Marc/Richard dispute thread

[Tim]

I've decided to open up a dispute thread for Marc & Richard considering some of their debates seem to spill over into other non-relevant threads.
enjoy!

 

[Rik]

Very tasteful there Tim

But I fear it's in vein, Marc and Richard's disputes usually start in a thread about the subject before Richard mentions his views and Marc decides to teach him a lesson and suddenly they've gone massively off topic and oh no my headisgoingtoexplode....

 

[Ford_GTHO351]

fight, fight, fight,

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

But I fear it's in vein, Marc and Richard's disputes usually start in a thread about the subject before Richard mentions his views and Marc decides to teach him a lesson and suddenly they've gone massively off topic and oh no my headisgoingtoexplode....

But surely you can see the unusual slant in many of Richard's views too? Not that everything he says is wrong, but I certainly can't agree with most of it.

 

[Salamuddin]

It's no contest. Richard beats Marc "Muppet" Robbins hands down.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

To quote William Shakespeare:

"Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace"

I don't see the need for this thread as I don't see the other threads shifting so far off topic that other users can't have topical conversations around Marc's and Richard's private battle.

 

[PY]

Just two people who have deeply contrasting views who are too stubborn to change.

I don't reckon it's impossible to post in between them!!

 

[Rik]

But surely you can see the unusual slant in many of Richard's views too? Not that everything he says is wrong, but I certainly can't agree with most of it.

I do, but I do see logic in them, even if it's on some wierd tangent. Being well known for similer "unusual" views by my friends, it would be wierd if I didn't root for Richard more. But, I also don't find the need to reply to every post to prove him wrong, or even right.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Hence the need for this thread?

 

[Armadillo]

Well personally I think that Marc makes a lot more sense than Richard, (who I dont think knows a whole lot about cricket) You should make a poll tim.

 

[Tim]

No, we're not going to poll who everyone thinks is better than the other...this thread is just for Marc & Richard to keep their debates centralised!

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

You should make a poll tim.

And what would that accomplish aside from compounding matters?

 

[Armadillo]

Ah who cares, its not like they have feelings

 

[Neil Pickup]

Erm.. what? :rolleyes:

 

[Rik]

Well personally I think that Marc makes a lot more sense than Richard, (who I dont think knows a whole lot about cricket) You should make a poll tim.

Since this is on topic I might as well say it:

My views are that Marc spends a lot of the time arguing the same old arguements and rarely (in my eyes) has the evidence to back it up, often mentioning only parts of averages to play it to his advantage. The biggest problem is he cannot change his arguement and will argue it into the ground and blame it all on the other person for mentioning it in the 1st place.

On Richard, well yes his views are different but I do feel a lot of people pass them off as wrong without sitting down and thinking about them. Just because you don't agree with them doesn't mean you must start a personal vendetta against the poster to show that he has no clue.

Forgive and forget, learn to live with each other and remember, no one is right all the time so stop trying to pretend you are.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Marc ... mentioning only parts of averages to play it to his advantage.

Whereas Richard nev...

 

[Rik]

Whereas Richard nev...

The only instance I've seen him use that is with Ramprakash, which think is a very valid point because Ramprakash's opening experiment has in no way got anything to do with his generally poor record.

Apologies if I failed to see any other uses of averages by Richard, but then, I am out a lot.

 

[twctopcat]

Hmmm,seems richard has an ally in rik, kindred spirits i think, though he would be the last one to admit it.

 

[Neil Pickup]

You've missed all of Marc and Rik's, erm, "previous".

They're just like Gary Neville & Steve McManaman..

 

[Tim]

I don't think Marc will like the comparison of a player from his most dis-liked football team Manure.