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Sputnik V wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 2:10 pm I was expecting more traction on this topic, it had all the ingredients. Either the forum has lost its edge or it just doesn't have the traffic of yesteryear

You also have to take into account that you are a loon with an agenda so most people have no interest in replying sensibly to you.

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“Overall this means we can look forward to receiving 900,000 more doses than we expected to as of last week – and that means that we can expect to have vaccinated everyone who wants this … no later than June 27th, Bet they won't be going around knocking doors of those who don't want it in Denmark W...

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Mullet 2 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 10:09 am How else can the ref penalie something that by the nature of the game happens behind his back

By guessing. Just like they do at 90% of scrums already.

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Give the (or a second) TMO the job of watching a virtual offside line ? The NFL superimposes a line of scrimmage and the first down line on screen, could this be done ? I admit NFL has more stoppages which gives them the time to set this up. Also, while reffing this why not try eliminating the forw...

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Sputnik V wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 3:25 pm
Happy now, spoilered.

I have also found an inactivated vaccine which should be approved in Europe. It is made in the UK too which should please the gammons who want British before they accept it works.

I hope you are being paid overtime or by the word.

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As near impossible as makes no difference. How often have teams chased 480+ to win in the 4th innings on a pitch which was turning from day one? I wouldn't have thought very many. But records are made to be broken and there is plenty if time if England bat well. We would have needed Jack Hobbs and ...

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This had become demoralizing for England. India setting England 482 for victory. That will make a hell of a song. There is plenty of time left for England to score the runs, but it will obviously be very hard given the conditions. Bit of an understatement, perhaps. I think "very hard" is a fair sum...

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As has been pointed out, these leaps happen every weekend in league Want to know how the defender tries to prevent them? They push the ball carriers legs towards the touchline while he’s in the air. Often causing the player to tumble into touch. Be careful what you wish for... It's illegal to push ...

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We all know that rugby is a unique game, played by good cvnts the world over. It's time to celebrate it. This thread is intended as a non-partisan celebration of our global brotherhood. Here's how I mean to go on. A few years ago one of the Wallabies players got injured in Asia. The Wallabies heade...

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Muttonbirds wrote: ↑Thu Feb 11, 2021 10:03 pm Are they close to finding the area of the brain responsible for whinging?

Not yet, so I expect they will be returning it to you soon.

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I find myself with pretty much zero enthusiasm for watching England at the moment. I didn't watch the Scotland game as I'd had enough after the autumn games and I have no plan to watch the game this weekend.

I find the games far more frustrating than enjoyable even if we win.

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There are an estimated 60,000 survivors of institutional child sexual abuse in Australia. According to this source. https://theconversation.com/my-mob-is-telling-their-story-and-it-makes-me-feel-good-heres-what-aboriginal-survivors-of-child-sexual-abuse-told-us-they-need-122645 How many prosecution...

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Does anyone remember the early days of Anderson's career where he was widely considered (on Planet Rugby) to be useless, and DCM was the only poster that rated him? He's come a long way since then. Kind of reminds me of Richard Hadlee late in his career. He started excellently - then they farted ab...

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eldanielfire wrote: ↑Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:07 am I love this NHS advert for Vaccination

https://twitter.com/MattChorley/status/ ... 7268006912

That is fantastic. So good when people aren't afraid to laugh at themselves.

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How often have England run out of overs with a realistic chance of forcing a win? I can't think of many occasions. Yet we hear this "England are too conservative" type line from commentators (yes TMS, I'm looking at you) and (especially) on the BBC website commentary every single time they are setti...

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England batted for far too long. Spent too long blocking and not scoring, and wasting overs. Should have smashed it and clocked up 430+ quickly and given themselves at least 30 overs at India then another 90 to bowl them out. Too scared of losing means India can bat for a draw, or even a win if the...

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Siddhartha Vaidyanathan on Tw@tter: It remains a mystery how James Anderson got only 2 wickets in that over :lol: Not bad for a guy who is only any good bowling in England :shock: What a bowler he is - still at the top of his game at the age of 38 - looks as fit as a fiddle. It'll be hard to rest h...

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danthefan wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 9:03 am Get rid of that f**king caterpillar ruck.

Yes. It is an abomination.

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One of the best away performances I can remember - up there with 2010/11 in Australia.

Still expect India to win the series, but this makes it a lot more interesting.

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England batted for far too long. Spent too long blocking and not scoring, and wasting overs. Should have smashed it and clocked up 430+ quickly and given themselves at least 30 overs at India then another 90 to bowl them out. Too scared of losing means India can bat for a draw, or even a win if the...

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If only Bill McLaren had been around to call him a wing forward.

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Refs ignore hundreds of off the feet torpedos and then just zone in on the one that catches a head. Collapsing a ruck is a penalty. Players need to be penalised if they go off their feet in ATTACK or defence. How does one collapse a ruck? The reality of rucks and the fictional rucks pictured in the...

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Refs ignore hundreds of off the feet torpedos and then just zone in on the one that catches a head. Collapsing a ruck is a penalty. Players need to be penalised if they go off their feet in ATTACK or defence. How does one collapse a ruck? By digging through the floor underneath it before and hoping...

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O'Mahony's is not a great example, granted. There are however plenty of instances when an accidental kick challenge or only glancing contact with the head has resulted in a red card. I think it's OTT. What's wrong with a yellow on those occasions? The player still cops a decent sanction but the int...

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It wasn't clever, but it was no different from about 50 percent of All Black/Springbok clear-outs in their respective rugby histories. Yeah but he's a knobend 8 weeks for that shorly I just watched the first Amazon doco on the All Blacks and I reckon I saw about 10 such clear outs in the first Lion...

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It wasn't clever, but it was no different from about 50 percent of All Black/Springbok clear-outs in their respective rugby histories. Yeah but he's a knobend 8 weeks for that shorly I just watched the first Amazon doco on the All Blacks and I reckon I saw about 10 such clear outs in the first Lion...

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Way above my most optimistic hopes before the test started. I hope Root has finally found a way to convert his 50s into the number of hundreds his talent deserves - he was (and still is) in real danger of only having a "good" test career, when he could (should) really be in the conversation as one o...

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C69 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:40 am If you think that is bad just imagine the Oundle Parish Council.

That is exactly who I had in mind when watching it.

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I saw this yesterday. The first 8 minutes or so is one of the funniest things I've ever watched.

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Watching the news now. They are now gonna try mixing the vaccines; Is this cover for the AZ one actually not being that good? This doesn't inspire confidence especially after all the fanfare of the world-beating vaccine rollout Shot of AZ, Shot of Pfizer, angostura bitters, shaken not stirred. Serv...

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Watching the news now. They are now gonna try mixing the vaccines; Is this cover for the AZ one actually not being that good? This doesn't inspire confidence especially after all the fanfare of the world-beating vaccine rollout Shot of AZ, Shot of Pfizer, angostura bitters, shaken not stirred. Serv...

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It does look as though England are going to boot the leather off it, wet weather forecasted. But maybe an injection of pace in the second half when the three named backs come on. I know exactly what you mean, but it is remarkable to be talking about "an injection of pace" in a team containing May, ...

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Given the various injuries, that it not a bad team.

I don't know if I'll bother watching though - I really didn't enjoy the Autumn games. Might wait and see the report before deciding whether to put myself through the frustration / trauma / exasperation.

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This thread started off as an interesting discussion bringing input from the four corners of our planet. Unfortunately it seems to have been hijacked by some Brexitists who are now suddenly, en masse , obsessing about the Vaccine, the EU and Ireland. It is evident from their posts that the importan...

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Just heard from a Spanish friend that Spain doesn’t count care home deaths in its COVID death figures. Just another example of why comparing country death rates is a complete waste of time. Really? It doesn't? Can you give us more than hearsay, it seems bonkers. No, I was on a bike ride with him. H...

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Will all medicines in the UK be approved quicker now? Does the emergency approval method have any health risks or is it just about liability? One of the issues is having enough people to test any any new medicines on. Not a problem during a pandemic of course, but can't be assumed for normal proces...

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If Redpath scores I'll be spitting. England could do with a few good options at 12. Why? It is often mentioned that he played age group for England, but he also played age group for Scotland before England took him to the dark side. He was born in France to Scottish parents, and though brought up i...

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He plays for Bath, that conveyer belt of top-drawer England centres. He could have followed in the footsteps of Jezza Guscott, Phil De Glanville, Jonathna Joesph, erm, Ollie Barkley, Shontayne Hape and maybe Matt Banahan? My son only knows Guscott as 'that twat dong commentary'. We watched some old...

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If Redpath scores I'll be spitting. England could do with a few good options at 12. Why? It is often mentioned that he played age group for England, but he also played age group for Scotland before England took him to the dark side. He was born in France to Scottish parents, and though brought up i...

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Given all the bad blood the EU has generated over the last few days, the complete mess up it has made of it's own and the implied threat to impede the UK's vaccine rollout, I wonder if Nicola Sturgeon will still think it wise and prudent to publish the vaccine data? I guess that depends on whether ...

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