn't such a long time.

ASM site page;interesting ad top right;Is THIS new Ulster?

http://www.asm-rugby.com/120127-espoirs.html

may have to click it twice

Vodafone?

Notch wrote:Nah Keith Wood is annoying when he's doing punditry on the BBC. Always a bit of whine in store when Ireland lose.

But, it is not a whine. Its the Truth. The Irish hate the Truth from their Own. It offends them.

I love Woody and I am pished-off I didnt invite him to my dinner-party.

Woody, dont mind the nay-sayers. You carried us like BOD - in the bad ol days.

Twitter Kids. They have NO phhoking idea how far we've come. None.

try again,Mme P

Rava wrote:

MrsP wrote:This is the new Ulster!

Suck up all the hurt and use it!

Doesn't sound very new to me? Or maybe 300+ years isn't such a long time.

Woooo MrsPeenis. Tell it like it is girl. Let it go!

Gibbo, I mean things like if we lose he won't give credit to the opposition, he'll moan about referee decisions. Things like that.

Basically he behaves like a fan, not a professional pundit. I'd love to see him be replaced with Alan Quinlan. Now there's a guy who really is pundit material.

I really was only kidding, MrsP.

Glas a du wrote: FUC KING PHO NE!

That's better. Back on line but the last year of Miss G's photos are lost. My wife's got my old phone so I have most of my contacts, but could you what ave given me your numbers text them to me again. Please. Thank you.

Tank Allah! We can all disconnect from him now.

Just dial SHEEP, at 06 0906 for a Wooley good time.

luckless_pedestrian wrote:I really was only kidding, MrsP.

Oh you blydi coward, Lucky.

She's a Pu$$y cat anyway lads

MrsP wrote:Vodafone?

Yes. And I've smashed the screen.

Notch wrote:Gibbo, I mean things like if we lose he won't give credit to the opposition, he'll moan about referee decisions. Things like that.

Basically he behaves like a fan, not a professional pundit. I'd love to see him be replaced with Alan Quinlan. Now there's a guy who really is pundit material.

Ah I think you are being harsh there. He is working for the BBC remember. Not RTE or BBC NI. He puts that pretentious dick Gusset - in his place. Love him for that.

But yeah. Quinny is superb. More balls. Commentating, writing and for his unbiased and honest opinions. Hope he stays that way.

I think the point you make about working for the BBC is a fair one Gibbo. I listen to Tyrone Howe on Sky and think how did he ever commit to Ulster Rugby the way he goes on about the Premiership.

That's true. I just feel Woody is a very, very passionate man when it comes to Irish rugby. I think he bleeds green. But I don't think he is able to divorce that passion from his job. Sometimes he takes the defeats as hard as any fan, and god knows we're all capable of having a bit of a whinge when we lose. In a fan, thats fine. In a pundit it's a wee bit annoying.

But you're dead right about Guscott! I do like when the BBC rugby pundits just about come to blows- thats a lot of fun