The latest hair brain scheme from over the ditch is the BackingBlack All black supporters group preparing to launch their “Abstain for the All Blacks”. Nutbags.

Now apparently it works like this, fans sign up to abstain, they are then given black rubber rings (it is unclear if it is a ring for around their neck or elsewhere at this stage) to wear to show they are supporting the campaign. It is being fronted by Sean Fitzpatrick (How many World Cups has he won?).  The campaign has been rubber stamped by the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU).

But, before we get to far into this, I must confess, this is an issue close to my own heart. You see, I have personally been running a separate campaign all on my own for the past few years. After the issues of 1995, I took it upon myself to implement a strategy of “rooting for the wallabies”. It may have been a little selfish, if the wife is so tired from caring for a baby, she won’t notice I am watching so much rugby, or volunteering for the overnight feeds, so you can be up watching the game when it is overseas, brownie points and rugby…

The essence of it went like this, in 1999 Mrs Timms and I welcomed our first Junior Timms, What happened? Yep, we brought home Bill. 2003 saw the introduction of Junior Timms the second, and my god we came close. Thinking I was onto something Junior Timms the Third arrived in 2007, and while that didn’t go to well, I’m calling her it a statistical anomaly.

Anyway, for fear of needing a people mover, I can’t keep producing them like this, so I have had that sorted (There is a thread in the forum about this if you are interested). But I am still on the job, and so should you be.

While we understand the Kiwis not wanting anything extra to choke on, and in response to the Abstain Campaign. We have started our own campaign.

I’m Rooting for the Wallabies.

So click on the like button on the side bar or go to the facebook page directly and get onto it for the men in gold.

And always remember, we have two cups, they only have one.