Glasgow Warriors v Ulster, Scotstoun, Friday 22 February 2013, 1935 hrs

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Huge game for The Warriors and a real test for the so called 'dirt trackers' against the top of the table. Who starts at FH with Wee Dunky presumably back with Scotland for the Sunday 6Ns? Does The Messiah start or Peter Horne (if available)? Who goes at hooker with Pat MacA back with Scotland and Dougie Hall and Fin Gillies injured ? Where do we play Mata - SH please Toonster ? The previous games this season at Ravenhill and Scotstoun have been too easy for Ulster so we need to big up, front up and play the game we are capable of starting with the forward battle.

Looks like it will be a sell out boys and girls so get your tickets soon. My one and two teams in the Rabo going head to head at two and one in the league - cannot wait to see who will be !

Why not "gie them the severe malky"?

Don Alfonso wrote:Being part-Scots msyelf, I thought I was familiar with most Scottish slang, even the way they mangle the langauge up in Forres and Elgin.

But this “tonked” - I take it to mean “folded in on ourselves like Irn Bru-soaked origami and surrendered a 5-pointer to the younger, more ginger team?”

You must forgive me your Donness, having been forced to live in Essex for 25 years by the need (a) to earn a living and (b) experience sunshine for more than five days every calender year, I do occasionally stray from the purer strains of Parliamo Glesga. However, having once had a room-mate in my student days who hailed from CUMBER, COUNTY DOWN!!! I know that everything said in an Ulster accent must be shouted and all vowels strangled at birth. Only the Ulster bred can make "Good morning " sound like a invitation to trial by combat and "thank you" seem like a slur on one's parenthood. I hope you enjoy the game tonight and learn some new Scottish slang.
p.s. did you intentionally mis-spell language just to show how to mangle it?

Erm... yes.

Also, it's "Comber".

Don, Don, I think if his big shouty Ulster voice boomed CUMBER!!! it ill behoves anyone to correct him. Also rather proves my point about strangulated vowels. Although, I am willing to believe there is a Cumber and a Comber in County Down just to confuse tourists, or as they are commonly known "feckin Merican eejitts"
p.s. As the Irishman said to the nun "You're not very tight for a nun"
"No you're just not very thick for an Irishman"
If there's anyone that hasn't offende I'll be back later.

Jeez Jimbo - just don't continue with the Essex girl jokes

Ach, Glasgae are pure dead gash.

Just heading to Scotstoun now... Can't wait for the match now... Anyone sees the giant cow, come say hello! SUFTUM!!!

Don Alfonso wrote:Scots going down.

Downtown.

Bigtime.

Don, I have a funny feeling that we've been here before So ...

Yo is in our town
And yo is going down
All the way down
Right down
Deeeeeep down
Downtown

Don Alfonso wrote:Being part-Scots msyelf, I thought I was familiar with most Scottish slang, even the way they mangle the langauge up in Forres and Elgin.

But this “tonked” - I take it to mean “folded in on ourselves like Irn Bru-soaked origami and surrendered a 5-pointer to the younger, more ginger team?”

How very dare you, Don - we are clearly pastier, more ginger, and angrier - your demise is foretold in the works of the ancients

Don Alfonso wrote:Ach, Glasgae are pure dead gash gallus

Fixed that for you, Don - no charge on this occasion!

jimbopip wrote:Don, Don, I think if his big shouty Ulster voice boomed CUMBER!!! it ill behoves anyone to correct him. Also rather proves my point about strangulated vowels. Although, I am willing to believe there is a Cumber and a Comber in County Down just to confuse tourists, or as they are commonly known "feckin Merican eejitts"
p.s. As the Irishman said to the nun "You're not very tight for a nun"
"No you're just not very thick for an Irishman"
If there's anyone that hasn't offende I'll be back later.

Is this place anywhere near Cu-cumber? C what a did there?

Mon the Mighty WARRIORS

Presumably it's just a smaller version of Cumber-nauld, and younger?!

Right. Off to catch a train, which I'll then be sat on for a couple of hours, so it'll be twitter updates for me, followed by inciteful commentary on here about what the ref failed to see/got wrong, how wonderful Glasgow's tries were, etc ... all to be taken in the spirit in which it was intended/spirit which I've been drinking!



Mon the Warriors

Rehearsal for the final...?

SUFTUM!!!!

Marginally worried for this game.

Don Alfonso wrote:Rehearsal for the final...?

SUFTUM!!!!

(From Paddington station). Would be very happy if it was, Don - I'd even make the trip up to Glasgow for that one

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:

Don Alfonso wrote:Rehearsal for the final...?

SUFTUM!!!!

(From Paddington station). Would be very happy if it was, Don - I'd even make the trip up to BELFAST for that one

Fixed that for you pal free of charge

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:

Don Alfonso wrote:Rehearsal for the final...?

SUFTUM!!!!

(From Paddington station). Would be very happy if it was, Don - I'd even make the trip up to Glasgow for that one

Me too methinks

Jeebus only just seen Trimble in at 13!? WUT!?

Come on Ulster!

Glasgow team talk beforehand for goodness sake lads whatever you do don't drop the ball

I see young Ali Birch has shaved and looks about 5 years younger lol

Sorry lads dont fancy reading through the previous 4 pages just wondering why Olding isnt at 10?

pete (buachaill on eirne) wrote:Jeebus only just seen Trimble in at 13!? WUT!?

Come on Ulster!

Didnt even notice that!

Great step from Afoa

He did well last week at 12, maybe Mark wanted experiance at 10, in other words no idea mate

Glasgow in danger of getting pinged out of this game.

Robbie Diack should know better than to try and run backwards

Good take Ricky Andrew has really been excellant the last few weeks for us

That was plain stupid by Diack too

All comes from the stupid penalty. And what was with our defensive line? But their recycling of the ball is so finessed. Very good play from the home side.

Agreed Notch couple of stupid decisions early on from Diack needs to sort his head out

Josh Strauss lucky boy right now

Lucky to avoid a yellow. We really need to be smart with our territory game.

Glasgow will score tries if we let them play the game in our half.

Connacht are 12-3 up after 7 minutes

Walsh just spared Pienaars blushes there

Terrible lineout. Terrible!

We just out ourselves under pressure.

Pienaars attempts to tackle Matawalu were pretty awful.

My thoughts on some of our attempts to tackle so far can be adequately conveyed on this forum due to it's stringent swear filters.

Jaysus Nigel maybe you better hurry up a bit at scrum time

Ali Birch on his own there trying to hold off 3 Glasgow players, were was the res tof our backrow at the Trimble breakdown?

I'm disgusted by that. Utterly disgusted.

Fair enough if you lose due to the opposition being better, but to gift them a try... disgusted.

What happened at that scrum? Pienaar was poor there. btw why is Nigel Owens taking so long over scrums he is not helping them any

tbh Pienaar and Diack 2 of our more experianced players are letting us down at the minute

Much much better by us there

Pienaar just stand there? ruck him out, he has not been good today, very of form

Glasgow doing great stuff here.

I like Olding at 12 myself. Ulster defence is all over the place due to changes which they are not as used to really as Munster/Leinster

This has been an incredibly disappointing display for Ulster. We simply can't afford to go out there and play this badly. Passive and disorganised defence, no physicality, inaccuracy, indiscipline.

I don't blame the backrow, they are there because of an injury crisis, but what is the excuse of guys like Afoa and Pienaar? Ruan doesn't look like he wants to be there.

Glasgow have played some breathtaking rugby but we've showed we can play a wee bit too. We just need the ball. And thats the problem- that Glasgow backrow is ruling the day.