She isn't a big fan. Moved to Australia as soon as she was old enough to get away in the 70's.
Is it nice there now?
Merry - which school you go to? I'm from Belfast, now living in Glasgow.
Went to Wallace. Really enjoyed it too
I think that RVP would come good given enough games, but by the same token I think Falcao would come good given a run in the team. I really believe that it wouldn't be to the detriment to the team which ever one played, but once injury free this was always going to problem LVG would have, but a welcome problem at that.
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That's pretty much how I see it.
"Like I said above, we have a few games in a short space of time at Christmas so I feel then will be when Falcao starts games.
Right now it's IMO too much of a risk to start a non-match fit Falcao in a must win game."
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I agree. We will need him fit for that period so he needs to be eased in. I don't think we spent all that money on a loan deal for Falcao to be stuck on the bench. He will start games but there is no point in rushing him back imo.
I don't agree that this is a "must win" game though! We are fourth already despite not playing well and we are not even halfway through the season. Too early to call it a must win, especially since all our close rivals just dropped points. A draw would hardly be disastrous imo.
Merry - can I ask how old you are?? Were you a 'rugger b*gg*r' or a hockey player??!! (or not sporty!!)
Yeah, fair enough Misty. Maybe 'must win' is wrong. But after this weeks results and the injuries that Saints have it would be a missed opportunity for us if we didn't win.
Kinsang
I'm 28, coming 29 this Wednesday. I wasn't sporty at all. I loved sport and even now I play 5 a side every week but I seriously lack coordination. Wallace Rugby is kind of sad because it's a top rugby school but are perennial bridesmaids
Merry - I went to Methody (you may have heard of it ) I started off playing rugby, but you know how seriously it gets taken at a lot of schools in N Ireland - I thought, I'm a teenager, not a semi professional training every other day!!! Swapped to hockey, I know Wallace have a good hockey rep also.
Do you follow rugby and Ulster - they've been doin well recently, a few injuries this season unfortunately.
Have a good Birthday - I hit the big 40 a few weeks ago, stopped celebrating them after 21 - it's all downhill!!
But after this weeks results and the injuries that Saints have it would be a missed opportunity for us if we didn't win.
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For sure!
Yeah Wallace won a clean sweep in the hockey last year I think. All the more impressive because most of the PE department is solidly rugby orientated. When Wallace won the Burney Cup wheb to was in fifth year it was seen as almost an afterthought because we had Rugby senis to lose (probably to Methody come to think of it)
You'll know it's strongly orientated in rugby at Methody also. The 1st XV would go on a tour somewhere in Europe (it once went to S Africa!!). I was capatin of the 2nd XI hockey team, and got to go on the 1st XI tour in my final year of school - a weekend in ...................Bath
You still live in N Ireland? Our boys have made a great start to the Euro qualifiers (no doubt we'll bottle it and fail to qualify )
I do yeah. Living in Belfast. Been a really good start. The Romania result was disappointing but expected also. Massive game against the Finns in March. It's the sort of game we'd traditionally draw at best but we need to go all out for 3 points this time. I'll genuinely start to believe if we can get the win in that game
My brother and my mum still live in Belfast, and I still have a couple of school mates there, probably don't get back as much as I should (about once a year!!!)
We made a crazy start, and with 3 places up for grabs, we've put ourselves in a great position. Experienece tells us that we're likely to drop points in matches we're expected to win, and then pick them up when least expected!!!
Really would be great if we made it. You won't remember '82 or '86, I just about can, '82 especially was nuts, beating Spain in Spain, doesn't get better than that!!
I was only 6 months old when it came to World Cup '86 so I don't have any great memory of it! I would love to be able to see us at at least one major tournament. I would definitely make the trip to France if we were to qualify because it could be a once in a life time experience for a Northern Ireland fan.
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posted on 7/12/14
She isn't a big fan. Moved to Australia as soon as she was old enough to get away in the 70's.
Is it nice there now?
posted on 7/12/14
Merry - which school you go to? I'm from Belfast, now living in Glasgow.
posted on 7/12/14
Went to Wallace. Really enjoyed it too
posted on 7/12/14
I think that RVP would come good given enough games, but by the same token I think Falcao would come good given a run in the team. I really believe that it wouldn't be to the detriment to the team which ever one played, but once injury free this was always going to problem LVG would have, but a welcome problem at that.
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That's pretty much how I see it.
"Like I said above, we have a few games in a short space of time at Christmas so I feel then will be when Falcao starts games.
Right now it's IMO too much of a risk to start a non-match fit Falcao in a must win game."
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I agree. We will need him fit for that period so he needs to be eased in. I don't think we spent all that money on a loan deal for Falcao to be stuck on the bench. He will start games but there is no point in rushing him back imo.
I don't agree that this is a "must win" game though! We are fourth already despite not playing well and we are not even halfway through the season. Too early to call it a must win, especially since all our close rivals just dropped points. A draw would hardly be disastrous imo.
posted on 7/12/14
Merry - can I ask how old you are?? Were you a 'rugger b*gg*r' or a hockey player??!! (or not sporty!!)
posted on 7/12/14
Yeah, fair enough Misty. Maybe 'must win' is wrong. But after this weeks results and the injuries that Saints have it would be a missed opportunity for us if we didn't win.
posted on 7/12/14
Kinsang
I'm 28, coming 29 this Wednesday. I wasn't sporty at all. I loved sport and even now I play 5 a side every week but I seriously lack coordination. Wallace Rugby is kind of sad because it's a top rugby school but are perennial bridesmaids
posted on 7/12/14
Merry - I went to Methody (you may have heard of it ) I started off playing rugby, but you know how seriously it gets taken at a lot of schools in N Ireland - I thought, I'm a teenager, not a semi professional training every other day!!! Swapped to hockey, I know Wallace have a good hockey rep also.
Do you follow rugby and Ulster - they've been doin well recently, a few injuries this season unfortunately.
Have a good Birthday - I hit the big 40 a few weeks ago, stopped celebrating them after 21 - it's all downhill!!
posted on 7/12/14
But after this weeks results and the injuries that Saints have it would be a missed opportunity for us if we didn't win.
______
For sure!
posted on 7/12/14
Yeah Wallace won a clean sweep in the hockey last year I think. All the more impressive because most of the PE department is solidly rugby orientated. When Wallace won the Burney Cup wheb to was in fifth year it was seen as almost an afterthought because we had Rugby senis to lose (probably to Methody come to think of it)
posted on 7/12/14
You'll know it's strongly orientated in rugby at Methody also. The 1st XV would go on a tour somewhere in Europe (it once went to S Africa!!). I was capatin of the 2nd XI hockey team, and got to go on the 1st XI tour in my final year of school - a weekend in ...................Bath
You still live in N Ireland? Our boys have made a great start to the Euro qualifiers (no doubt we'll bottle it and fail to qualify )
posted on 8/12/14
I do yeah. Living in Belfast. Been a really good start. The Romania result was disappointing but expected also. Massive game against the Finns in March. It's the sort of game we'd traditionally draw at best but we need to go all out for 3 points this time. I'll genuinely start to believe if we can get the win in that game
posted on 8/12/14
My brother and my mum still live in Belfast, and I still have a couple of school mates there, probably don't get back as much as I should (about once a year!!!)
We made a crazy start, and with 3 places up for grabs, we've put ourselves in a great position. Experienece tells us that we're likely to drop points in matches we're expected to win, and then pick them up when least expected!!!
Really would be great if we made it. You won't remember '82 or '86, I just about can, '82 especially was nuts, beating Spain in Spain, doesn't get better than that!!
posted on 8/12/14
I was only 6 months old when it came to World Cup '86 so I don't have any great memory of it! I would love to be able to see us at at least one major tournament. I would definitely make the trip to France if we were to qualify because it could be a once in a life time experience for a Northern Ireland fan.
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