Personal agenda on both sides of the Irish Sea for Six Nations clash

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COME tomorrow afternoon at Croke Park, we will be reminded – as we so often are on Six Nations weekends – that when push comes to shove in sport, talk is cheap.
You expect a bit of tension when there’s a Triple Crown at stake, but the build-up to this match has been characterised by some unusually edgy verbal observations on both sides.
The flow of hot air stops at 1.15pm tomorrow though, probably to the immense relief of every– one in both the red and green camps.
The week began with the rather mischievous dredging up of old Warren Gatland quotes from some years ago, telling us of how, just before he appointed Eddie O’Sullivan as his assistant in the Irish job almost a decade ago, he was advised “not to touch him with a bargepole”.
Dated sentiments they may have been, but they were nevertheless an accurate indication of the bad blood that exists between the pair from the time the New Zealander was dismissed by the IRFU in 2001, and hastily replaced by his opposite number tomorrow.
If we needed confirmation of his true feelings, Gatland provided it in a fresh interview this week when he stressed he did not feel he had the loyalty he was entitled to expect from his support staff during his time on the Emerald Isle.

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14 Responses to “Personal agenda on both sides of the Irish Sea for Six Nations clash”

  1. Westley says on March 17th, 2008 at 10:32 am :

    … Basically what we should be doing on every major front. Yes. No dividing issue is more important than doing some right for a change.

  2. Kathie says on March 17th, 2008 at 11:22 am :

    For one thing, the armor will all be carbon fiber and kevlar, and they won’t joust on horses any more. They’ll joust on motorcycles!

  3. Phillida says on March 17th, 2008 at 12:13 pm :

    <paranoia>Hey , that makes me wonder if the “hollywood strikes” going on keeping Daily Show etc off air is deliberate. The neocons obviously do not want people to know what is really going on, especially during the caucus / primaries.</paranoia>

  4. Kacie says on March 17th, 2008 at 1:03 pm :

    Ron Paul on the Jay Leno show transcript = http://www.usatoday.com/news/pdf/RonPaulOnLeno-1-7-2008.pdf

  5. Randal says on March 17th, 2008 at 1:54 pm :

    I’m surprised. He sounds like a very reasonable and honest fella. I think I like him. I don’t have to like his nutty 911insidejob supporters though. :P

  6. Rudy says on March 17th, 2008 at 2:44 pm :

    Cmon the guy is just comedian

  7. Dell says on March 17th, 2008 at 3:35 pm :

    agreed…

  8. Lynsey says on March 17th, 2008 at 4:26 pm :

    okay? which video? there’s no link… am i missing something

  9. Homer says on March 17th, 2008 at 5:16 pm :

    Congratulations! You have now reached the Middle Ages.

  10. Les says on March 17th, 2008 at 6:07 pm :

    […edited…]You know what, when I read your comment the first time I missed the word “us”. I’m very sorry, that makes an awful lot more sense now. I thought you were calling me nuts in a demeaning way. :) I also thought you were disagreeing with the parent’s liking RP rather than agreeing that the truther people don’t need to be tolerated to support RP.My mistake, I upped your comments :)My vision of America is consistent with Paul’s - a limited, overhauled or abolished federal reserve, state managed/apportioned taxes instead of a federal level income tax, civil liberty laws that are compatible with The Constitution and The Bill of Rights and no unnecessary, unaffordable and ineffective military occupations or foreign policy.No more poking sticks at terrorists and claiming they’re jealous of our freedom when they twist off.Other issues can be worked out at the state and local level.

  11. Rod says on March 17th, 2008 at 6:57 pm :

    Learn his policies and you might like him even more.

  12. Durward says on March 17th, 2008 at 7:48 pm :

    Jay Leno is the man! A real human.

  13. Bryony says on March 17th, 2008 at 8:38 pm :

    Ron did say he would support a new 9/11 investigation to clear up the issue once and for all. That’s why the truthers like him so much.