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    All purpose cricket thread

    They wanted to bowl at them in the dark, i guess
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    Things that annoy you

    I absolutely agree with you, Ian. My point is that we, the public, don't need to be told whether the police are investigating it as a hate crime or not. Investigate it as a killing and it should be for the court to decide whether it was motivated by what is defined as hate, and apply the...
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    To move on from discussions about the [deserved] size of Brighton's pay packet for a moment, which doesn't annoy me in the slightest, to something that does ... The murder of this 16 year old in Warrington (noting that two 15 year olds have been charged and will appear in court today) is being...
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    Not in the public sector though, Wingy. The graph below is from the BBC website, and indicates current public sector pay rises running at 4.2% p.a. But the purple line between Jan 2020 and July 2021 of 3.5 to 5% is still nowhere near reflective of the increases seen by university staff (and it's...
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    The official NFL Thread

    KC had really done their homework with their D-line stopping Jason Kelce creating inside holes for Hurts and his RBs to rush through. They packed that line of scrimmage and didn't really bother with much of a secondary ...
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    The official NFL Thread

    The KC offensive line did SUCH a good job of protecting Mahomes, the sackingest D-line in the league didn't get near him all night. Shame that hail Mary never came off at the end. No QB has ever rushed for 3 TDs in the SB before (even if they were for about 6 yds total!!) - but Hurts was under...
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    Things that annoy you

    Depending on its age, be very cautious if you are considering trying to sand it off - pre-1984 it contained white asbestos to strengthen it. Leave well alone or plaster over the top of it, unless you are sure it dates from post-2000.
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    Things that annoy you

    No they're not!! 🤣
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    Things that annoy you

    I'm not sure i 100% agree with you on this one, but everyone has their different ways of working, i suppose. The whole idea of Teams, etc., is to enable more flexible working amongst colleagues who are scattered to the winds, but it depends also on how people like to work. Personally, i'm...
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    Madonna

    She looks like she is undergoing gender reassignment - but i can't tell which way! Grow old gracefully, Madge - or get a better cosmetic surgeon!
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    Things that annoy you

    I have to say i had to chuckle when finding out that the world record transfer fee in the women's game was £400,000! Kevin Keegan was sold from Liverpool to SV Hamburg in 1977 for £500,000 (which was reportedly what Arsenal wanted to pay Manure Women - to avoid any confusion - for Russo). So...
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    The official NFL Thread

    I don't quite get the lack of praise for the Eagles (not on here, particularly, but on sites like BBC Sport). 49ers came into that game as the best defensive unit against the rush in the whole NFL, and Philly ran roughshod over them. Sure, they had no answers when they got the ball, but they...
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    Death List 2023

    Oh how sad. A stunner in her day. (1958, by the way)
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    The official NFL Thread

    KC haven't done too badly on the offensive stats - #1 on offensive yards, touchdowns and points - but it's all on passing, which is where Mahomes comes into his own. Rushing they are non-existent!
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    The official NFL Thread

    I've been watching some of the US networks' previews and i didn't realise how good the SF defense has been (though they did lose to Dallas in the regular season, i think). They are particularly effective against rushing offense, which the Eagles rely on heavily (including Hurts himself), so it...
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    Things that annoy you

    Bloody HS2 - now may not even be going to terminate in Central London. So you save 20 minutes on the New Street to Euston journey but then spend an hour getting in from Acton on the Elizabeth Line! Utterly shambolic, utter waste of money, utter devastation of South Warwickshire and beyond. Utter...
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    Each to their own, i guess. I never knew they existed before but i'll certainly make sure to avoid them now i know they do.
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    Truly despicable. Hopefully the "publicity" they are getting on Twitter raises their outrageous profile to the extent that anyone mad enough to be a customer feels regret for that decision and they desert them to the extent that they get put out of business...
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    Wasps downward spiral...

    Championship leaders Ealing Trailfinders (a club whose success is built on money rather than tradition) don't generally even bother putting their attendance figures in their match reports. They say they had a "1,500 strong crowd" for their Christmas Eve match against second-placed Jersey Reds (i...
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    Things that annoy you

    Yeah i get it. Let's expand that to everyone filming every event they ever go to so they can get more "likes" on their social media, rather than living in the moment and enjoying it live.
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