Paul Hand joined October 2009

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Paul Hand

About Paul »

Irishman, student in University and student of MMA and Soccer.

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  • Favorite Athletes

    Randy Couture, Tito Ortiz, Fedor Emelianenko, BJ Penn, Kazushi Sakuraba.

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    St. Patricks Athletic, Arsenal, Irish Football and Rugby, Leinster.

  • Favorite Coaches

    Arsene Wenger, Brian Kerr, Renzo Gracie, Randy Couture.

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Ireland winning the 6 Nations, 2009.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    FAI cup final 1996, UFC 93, UFC 99.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Arsenal's 49 game unbeaten run, 2004-2005.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Dont care

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Dont care

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Dont care

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Dont care

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Nicklaus

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Dont care

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Dont give a damn

  • Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

    None of the above

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    Paul Hand commented on 2009, South Africa's Springboks Year

    Ireland will beat the Saffers off the park on Saturday. I firmly believe Ireland are the best team in the world at the moment with the...

    4 hours ago

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    • Lunga Biyela replied…

      I don't know Paul. It looks like it will be a close game. The thing about...

    • Russell Hughes replied…

      I think that SA will get the win, they just dont seem to have a weakness...

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    Paul Hand commented on England To Be Seeded in Euro 2012 Qualifying Draw

    New seedings is a joke. The old way of how you finished in the group is the best way to go IMO. Ireland are 3rd seeds...

    4 hours ago

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    • Gareth Llewellyn-Stevens replied…

      It also takes into consideration previous Euro campains as well. Slovenia didn't qualify for Euro 2008,...

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    Hey Paul, I just created a list of the ten greatest comebacks in football.

    Please tell me what you think about it.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/296758-ten-greatest-comebacks-wins-in-european-football-history

    10 hours ago

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    Paul Hand commented on O'Brien, Dickenson-gate Brings Rugby's Governance into Question

    Do ya study the Classics mate? Good article :-)

    18 hours ago

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    Paul Hand commented on Jon Jones Brings the Hype, Will Matt Hamill Bring "The Hammer"?

    I think Jones is the greatest prospect I have ever seen on a UFC broadcast or any live event. He made Bonnar look like an amateur...

    20 hours ago

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    • Mitch Ciccarelli replied…

      Yeah that's how I see it as well. Jones is much quicker but his showy offense...

    • Paul Hand replied…

      I agree Jones can get caught. But he is such a talent and he is in...

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    Paul Hand commented on Wallabies Hopeless, Heads Must Roll!

    Andy Robinson is a good coach. This does not surprise me. The southern hemisphere teams have a superiority complex, thinking us northern hemisphere teams are soft....

    1 day ago

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    Thanks for the advice Anthony, will do that in future.

    Its a nice little website, I shoulda signed up earlier.

    38 days ago

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    Anthony Ascue said...

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    Ps, little tip on how to get more reads, promo your stuff on people's pages man. Find out who all the active players are in the sport your addressing, and post a link of your work on their wall. It's pretty much how it goes around here.

    38 days ago

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    Anthony Ascue said...

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    Welcome on board buddy. Glad to have you here man! Looking forward to reading more of your articles bro, keep it up!

    38 days ago

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    Mitch Ciccarelli said...

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    Thanks dude :).

    Looking forward to reading it, let me know when you post one :)

    41 days ago

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    Mitch Ciccarelli said...

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    Welcome to B/R bro! Glad you decided to join up :).

    41 days ago

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