A couple of things.....

[redunderthebed]

1. ESPN can f**k off and die tbh there coverage of the Heineken Cup is s**thouse to say the least BUT what really really grates me is that they advertise live coverage of wasps vs leinster and dont bother to put it on. :angry: I switch over on the advertised time and they had this s**t with these beefcakes lifting stuff and the alike "worlds strongest man" some such shite.Then that finishes and the rugby comes on and its f**king Stade francais vs Ulster i know that Ewan Mckenzie coaches them and Mark Gasnier plays for them but people here will look at them and go "pink jerseys WTF?" and switch over in short noone cares.

Despite the fact that the game wasnt shown i'am over the moon that the wasps got thrashed by leinster.

2. Sultanta is covering is covering the ECC this year! i have quite enjoyed the rugby and seeing the top 14 clubs other than Toulouse,Perpignan,Biarritz and f**king stade francais.Now all the paddys need to do is put a sarries game on.

3. WTF is Northampton doing in the ECC correct me if im wrong but don't they have to earn such things through ladder position a la UEFA cup they have only being back in the GP for 5 minutes FFS!.Its like West Brom 'ull or Stoke getting a spot in the UEFA cup after promotion its not right, surely a team that was in the GP last season is more worthy than a team that was in the NL1 last year.

Discuss!

 

[An Tarbh]

All sides in the Premiership and Top 14 who don't compete in the Heineken Cup take part in the Challenge Cup. So Northampton as the promoted team go into the challenge cup.

 

[QLD]

I hate ESPN.

There coverage of all sports gives you a headache.

European soccer and rugby etc its shithouse!

 

[nam97]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (QLD @ Oct 20 2008, 02:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

I hate ESPN.

There coverage of all sports gives you a headache.

European soccer and rugby etc its shithouse![/b]

It's horrible isn't it? The picture quality reminds me of those grainy old 1980's porn movies, not that I watch them or anything.

 

[redunderthebed]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (An Tarbh @ Oct 19 2008, 10:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

All sides in the Premiership and Top 14 who don't compete in the Heineken Cup take part in the Challenge Cup. So Northampton as the promoted team go into the challenge cup.[/b]

Ah i see thanks for clearing that up i always had the impression that it was Rugby's answer to UEFA cup.


<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (QLD @ Oct 20 2008, 11:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

I hate ESPN.

There coverage of all sports gives you a headache.

European soccer and rugby etc its shithouse![/b]

When it comes to sports like Ice Hockey,Gridiron and the alike its good.But its coverage of soccer and rugby is really really bad Tommy Smyth makes me want to kill people and they cover hardly any of the HC games.


<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (wairarapa_cullen @ Oct 20 2008, 01:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (QLD @ Oct 20 2008, 02:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I hate ESPN.

There coverage of all sports gives you a headache.

European soccer and rugby etc its shithouse![/b]

It's horrible isn't it? The picture quality reminds me of those grainy old 1980's porn movies, not that I watch them or anything.
[/b][/quote]

:lol: ESPN's picture quality is so **** its legendary its because they send it all the way from the US then send it to Asia then to Aus/NZ.

 

[scousetiger]

the ECC is te equivalent to footballs UEFA cup,but as there arent too many teams that play they have to fill the competition with any clubs they have remaining, and that would be able to afford the travel etc... the majority of them are going to come from the GP or the french Top 14

 

[DonBilly]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (scousetiger @ Oct 21 2008, 09:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

the ECC is te equivalent to footballs UEFA cup,but as there arent too many teams that play they have to fill the competition with any clubs they have remaining, and that would be able to afford the travel etc... the majority of them are going to come from the GP or the french Top 14[/b]

There's a couple of matches of the ECC which is on TV every round in France, it is on France 4. Tonight it's going to be Toulon - Montpellier ... that sounds like a Top14 match. I would have prefered an English, irish, Italian, Spanish or Rumanian team. Anyway i'll see the youngtsers of each of these teams.

 

[An Tarbh]

I thought Montpellier were taking this seriously or was that before they tried to beat 7 shits out of Northampton. It was a pretty strong team they put out against Bristol last time I saw them.

 

[Bullitt]

And what an appauling match it was...

 

[Vambo]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Teh Mite @ Dec 5 2008, 10:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

And what an appauling match it was...[/b]

Indeed.... I turned off at HT. Who won?

 

[Bullitt]

Monpellier with a couple of late penalties.

 

[An Tarbh]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Teh Mite @ Dec 5 2008, 04:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Monpellier with a couple of late penalties.[/b]

and there was me thinking it was a disqualification for Montepellier in the 10th

 

[Bullitt]

:huh:

I must've missed that issue.