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  3. Good news thread..

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    30 minutes ago, John the Moth said:

    Good news for sailing fans. Standings after first weekend of America’s Cup qualifying action,

     

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    You see American Magic yesterday? Doing about 45 knots and literally began to take off before capsizing - nuts. 

  4. Good news thread..

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    37 minutes ago, Bryanrebe said:

    I'm attending a festival called Homegrown here  in March. As the name suggests, all of the acts are from New Zealand. I missed out on so many gigs last year (including Glastonbury) that I'm stoked to be going. Here's the line-up for anyone interested in Kiwi music.

     

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    So pretty much the same lineup as every year 🙂 

    Although shockingly doesn't have Fat Freddy's Drop - not sure how people will cope. 

    But yeah - will be there. 

  5. When will this shit end?

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    1 minute ago, Fuzzy Afro said:

    Remember that for ever four people vaccinated, another person will refuse the vaccine. So it’s likely more 62.5% of over 80s have been offered it. 

    I think the general polling had over 80s far more likely to want the vaccine than the national average

  7. Football 19/20

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    On 7/19/2020 at 8:57 AM, thetime said:

    So thats Arsenal in the europa aswel.

    This isn't true anymore is it? It drops another place in the league and not to the FA cup runner-up. 

    There were a couple of occasions where 'smaller' clubs managed to get Europe via this method and so that was obviously promptly gotten rid of by the powers that be.  Think it was Hull that were the last ones to get in this way maybe.

  8. Football 19/20

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    5 hours ago, lost said:

    Most of the top teams outside Liverpool seem to need defenders and there don't seem to be too many decent cb's kicking about apart from Koulibaly.

    I'm excited to see Saliba at Arsenal next year.

    You are right though, not many top cb's exist anymore. Due to the way the game has developed I get the sense they are far more reliant on a team system to stand out these days and can't dominate a game by themselves much anymore. 

  9. Football 19/20

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    On 9/11/2019 at 10:09 PM, eastynh said:

    Just take a look at Aguero.

    This is also an amazing point - Pep managing to take that schmuck Ageuro and make him a player has got to be one of the greatest achievements in Premier league history 

  11. NFL

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    6 hours ago, ThomThomDrum said:

    In the end I think the NFL and anyone watching that could! Not exactly the ideal opener ?

    Pretty poor stuff, except for the result (for me anyhow) 

    The NFL really do need to look at changing the preseason, 4 long weeks of games to get players ready and none of the starters actually play so are rusty as shit in the openers. Preseason is utterly pointless. 

    Not sure how to fix it, but a fix is needed. I know there was talk of making the season 18 games with only 2 for the preseason but the players union aren't having any of that I don't think 

  12. NFL

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    Had my fantasy draft yesterday morning, which means the NFL season is upon us again! Here's my prediction, which historically are always terrible but oh well:

    Falcons v Chiefs superbowl. 

    Steelers & Eagles to make the conference finals. 

    Browns being the biggest 'must-watch' team is a shock to the system, but i still have them down as struggling to win their division despite the hype. I do think they could make the playoffs though - and actually have 3 from their division making them - Steelers, with the Browns and Ravens as AFC wildcards. 

    As per normal I just hope the Patriots crash and burn, but as per normal it wont happen. 

  14. Rugby World Cup

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    All blacks squad announced yesterday, second top try scorer from the Super Rugby season, Ngani Laumape, didn't make the cut. Their depth is an utter joke.

    But they haven't been playing well of late, due to trying new combinations that haven't really worked (the loose forward trio did start clicking in the last game though) and not giving up on players that are no longer at the very top level (Ben Smith playing wing).

    But if those loose forwards (Cane, Reed & Savea) do properly kick into gear they will terrorise most teams. 

    Oh and they are great kick off times over here.

  15. 2019 New Music

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    That time again when i become D Macs PR representative on here. 2015 Glastonbury competition winner is back with his second album coming up soonish, first song from it:

     

  17. Football 19/20

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    And all this talk about how  VAR is ruining the atmosphere and breaking up the game - please let me know why the the best period of the West Ham/City game, with the most intensity and atmosphere, was directly after a VAR decision?

  18. Football 19/20

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    3 hours ago, pink_triangle said:

    I think you need to look why the rules were made in the first place. The offside rule was not brought in to stop players getting a toenail advantage.

    Why does it matter why the rule was brought in? 

    The rule is the rule - and that hasn't changed with the introduction of VAR. VAR is now just enforcing the rule correctly. Sounds like you have more of an issue with the offside rule itself, but VAR is an easier target. 

  19. Football 19/20

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    8 hours ago, pryce said:

    I don't see how it's fair that if a ball is smashed from half a yard away at someone hand when it is in front of their body and is then given a penalty. It's changing the game to much. 

    That would't be a penalty...

    If the hand was above their head or outstretched to make their body bigger it would be. 

  20. Football 19/20

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    I realise people don't want more VAR talk, but I thought it has passed with flying colours so far. 

    I'm prepared to get a ton of boring moaning responses to that statement though - so if you do, please make it original. 

  21. Football 19/20

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    I hope Brighton prove all the preseason critics wrong, including me - they definitely had been slightly unfairly given the role of dead man walking prior to a ball being kicked.

    Potter seems like a genuine nice guy and seemingly a very good manager. 

  22. Football 19/20

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    Bit late to the party but anyway:

    Liverpool

    City

    Arsenal

    United

    Spurs

    Chelsea

    Leicester

    Everton

    West Ham

    Watford

    Southampton

    Bournemouth

    Wolves

    Burnley

    Palace

    Newcastle

    Brighton 

    Villa

    Norwich

    Sheffield United

  24. Football 19/20

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    18 minutes ago, kaosmark2 said:

    I doubt anyone else is interested, but I know absolutely zilch about this Swedish defender we've just signed. I'm also not really sure where he fits in? Lejeune/Schar/Lascalles have all been good for us (when fit in Lejeune's case), and we've got a bunch of other ones that can be a 4th/5th option. It's not like we've managed to get rid of Clark yet.

    Not a clue sorry. 

    Im really surprised there hasnt been any talk of someone being interested in Shar, was very impressed by him and fits the bill for Leicester as a Maguire replacement. Not that I'm trying to lose you players!

    In other ex-newcastle player news, Steven Taylor has been made captain  of my local team now in his second season here. He managed a respectable 22 games last season. 

  25. Football 19/20

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    11 minutes ago, kaosmark2 said:

    I'm loving the whole thing of deadline day before the end of the season. Clubs that sell to Europe in the coming weeks will probably be frustrated, but I'm really enjoying it.

    100 times better. Just wish they ended it more than 24hours before the first game of the season - being able to have our fantasy football draft after the window closes but before the first game is still the stuff of dreams. 

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