Who Wants an Albatross?

[Smuts]

@Bones there’s some strong arguments being made for the blues. If they lose in an agonizing way this weekend, you’ll know that I convinced myself that Michael Jones and Zinzan neutralized the corruption of Fitzpatrick, Robin Brook, Flavell etc. Etc etc.

[nzzp]

@Smuts plenty of room on teh bandwagon too. From only 8-10,000 to nearly 40,000 as soon as the team gets successful ... get on board I say!

[Bones]

@Smuts oh you can't ignore the Noord Shore.

[Smuts]

@nzzp I think blues fans have suffered long enough. I’m quite tempted to inflict myself on the crusaders. I think I might enjoy watching those bastards lose a heartbreaker to a dodgy call.

[Nepia]

Shit there's lots of Chicken Run Saffas in NZ. Not one All Black out of all that lot though.

[Smuts]

@Nepia you would have thought you would have got at least one decent tightfive out of them

[sparky]

@Nepia said in Who Wants an Albatross?:

Shit there's lots of Chicken Run Saffas in NZ. Not one All Black out of all that lot though.

Andrew Mehrtens was born in Durban so qualifies as a Saffa.

[Bovidae]

There's not that many in SR is there? Nel, Riccitelli and Goosen. Anyone else?

[Tim]

@Nepia Greg Rawlins.

[Bones]

@Tim said in Who Wants an Albatross?:

@Nepia Greg Rawlins.

His son.

[Bovidae]

He even played for Harbour!

[Nepia]

@Tim said in Who Wants an Albatross?:

@Nepia Greg Rawlins.

I don't count him, he didn't immigrate here, he just came for pro rugby. And he was average. And he played for Harbour. And he was a Ginga.

[Tim]

@Bones Ha ha. Well played.

[Tim]

@Nepia He stayed in NZ, and works as a software guy in Auckland now.

[Nepia]

@Tim said in Who Wants an Albatross?:

@Nepia He stayed in NZ, and works as a software guy in Auckland now.

Bah, leave your facts out of this.

I assume he returned after earning the NH coin?

[Tim]

@Nepia Yep.

[booboo]

@Smuts fuck off and go and support the Crusaders

[antipodean]

@Smuts said in Who Wants an Albatross?:

@nzzp I think blues fans have suffered long enough. I’m quite tempted to inflict myself on the crusaders. I think I might enjoy watching those bastards lose a heartbreaker to a dodgy call.

2014 final.

[Smuts]

@booboo sorry. I warned Chief’s fans. But nothing in the thread pushed me off the gut feel.

[Smuts]

@antipodean not heartbreaking enough given all the winning they’re used to, the bastards.