Well no because you need to be genuinely tough both mentally and physically to play Rugby, in Wrestling the only time you get hurt is if someone has done a manoeuvre wrong. Then you have all the pre match ' acting ' and ' drama ' which is about as cringeworthy as it gets.
Im sorry, but you are wrong. Taking a bumb hurts like hell. You let someone who is 6feet tall throw you to the mat, or let a 180-200lb man backhand you on the solar plexus and not be winded at the very least. Watch this video from about 5:00-6:00, this just proves my point [video=youtube;OYqLpPLt5zw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYqLpPLt5zw&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/video] In fact watch any of the tough enough series. Taking a bumb hurts! Trust me, I've done it!
I would put the British an Irish Lions in room 101 (it'll need to be a big room). I'm feed up with Ian Robertson having the lead sports item on Radio's 4 & 5, which consists of him speculating on which of "our" bench warmers will play the reserves of some obscure ozzy club side. That or reporting on the sore toe of "our" 3rd choice hooker! Could you imagine getting excited if a spurious British Football team (as in 2012), went to Brazil to play three friendlies and prior to that had a month of buildup matches against the B teams of South American clubs sides?
Okay ' tough ' was probably the wrong word to use Dan. It's not as aggressive as UFC or as intense as Rugby IMO. And it's tame in comparison to Tai Kickboxing (where the idea is to break your opponent's ribs to win!!). I used to like it between the age of 8 and 11, but when you realise that they decide who's going to win beforehand and a lot of the time there is no contact (fake punches, stamping on floor to make it sound real) it kind makes it harder to take it seriously. I just grew out of it really. Was it Vince Vaughn that was still doing it in his 50's???
Oh I agree about the Thai Kickboxing and UFC, they arent just tough, they are brutal. Whilst I agree the pre-determined winner does bug me, I think we will have to agree to disagree. Like I say, having taken bumps I know they do hurt, even when they are executed correctly.
I was thinking of Steve Claridge and then up come Robbie Savage ... so The SteveClaridge/RobbieSavageaxisofignorantbull
Returning the motoring/motorcyclists theme.... Why do Road users, especially motor cyclists think its necessary to drive around in broad daylight with their headlights on? I find it very distracting, especially if they are behind you. I could not see a road user in daylight without lights on I should not be driving. And as for those signs which tell drivers to beware of motor cyclists coming round a bend and possibly leaning over into your lane - er why should I be responsble for their bad driving? If they are going that fast and needing to lean over that far whilst coming round a bend then they are driving badly for the conditions. How can I see them anyway and what can I do if it's a bend and it usually means you can't see each other anyway. Todays grump over
Sticking with the road users theme.... Why are 'Fun Runners' allowed on the highways? My wife and I just did our weekly shopping - for which we have at least a 10 mile drive to the nearest town with a supermarket. The 100 mile stretch of coastline along the Moray Firth between Inverness and Fraserburgh only has the one road, and it is two lane all the way. Today, in the pouring rain I might add, a group of around 60 runners decided that it would be fun to run along a 5 mile stretch of that road four abreast, totally ignoring the growing queue of cars behind them. The runner bringing up the rear of the group did offer some light relief though - a rather large lady who had somehow squeezed herself into a bright pink lycra running suit, apparently modelled on the colour of her face.......
Yup, stick Tennis in there... To change the tack a bit - I would add the whole "charity business" that has strung up in the UK. There now seem to be 1,000's of charities that are funding campaign directors, CEO's and flash web-sites, but little else. Where are they all getting their funding from? Not me that's for sure....
The Palace of Westminster and its inhabitants. I think Hornets Nest regulars could do a better job..... well perhaps
No perhaps about it - I could a damned fine job propping up their heavily subsidised bar, and would do it without swinging punches too.
It is literally the most over used word of like ever! Like, its so like annoying like. In case you hadn't guessed, I cannot abide people who use "like" all the time for no reason. I had someone in my GCSE class who did it so much we all used to end up in floods of tears if she was doing a speaking presentation.
I have a new one. Employment office staff. My agent says yes, the labour department says yes, the manager says yes and the human resource can not find a pen to sign me to work. This is SIX days I am waiting.
Like well like it is like literally the most like over used like word of like ever! Like, its so like annoying like. In like case you like hadn't like guessed, I cannot like abide like people who use "like" all the like time for no like reason. I had like someone in my like GCSE like class who like did it like so much we like all used to like end up in like floods of like tears if she was like doing a like speaking like presentation. Like something like this like.
Yeah just like that like. Any pause in the sentence, she would fill it with like. It was her version of a comma.
Celebs... Reality tv... Cats who crap on my very small plot and try to chomp on the birds as well... ANY competitive cookery programme... The moaning gits in the rookery...
Why stop at the Rookery - I think they spread all around the ground! I have to say that I've never understood why they go to matches.... Know what you mean about competitive cookery too
