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Colour of her hair

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Agreed. On the rare occasions you actually want Arsenal to turn it on and win, they let you down.

Looking at the teams, Gunners have a very decent set of attacking players; not sure about their defence and propensity for going down to 10 players though.

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Vegas Claret wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 14, 2021 1:56 am
same as against Man United

Wood and Barnes have good records v WHU

In my reckoning, Wood has 6 goals in the last 6 games v WHU, didnt get one in the 3-0 home win but got 2 in that (in)famous 3-0 away win. Difficult to leave him out.

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However much it's down to Sri Lanka's silly batting, that's a great day for England. To lose the toss and then, at the end of the day, be just 8 behind with 2 established batsmen in & only 2 down must be beyond their wildest hopes. As stated on BBC website: you dont want to bat last so take as much ...

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jrgbfc wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 11, 2021 9:05 am
Pleasantly surprised when i woke up this morning and India had dug in for a draw.

Me too. Real resilience from India whilst very much up against it- great credit to them.

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India collapse to 244 all out from 195-5. Couple of injuries as well. They’ll struggle now I think. Aussies currently 28-1, 122 ahead. Side note: I’ve lived here over 10 years now, I still can’t get use to the Aussies saying the score the wrong way round, you ask the question. How many are Australi...

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9th is my birthday and generally adjacent to FA Cup 3rd round. Since I was born (1950) I think this is only the 7th time weve played a cup game on this date. Man United home 1954 - won 5-3 Lincoln away 1960 - drew, won replay Brentford home 1965 drew , won replay Birmingham away 1979 won 2-0 Reading...

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I'm annoyed that this isn't on Sky. No Big Bash anymore either. Gradually getting less and less for the subscription. It's getting the same with all main sports. Initially you just needed SkySport to follow a lot of footy/cricket/rugby, then you needed Sky and BT Sport; now there's Amazon etc invol...

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This game is at an interesting point so I may watch some of the 1st session tonight, see how it starts to pan out. Australia looked set for at least 400 when Labu was out at 206-3 and Smith well set but the middle order crumbled and India pulled it back very well. Tourists would've been pleased to g...

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Wonder why Norman Hunters not on that photo. He would have been at Leeds with those players. If this is a ref to the "Leeds team of internationals" pic, there's an alternative online with the same set-up but Hunter and Charlton added on the right as you look. Presumably they turned up late or went ...

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In the recent televised game v Everton, despite WHU generally playing well, he looked very poor, a big lump who didnt even run around much. WHU improved hugely in attack when Antonio replaced him on the hour. Just looking at the BBC website's "player ratings" on that game: The WHU other personnel ra...

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RIP Colin Bell. A terrific player for Man City and England. Never met him but I hear he was modest and unassuming. As a few above, I recall many times passing the Bell/Waldron restaurant when bussing to Manchester on a a Ribble service. I lived just south of Manchester second half 1969 and watched C...

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I'm over 70, not in bad health but aware I might well snuff it in the next decade or so. I've got enough pension income to live off comfortably (no cruises or such like but all the sports/musical events I wish to attend and to buy nice food & drink) and have paid off my mortgage & live alone. I've g...

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A very sweet goal for Danny Ings I guess. I'm not watching but I'd be interested to see how he celebrated- subdued or ecstatic?

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Lower Towneley and Prairie pitches were like Wembley compared to Cherry Fold! Haha. Played Junior School footy up there. In the mud, it was very difficult to pass the ball more than about 20 yards when you were about 10yo. My other memory is (what I remember as) a sort of old barn for changing room...

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Duffer_ wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:19 pm
Why did Chelsea get to take the corner again when the hapless Werner kicked the corner flag before the ball?

Did he kick the flag out of position? Possibly a law saying it's got to be in situ.

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Is Pardew doing anything?

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Arsenal have moved it around well so far but WBA's defending is contributing to making them look like world-beaters. I think BFS will be fuming about his defenders not bothering to tackle/harry ball carriers or track runners. BHA came back well in the prior game but it's difficult to see a big WBA r...

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Great pictures (especially when the green comes into proper view), takes a while to work everything out when all that white stuff is about. I can just spot the street I was born and brought up in the the very bottom corner in the first second of that film.

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If not P-P then 2-0. I'd rather the game went ahead but a bit of a rest wouldnt do us any harm.

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I thought WHU played well there and deserved the 3 points. Defence was very organised and calm and they played the ball out well. Lacking up front with Haller (seems a big lazy sod to me), improvement was clear when Antonio came on as sub. Everton seemed very flat and C-L barely got a kick (other th...

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Let's put things into perspective. It was a 6 pointer of a game with a lot at stake for both teams. It was a rugged contest with neither side taking any prisoners. He was introduced early into the game and had a good 75-80 minutes on the park. He was played out of position throughout. He covered th...

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You should never pass back on target but what was Johnstone doing on walkabout? I'd guess he moved into a position where a pass back wouldnt have to be on target for the goals. Not his fault that the defender did what he should never do. WBA defending was chaotic and lax though- hard to see how a t...

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I've watched a few of the series. Not something Id make a point of being in house for but decent entertainment if you're in and not watching anything else. I found that if I watched the fiirst couple of episodes of each series- I had to watch the storyline all the way through. I believe this is defo...

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He’s definitely performed in Burnley- my parents have memories of seeing him at a folk music night at the cricket club back in the early 70s. The comedy started in between the songs and slowly the comedy got longer and the songs got shorter....the rest is history! There was a relative plethora of r...

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Smith's mojo does seem to be on the wane lately. He had a relatively poor IPL (average of 25.9 this year v 39.9 year before). Scores in his 4 innings in this test series: 1, 1 n.o., 0, 8 He's "been there and done it", so maybe he's just lost a bit of motivation temporarily or bowlers have finally wo...

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Couldnt type/ remember my atlas pages quick enough (on top of a few typos/spelling mistakes) to get them all. Just scraped 30 in the last second.

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2-0. I guess The Blades will notch up an EPL win sometime soon but hopefully not until 2021.

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A huge turnaround between the two Test Matches, a good effort by India to come back so strongly after that 36 AO debacle.

I wonder if India will deduce that they're better off without Kohli?

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Got them all bar the first with a bit of time to spare then started randomly bunging in teams but ran out of time before getting that one.

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Guscott- very decent rugby outside centre. Very smooth runner (and kicked at least one important drop goal). Seemed like a decent chap. Had a terrific partnership for England XV with a Will who was a good player but maybe not such a sound fellow as Jeremy.

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2-2 @ 14/1 for my small wager.

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I'd have chosen Ramsbottom! Great place name! I remember at the time we were joining the (then) EEC, there was a local TV prog (Look North?) that had a spoof piece suggesting that when we joined, Ramsbottom would have to be renamed Derriere de Mouton. 45-50 years ago but that still makes me chuckle.

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Some classic moaning on there, I thought this forum was bad enough but the Wolves one wins hands down- getting all depressed and angry about being mid-table and losing to effing Burnley. I liked the OLDGOLD said: Well, tbh I think we were v poor defending their goals, but other than that, the better...

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There are a couple of pieces on the current troubles at Arsenal in The Telegraph (online) today. One of them highlights some crazy statistics being quoted by Arteta (and his team) to justify how they're not doing too badly really. The other how they're planning for " doomsday scenario of relegation ...

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Its not something I watch or take much notice of but out of curiosity did Gary Lineker win an award this year? His tireless work to raise awareness and get involved around things like racism and the refugee crisis has been fantastic plus the MotD stuff he did in the first big lockdown was top notch...

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I'd prefer a draw in the BHA v Blades game. I think both of these will be our competitors in the bottom half. 2 points between them is betetr than 3 points between them. If there's 3 points for one of them, Id prefer Sheff U. Spuds v Leicester, not competitors of ours but, like a fair few others, ha...

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yep, reported on The Athletic 10 minutes ago now https://theathletic.com/news/vladimir-ivic-watford-sacked-latest/wpkaPtxaYgvW An official statement on the club website read: “Watford FC confirms the departure of Head Coach Vladimir Ivić with immediate effect. Ivic’s coaching staff will also be leav...

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dougcollins wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 19, 2020 9:58 pm
Saw Rory Gallagher at Cork Opera House.

That was his adopted home city wasnt it so should've been a great event. Saw Rory twice in the mid 70s, fabulous live performer and brilliant guitarist. Still listen to his music.

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Good result,Newcastle will be down in the bottom soon playing like that. Agreed, both these are relegation rivals currently so 1 point each is good. Newcastle performances/results are trending in the oposite direction to ours and they have Man City (a), Liverpool (h) and Leicester (h) in the next 3...

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Telegraph has a piece on this timed about half past 7 this evening https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/12/19/watford-set-sack-manager-vladimir-ivic-just-four-months-charge/ "Watford manager Vladimir Ivic is facing the sack after just four months in charge, following the 2–0 defeat at Huddersfi...

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Another "wow" Arsenal stat I saw in a Telegraph article in the week after their defeat to us was "Arteta had to drop two players from the squad, and he chose Mesut Ozil and Sokratis. The club therefore pays around £450,000 per week to two players who cannot play for the team ." I wonder if that is a...

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12. a few guesses but it seemed I could nearly always eliminate a couple of the options even when I didnt know the answer-so a decent chance of guessing then.

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No sendings off for the Gunners yet- doing well for them. A couple of yellows for defenders though - so still every chance.

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Another prime example of a goalie coming a cropper faffing about at the back: Hudd v Watford 1-0. Watford keeper got a comfortable back-pass with bags of time to hoof it anywhere; started deliberating about whether to pass short with his left foot or right foot. Got closed down and hit it against th...

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Was that only 1 minute extra in the Palace v Liverpool game? I think that was in sympathy to save CP from further punishment, 6 substitutions in the 2nd half (and all those goal celebrations).

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Gibson missing again. Has gone back to Boro

He's been injured, getting close to fitness, probably back for/just after Christmas period games.

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I thought Liverpool seemed to be stuttering a bit in this game but 3-0 up at half time! Palace had some decent moves and at least one v good opportunity but excellent strikers make all the difference. Incidentally- I wish Liverpool hadnt changed colours, in the sunshine (most of the time on most of ...

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I watched Get Carter last year. It is, or was, on Amazon Prime. What a film - the acting, the script, the cinematography and last but not least, the awesome mood setting music. Agreed. I'm not a film lover generally and tend not to watch many films more than once but Ive seen this 5/6 times over th...

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I think he's in the 2nd year of a 5-year deal at c £45k per week. United will want over £15 million they paid Swansea for him Id guess and he'd presumably want a salary increase to move out of his remaining 3 + years of contract. Maybe looking at £20 million + and £55k+ weekly wages on a longish con...

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