LAF 3:31 Sun Sep 27
Cheering up England after the rugger
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Still not a bad part of the world, this sceptic isle, as far as current sporting prowess goes....... Consider: Hamilton on top of the pile in F1; Englland retaining the ashes in cricket; Froom winner of the Tour de France; fantastic performances on track and fiield by our athletes in last Olympics and World Athletics; Davies Cup finalists.......ok, bit of licence there with some GB'ers and a Saffer, but you get my drift. ....and we can still smash the Aussies with oval ball next week.
And not to forget the top London team in the Prem.
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easthambull
9:48 Mon Sep 28
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"Banana Republic, Septic Isle
Screamin' in the sufferin' sea, sounds like cryin'"
First line from Banana Republic by The Boomtown Rats. Written before Bob Geldof was deified.
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Sven Roeder
9:42 Mon Sep 28
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Just having a bit of fun, WP
Some people take this all toooooo seriously.
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Fivetide
9:38 Mon Sep 28
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It was a good game, and it's only rugby.
'Sceptic' Isle is quite brilliant though.
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White Pony
9:35 Mon Sep 28
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Sad to see, Sven, that you've become a pale imitation of LOLmas on here in recent months.
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claret on my shirt
9:35 Mon Sep 28
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What the fuck is rugger?
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claret on my shirt
9:34 Mon Sep 28
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What the fuck is rigger?
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Eddie B
9:22 Mon Sep 28
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Don't care. Hate rugby.
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Sven Roeder
9:01 Mon Sep 28
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On a thread about English sporting levels I was just pointing out that Andy Murray is Scottish and Chris Froome is Kenyan.
Not sure what that has to do with trying to identify Australia with one particular sport ..... they play lots of sports there.
Definitely not at their peak in rugby union or cricket though 'shit' is a bit harsh.
I think you should apologise ....... to England who are ranked behind them in both sports including all 3 cricket formats with 3 times the population.
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Marston Hammer
8:49 Mon Sep 28
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Vexed 12:31 Mon Sep 28
His parents are English. He's Kenyan, he should be competing for them. He's never lived in the UK and probably has no intention of ever living in the UK.
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Jonah Lomas
4:46 Mon Sep 28
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Why would any Aussie be bitter when England have just lost to Wales?
Especially when Wales now only have about 3 fit players left before their game against Australia, which gives Australia a very good chance of now getting through.
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team boaty
1:18 Mon Sep 28
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A bitter Aussie.....well I never
When your shit at cricket you claim to be a rugby nation. When your shit at rugby its back to cricket again. Now your shit at both I suppose your choice of game is rugby`s league format (exclusively played in oz & the county of Yorkshire as its a fucking mongs game)
Stick to your Aussie rules as its the only fucking thing you useless cunts are likely to be winning in the near future. Better yet flood your national sides with foreigners (not like you don't already have pacific islanders, European`s & Asians to currently do your bidding right across the board)
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Vexed
12:31 Mon Sep 28
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Marston Hammer 6:38 Sun Sep 27
His parents are both English. No argument needed as it's a fact
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62Hammer
8:23 Sun Sep 27
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Don't suppose this will interest many, but England's Tai Woffinden will shortly become the World Speedway Champion for the second time.
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Sven Roeder
8:20 Sun Sep 27
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If Kenya had asked you to represent them at sport would you have done it? I suspect not.
I don't know Froome, I just get the impression he is English for financial reasons.
Which he is perfectly entitled to do.
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McD
7:42 Sun Sep 27
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Sven
I was born in Kenya of English patents, grew up in East Africa, just like Froome. I'm as passionate a supporter of England in all sports as anyone. Where you are born is irrelevant. It is whether you feel English and identify yourself with England. If Froome does that then he is fine by me. If not I still want him winning for England!
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Mart O
6:51 Sun Sep 27
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From Wikipedia:
Froome was born on 20 May 1985 in Nairobi, Kenya,[7] to mother Jane and father Clive, a former hockey player who represented England at under-19 level.[8] His mother's parents emigrated from Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England to Kenya to run a crop farm.[4][9][10] Froome has two older brothers, Jonathan and Jeremy, who went to Rugby School in Warwickshire, England.
HE'S A FUCKIN' MUZZA
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JGW1
6:50 Sun Sep 27
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Sadly I think it wasn't!
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flyingV
6:43 Sun Sep 27
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LAF 3:31 Sun Sep 27
Cheering up England after the rugger
"Sceptic Isle"? Hahaha... I hope that was a deliberate mistake
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Marston Hammer
6:38 Sun Sep 27
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I think if you want to represent a country the very minimum requirement should be that you've lived in that country before.
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Sven Roeder
6:13 Sun Sep 27
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He was born in Kenya, grew up in Africa and as far as I know has had no further connection with England bar a financial one with Sky Racing.
Just strikes me as an African
Albeit a tax dodging Monaco resident one.
He is even less English than Kevin Pietersen which is saying something.
Other African born players like Andrew Strauss and Matt Prior are obviously English men born there by circumstance
I just think it's small minded to deny Africa a Tour de France winner.
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