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14 hours ago, David said:

At least it's the same sport and a rivalry, is there a connection between the Toure brothers and darts that I'm missing here?

No, you're not tbf. But they also do 'stand up if you love the darts' and 'boring, boring tables' as well so you always know you've got another two chants to go before it comes around again.

This is my favourite darts moment of all time. 

2 minutes ago, David said:

Understand, yet at least make the songs relevant to the people playing or even the sport itself. Yaya and Kolo Toure? Bit weird.

Like all the Derby fans singing about Forest when they're two divisions away?

Yeah, Humphries was immense - better averages and the number of legs he started with a maximum was insane. Never looked like any leg was going to end up with them needing to split the 11 to win :-).

The London NY fireworks once more were a cacophony of disorganized chaos. Just a wall of "more is more" with almost zero coordination or overall purpose.

The drones were better, till they started blowing Corona virus all over the place. 

53 minutes ago, Bob The Badger said:

I watched the first 45 minutes and was falling asleep, so gave it a miss. I was staying with relatives and couldn't record the end.

Hooky made some serious allegations about her physically abusing him after she died and I was wondering how they would deal with that. Did they just ignore it?

 

They didn't mention Hooky once and give a very light reference to her romantic life full stop. They also don't mention that she had a big fall out with Craig Cash and that's why he went off and did Early Doors. To be fair, it's a celebration of her comedy as opposed to being a critique of her life - there's enough in there to have you realize she was quite manic but it isn't really the place to go exposing her darker side (of which there was one, no doubt).

Enjoyed "Caroline Aherne - Queen Of Comedy". In parts a carbon copy of every other documentary about anyone in the range of the media in the 1990s but, besides that, showed what a wonderful (if also flawed) woman she was. Missed out some big chunks (e g. her marriage to Hooky) but still a good watch.

Inoue looked very impressive, at that weight to knock out a pretty tough opponent through their gloves shws the power he carries. Tapales was no slouch but Inoue really is a bit special.

18 hours ago, Comrade 86 said:

Quick nod to Jai Opetaia. Billam-Smith next up apparently.

If that fight gets made it wouldn't go two rounds. Tad unfair on Arthur, I agree he was largely in survival mode but only because he worked out early there was nothing he could do. Bivol was just a class above.

On 24/12/2023 at 13:30, Alpha said:

The constant rimming of a Prince every time anyone spoke was a bit sickly too. 

Err, I missed that bit of the coverage - thank God....

2023/24: Sheff Utd currently on 9 points, Burnley on 11 points so technically could still equal it

2022/23: 26th December (Wolves)

2021/22: 23rd January (Burnley)

2020/21: 4th March (Sheffield United)

2019/20: 22nd December (Watford)

2018/19: 27th February (Huddersfield)

2017/18: 13th December (Swansea)

2016/17: 19th December (Sunderland)

2015/16: 18th January (Aston Villa)

2014/15: 29th December (Leicester)

2013/14: 26th December (Sunderland)

2012/13: 2nd January (QPR)

2011/12: 31st December (Blackburn)

2010/11: 27th November (Wolves and West Ham)

2009/10: 19th December (Portsmouth)

2008/9: 8th November (Spurs)

8 hours ago, Alpha said:

Credit to Parker too. Game plan was spot on. Took Wilders right hand away from him, tucked the chin, fought small, came up and under using Wilders height against him

Wilder always makes the most basic mistake of going back in straight lines. He only gets away with it because of his size. 

Joshua demolition job. Bullied Wallin. Easy peasy. 

Lol @ Miller. Lollolololol

He did, but it was based on knowing that Wilder simply doesn't have the footwork to deal with it. Any competent boxer would work out he was head down and either step to the right and side swipe him or uppercut him coming in. Amazing to see the impact the corners had last night, Andy Lee talked a masterclass between the rounds while Wilder was left deluded that he was somehow in control.

As for AJs next dance partner, Zhang is well placed to be interesting enough but gassy enough to suggest he won't be a twelve round threat. After last night Kabayel might be an option but isn't really a threat. Then he has to hope Usyk beats Fury and Tyson realises the only payday still in town is the AJ fight. If Usyk does as he promises and retire to play football after the Fury fight then that could end up being for the vacant titles. Coz boxing never lets us down does it?

As for Miller - I thought it was beyond comical that they apologized for his language. Anyone tuning in to watch a 300lb guy whack lumps out of his opponent is hardly going to be offended by the occasional f-bomb.

The most amusing element of the whole Wilder debacle was that he wanted to be known by his new nickname - Dr Sleep. Yup, that one will stick.

WIlder's corner were unbelievable, they never once pushed on their fighter when he was clearly losing round after round. Weird post fight interview from Wilder, I think I preferred him when he was blaming everything from the weight of his ring walk costume to the phase of the moon.

2 hours ago, Alpha said:

Bunce annoys the f out of me. 

Always been a much better writer than summariser - probably benefits from having an editor stripping out all the attempts to over ride his boxing knowledge with those faux contraversial "let's tell it as it is, and I don't care what others think" followed by something like "soft boiled eggs are nicer than hard boiled ones"

Blimey, that was some shot from Opiteia. If that isn't knockout of the night we're in for some fun.

56 minutes ago, richinspain said:

Yes, but are you Warne in or out? 🥷

I'm someone who would have got it big time wrong if I had been in Clowes shoes. After the Shrewsbury game I was openly calling for Warne to be gone, felt like he had lost the dressing room and was totally lost with a bunch of summer recruits that looked like they'd been drawn out of a tombola. I still don't quite understand what changed, really, but it sure has clicked. And that is why you should never listen to me, or pretty much anyone else who posts on forums. We haven't got a clue what we're on about.

21 hours ago, Crewton said:

The Hairy Bikers : Home for Christmas.

Park any cynicism you may have, because this is a genuinely affecting programme which marks Dave Myers recovery from cancer. Think Whitehouse and Mortimer with better food but the same vibe of one mate helping another through a crisis. Life affirming - and that's not a cliché in this case.

If a little tarnished by the knoweldge that he is (maybe was) a complete twonk of a bloke on set and in real life. I don't wish him ill but still.

Key themes that I find helpful:

1: I have no interest (or belief I am able) to change other people's point of view about anything - from football to anything else posted here or elsewhere on t'web. 

2: If I don't agree with what people say, that's fine. Least of all random profiles on a random forum.

3: If I am going to get stressed about some poster's view of a football match (that I don't even know they've actually seen) I probably need a lie down.

Merry Christmas y'all...

Who have Oxford City for in Boxing Day?

https://x.com/The_Forty_Four/status/1738508145389904078

4 hours ago, FindernRam said:

I think the BBC have a right nerve bigging up SPOTY given how little live sport they cover.

Then they compound it by having Lineker on it. 

Then they pick just six who we can vote for from an apparently woke agenda.

But the saddest thing, and its nothing to do with the BBC, is that when I spent a few idle minutes thinking about who I would have nominated I couldn't come up with anybody. As a nation we seem devoid of star quality winners. Even our top football teams are stuffed full of foreigners.

Someone's had a glass of Snowball

I wouldn't say there is advnce as such because, as others have suggested, you will need to be a different person at every stage. But I would say two things. First is that it goes so quickly, savour every single moment - even the tough ones. And second, when one stage is gone it is gone. As someone once said to me, there will be a day when you pick up your child and carry them in your arms for the last time. On the day that happens neither you nor they will know it will be the last time, but it will, and it will then be gone forever. So cherish it now.

12 hours ago, TigerTedd said:

The other advice I give to all new dads is that breast feeding is not a contraception! That’s how I ended up with number 2 and 3 exactly a year apart from each other. 

You could have just left her to feed the baby in peace?

Barmy decision, not only because Cooper has taken Forest from a ploddingly normal Championship team to one that isn't even among the favourites for relegation.

Santo has flopped at his last two roles, the last one being hardly in the cauldron of top level football. And, even all of that in hand, if you didn't have faith in your manager why did you give him quarter of a billion pounds to build a team. How much do you think Santo will now be asking for again?

It's just another dopey owner without a long term plan that likely will end with the club burdened with debt - we know better than most how this ends.

On 16/12/2023 at 13:36, Mucker1884 said:

Barker/Parrot/McCoist being the last trio I recall watching regularly

All I could see when reading this was 

Oh Barker, now she was the consumate professional, but if she walked into my pub and said "do you want to go home or away" I'd have to say "Barker, no!"