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12 Sep 05 - 01:32 PM (#1561897) Subject: BS: Well done England From: Tam the man I'll be the first to congratulate the English for winning the Ashes, Desipte all the things I wrote about England and their cricket and their love of the game. Not bad from a tendious wanker eh! Tam frae Scotland |
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12 Sep 05 - 03:13 PM (#1561989) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: Banjo-Flower Great Knocks from Kevin Pieterson&Ashley Giles what a combo and full marks to Shane Warne and the rest of the Aussies for their fantastic sportsmanship in defeat Gerry |
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12 Sep 05 - 03:34 PM (#1562003) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: John MacKenzie Said like a true sportsman Tam, I as another Scotsman totally agree, with one reservation. What took you so long? I mean you let them off the hook twice guys!!! Giok |
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12 Sep 05 - 03:58 PM (#1562029) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: fat B****rd I only wish my late Father was here to see it !! Well done us. |
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12 Sep 05 - 04:01 PM (#1562037) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: GUEST,Ooh-Aah2 Thanks Tam, I retract what I said, it looks like you're a sportsman after all. |
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12 Sep 05 - 04:06 PM (#1562042) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: GUEST,Jon Thanks Tam. When I go out later, I'll drink a Laguvilin on your behalf! |
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12 Sep 05 - 04:09 PM (#1562046) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: the lemonade lady That shows the 'Down Unders' what we can do, up over. Sal |
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12 Sep 05 - 04:13 PM (#1562052) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: Linda Kelly Well done, what excitement and what sportsmanship and good humour -and what do they pay footballers £60,000 a week for? |
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12 Sep 05 - 05:19 PM (#1562141) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: Liz the Squeak Was there a match on? LTS |
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12 Sep 05 - 06:46 PM (#1562217) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: Peace Rugby? |
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12 Sep 05 - 07:35 PM (#1562283) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: GUEST bloody 2 headed coins |
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13 Sep 05 - 02:47 AM (#1562499) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: MBSLynne Heartfelt congratulations England!! I was supporting the Aussies, but the whole series was exciting, brilliant cricket and I think both sides are to be congratualted for such well-played entertainment. The English deserved to win the ashes, but the Aussies have little to be ashamed about either. The best thing of all was the wonderful friendly atmosphere of the whole thing I drank champagne with my Aussie parents and English husband and son last night! Love Lynne |
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13 Sep 05 - 03:45 AM (#1562512) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: gnu Congrats to Britain. Good sport to Oz. I wish we could get more than just snippets of play here... days afterwards. |
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13 Sep 05 - 05:27 AM (#1562553) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: Don(Wyziwyg)T We'll all be in the same boat next time, Gnu, unless we're prepared to pay Rupert bloody Murdoch for the privilege of watching. Typical, isn't it? Just when the whole thing gets really interesting. I agree about the Aussies tho'. As sporting in defeat as in victory, and the best of it was they lost playing bloody good cricket. No disgrace in that. Don T. |
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13 Sep 05 - 05:33 AM (#1562555) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: GUEST,Jon unless we're prepared to pay Rupert bloody Murdoch for the privilege of watching It's the end of the line for me and watching live cricket on tv. a) I will not support subscription tv. b) Even if my resolve did weaken there, I can not stomach Rupert Murdoch |
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13 Sep 05 - 05:47 AM (#1562562) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: GUEST,Bainbo Shame the Aussies are flying home today. After the spirit in which the games were played, and because they were so good and made the matches so thrilling to watch, it would have been nice if they could have made an appearance at Trafalgar Square. Good on yer, Ricky & Co. As for paying Rupert Murdoch - I don't even have a telly, let alone Sky, so I've been following it on Test Match Special on the steam wireless. Granted, you don't see Warne's terrific spins or Flintoff's joy, but you don't lose any of the tension. You can get it on the internet, too. |
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13 Sep 05 - 05:54 AM (#1562565) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: MBSLynne We have no intention of paying for Sky or whatever it is either. We actually watch very little tv so it's not worth it just for cricket a couple of times a year. Love Lynne |
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13 Sep 05 - 06:38 AM (#1562575) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: John O'L We've been spoilt with moving pictures. Listening to cricket on the radio is just as good, in some ways better. It doesn't take long to adjust either, and you can do other stuff at the same time. I wouldn't pay Murdoch a penny for anything. Certainly not cricket. I would find that intollerable. |
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13 Sep 05 - 06:47 AM (#1562584) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: GUEST,Nostalgic Dazbo Ahhh, The good old days!! Uninterupted TV on BBC, turn the sound down and listen to the Radio 3 commentary - pure bliss. The like of which never to be seen or heard again |
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13 Sep 05 - 07:24 AM (#1562601) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: Tam the man Gnu, Britain wasn't playing cricket England was, but what the hell |
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13 Sep 05 - 07:28 AM (#1562603) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: Tam the man Sorry about that, But Britian was not playing cricket England was, Because Britian consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Tam frae Scotland. PS I am not a Pom. PPS Good on you England |
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13 Sep 05 - 08:01 AM (#1562625) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: greg stephens England, but with a little help from Wales perhaps? |
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13 Sep 05 - 08:05 AM (#1562630) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: GUEST,DB I find all sport tedious and boring - and cricket particularly so. Still, it has made a few of my fellow Englishmen (and even a few Englishwomen?) happy, recently, so where's the harm? If you find that patronising you could always go away (to put it politely!). I have to say, though, that what I found particularly contemptible was all the 'fashion victims' who suddenly decided that 'cricket is cool' because England was winning. There must be millions of stupid w...ers, out there, with just a 'fashion antenna' where their brain ought to be! |
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13 Sep 05 - 08:20 AM (#1562646) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: Les from Hull more than a little help from Wales, and South Africa and Papua New Guinea! But a wonderful acheivement from the England team - it's just a pity that for many people reading the word 'England' upsets them somewhat. |
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13 Sep 05 - 08:34 AM (#1562655) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: GUEST,Jon I have to say, though, that what I found particularly contemptible was all the 'fashion victims' who suddenly decided that 'cricket is cool' because England was winning. Such is the nature of the British/English public, DB... I wouldn't be entierly negative though. I don't think for one moment they all would become passionate followers of cricket, following England through think and thin but there is a good chance that some will have been sold on the game, rather than just the success. The biggest hope of course it that there will be some youngsters within that group - whose to say that a future England star may not have been attracted to the game by this series? |
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13 Sep 05 - 08:49 AM (#1562668) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: Tam the man It's Just that the Word England or English is about the people or the country that they live in, When I read about people talking about Britain and they really mean England, it's like when I go to Australia for my holidays, I come from Scotland, and not England, I mean how would you like to called A Scot or Welsh or Irish, you see some of us are more patrtaiotic that some others, I get asked questions like what's the weather like in England and I see to the Australians I don't know because I don't come England, so I say well what is the weather like in New Zealand, and they don't like that at all, well it's the same with the Scots, Welsh and the Northern Irish, we have keep reminding the people that we are not English we're either Scots, Welsh or Nortern Irish or British. That all, I'm sorry but I am a very passionate Scot. And I have upset anyone then I'm sorry, any way what this all got to with cricket and England wining the Ashes, let's not spoil their day. I'm glad that England won. |
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13 Sep 05 - 08:58 AM (#1562677) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: Tam the man BOTH SIDES THE TWEED ( Words trad, amended by Dick Gaughan / Music : Dick Gaughan ) What's the spring-breathing jasmine and rose ? What's the summer with all its gay train Or the splendour of autumn to those Who've bartered their freedom for gain? Let the love of our land's sacred rights To the love of our people succeed Let friends and honour unite And flourish on both sides the Tweed. No sweetness the senses can cheer Which corruption and bribery bind No brightness that gloom can e'er clear For honour's the sum of the mind Let virtue distinguish the brave Place riches in lowest degree Think them poorest who can be a slave Them richest who dare to be free |
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13 Sep 05 - 09:10 AM (#1562685) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: GUEST I've no problem with that Tam. I lived maybe 30 years as an Englishman in Wales and am aware of the England=UK attitude that some people have. That said, I feel you have made your point on this many times in these cricket threads and whether people agree with you or not, your view has been taken note of. I'm honestly not sure of the current situation with England and cricket but on that one, I just look at it as an historical naming that doesn't seem to trouble too many people. It would perhaps be more akward to rename the team? The ECB does represent both England and Wales and one of our best bowlers in the series (Simon Jones) is Welsh. I'm not sure how Scotland or Northern Ireland fit into it now but as I said before, I can even point you to a captain of England who was a Scotsman. BTW. England once had a bowler that I really liked - great accuracy - that I once thought was Scottish - Angus Fraser - but I believe he was born in Lancashire. |
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13 Sep 05 - 09:21 AM (#1562696) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: Les from Hull The England cricket captaincy passed from Tony Lewis (Wales) to Mike Denness (Scotland) to Tony Greig (South Africa)! I'm from 'ull, me! |
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13 Sep 05 - 09:29 AM (#1562699) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: MBSLynne I agree Tam...a lot of people think that Britain is a country and don't realise it's made up of several. I've never said I'm British. Apart from when I'm being Australian, I always say I'm English. And I really dislike being called a BRIT. I'd rather be a Pom! Love Lynne |
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13 Sep 05 - 09:48 AM (#1562710) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: John O'L Some of the 'fashion victims' may well be old cricket followers who had given up on England and have now returned. |
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13 Sep 05 - 10:18 AM (#1562725) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: McGrath of Harlow I've never been clear about Poms. Would the Welsh be included? And does a South African playing with an England count as a Pom? They wouldn't have got too far without him on that last day anyway... |
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13 Sep 05 - 10:22 AM (#1562727) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: GUEST Pass the bucket please. The most boring sport on the planet, won by the most boring nation on the planet. Must dash old boy tea is served before rain. Thats the image they would like the world to see. Instead they are bigots one and all. I know I live in Birmingham and once lived in Worcester. |
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13 Sep 05 - 10:34 AM (#1562736) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: Tam the man I said that Guest that Cricket was boring, and I ended up getting beating up, so watch you're saying. Tam frae Scotland |
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13 Sep 05 - 10:35 AM (#1562737) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: GUEST,DB Tam, speaking as an Englishman and proud of it (most of the time!)I think everyone has a right to assert, and be proud of, their national identity. This is only a problem when the people of a particular nation start to believe that they are better than any other nation (and, God knows, the English have been guilty of that attitude in the past!). I can only speak for myself and say that I have always liked and admired the other nations that we English share these islands with and I genuinely believe that the British Isles would be a lot poorer place without you. |
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13 Sep 05 - 10:53 AM (#1562751) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: Tam the man I'm the same, I just love other people's countries as well. Oh By the way I love Swing low sweet chariot and Jeruslim by Parry and Blake. I think that's they are brillant songs, there are people here in Scotland think that Swing low is an English song, just because the English sing it at Rugby games, me personally think it just a brillant song, and I sing at a wee session I go to in a town near to where I live in Scotland, and there's a rugby fan there who doesn't even join in with the song because the English sing it at rugby, but as I say it's only a song. Tam Frae Scotland |
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14 Sep 05 - 02:57 AM (#1563271) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: el_punkoid_nouveau Well - over the last two or three years, we have won series' against just about every cricketing nation. Regaining the Ashes is definitely the crowning glory, and a just reward for all the work that has been put into building the team. And Guest - if you don't like it, turn the TV off. This country is full of boring w*****s like you, who are too quick to denigrate the place they live. If you can't stand the heat - get out of the kitchen! BTW - it was really great to come home to three Australians on Monday - even if one of them decided he was English after all! epn (And Lynne is absolutely right - the Aussies have nothing to be ashamed of - we did have test matches that lasted more than three days!) |
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14 Sep 05 - 04:07 AM (#1563295) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: Paul Burke Rubbish, GUEST, cricket fans are not bigots... except Yorkshire fans, and them poncy southerners, and that snobby lot at Lord's, and of course Aussies, and the sheep shaggers from Wales, and the lesbian feminist women's cricket supporters (have they no respect for tradition?), and foreigners. No, cricket fans are NOT bigots, especially Lanky heroes. |
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14 Sep 05 - 04:10 AM (#1563296) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: GUEST,DB Dear el punkoid nouveau, I wasn't 'denigrating my country' - I just don't like sport! If pressed I also tend to think that people who drone on and on and on...about f...ing sport are the boring w......s - but, there you are, live and let live, I suppose. I just wish TV and newspapers and the radio weren't dominated by f...ing boring, f...ing sport, that's all! |
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14 Sep 05 - 04:48 AM (#1563311) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: MBSLynne Funny you should want to open this thread at all then Guest...... |
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14 Sep 05 - 05:11 AM (#1563322) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: Big Al Whittle Cricket season over - that means we'll all be freezing to death in a week or two......catching colds, bronchitis, it doesn't bear thinking about |
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14 Sep 05 - 06:21 AM (#1563353) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: John O'L Cricket season's just about to begin here. The Windies are visiting. Should be good. |
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14 Sep 05 - 07:00 AM (#1563376) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: Tam the man I have just found out that England cricket team are number 2 in the world the number 1 team is Australia Tam frae Scotland So the Best team in the world got beat by the second best team in the world. |
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14 Sep 05 - 07:25 AM (#1563392) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: Diva Well.....I've never really understood the game until a couple of weeks ago when my Hobbit explained it to me......and even I got caught up in it. I now find I'm in agreement with jimmy Reid.... Well Done and well deserved to both the Mens and the Womens teams |
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14 Sep 05 - 11:17 AM (#1563540) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: GUEST,Alan Day The sad thing about English Press, is that we now can now expect our heroes to be picked off one by one by a certain Sunday Newspaper and their lives torn apart.Every woman,affair,mistake,his clothes, hairstyle,His wife,her affairs,clothes hairstyle etc will all be in the paper.A hero is to be cut off at the knees. Well done lads,fantastic,now watch yout backs those bastards are after you. Al |
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14 Sep 05 - 12:54 PM (#1563608) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: Tam the man One its the British Press and two it was the English cricket team. Tam So they weren't many Scots or Northen Irish or even welsh heroes. So please Remeber that old Joke is there any English well welcome to Britain |
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14 Sep 05 - 05:47 PM (#1563808) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: MBSLynne Sadly Alan, you're right. Not sure why this syndrome has occured. Any suggestions? Love Lynne |
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14 Sep 05 - 05:50 PM (#1563810) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: Alan Day Strange thing about sport our Cricket hit the same depths as your football team Tam.To watch a team slowly build to a World force is as exciting as winning the Ashes.I am watching your team Tam slowly get better under Walter Smith and I will be excited as you if they qualify for the next World Cup. Yes I am English! Take care Al |
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14 Sep 05 - 07:33 PM (#1563873) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: John O'L Lynne - It's the tabloid mentality. They take a name that will be best known to most of the public and put it in a spectacular headline. (Destructive is always spectacular.) Freddy Flintoff better enjoy this brief honeymoon period. His days are numbered. |
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14 Sep 05 - 07:42 PM (#1563880) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: GUEST,Jon Freddy Flintoff better enjoy this brief honeymoon period. His days are numbered. Not as numbered as those of Warne, thank God. BTW, you know who has the best test bowling average for your side? Full stats here |
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14 Sep 05 - 07:49 PM (#1563885) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: John O'L That's a pretty impressive statistic Jon. Consistant too, throughout an entire six overs, but I dunno if it's good enough to save his job for him. |
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14 Sep 05 - 07:58 PM (#1563889) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: John O'L Yes, Warne, the poor bastard, any private citizen in his situation would be ignored. Everyone would look the other way and talk in whispers, but because he's a hero, he must be destroyed. Publicly. He should be the captain, but they'll never give it to him. The tabloids would never allow it. |
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14 Sep 05 - 08:05 PM (#1563893) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: John O'L ...and Flintoff better not have anything in his past to be ashamed of, because even now there is an army of shitsucking vermin scurrying through every back door of his life looking for payable dirt. If there's something there, they'll find it. |
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15 Sep 05 - 03:15 AM (#1564039) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: el_punkoid_nouveau Yup - it's started... the shits are already commenting on his post-series partying. As if a guy can't celebrate when he has achieved something worth celebrating! It's only jealousy, because the journo's don't have their own lives. I often thought that the tables should be turned on tabloid editors, and have cameras watching every little thing they do - how would they like that? Meantime - next stop, the sub-continent! epn |
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15 Sep 05 - 07:27 AM (#1564157) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: MBSLynne Gods! At his age anyone can be forgiven for partying even without a reason! In fact...so can anyone..... Love Lynne |
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15 Sep 05 - 08:36 AM (#1564189) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: Tam the man Until next time |
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22 Feb 07 - 01:38 PM (#1976171) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: GUEST,Nostalgic Dazbo Saturday sees the English Rugby team play their ever first match in the seat of Irish Gaelic games, Croke Park Dublin. The English national anthem will also be played on the field that supporters of Irish Gaelic games said would never happen. Such a great day for English Rugby, the game we brought to the world. Good luck lads. |
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22 Feb 07 - 10:01 PM (#1976625) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: Gulliver I don't know where you got the idea that "supporters of Irish Gaelic games said would never happen"! It was the GAA itself that voted in favour of allowing non-GAA games to be played in Croke Park. Anyway, I'm sure that everyone who participates will get a great welcome and may the best team win! (hopefully Ireland!) |
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22 Feb 07 - 10:06 PM (#1976631) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: Peace Moderately well done. |
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23 Feb 07 - 08:10 AM (#1976907) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: Gulliver Peace, that looks more like Irish beef (rather than the "Roast Beefs of Olde England")! |
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24 Feb 07 - 03:34 PM (#1978239) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: GUEST,Nostalgic Dazbo On dear 43.13 Not a great result. |
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24 Feb 07 - 04:39 PM (#1978303) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: GUEST,lox "On dear 43.13 Not a great result." I tend to disagree. In fact I am positively ecstatic. I wish there were a good spelling of a freshly blown raspberry. |
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25 Feb 07 - 04:17 AM (#1978627) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: John MacKenzie Well done Ireland, as a Scots-Irishman, it's good to have at least one side to cheer. Scotland were rubbish yesterday, it was a bit like watching ritual suicide. Giok |
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25 Feb 07 - 04:44 AM (#1978635) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: The Walrus As an Englishman, may I say Well done Ireland. I was busy yesterday, so I only caught bits of the match, but those I say showed England being clearly out played. The better team on the day won, I only wish the scores had been closer. W |
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25 Feb 07 - 04:51 AM (#1978638) Subject: RE: BS: Well done England From: ard mhacha Ireland 44 England 13, In hindsight they shouldn`t have played the Queen at glorious Croke Park, the woman has a bad back and she couldn`t have given her best, although looking at the other queens that turned up for England, she might not have been out of place. That is 4 years in-a-row now our wee country have beaten you, it should never happen, England have more rugby clubs than we have players, it is only our 4th most popular sport, and England can count themselves lucky it was only a thirty point margin, had Ireland taken all of their chances it could well have been a 60 point margin. We are allowed to gloat after all 60 plus million against 6 million, it is a great feeling. |
