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johnstrac

Some bowler in his day.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/68818400

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It's an era where a few riders are so superior to others than they attack 10s of km away from the finish line and manage to hold the chasers and win. A new way of racing. I don't know what we are seeing these days. When I started watching the sport in 1980s, such as the TDF, the stage winners looke...

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I'm absolutely convinced that the Scottish (and indeed British) parliament have bigger issues that need tackling.

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These confidentiality Agreements are good... help you sweep Christian Epstein behaviour under the carpet... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/68712864 Regardless of the truth of the matter there's more and more of this type of bullying going on in society not just in sport. If Horner has no case...

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Short Man Syndrome wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 6:44 pm 3 years at just over $2.8 million. Not much to write home about for the NFL, but imagine how many fat French forwards you'd have to try and push off you to earn that much in rugby.

Good work, Louis!

I've yet to see any details on his contract, how much is guaranteed ? That's the real number.

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We accept that rodders has a tendency towards hyperbole... But please explain your reasons for disagreeing for the rest of us. All plays are called but are not "choreographed to the Nth degree", a NFL playbook is one of the most complex pieces of literature in sports. The calls for linemen blocking...

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And also as purely offensive players , they pretty much never need to anticipate anything. Every play is choreographed to the nth degree. Sportsmen are rarely the sharpest, but offensive NFL players probably the least of all. They are essentially robots sent out to deploy raw speed and muscle memor...

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And also as purely offensive players, they pretty much never need to anticipate anything. Every play is choreographed to the nth degree. Sportsmen are rarely the sharpest, but offensive NFL players probably the least of all. They are essentially robots sent out to deploy raw speed and muscle memory...

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Short Man Syndrome wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:30 pm Hands up everyone that performed multiple, sold-out, shows at Wembley stadium with just you and a guitar.

Very much in the eye of the beholder, my friend reckons he was shit because it was just him and his guitar, my wife's friend says he was brilliant for the same reason.

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Winnie wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:23 pm
CrazyIslander wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:28 pm Shiiiettt he's made it.
Not even close to having made it
He is doing well and good luck to him but he still has a long way to go

All NFL players are only actually signed a week at a time, it's a ruthless business. How much is his guaranteed money ?

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Lol. Guscott 30 tries in 65, Manu 18 in 60. For a lot of his career guscott was scoring 3 in 5. His record stands up against pretty much any centre in any era. Manu not so much. From my memory him and Carling were kind of underutilized playing outside Rob Andrew who wasn't the most creative fly hal...

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As a Scot I was l was more worried about what Guscott would do than Manu.

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Update on IPP program from an Irish perspective. Irish man Charlie Smyth is on the brink of joining an NFL team. Smyth will work out with the New Orleans Saints later this week, per Pro Football Ireland. https://www.sportsjoe.ie/us-sports/charlie-smyth-new-orleans-saints-306197 Teams are always wor...

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All best wishes to the guy and I acknowledge that there's far more to playing WR than "40" time but he's so far behind the guys who have been brought up playing the position. The IP may get him a practise squad shot and there's plenty of players who have moved from that to the full roster.

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TheFrog wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 5:07 pm Sainz seems to be a better driver than Leclerc. Are Ferrari doing a big mistake letting him go?

It's one swallow, let's see how the rest of Summer goes.

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Q: What’s the only 10 letter word you can make using only the letters from the top row of a QWERTY keyboard? A: I knew there was a smartarse Internetty answer, but I couldn’t remember it, so looking at the letters - the Mrs knew them - I came up with PIROUETTER THEM: TYPEWRITER. It’s the only one, ...

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Yep, you’re right. Quite often with fast LBs like that they tend to give up physicality/size, so aren’t really that viable in the NFL going up against guards and trying to fûck them off of them. But he also seems to have the size, power and length. I’d be happy if my team drafts him. LBZ won't cut ...

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I was using a lazy, well-trodden stereotype to make my point. But in this case, you’re right. He’s lightning for a LB. His “mockdraftable” is closer to Deion Jones, Micah Parsons and Devin White than it is “relentless motor” and “passionate and tough” linebackers like Jack Sanborn, AJ Hawk and Tomm...

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Story is that he's had 3 offers but I haven't heard who from. He's a free shake for teams at this stage unless they feel there's a better candidate on the programme. Unless someone can explain it better, that Fissler story made no sense. 3 practice squad offers is perfectly realistic, but the money...

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Story is that he's had 3 offers but I haven't heard who from. He's a free shake for teams at this stage unless they feel there's a better candidate on the programme.

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31 QB's breathe a sigh of relief as Aaron Donald retires. Is that not very young? Frees up a lot of cap space for LA as IIRC he was one of the highest paid players in the league if not the highest at one point. He'd be 33 plus at the start of the next season, the boy's taken some hammer. He was due...

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I have to agree. Bonus points are useful in addressing the points difference problem, where the relative size of the blowout wins against Italy often ended up being the deciding factor. But it should really be points (without bonus), head to head, then bonus points, then points difference for the t...

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If Earl could tackle VDM wouldn't have got that try.

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Caught some NRL highlights recently t, and I'm not much of a League guy. Won't go out my way to watch it, but will occasionally catch a game or highlights if it crops up. And the thing I noticed is... The games are packed compared to super rugby. Not wanting to get into the nuances of both codes, b...

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A favourite in our house but I'm not sure how obscure it is.
Jesse Rae - Over The Sea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbXQSQPEpbI

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I thought Marcus Smith was always the answer ?

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On topic, I'm not sure Scotland will get a coach who can life them ebtetr than Townsend. Though I do think Townsend style is one can beat almost anyone on their day, but would require so much energy and precision I doubt Scotland can do it 5 games in a row. This is the thing it's consistency and ga...

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In this case yes. There was absolutely no attempt to wrap the arm at all. Ref completely correct. He also drops to the floor prior to the tackle so it's also technically a penalty on that basis too. I've also heard some people say England strayed offside. The image given to the ref gave him multipl...

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It's time.

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31 QB's breathe a sigh of relief as Aaron Donald retires.

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iarmhiman wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:23 pm
johnstrac wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:57 pm Final ranking criteria = wins > head to head > BP's.

It's wins > Points difference > tries scored i thought

Sorry, I was suggesting what it ought to be (imho).

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Final ranking criteria = wins > head to head > BP's.

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i dont think anyone thinks ireland will not win this weekend,and its pretty doubtful england will win in france-the point was you could end up with a scenario where england won and ireland loss,yet ireland would be title winners despite losing a game more due to the bonus points. i can imagine the ...

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quarter2four wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 6:11 pm Hopefully Italy can back it up and win next week. If they can establish themselves as a team who could win two or three games a year would make the championship even better.

Good luck to 'em, Scotland haven't managed that yet.

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I commented on that to Mrs S when the first Irish guy went off, it's too risky and especially so since the HIA rules were tightened up.

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It's reverse competitive this year if anything, teams reversing into defeats. Only Italy have exceeded / met expectations pre tournament. I did predict no Slam though.

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God that was f**king beautiful. Proper jerseys No lifting in the lineout One armed throws No media trained wit kant Can you imagine the sessions Women at home with the kids. A simpler time. Tell those lads about your female best man see how it goes down :lol: Passing backwards is a refreshing throw...

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iarmhiman wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 1:45 pm And a win for Lotte Kopecky. Great attack on that hill.

Course she did.

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He does if the alternative is Jack Crowley. He's not that bad. Smith would definitely not walk into the Ireland team. Crowley ahead of him all day long. Smith is a show pony who isn’t consistent at top level. His game will never be suitable.. he’s too individualistic for his own good. In attack run...

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Serious question....why didn't Rugby expand all over Scotland ike Football did. Soccer must have gotten a head start and was too successful. The Scots attend more soccer matches per head of population than anyone in Europe. Saves on heating costs to all stand huddled together in some sh*thole stadi...

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