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34 minutes ago, Gerrumonside ref said:
Best Cup final for a while I thought despite the iffy officiating decisions
Last year's was better, but I am biased!
PS. I haven't even watched this year's. I told you I was biased.
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13 hours ago, Old Frightful said:
And it was only against Hull City.
It's nice to see that, in these times of change, some things can be relied on to stay constant, your love for the 'Targers' being one of them.
Hope you are keeping well, OF. Take care.
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25 minutes ago, DavidM said:
Was it Palmer or Player who said “ the more I practice the luckier I get “
Jack Nicklaus, I believe.
It is a truism. You can't eliminate luck completely, but you can shift the odds slightly in your favour by working hard and practising.
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20 hours ago, 17 stone giant said:
I'm a Southampton fan, so obviously I was delighted with the effort they showed. It's fair to say we rode our luck mind. On another day we could easily have lost that game 4 or 5-1. But you need things to go your way if you're going to beat the big boys.
That's a gracious viewpoint.
I think the role of luck is underplayed in sport. I know it evens out over a season, but a single game often swings on a lucky break. When City beat Liverpool, the first chance felĺ to Salah and his shot bounced out off the post. If it had gone in off the post, the game would have been totally different. City may still have won, but not so easily.
Good managers can pick players and tactics that shift the odds slightly in their favour, but they can't eliminate luck altogether. I think it was Bill Shankly who said, "I'd rather have a lucky team than a good one."
In any single game, luck can play a huge part.
Sorry. Forgot to add "Well done, Saints!"
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2 hours ago, GeordieSaint said:
I am not fussed about that result; Liverpool (especially Robertson) looked like a pub team who’d been on the lash for a week...
City will spend big this summer to reclaim the title. Chelsea and United will strength again. I don’t either Liverpool or City will run away with the title like we’ve done this year. City favourites again as they’ll have the biggest and best squad.Â
I think you are jumping the gun with the "City favourites" claim. If the UEFA ban is upheld, even a club as wealthy as City could struggle to attract the quality players they need. If the ban is overturned, then I think you could be correct.
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12 hours ago, Gerrumonside ref said:
Well that guard of honour ended well...
City opened up Liverpool at will and ruthlessly exploited some poor defending.
Game on for next season, the gauntlet has been laid emphatically.
So, Mrs Lincoln, did you enjoy the play?
Or, to bring that old joke up to date, I know you didn't enjoy the game, but did you enjoy the guard of honour?
I think next season is going to be interesting.
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Blimey! It's not long since they beat City in an FA Cup final. What the hell has gone so wrong?
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My thoughts are with you, gazza. Condolences and best wishes.
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Only just caught up with this. Very sad to hear about Loungr Room Lizard. Only knew him on here, but he struck me as a bloke I'd like to chew the fat with over a beer and I cannot pay a higher compliment than that.
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16 minutes ago, Gerrumonside ref said:
Don’t look back in anger.
I'm not looking back in anger. I'm looking back at your sarcastic comments about a "guard of honour in Manchester" and wondering what the hell brought them on.
IIRC, it was you who almost pleaded for me to praise LFC last year, which I did. I don't remember gloating about our domestic grand slam last year, so I don't understand your attitude. You may not mean it, but you come across as rather ungracious.
Enjoy your victory.
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7 hours ago, Gerrumonside ref said:
Taking our title victory well, I see.
Enjoy!
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Should go to Specsavers!
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6 hours ago, Gerrumonside ref said:
I think you’re doing Liverpool out of some credit there.
Manchester City are still favourites to win the Champions League, but they’ve been blown out of the water by Liverpool’s relentless attitude this year.
But I do recognise for Evertonians this is a terrible, terrible day
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Oh dear. You do crave the adulation of the whole world, don't you?
Nobody took anything away from Liverpool there. They simply pointed out that City have lost their edge. Not replacing Kompany has cost us defensively, but we also lost key players in Leroy Sane (all season) and Aymeric Laporte (months out).
To give some perspective, two seasons ago, City raised the bar beyond everyone's reach. Last season, Liverpool worked hard to match us and came up just short with the rest trailing badly. This season, Liverpool have maintained their momentum and are probably better than last season, but City have certainly taken a step back for the reasons above.
As for the future, I don't rate City as favourites for the Champions League. I think Real could well dump us out at the Etihad (no Aguerro) and City have a long history of tripping over their own feet. Next season I expect Liverpool to win the title, though not by such a margin, and I expect City to struggle as the UEFA ban means we won't be able to sign the talent we need to replace an ageing squad.
Anyway, forgive me for not kissing the feet of Liverpool FC, but "Well done, Jurgen." Now perhaps you'd like to reconsider your sarcastic comments about the "guard of honour in Manchester"? I doubt it will be as bad as the welcome you lot gave our team bus.
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1 hour ago, Bleep1673 said:
1996 actually. The Arndale was the 2nd most hideous shopping centre in England, just behind Bullring, Birmingham.Â
Thanks for the correction. I'm amazed it was that recent!
I never liked the Arndale. I found it a boring, unimaginative piece of architecture (sic). I much preferred the old Cannon Street with its many short narrow side streets full of bespoke tailors. Somewhere near there was the notorious Liston's Bar. Sadly I was too young to ever get in it before it was destroyed to make way for the Arndale.
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8 hours ago, Shadow said:
How could anything, up to and including chemical warfare, have an adverse effect on Hull city centre?
That reminds me of what people said about Manchester city centre after the bombing in the 70s (I think). It had improved the city centre more in one afternoon than the council had in 50 years.
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21 minutes ago, Futtocks said:
How well can you discern different shades of blue?
88% for me, but it wasn't easy.
That was difficult. I know my eyesight is deteriorating, but 4 out of 10 is not good. One of the four was a total guess!
In my defence, I play patience so much that the card outlines are burned into the screen, which doesn't help with the readability. I guess screen quality must play a part, too.
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This is what gets up my nose with the Irish and Scots. They all bang on about how wonderful Ireland and Scotland are, but 99% of the buggers live somewhere else, mostly England. If Ireland and Scotland are so wonderful, why don't you live there?
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17 hours ago, Bleep1673 said:
I Could've stayed in watching Loose Women, Jeremy Kyle, and Homes Under the Hammer after all.
Is the Kyle show still on? I thought he'd been sent to Coventry.
Is Coventry anywhere near Tunbridge Wells?
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2 hours ago, Bleep1673 said:
Yeah we get it, see the wall thread, for goodness sake, are you professor of English at Halifax University?
Halifax has a university? You live and learn!
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To all Fax fans, this is a light-hearted attempt at humour and should not be seen as derogatory in any way.
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And drank a double hot toddy
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Sky news also reporting Bryant's death in a helicopter crash.
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My ten-year-old hasn't been french kissed.
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Godd luck explaining that to him or her!
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He claims it's eight inches
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I hope the game ends before the pubs close
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But chocolate might look quite faecal
Rant thread
in Any Other Business / Any Other Sports
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If it's free, then it probably is worth it.
There could be other reasons to have a smart meter, but just having a smart meter will not save you money. You have to reduce your electricity consumption in order to pay less. If, for example, the smart meter allowed you to use more environmentally friendly electricity*, such as wind generated, and the environment is important to you, then get one and enjoy your environmentally friendly electricity.
* I don't think it can.