Hasn't anyone explained to the 'Taffs' that there is a very ancient custom prevailing in British sporting activities under which gallant Brit teams sally forth with a crescendo of support from the twerps fans who support them and after that they do the decent British thing and lose, preferably at the first opportunity, or failing that, by losing to absolute minnows, as England did so brilliantly against Iceland. However, the 'leek-eaters', with typical Celtic indiscipline, have broken all the rules by actually winning and have thus advanced to the semi-finals of the European Cup. This is frightfully un-British!
This act of insubordination can only be dealt with by harsh punishment which in this case means exile to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch where no-one will ever write to them because none of us could spare the time to write the name of the wretched place even if we possessed envelopes big enough to encompass it! In the meantime, of course, our gallant English multi-zillionaires are doing what they do best - falling over dead drunk on the beaches of the most expensive resorts in the West Indies whilst their wives and girlfriends keep busy checking on their net worth!
I am not sure you have worked out yet Duffers that I am a Taff and proud of it. Still some consolation for you down under England did well very well whilst Wales failed ignominiously.
Posted by: Antisthenes | Saturday, 02 July 2016 at 11:42
I thought Wales put up a good scrap in NZ but alas with usual result. England were great in Oz and the 6 nations will be fun.
Two key players missing for the semis though. With Ramsey and Davies I'd fancy them to beat the Ports - but I never expected them to get this far, so who knows?
Posted by: Laban | Saturday, 02 July 2016 at 11:49
Sorry, you two, but rugby is not a sport. It is merely cage-fighting without the cage!
Posted by: David Duff | Saturday, 02 July 2016 at 11:51
As a matter of cultural curiosity, I had to look up the term 'Taff' as applied to the Welsh. Must be a hell of a river.
Posted by: Whitewall | Saturday, 02 July 2016 at 13:54
Well, it never stops flowing not least because it never stops raining!
Posted by: David Duff | Saturday, 02 July 2016 at 14:48
Duffers, even the Welsh refer to that place as Llanfairpg (Llanfair pee gee).
Posted by: Timbo | Saturday, 02 July 2016 at 20:22
Timbo, don't ask me how the Welsh refer to anything! I recently had occasion to drive into Wales and the road signs and place names were obviously made up by picking letters from a hat just to confuse us Anglos.
Posted by: David Duff | Saturday, 02 July 2016 at 21:01
Maybe those signs are a form of psychological warfare against outsiders?
Posted by: Whitewall | Saturday, 02 July 2016 at 21:30
And it worked!
Posted by: David Duff | Saturday, 02 July 2016 at 21:38
The Irish are a very generous people, taking up a collection of vowels for their neighbors in Cymry. I do fear that Antis uncharacteristically missed the joke about the Welsh winning being 'unBritish'.
Posted by: Michael Adams | Saturday, 02 July 2016 at 22:37
Duffers I feel I must correct your outrageous statement. Rugby [Union] is the game played in Heaven on alternate days. The other days being occupied by cricket.
Posted by: AussieD | Sunday, 03 July 2016 at 01:19
Then I thank God, AussieD, that my chances of going to heaven are minimal!
Posted by: David Duff | Sunday, 03 July 2016 at 08:47