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#Post#: 20773--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Game Changer
DIR By: Brown Bottle
Date: April 2, 2019, 7:30 am
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[quote=Blucherquin]... and Levi thingy the membership manager
said he met tonnes of people who had never been to a rugby match
before.[/quote]
Did you mean "tens"?
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Re: The Game Changer
DIR By: Blucherquin
Date: April 2, 2019, 7:47 am
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--- Quote from: Brown Bottle link ---
>
> Did you mean "tens"?
>
--- End Quote ---
Possibly -- but it was genuinely noticeable even at just a
glance how different the crowd was from a usual rugby match.
One of the amusing asides was that enough people clearly hadn't
been to rugby that when Quins got their first try, the
conversion was applauded - but she missed. As a female friend of
mine said "great, now it looks like we're clapping a woman
because she can kick a ball".
#Post#: 20776--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Game Changer
DIR By: Brown Bottle
Date: April 2, 2019, 7:49 am
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[quote=Blucherquin]... As a female friend of mine said "great,
now it looks like we're clapping a woman because she can kick a
ball".[/quote]
Excellent! :)
#Post#: 20779--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Game Changer
DIR By: never sleep
Date: April 2, 2019, 8:11 am
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Someone sitting behind me was moaning for about a good 10
minutes - along the lines of -
"They make us pay to come to the game - but they can't be
bothered to put the extra 2 points on the scoreboard".
Admittedly, from where I was sitting, it did look as though it
went over - but - there were some subtle clues ::
1. the AR's flags stayed down
2. the scoreboard stayed at 5 points.
3. the kicker didn't celebrate
4. the game was restarted with a drop-out
However, at no point did I consider correcting the moaner :-)
She also moaned towards the end of the match when Quins didn't
score the last try to take the score to around 60 points - along
the lines of -
"They are being payed good money to play today - so they should
be scoring these points".
I have taken the precaution of choosing seats in another part of
the stand for the semi-final :-)
#Post#: 20780--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Game Changer
DIR By: DOK
Date: April 2, 2019, 8:16 am
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--- Quote from: InsertQuinsPunHere link ---
>
> So one can't take a punt on some odds, but one can take the
lord's name in vain... odd censorship!
>
--- End Quote ---
I've reported the problem to the support people. They were
pretty good getting "hooker" unlocked, I can't see why this
would be a problem.
#Post#: 20781--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Game Changer
DIR By: Bucksquin
Date: April 2, 2019, 8:18 am
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--- Quote from: never sleep link ---
>
> Someone sitting behind me was moaning for about a good 10
minutes - along the lines of -
> "They make us pay to come to the game - but they can't be
bothered to put the extra 2 points on the scoreboard".
>
> Admittedly, from where I was sitting, it did look as though it
went over - but - there were some subtle clues ::
> 1. the AR's flags stayed down
> 2. the scoreboard stayed at 5 points.
> 3. the kicker didn't celebrate
> 4. the game was restarted with a drop-out
>
> However, at no point did I consider correcting the moaner :-)
>
> She also moaned towards the end of the match when Quins didn't
score the last try to take the score to around 60 points - along
the lines of -
> "They are being payed good money to play today - so they
should be scoring these points".
>
>
> I have taken the precaution of choosing seats in another part
of the stand for the semi-final :-)
>
>
--- End Quote ---
Why wouldn't the game have been restarted with a drop out ...?
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Re: The Game Changer
DIR By: Blucherquin
Date: April 2, 2019, 8:37 am
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--- Quote from: never sleep link ---
>
> Someone sitting behind me was moaning for about a good 10
minutes - along the lines of -
> "They make us pay to come to the game - but they can't be
bothered to put the extra 2 points on the scoreboard".
>
> Admittedly, from where I was sitting, it did look as though it
went over - but - there were some subtle clues ::
> 1. the AR's flags stayed down
> 2. the scoreboard stayed at 5 points.
> 3. the kicker didn't celebrate
> 4. the game was restarted with a drop-out
>
> However, at no point did I consider correcting the moaner :-)
>
> She also moaned towards the end of the match when Quins didn't
score the last try to take the score to around 60 points - along
the lines of -
> "They are being payed good money to play today - so they
should be scoring these points".
>
>
> I have taken the precaution of choosing seats in another part
of the stand for the semi-final :-)
>
--- End Quote ---
You could have pointed out that more than half the team were
being paid no money at all -- and even those who were being
paid, weren't being paid to play in that game....
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Re: The Game Changer
DIR By: never sleep
Date: April 2, 2019, 8:46 am
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--- Quote from: Bucksquin link ---
>
> Why wouldn't the game have been restarted with a drop out ...?
>
--- End Quote ---
By "drop-out" - I mean a 22-metre drop-out.
- otherwise, you would kick off using a drop kick from the
centre.
#Post#: 20785--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Game Changer
DIR By: never sleep
Date: April 2, 2019, 8:50 am
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--- Quote from: Blucherquin link ---
>
> You could have pointed out that more than half the team were
being paid no money at all -- and even those who were being
paid, weren't being paid to play in that game....
>
--- End Quote ---
exactly - I could have pointed it out - - but, as discretion is
the better part of valour, I discreetly ignored her.
I think she was looking for an argument with somebody/anybody.
I on the other hand was enjoying a beer while watching rugby on
a glorious sunny day while waiting for the coach to Sixways.
I was having a great time and I wasn't going to spoil it by
talking to her :-)
#Post#: 20789--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Game Changer
DIR By: Brown Bottle
Date: April 2, 2019, 10:13 am
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--- Quote from: never sleep link ---
>
> By "drop-out" - I mean a 22-metre drop-out.
> - otherwise, you would kick off using a drop kick from the
centre.
>
--- End Quote ---
Err... after a try the game is always restarted with a drop kick
from the centre, regardless of the success of the conversion.
Now, many, many years ago...:)
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