The one where Daisy employs diversionary tactics
I had a strong feeling that Ireland were going to beat England today so I went in the kitchen and started baking. The aroma of a freshly cooked Gary Rhodes chocolate treacle sandwich cake can do wonders for a man gutted by his team losing the chance of winning the Grand Slam…
March 6th, 2004 21:35
Did Ireland really beat England? Can’t say I watched it - not a very good view from behind the sofa!!!!
Yiiiiiiiippppppppppeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!
What a game, well done both sides.
Did the treacle sandwich cake help - thought not
March 6th, 2004 23:20
LOL! Wasn’t it beautiful to watch? I doubt I shall be able to bear Wales take a hammering from France tomorrow *shudder*
March 7th, 2004 09:44
Oh dear…Ian eats much humble pie, and has to face his Irish friends at work on Monday.
March 7th, 2004 11:10
Younger non blogging brothers who taunt older, fitter brothers in law should be warned that the older, fitter borother in law has been informed. And is plotting…
If it’s a cricket score this afternoon, don’t pick up the phone.
March 7th, 2004 14:17
You’d better save some of that cake for yourself; you may require a significant amount of comforting after this afternoon’s match! ;-)
March 7th, 2004 14:34
*sigh* you can really go off people, can’t you…
March 7th, 2004 16:42
The cake! The cake! You people are losing focus on THE CAKE! Ireland, England, who cares … Oops, sorry, I nearly did: I’m duty-bound to support whoever’s playing against England, but never mind that, look at THE CAKE!! (What game were England and Ireland playing anyway??!)
March 7th, 2004 21:57
oops - have I touched a nerve here?
But…………I am a little concerned (after quite a long conversation with an English exile who lives next door to my mother) and all the waffle in the media, that England lost the game.
It’s true they didn’t play well but let’s not take anything away from the Irish. As Jonathan Davies so profoundly states in todays Independent on Sunday:
“None of this criticism of England must detract from a great Irish performance. They recognised what needed to be done and came out with a gameplan that was tactically very astute. It was simple enough: Ronan O’Gara kicked some great stuff and put Iain Balshaw under great pressure. I’m not sure how many have realised how weak the England back three are at kicking. There is not a natural kicker among them.
That is why Ireland were happy to kick long down-field. They knew that if the return went into touch it wouldn’t go far, and Ireland would probably nick the line-out. It gave the Irish a great psychological edge. There were several candidates for Man of the Match; O’Gara, Gordon D’Arcy, Paul O’Connell, Malcolm O’Kelly… and the back row were exceptional.
You didn’t need to look far for heroes at Twickenham, and for once in a very long while none of them was English”.
Now back to the cake - did it rise in the middle proud and powerful satisfying our hunger or did it flop under pressure, unable to withstand the heat of an Irish kitchen?
March 7th, 2004 22:09
You know he reads this and will exact his revenge?