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Listed below are comments made by archleftback between Monday, 19th January 2009 and Sunday, 24th May 2009.

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Tests give way to one-day action 2:26pm on 24 May 2009 Why cant we have Mike Selvey back. why?
The downer Down Under 12:29pm on 23 Jan 2009 michaelsc-post 203.

Oh,mate,mate,mate!

It's just dawned on me that your'e craving attention!

Look,

I dont think that I can take that burden up.

Try and be more attentive in class and improve the presentatation and construction of arguments in your homework-try and write to the question and not trot out assertions that can't be substantiated,or which may even have beenshown to be silly- and maybe the teachers will pay your more attention.

Mate,
I know those Manx kids can be rough, but join in the schoolyard games; they'll accept you eventually.

Most of all, mate, get out there and play some sport (you'll get better at it!)

Its much healthier than bashing the keyboard in your darkened room-really, it is; and you'll feel so much healthier

Mate,
This is Archleftback,
finally saying 'over and out' and wishing you life less lonely
The downer Down Under 7:38pm on 22 Jan 2009 Isn't it past your bed time?

You cant seem to think up any original ways of insulting me.

You see, as I said in my last post you simply adopt my way of putting you down and try and employ it against me-'O.K ready for your homework' you write

Where have I heard that before?

You then itemise you points 1-6 ,etc.

Can't you be more original?

I'm not sure whether you are being delberately obtuse but you seem to completely miss the population point

The fact that i mention other countries successes against Australia is meant to show that Australia is in sporting decline in relation to othr nations as well as Great Britain;the Beijing results speak for thmselves as far as Britain is concerned.

Australia won RWC in London in 1999; England won it in Sydney in 2003.

You dont really answer the point about Aussie rules and league being minority sports.

I criticise your spelling-I could criticise your grammar too (use of languistic rules,not your dads mum)
because it seems to indicate a real level of ignorance.

School tomorrow Michaelsc!
The downer Down Under 6:43pm on 22 Jan 2009 Michaelsc

You'll note that I said New zealand are currently world rugby union champions.

You know that I meant world rugby league champions dont you mate.

You probably know that they deprived Australia of that title recently.
The downer Down Under 6:41pm on 22 Jan 2009 Well done that boy!

He can't spell,'assess the significance of individual sprts events or sporting history but he keeps stepping up for punishment.

Ready for your homework?

First, the 51-15 game. England historically send undercooked teams down to Southern hemisphere
given the demands of Guinness premiership.

Does that game,or the recent Australian victory at Twickenham really outweigh all the Union games that I mentioned?

Secondly-pay attention now- Australia finished above Britain in 1992 ,1996, 2000, and 2004, but the Modern Olympic games history extends from 1896-2008. I think that you'll find Australia's olympic success to be a 'blip' in the longer historical scheme of things.

Thirdly.your mode of argument seems to consist of accusing me of errors that you have comitted yourself. It was you who went back to Upton Park in 2003.

Fourthly. You say that Australia is joint most successfull Rugby Union nation in the history of the world;England have knocked Australia out of the World Cup three times, winning t in Australia in 2003.

Fifthly Australia 'rules at Aussie rules Thats like saying that the USA is best team in world at american Football; aren't New zealand presently world rugby union champions; champions in a game that is hardly played worldwide.

Sixthly. I know that England's population is bigger than Australia's and that England/GB now 'P-O-U-R-S' not 'P-O-O-R-S' significant amounts of money into sport but Australia has been doing that for years.

Schoolboy logic may suggest that because Australia's population is smaller than England's that Australia is out performing England/UK; but its not just a matter of population;its a matter of political will to direct money to sport. Great Britain finished above Germany-80 million-and Japan 100 mllion at Beijing.

Now,
You go off and finish your homework. If you are doing it on the computer, use the wordspell function

Your old Mate,

Archleftback
The downer Down Under 3:43pm on 22 Jan 2009 Mate,

Michaelsc,

Did you spot the deliberate mistake?

'Oceania' is actually spelt 'O-C-E-A-N-I-A' !

Didn't I read that Great Britain gained more gold medals than Australia and New Zealand combined at Beijing?

Waiting with eager anticipation for your reply,

Archleftback
The downer Down Under 11:37am on 22 Jan 2009 My old Mate!

Michaelsc

You've almost understood.

Great Britain is composed Of England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, etc.

Competitors from these parts of Great Britain, competing as Great Britain, won 19 medals to Australia's 15 at Beijing; your'e right ;Britain is superior to Australia at sport.

Lets talk England. The success of English competitors is sometimes submerged in GB or UK success;Bradley Wiggins, Victoria Pendlton, Rebecca Romero,James de Gale etc.

You go back to that friendly in football 2003; you remember that England beat Australia at Rugby Union in June 03 aqnd October 03, again in November 2005 and October 2007.

In 2005 England beat Australia to win Ashes.

In football England is 8th in FIFA rankings and Australia 28th

Mate,

I regard myself as a teacher to you.

In addition to correcting your logic and knowledge of sporting history I feel that I ought to correct your spelling of key words.

'Oceana' is spelt 'O-C-E-A-N-A'.

'Actually' is spelt 'A-C-T-U-A-L- L-Y'

Your educational level is going to imptrove mate!

You island boys dont get much of a crack in Aussie schools do you.

Your old mate

Archleftback
The downer Down Under 5:01pm on 21 Jan 2009 Michaelsc-post 190
Mate-I was just thinking about you!

The 'soccer' game was in 2003. It was a friendly when England made 11 substitutions at half time. England stands at 8th in Fifa rankings and when England beat Croatia in April, will go 7th;Australia are currently 28th.

In rowing, British rowers finished obn top of rankings in world championships in 2007/8, breaking a German monompoly of 11 years. British rowers topped medal table in Beijing.

In cycling world championships before olympics, British clists toped medal table;Australia did not gain a single gold. Mark Cavendish won four stages of Tour de france; there was only one Australian stage win.

Lleyton Hewit has been knocked out of Australia open and most Australians are there only as 'wild cats'. Andy Murray is ranked fourth and a favourite to win it.

Lewis Hamilton is world motor rcing champion.

In the recent Australian Youth Olympic Festival British competitors won 26 golds

Rahul Dravid, the Indian batsman said he was more impresed by English bowlers than Australia's; can you really look forward to this years Ashes?

Yes, Australia won a rare victory at Twickenham in 2008and won a rugby league victory; but how do these isolated successes stack up against all the successes achieve by British-the majority of them English-competitors?

Welsh Joe Calzaghe may be Britain's best boxer but Britain has at least half a dozen other world champons who are Englsh;Australia has none. Australia's lamentable record in boxing explains why it imported Russian Kosta Tzsu, who was flattened by Enlish Ricy Hatton in 2005.

I dont undrstand why your'o uptight regarding 'England' when I'm coming from a British perspective. Nevertheles, i hope that y dmonstration of English sporting success fills in he gaps in your knowledge.

Look Mate,

I understand that you've got to grasp at a few straws of recent -few and far between Australian successes against England and I dont blame you for it-

You know that your mental health is my main concern .

Dont you think for a moment that you ever leve my houghts mate.

archleftback

Dont understand your logic Cobber.
The downer Down Under 6:09pm on 20 Jan 2009 Michaelsc-posts 187-188..

Mate,

Good to see you've recovered!

Not so good to read you trotting out the stale ,lame, arguments about howell Australia does given its lack of population etc.

Australia had nothing to distinguish itself as a nation other than sport and consquently invested more of its GDP than other nations.

Britain did not bother to significantly invest in sport until recently-with, I think you agree, spectacular resuts.

English competitors have drubed their Australian counterparts in boxing, cycling, rowing,etc, and defeated the Australian Rugby Union team in 2007.

My comments on Australia's sporting imports of Islaners-not to mention Argentians, Russians and others was in response to comments like those you made in your text about England's cricket team.

You comment on my criticisms of your spelling-at least I had not made the kind of comments you've made in post 176 and others.

Maybe these are what passes for witty banter in Australia and its island depenencies.

Mate,

Your never out of my thoughts.

Shame about Leyton Hewitt today

Archleftback
The downer Down Under 6:49pm on 19 Jan 2009 Michaelsc-post 185

Mate,

Good to recieve your pungently and pithily expressed-if idiosyncratically spelt -emission!

Sorry to hear that your'e feeling a bit crook.

Do you think that you might be in danger of a technicolour yawn because you've been contemplating Australians-and their island boys-sporting demise?

Mate,
Crack open a tinny and try and purge yourself of your anger and self loathing.

Your'e always in my thoughts,

Archleftback

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