AlexLaw76

does not matter

Larin, missed Offside though

HT they look pretty good, lots of chances but we have defended well. We had a couple of very good chances, but missed them all. Got away with one though

Good ball there from Bree and very unlucky from Larin

difference today in the final 3rd, they get corners or force a save, we over hit a pass or miss the target

Azaz was the pass there

Leo has to do better.

he is better than Downs but his movement at times is terrible. However, he is pretty good at holding the ball up (now we are not snobs about it all), and we a better side with him or Stewart in it

he should have had the ball many points before the shot/he was offside...

He was onside for nearly all of that move

He is just a lump....little movement in front of goal in anticipation.

Greedy, should have passed it

Larin just stood there when Leo was about to cross..nothing

v a team who have made 9 changes...

Everything is a political choice. We have chosen, as a nation, to decimate the armed forces for decades, mascaraed by clever accounting. Increasing the Armed Forces does not win votes. Benefits does.

it is not just about a direct threat from Russia. It is about basic defence, and we are unable to do it conventionally. This at the same time as distancing ourselves with the one nation that does provide our security. In the mean time, we may see an increase in Defence spending in 5 years, whilst the forces/Navy will get scarily smaller.

I think the PM is right to ensure we keep a healthy, but supportive, distance from direct hostilities. 2003 was a fucking disgrace and amazing how Blair, Campbell and anyone else involved with the confected situation are allowed to swan about as they are. What the current situation again highlights (for the next 5 mins) how dire our Armed Forces have become (particularly the RN). This is not the the fault of the current PM, but his lot are not entirely blameless. Whilst all the focus is on HMS Dragon and not being able to properly protect Cyprus, why on earth do the RAF not have basic air defence systems for RAF bases that have been there for decades. The Armed Forces as we knew it are gone, promising more money sometime in the next decade will mean the shrinking will continue at pace. As said on the Russia thread, we would be all but done over about a long weekend in a peer-2-peer conflict.

Depends on its legal standing of the site, right? There is a point that colonies are not covered by NATO (ie, the Falklands), it that may be more of a geographical thing, as in Northern/western hemisphere it would get more unclear as the law of the land on the bases in not solely under the jurisdiction of UK Law. so, maybe you are not entirely correct.

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The offside? He was off and that is why VAR was brought in, yes?

Spurs won’t go down… we all know it Spurs v Forest in a few weeks though

How will it look for the USA and Israel if, when this skirmish is over, it is more of the same in Iran. The US can’t afford for this to happen, can they?

Not even treated to a hotel or HMO

They are required to sign an oauth within a day or so of joining, otherwise it is the train home. The newbies are to read out the statement and sign. Kind of like being “made” in the Mafia 😂