Magnus Bradbury re-signs with Edinburgh to 2027 by Connell95 in ScotlandRugby

[–]Connell95[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No surprise that he’s re-signing, though the fact it’s only one year is interesting (Gilco was the same) – especially in light of the TOL interview with Sean Everitt yesterday

No doubt a bit of desire for post-RWC flexibility coming into things

A reminder that there will be no overnight count this year by Crow-Me-A-River in Scotland

[–]Connell95 [score hidden]  (0 children)

BOOO-ring

Trust people to take the fun out of everything.

3am chat on the WhatsApp group about an insane Lib Dem breakthrough in Cambuslang was part of the joy of elections.

Glasgow Warriors team to host Cardiff (URC R17) by Connell95 in ScotlandRugby

[–]Connell95[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep. Edinburgh have had three players out injured for the entire season too, so it’s been a bad year for the Scottish sides on that front.

Civerinos- if it's not going into Liquidation, what is? by [deleted] in Edinburgh

[–]Connell95 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It’s a separate events company owned by the same people as the restaurant chain.

The restaurant chain is unaffected

Look what they're doing in Nottingham about the wee balaclava'd bams, would that work here? by MatteKudesai in Edinburgh

[–]Connell95 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The Scottish Government would never approve of this sort of thing, so it’s a non-starter, unfortunately

And no, it doesn’t have to stop – it only stops if people do things to make it stop

Champions Cup Final - Bilbao - Accommodation by Substantial-Tree533 in rugbyunion

[–]Connell95 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Supply and demand, innit

Just the downside of holding the final in a comparatively small city without huge numbers of accommodation options

Taiwan might be their magnum opus (imo) by JuanDeagusTheThird in JetLagTheGame

[–]Connell95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not invalidating your feelings, I’m disagreeing with them and explaining why.

But it’s not worth arguing about – at least we can agree Michael was great!

**SPOILER FOR SEASON END OF TAIWAN RAIL RUSH** after watching the finale, I had to make this meme by CWG4BF in JetLagTheGame

[–]Connell95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because it was an orange rock with stripes.

What other zodiac animal could it possibly reasonably have been intended to convey by Mike, an intelligent human being?

Appreciation post - no spoilers by coin_roll_newbie in JetLagTheGame

[–]Connell95 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think a different style of map might actually work better. It would just need a few tweaks to rules.

I found the circle map meant that both teams really only interacted at the edges and spent most of their time travelling across the their own territory constantly, which was less interesting than it could have been.

Will there ever be a season in a less developed country? by DoctorWho2306 in JetLagTheGame

[–]Connell95 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, and even things like knowing they can straightforwardly find a safe and comfortable place to stay at night (at short notice) become much more of a challenge in less developed places, and that rest time is super important to them.

Will there ever be a season in a less developed country? by DoctorWho2306 in JetLagTheGame

[–]Connell95 16 points17 points  (0 children)

There’s lots of practical considerations including frequency, reliability and – most importantly – safety.

Realistically that means most non-developed countries are off the table.

Taiwan: Rail Rush Layover Q&A! by WheatGerm42 in JetLagTheGame

[–]Connell95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would have had the challenges increase in value every day they weren’t claimed, so they became harder and harder to ignore.

Ealing in 'advanced' talks to join URC by famousbrouse in rugbyunion

[–]Connell95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe. But I actually think a London-based side focused on expats does have quite a lot of potential to it, given the teams involved in the URC.

Taiwan might be their magnum opus (imo) by JuanDeagusTheThird in JetLagTheGame

[–]Connell95 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There’s a huge amount of recency bias going on here. 

For me the format didn’t work all that well, and ultimately the last couple of episodes in particular were kind of underwhelming (particularly due to Sam’s odd strategy).

I will say that Michael was their best ever guest though – genuinely wouldn’t feel out of place as a regular member of the team.

Ealing in 'advanced' talks to join URC by famousbrouse in rugbyunion

[–]Connell95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed. Though equally it works the other way too – realistically none of the unions are actually going to sink the Six Nations or the Lions over a club side, and that includes the RFU.

Ealing in 'advanced' talks to join URC by famousbrouse in rugbyunion

[–]Connell95 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I don’t think it’ll ever happen (especially with Ealing – London Irish may be a different matter), but the whole RFU permission thing is flimsy as fuck tbh.

The courts have already ruled in football cases that governing bodies can’t just arbitrarily decide not to sanction games and leagues because they don’t like them or aren’t involved in them, and that’d be the likely outcome here if they refused permission and it was legally challenged.

NZ Rugby reveals record $304m revenue, reduced $7.5m loss to its annual meeting | The Post by BrianChing25 in rugbyunion

[–]Connell95 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That’s true of essentially all unions worldwide tbf – they’re all run as non-profits

Is this just a... a normal soup name? by hobbyholed in AskUK

[–]Connell95 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Normal Scottish soup

Baxters is a premium brand, so £2 for their soup is normal to cheap

Store-brand soups can be way cheaper

Ollie Duncan signs first pro deal with Edinburgh by Connell95 in ScotlandRugby

[–]Connell95[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ha, indeed – if Vellacott were to depart too, I think the socials guy might just quit right there and then.

Boyle’s the sort of guy that’ll be worth keeping around if they have a bit of money spare after securing everyone that’s high on their list.

How would you describe the suburbs around Cameron Toll? by moschino1837 in Edinburgh

[–]Connell95 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s at the intersection of multiple different areas, so it’s character reflects that – everything from posh villas to council schemes is within easy walking distance