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jamesfreeman

UncleFB wrote: ↑Sat Sep 13, 2025 10:01 am
jamesfreeman wrote: ↑Sat Sep 13, 2025 9:58 am Knew this thread would be top of the forum ha ha

All Blacks need a loss like this
For what?

To toughen them up. Would rather have a shock loss like this 2 years out from world cup than in knock out stage...

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Knew this thread would be top of the forum ha ha

All Blacks need a loss like this

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He will be a kind of MAGA Horst Wessel from looks of reactions so far...

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The 3 kids will be deemed pretty high risk and if any family member ends up with custody they will have the government crawling all over them. They will end up being under government surveillance too, The progress of their situation will be reported probably to senior government managerial level if ...

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Not a happy ending. Hopefully the other 2 kids found ok. Be some reprogramming required no doubt...

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A sitting president just threatened an American city. Wild. I thought this was a joke meme... didn't realise Trump posted it himself... how bizarre.... Let's see if the bully will do similar against Russia... or is he only into domestic violence? Same here, just scrolled past thinking it was anothe...

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Helen Clarke and John Key off to China to celebrate their totalitarian rule and rub shoulders with Putin, Kim Jong Un and the President of Iran. Highlights all the hypocrisy of Labour and National and alot of their supporters. John Key has always been flexible morally when money is involved but Is ...

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Marc Guehi.. what a class act. Palace manager asks him to stay cause they couldn't get a replacement.. so he does. No sulking. Class act :thumbup: Shame we didn't get him.. rather than Isak. :thumbup: I not complaining about Isak although there is a shaky champions league or bust vibe with him now ...

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Marc Guehi.. what a class act. Palace manager asks him to stay cause they couldn't get a replacement.. so he does. No sulking. Class act :thumbup: Shame we didn't get him.. rather than Isak. :thumbup: I not complaining about Isak although there is a shaky champions league or bust vibe with him now ...

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Wirz is a bit shit, isn't he ? germans out I will wait to see how he goes against Burnley as he was never going to do much against super physical sides like New Castle etc I think they counting on him to dominate all the weaker sides. Am happy that he didn't cost them any of the first 3 games thoug...

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Wirz is a bit shit, isn't he ? germans out I will wait to see how he goes against Burnley as he was never going to do much against super physical sides like New Castle etc I think they counting on him to dominate all the weaker sides. Am happy that he didn't cost them any of the first 3 games though

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Man U fan goes into a travel agent "Times are tough, where's good to go for a quick holiday" "Well, you can't beat Grimsby" On the 'fake' supporters - you can age folk for the time(s) their team was strong. For example there is a (small) cohort of Leeds supporters who were aged 6-12 in the early 70...

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Man Ure losing is the highest amount of schadenfreude possible :D As a Liverpool fan I much prefer Man Utd, Everton, Arsenal etc to be strong... much more satisfying winning a league then. I don't get any pleasure watching traditional rivals suffering... As a Liverpool fan I can't stop smiling at t...

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Undeserved for Liverpool. Convenient amount of injury time. Insane game, am happy with the result. Puts to rest for me the frustration I felt with that draw with Everton last season in injury time. Liverpool were extremely lucky considering they were a man up too... Very lucky... though I was antic...

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earl the beaver wrote: ↑Tue Aug 26, 2025 6:49 am Undeserved for Liverpool.

Convenient amount of injury time.

Insane game, am happy with the result. Puts to rest for me the frustration I felt with that draw with Everton last season in injury time. Liverpool were extremely lucky considering they were a man up too...

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Very rusty start, next week will be interesting as likely not Isak playing too.

Will take that lucky win, am really looking forward to Man U vs Arsenal as that will be very revealing match...

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Certainly was last season... keep an eye on Villa. Will come down to injuries, naturally I want liverpool to win but arsenal and man city main competition. Depth main concern for Liverpool, if Wirtz shines this season they should romp away with it... Yes villa were great last season, a team to watc...

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Don't think you can say that as over half their team has changed... Just said it. Over before may. Certainly was last season... keep an eye on Villa. Will come down to injuries, naturally I want liverpool to win but arsenal and man city main competition. Depth main concern for Liverpool, if Wirtz s...

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Izak is overkill but I won't complain if they sign him. With Ekitike being similar style of player is like Slot going to run a certain attacking strategy. But agree centre backs are the weak point. Yes, do not understand why we haven't done more about that position. I just hope Isak isn't disruptiv...

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Sonny Bill Williams an exception...

2000s era was ok as I really liked Andrew Walker when he came to union but was bit too loose personal life ie went walk about

I liked Matt Rogers also. Wendell Sailor was pretty poor though...

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Dow up 1.34%, almost 5% YTD since Jan. The more interesting news beyond the Epstein smokescreen is that Bondi has convened a Grand Jury and her office is sending referrals. The United States has entered a phase that resembles the early stages of state failure. W hat once seemed impossible in a coun...

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Donald Trump this term so far:

https://youtu.be/0F4QJU-qvYY?si=ZiLSs6QoXDMfeyDL

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Liverpool wouldn't offer him a new deal.. that was the problem... he went to Jota's memorial a few days later with Becker as both couldn't make it to Portugal in time from South America. Still, the optics were unfortunate, to say the least. Allison didn't go partying. On another note, we've gone fr...

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Thailand have an overwhelming military advantage. Cambodia potentially have China in their corner. So in this context is it still USA/Trump = bad and we get on the side of China, I mean Cambodia, or is there something else I need to factor in? Id probably go a Pad Thai over a Fish Amok to be fair. ...

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You have to wonder what either side is hoping to achieve. Some poor buggers on both sides losing their lives over sweet FA is how it appears. Is there more to it than disputed ownership of a 1000 year old temple? I'm seeing conflicting stories. Religion always one cause of wars hence temple and wit...

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Sad day for Hulkamaniacs everywhere today...

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They could release video footage of him on the Island, high fiving Epstein as they do unspeakable things and he would never get impeached. I do agree but GOP is a nest of cowards. Like most cowards, they tend to find some backbone if they think momentum may swing towards them. Let's see. If nothing...

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People need to chill out. It is going to take a while for Vaai to adjust to playing 6 at Test level it is a shame he wasn't played there for the Chiefs. It is going to take Savea a while to adjust to playing 7 after playing the last 3-4 seasons at 8 at international level. It is going to take Reiko...

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We're witnessing history of a dismantling of a democracy. Trump has his own domestic army. He's just hastening the decline of the American Empire, neither party will be able to stop it. Ultimately what I want to see is America to eventually go back to basics but would be a repeating cycle though......

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We're witnessing history of a dismantling of a democracy. Trump has his own domestic army. He's just hastening the decline of the American Empire, neither party will be able to stop it. Ultimately what I want to see is America to eventually go back to basics but would be a repeating cycle though......

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Tragic news.

He was a very handy player to have on the field when you needed a spark to change a game...

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Netenyahu comes out of this looking weaker. Starts a war while pushing the perception of Israeli military exceptionaiism. That the initial strikes against the Iranian nuclear program and decapitation strikes were it,tit for tat retaliation and then it became known that they didn't even have the job...

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Netenyahu comes out of this looking weaker. Starts a war while pushing the perception of Israeli military exceptionaiism. That the initial strikes against the Iranian nuclear program and decapitation strikes were it,tit for tat retaliation and then it became known that they didn't even have the job ...

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I did laugh at Trump calling Israel and Iran f**king idiots today :lol: :thumbup: Talking to his base, rebuking the zionists to come out of this looking tough. At least Nixon (Trump has been reminding me of him last the last week) dropped his f bombs on tape not live to reporters but gets a good la...

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https://i.imgur.com/PA2ezi8.jpeg looks its all been performative nonsense from Trump as always Shocked, absolutely shocked. Who could conceive they would see through the Israeli/USA so easily. Planned by Putin, executed by trump. Move your nuclear shit, I'll bomb the empty mountain then demand that...

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Trump has certainly in the last week shown to be very Nixonian with George W. vibes. Here's hoping his reckless gamble will pay off. Who needs a Rollercoaster ride when you can live in these crazy times...

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CrazyIslander wrote: ↑Mon Jun 23, 2025 10:04 pm
Akkerman wrote: ↑Mon Jun 23, 2025 10:02 pm looks like peace in our time

TACO moment

Time to deescalate the Israel Iran War now and at least kick the can down the road...

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Iran gave advance notice of its plans to launch a missile attack against US bases in the Middle East, the New York Times is reporting. Three Iranian officials said they had coordinated its strikes with Qatari officials in a bid to minimise casualties. Donald Trump was also aware of the attack in ad...

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Well done OKC! Keep the core of your team please so you can have a good era...

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The fog of war in this conflict is thicker than the fog at the 2006 Super 14 Rugby Final. I am looking forward to this conflict being resolved quickly but am uncertain if it will as anything could happen in the Middle East. Israel obviously is unimpeded on their airstrikes so far and Iran as was obv...

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