Odd Shaped Balls

[CoffmanStarter]

PPRuNe Combine … PPRuNe Combine …

I'm bringing forward the issue of this NOTAM as further pre-match Comms, Sourcing and Logistical Planning maybe necessary for some operational personnel.

The Match coincides with Mother's Day … So as to ensure uninterupted viewing it is highly recommended that adequate planning is undertaken to ensure visits, flowers, cards, telephone calls, lunches etc. are all executed well before 1430 Hrs this coming Sunday. Special attention is advisable for those who have offspring at University and who are not returning home for the weekend by ensuring said offspring make an effort to contact their Mother's (All forms of Social Media Messaging and Texting are considered inappropriate for such purposes).

If there are any Aircrew possessing tickets for uniformed attendance, as with the last Twickenham Match, in the event they may appear on TV, a discrete signal may be appropriate to acknowledge PPRuNe solidarity. Solidarity in this context will mean "nice one chaps glad you're drinking for us while we are on duty" :}.

Q) EGTT/LIBB/LIMM/LIRR/IV/
5128N00020W
FROM 10/03/13 15:00 TO 10/03/13 17:00
D) 10 1500-1700
E) RUGBY 6 NATIONS ENGLAND v ITALY. MANDATORY FOR ALL UK MIL FLIGHT CREWS TO CHECK FRIDGE BEER LEVELS PRE MATCH. CEASE ALL PPRUNE OPS ACCORDINGLY
F) SFC
G) 10000ft AMSL WITH AN ENGLAND WIN

COME ON ENGLAND !

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Animated-Flag-England.gif


Best regards …

Coff.

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

Some of us in foreign parts have to watch the game a day or two later.

May I ask that any threads post-match be titled 'England Game' or similar, rather than something which gives the result away!

...unlike last time...:{:mad:

[langleybaston]

Thank you .............. never mind Italy, what about the , er, other lot, the week after?

[Thinks ......... is the England vs NZ cricket an OMEN?]

I think I might arrange an alternative activity for the other lot game, otherwise the oaths and the shrill cries from erindoors [she is the big rugger fan] will be too much to bear. And she's so demanding on Stella stocks too.

[Courtney Mil]

Good call, Coff. And sound advice. :D

[Milo Minderbinder]

Fox3

this may work on the day
LiveStream, Broadcast England – Italy (Rugby Union. Six Nations Cup) / LiveTV (http://livetv.ru/en/eventinfo/159453_england_italy/)

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

Ta muchly. I shall try it.:ok:

[CoffmanStarter]

F3 ...

Wilco ... We will use this OSB Thread as the Primary Comms Stud both pre and during the Match for usual banter etc. Would recommend that you guard against inadvertent selection of this Stud on Sunday +24/48 Hrs as appropriate :ok:

Another good reason to issue the NOTAM early ... Operational Comms now sorted :D

Coff.

[CoffmanStarter]

Thanks Milo ... F3 ... If the technology works we'll be looking for you on radar ... feel free to check in on the OSB Stud Sunday :ok:

http://freesmileyface.net/smiley/msn-emoticons/msn-emoticon-rugby-196.gif (http://freesmileyface.net/free-msn-emoticons-smileys.html)

[Pure Pursuit]

F3. Get a VPN. Strongvpn.com works a treat and bypasses any gates that may be set up by host countries.

Good luck!

[2Planks]

Fox 3 - VPN's the way ahead - just don't tell anyone ;)

[Dak Man]

Tunnel Bear to Live BBC TV or to FilmOn is the way to do it, very cheap ($50 /yr) and very easy :)

C'mon Wales, Ireland and of course, Italy.

[woptb]

Will it be a vintage 6 nations if Engurland don't win it I wonder ?

[PPRuNeUser0139]

Watch it here (http://www.filmon.com/#BBC-One) live..
Just click on the link.. free & no downloading reqd.:ok:

[glad rag]

Indeed!

http://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/509715-one-slasher.html

[CoffmanStarter]

SitRep ... Phase 1 of pre match ops concluded this end. Fine selection of beer chilling nicely. Had to save the neck of young Master Coff yesterday ... had to go to the Post Office to pay extra postage as he had sent a large card ... Uni Studes these days ...

[CoffmanStarter]

Just to help the Navy ...

http://www.theburnfamily.org/englandexpects/England%20expects%20signal.jpg

:E

[CoffmanStarter]

Game on ! :ok:

[Wander00]

Does Post 15 imply that young CS, a university stude, remembered Mother's Day without prompting - well done that young man

[CoffmanStarter]

Correct W00 ... But he should have put a Large Letter Stamp on it ! Dad saved the day with £1.09 :ok:

[CoffmanStarter]

Half Time ENG 12 ITA 3

Time for the beers (Old Empire) !

[Wander00]

C - it is the thought that counts - mine needed a reminder!

[CoffmanStarter]

Not wanting to make anyone jealous ... but Mrs Coff is now serving pan seared scallops during the 2nd Half ! Simply outstanding Mrs C :D

[CoffmanStarter]

We'll take the win at 18 to 11 ... but we should have had more points in the board :{

Game on next week against the Leeks :ok:

[BEagle]

Do calm down dear, it's only a game......

[Lima Juliet]

Sport Prevention Officer, eh, BEags?

[langleybaston]

The RAF Finningley Open Day temporary telephone directory in the 1970s didn't have a SPO, but it did have an

Officer i/c Temporary Erections.

Wish I had photocopied it.

Scruffy win today, Mrs LB underimpressed, despite copious libations before and during.

[CoffmanStarter]

LB ... Did you notice the Pilot on pitch flag duty at the start ?

[langleybaston]

I did not, busy pouring the Mother a Stella! Pray enlighten me!

[Ken Scott]

Do calm down dear, it's only a game......

Beags, as the old expression has it,

'It's not a matter of life & death, it's much more important than that!'

[CoffmanStarter]

LB ... Just before the National Anthems ... the shot of the young children wearing their new rugby shirts ... then there was a cut to a view with said uniformed Pilot kneeling at the foot of the centre shirt flag festooned on the pitch. I'll try and do a screen grab tomorrow :ok:

Coff.

[Milo Minderbinder]

the better team lost


and who was the woman singing the anthem - I only saw her as she stepped down and couldn't work it out

[CoffmanStarter]

Milo ...

See here ... She also plays the game :ok:

Mail on Sunday Laura Wright (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2272628/Laura-Wright-After-singing-national-anthem-81-000-rugby-fans-Englands-voice-play-local-team.html)

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/03/article-2272628-174FC4A2000005DC-25_634x436.jpg

Coff.

[CoffmanStarter]

LB ...

http://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/af162/CoffmanStarter/photo-1_zps6f7580dd.jpg

Well played that man :D

Hopefully we'll see a few of RAF Valley's finest this coming weekend :ok:

Coff.

[Halton Brat]

Am busy today, mailing those small packs of paper tissues to my English pals, so that they are well equipped to cry their eyes out (again) in Cardiff. Come on Wales, all we Celts are with you!

HB

[Courtney Mil]

Maybe time to start supporting the Rosslyn Park Ladies team, Coff.

[CoffmanStarter]

Totally agree Courtney ... a fine body of young ladies :ok:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/23/article-2283523-177B1734000005DC-257_306x423.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/24/article-2283650-183D3F34000005DC-69_306x423.jpg


HB ... Keep a few packs back old chap ... you'll need em mate !

What's that phrase Courtney ... FIGHTS ON ! http://www.deviantart.com/download/82394170/Leek_Spin_Icon_by_Kumiko_san.gif

[langleybaston]

CS: thank you for screen grab but I find my attention wandering to the singer, and I cannot for the life of me understand why.

I think I will go and stand barefoot on a cold surface, as Baden-Powell advised.

[It's Not Working]

Watch it here live..
Just click on the link.. free & no downloading reqd.

Thanks for that link Sidevalve, works a treat and no faffing with techy stuff.

[just another jocky]

England were woeful in stark contrast to their last 3 matches, yet they still beat an upbeat and developing Italian side. This will hopefully act as a stark reminder that they cannot assume tries will come to them and actually have to work for them. This result could act as a very useful kick up the 'r'se.

England will win on Saturday. :ok:

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

Milo, Sidevalve - many thanks for the links!

Pity only the Ireland-France game was worth watching!

[Milo Minderbinder]

I think you're all underestimating how well the Italians actually played.
Their harrasment of the English pack was quite effective, stopping England from passing the ball around. Disruption tactics - if the other team can't throw it around, they can't score. And of course when the Italians did attack, they kept it close to the pack. Short passes, no chancy stuff, so lots of close support, few drops and few chances of interception.
A classic example of how to disrupt the flow of play of a more skilled team.

[CoffmanStarter]

Agreed Milo ... But as I've said we'll take the win and leave Mr Lancaster to do the necessary :ok:

[woptb]

'Untrained' chimps could've scored,given the try opportunities absolutely butchered by the England backs & the Orcs weren't much better.
The Italians matched Englands physicality,demonstrated the teams lack of real strength in depth & an inability to adapt.They really are pretty ordinary !

[1.3VStall]

woptb,

You are right, they are pretty ordinary.

The amazing thing is they couldn't find enough rugby talent in the 50 million English residents, so they had to go to South Africa, the South Sea Islands and the Antipodes to find some more "Englishmen" for the team - and they were still cr@p against Italy.

[Mick Strigg]

The same as the Army concentrating their recruiting efforts in Fiji so that they can field a team to beat the Navy!

[1.3VStall]

I predict the English will be quiet on this thread. Their League of Nations rugby team wasn't up to much, so it's back across the Severn Bridge with their tails between their legs once again. Well played boyos!

[CoffmanStarter]

1.3 ... Keep up old chap ... due credit already given ... see Ruckin' Thread :ok:

[1.3VStall]

CS I find it difficult to keep up at my age!

[CoffmanStarter]

Me too :ok:

[Halton Brat]

Phew, am rushed off my feet this morning preparing yet more packs of paper tissues to mail to my English pals in order to console them in their grief (see my post #34).

Cardiff restaurant menu blackboard last night:

"Tender English lamb, locally slaughtered & well stuffed using traditional Welsh recipe"

Seriously, if you have never been to Millenium Stadium for a game like this, you have no idea of the pressure-cooker atmosphere. England were awe-struck & out-classed.

Surprised that they had the roof closed; they normally have it open, so God can watch Wales win....................

HB

[CoffmanStarter]

Agreed HB ... Wales played very well indeed ... stick one of those packs of tissues in the post mate :ugh:

[Halton Brat]

Commiserations, Coff..........

HB

[CoffmanStarter]

Argentina 26-51 England

A most satisfying win ... I think we'll be keep the Islands Ms Cristina Fernández de Ketchup :E