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Jackal79

Glad you two lads are recovering and doing well

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Because it will ruin the economy? How are 10 million workers going to support 65 million elderly and who will run the hospitals? Can't the economy just shrink or grow accordingly? If it shrinks so be it, life goes on. Regarding the ageing population, are you suggesting every country has to grow it'...

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They are part of the game. Surely you should go and watch sevens or league ... Or basketball rugby ... if you don't like it. Can we just stop regurgitating all the braindead "go watch league" comments every time a law change(s) is mooted that you don't wholly approve of? When people do that they're...

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:lol: Japan will have a smaller population than the UK in 75 years. It's expected to drop to around 75 million. That's clearly a big issue. Wealthy asian nations don't have sex often and they tend to be somewhat xenophobic so don't do immigration either. Doubt it'll ever drop that low. But again ev...

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“But rugby union is a game for all shapes and sizes" is getting pretty tedious to hear too. Evolution under professionalism will eradicate the obese and the less athletic/skilled players over time anyway, so it's a load of bs.

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That's such a typical BBC article. You'd think the focus would be on why so many adult humans need to wear nappies. Instead the whole piece is hysteria about slightly declining birth rates in massively overpopulated countries :roll: :lol: Japan will have a smaller population than the UK in 75 years...

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That's such a typical BBC article. You'd think the focus would be on why so many adult humans need to wear nappies. Instead the whole piece is hysteria about slightly declining birth rates in massively overpopulated countries :roll: Christ this is the biggest issue humanity faces bar none: and you ...

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Exactly Look at the old games. Scrums took no time. The ball was in and out. These days roided up orcs take minutes per scrum. I hate to think how much of the game is taken up by scrums and scrum penalties. They are part of the game. Surely you should go and watch sevens or league ... Or basketball...

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RodneyRegis wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:13 am Yes. That'll be it.

I mean why be so concerned about it though? They're not going extinct anytime soon.

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Huh? You don't think some of the childless statistics in. Japan are pretty stark? https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Society/Japan-leads-world-in-childless-middle-aged-women It's a nation of 125 million people crammed into a fairly small land mass. Maybe they realise they're a wee bit overpopulated ...

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It's just cheap and strong (5%) in the UK. The new Stella, but without the image. Not sure it’s cheap, think it’s about £1 a pint more than the other lagers. I think most lager drinkers see SM this as one of the more premium lagers? Might be wrong. It’s all about the Guinness for me. Although love ...

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That's such a typical BBC article. You'd think the focus would be on why so many adult humans need to wear nappies. Instead the whole piece is hysteria about slightly declining birth rates in massively overpopulated countries

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I see Foster's mentioned a few times in this thread. Can't believe anyone still drinks this cats piss. The Aussie beer that literally no one in Australia drinks. As far as the UK/Europe is concerned it's not even an Aussie beer. The brand is owned by Heineken and it's all brewed under license over ...

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Your reply prompted my to find this... crazy 😃 https://8marketcap.com/ :nod: Your reply prompted my to find this... crazy 😃 https://8marketcap.com/ :nod: Lol , it's not going away.....massive opportunity missed if you havnt invested a small amount....because soon you won't be able to afford it You ...

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Ireland dominating fairplay.

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How does that stay a yellow?

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Impressed with McCarthy, always looking for work.

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Woooo normal anthems!

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But similarly to Good players not always making good coaches they dont always make good pundits, although someone like Michael Owen could offer a good insight into the pressures, the dressing room intensity and the tactics the fact is he doesn't offer anything much more than "it was a great goal, h...

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I wouldnt take Michael Owen as a pundit/commentator over anyone. Although Fara Williams pushes him close (Voice is nails on blackboard too) Some of the Rugby ones are empty vessels although the most recent ex-players seem more comfortable with expressing an interesting opinion (Better media trainin...

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Most male presenters/commentators/pundits are average to terrible. We call them out all the time. It seems women presenters etc are being called out for being women, not just average to terrible. Not by me. I take issue with most female pundits I have to listen to for being atrocious at what they d...

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People generally prefer what they're used to. It'll take a generation or two before people are used to it. Why do we need to get used to something that's worse? Most male presenters/commentators/pundits are average to terrible. We call them out all the time. It seems women presenters etc are being ...

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CM11 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 8:27 pm
fatcat wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 8:25 pm I prefer male pundits and commentators.
People generally prefer what they're used to.

It'll take a generation or two before people are used to it.

Why do we need to get used to something that's worse?

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Every bloody game now of men’s football & rugby for that matter on BBC has a woman summariser in it. Any chance we can have a red button choice, with and without? Just asking for a few male friends of mine! (@DevereuxJohn13) Does he like a drink or is he a bit tone deaf? Prefers male commentators =...

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Who is good? Genuine question. Because the one with the highest playing profile, as far as I know, was Maggie. And she is terrible. I mean, so are most of the ex playing men, sure. But at least they did actually play at a high level. i was talking about across sport as a whole and including present...

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danny_fitz wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 2:36 pm Shaun Edwards speaking French makes OGara sound like a local.

Got to admire a man who thinks speaking English in his regular Wigan accent and throwing in the odd "le" and "oui" passes for "speaking French"

To be fair I never had Shaun down as a linguist and he hasn't disappointed me lol.

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They need to run it back. Stick to boxing :lol: Dricus chimes in on some podcast "...he came to me in the cage before they announced me as the new champion...and he said 'No, you definitely beat me. You deserve it, you won that fight, you beat me,'" Du Plessis said. "He knew he wasn't winning that ...

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His jabs were effective and accurate. Dricus had the better all round performance Not if you actually watched the fight. Right. Dricus bosses rounds 3 & 4. No contest. Mixed take downs in as well. Controlled the centre of the ring. Controlled the distance. Imposed his will. Strickland landed the 1-...

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Hawk97 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2024 4:06 pm His jabs were effective and accurate. Dricus had the better all round performance

Not if you actually watched the fight.

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Not sure you know the true meaning of "casual". And "the striking had no effect on the fight"? You didn't see Dricus' face after the event then? :lol: Dictionary says not regular or permanent. Got it now? Point me to a moment in the fight were you thought either man was in trouble. However damage c...

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It was so close that I can see why some people thought Sean won, definitely not a robbery for whomever lost. This guy is an excellent analyst who breaks down fights, worth a look if you don't follow him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66sMTIGgGpg This guy's also very good and he was adamant it was ...

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It was so close that I can see why some people thought Sean won, definitely not a robbery for whomever lost. This guy is an excellent analyst who breaks down fights, worth a look if you don't follow him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66sMTIGgGpg This guy's also very good and he was adamant it was ...

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It’s not like Thorne would have been unfamiliar with Union, and he played 2nd row, which is where you always put new forwards who haven’t played before . Purely on what he won in the game, he’s definitely the most successful league-to-union convert. Not in the professional game. Thorn is the only c...

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How much "growing the game" has the 6N being on BBC really done? Surely growing the game involves converting the casuals that tune in once-a-year (typically while drunk at the pub) into regular fans? Especially given the potential revenue left on the table by not putting it on paid TV As much as I ...

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*and if you'd bothered to click on the link I posted it clearly shows that Strickland outstruck his opponent in 4 of the 5 rounds. Hence he won the "round by round" battle and thus the fight.

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I think you’re right. I also read this on Reddit, like I said it was a very close fight. https://i.ibb.co/xzvfnXv/IMG-5054.png Fanboys and randoms on reddit maybe don't make for the best analysts. According to the optics and all the official stats Strickland clearly outlanded DDP in total and signi...

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Jason Robinson, Sonny Bill and Israel Folau the top league converts ever possibly? Brad Thorne could be a good shout also Thorne has to be the best ever convert for mine. So much harder to make it in the forwards. Wing is a pretty easy convert, there has been plenty. It’s not like Thorne would have...

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Dricus made many takedowns (6 from 11) but never once capitalised on them. I thought Strickland landed a truckload of blows in comparison. The takedowns were DDPs capitalization on Stricklands boxing stance. The very thing giving him the success made him vulnerable to the take down. A takedown is f...

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https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/08/13/22/61360233-0-image-a-71_1660426350735.jpg I loved his show on Channel 5 back in the 90's. Absolute madness, would never be broadcast today. Although I do recall him saying he wasn't actually Jewish on it, which I suppose could have been a little porky to avo...

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How far back to we go back to establish who is the aggressor? The terrorist acts that were part of the process that led to the formation of Israel? The Massacre of civilians by Israeli forces in 1948 where villages were found dead with their hands bound? Where young women and girls as young as 14 w...

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