Holmes_and_Watson

From just the opening summary... While the IBA indicated it was a genetic test, although they disagreed with themselves around that press conference, we have no detail on the result. They were widely discredited on practically everything except testing. As the story progressed, that was also disputed. And all that was before one of them went on a religious based rant, that undermined any shred of credibility they had. It's not sufficient to say "read between the lines." That sort of insinuation could be used for practically anything. It's not evidence that can be tested, and the IBA testing is in doubt. There's no indication that the athletes "know that about themselves." At all. No evidence has been presented. The IOC is less likely to be "ideologically captured" than it is not wanting to enter a legal and cultural minefield. Which is why it's keen to pass it over to another body, and why it's keen to let the countries decide through things like passports, birth certificates etc. It's why the ground on this issues has been shifting, as sporting bodies have had to adapt. Less "ignoring science for woo woo" and more avoiding a number of another issues. Just because an organisation has gone against the wishes of the programme makers, doesn't mean it's automatically captured. "Main stream media" is never a good look. Neither was "woo woo" Since we have no details or evidence, they can moan about other people's use of "men" and "women" " male" and "female" all they like. I hope that the programme itself gives a lot of depth to the summary. Because, regardless of their credentials, jumping to unsupported conclusions is poor science.

When are we signing Tom Davies, to properly show off the kit?

It could be worded to support Baz. "Does Russell think that his comment saying he should have brought in Alex sooner, reflect badly on Baz's contributions to the team?"

What his country thought of Humza, even while he was standing for office. For anyone not keeping up with McPolitics, the seemingly random policy stuff later in this clip all refer to utterly botched policies (there were many, many more) And although there's a "made before Peter resigned" card, the fix was well and truly in by then. Many consider the timescale of the entire contest, electing Humza, to be linked to the stage the police investigation had reached. Handy to have the Lord Advocate as a political appointee who sits on a cabinet ruthlessly controlled by a few.

I know I got more used to them as set season went on. Martin looks to deliberately channel opposition attacks to where they are having to shoot at speed from certain angles, that have a lower chance of going in. It took a while for everyone to know how to implement it and it won't always work. But there's a reason for it happening, even if it looks like a disaster !one t is about to happen.

When the SNP brought in their hate crime bill, Humza's racist speech was near the top, if not the top reported hate crime. I've heard it. Repeatedly calling out positions of office, before referring to the ethnicity of those in them/and therefore the people he'd like to be in them. Had it been a white person doing the same thing, they would have been rightfully hounded out of office. A speech so racist that the official recording records, break their rules, to lessen the impact of the deliberate repetition and pauses. Humza standing in the shortbread assembly hall, delivering a speech with the approach of Nuremberg. I've no particular support of Musk. But none for Humza, who got into office when his party did all they could to rig it (everything from number of ballots, time frame of election, debate rules, comms to members backing him). He was an utter disaster in everything he touched before and during his time in office. He was happy being led by those still under police investigation. When he strayed to be led by another faction, it cost him his job.

Lavia and Livramento went right to their heads, and they thought every young talent they brought in, for whatever position, was going to be a world-beater they could maximise profits on fairly quickly. Even the owner got quoted as that not being a great approach (although, in fairness was just part of the recruitment, it was one they'd clearly sold him on)

Look at "written off" as a statement of reminding the club that they could be doing worse than expecting nothing from him for quite some time, and look to recruit on that basis. Particularly as SR's history with us is to smugly tell us that the striker positions would be fine before we went into our relegation season. They then got caught out having not recruited for one manager they sacked only to recruit too late for the next manager they sacked with players that were no use to their next managerial choice, who has now also gone. All while telling how smart and left field their innovative approach was. Fine to keep drip feeding that at some point in the near future, Stewart will be back. But not something I'd be basing the squad around happening. He's not had the expected pre season, and will be eased extremely gently back in, if he comes back any time soon. The club updates aren't really helpful, and will be less so if we're struggling. He'll be back when he's fit, if at all for us. We'd not be the first club to have a player not recover. We'd be in a smaller group to buy the player while they're injured. But that's the left field SR way. I'm sure everyone wishes him a full, and career lasting recovery. And that he goes on to be brilliant for us. As a group, we're going into the season with BBD and AA as striking options, with Tall Pall and Mara not being direct fits into the way we play. I'd not be including Stewart in that group until he's getting back to match sharpness, with no recurrence/ new set backs. SR should be honest with themselves and recruit accordingly.

It's the pennies dropping in their minds that's the problem. They believe he is heir apparent to Pep led Man City team. The perfect possession based goalkeeper. They dream of 70 million coming their way along with the plaudits of being genius scouters and developers.

Agreed. I think a combination of their own willingness/ability to put in funds, club debts, PSR, that daft transfer window, the relegation and the knowledge of just how many players they'd need to bring in. Alex's end of season performances made a big difference. Russ looked as though he was practically offering him a contract on the pitch after the final. I still argue he looked better because he was behind a team who could pass out quickly, in part due to Baz's strengths. In the back of their minds, SR will also be looking at Baz coming back and being number 1 again. The new deal may well have been on reduced terms, hitting the SR goal of reducing wages on individuals. Like THB, it immediately filled a massive gap, allowing them to move on.

Ha ha! Yes, he is indeed a fool comrade Whelk!

Lin also wins gold https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/c1w7q075pw0o Olympic committee will be looking for another body to oversee this, so it has a place in the next Olympics. It will be interesting to find out the tests used by other boxing authorities, how that impacts their sport, as well as others and also the legal ramifications of that testing. The Beeb have also put up an article with some general science based information. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crlr8gp813ko The Beeb coverage annoyed on this as well. Reporting facts, but adjusting the narrative around them, to fit a point they wanted to make. I expect better of them, but it's probably always been like that, and just more noticeable in today's media cycle. Nowhere near the lunacy of the IBA in all of this. Any data they may have had or concerns about advantage lost in biblical rants, and inconsistent claims.

Breaking is in there to capture a younger generation... ... from 1984. Who are more concerned with breaking a hip these days. I was going to say I was looking forward to hula hooping being another event the committee could use to capture a youth market. But there's already a hoop in the gymnastics they could use. Perhaps Space Hopper races?

Plummet

>whirr< certainly not >click< puny fleshling! >buzz< your season's hopes >bzzt< will indeed be crushed! >whirr< like your species >bleep< before the bot armies! >bzzt<

Agree with this. There's at least one match thread where I've tracked Tall Paul's runs. The common thing about all of them is that no one comes close to getting the ball to him. Near post, in the centre, far post, getting behind defenders. All showed good movement, and all let down by the lack of service. All end with him trotting back to his starting position. It's a shame that his style of play doesn't fit what Martin would like. He's not another Che Adams. He might be able to adapt to some of it. Perhaps Martin's system can accommodate some of his style. But it's not an easy fit.

In one possible universe, he has an Achilles injury. In another, it's a long term hamstring injury. Mathematicians and Quantum Physicists are still looking for a universe in which he plays.

Burns night has blokes in skirts, sorry kilts, so ticks a lot of progressive boxes, hence the extra coverage. 🙂

No wait...that's full English... #confusedatbreakfast

Catering and radio have been the keys to our success since the Lowe days. Good to see the club not losing sight of the infrastructure, distracted by more ephemeral things on the pitch.

When I was typing "Mara" I thought that would be one to get a comment. With him, it's a bit of both for me. I have seen him take up decent centre forward positions. I have seen him improve when asked to take wider roles. I've even seen him trying to take on a few Che-like responsibilities. And he has shown glimpses of not getting putmuscled so easily too. None of these are across lots of games and none sufficient where he's someone you'd be delighted to see him start. He wants to be a certain place to be on the end of things. We want him to drop deep, move across the front 3, support and finish, with loads of anticipation and understanding of the team's movement. It's just not him, really. And that's going to have frustrations from players and coaches. We've seen him just drift right put of games, and our system struggle when he's in it.

Gold for Khelif A lot of the reports don't stray far from the controversy. So, here's the Sky Sports reporter who, when getting drawn on it, prefers to focus on the performance and achievement, having a grown up talk about the politics and eligibility at the end.

Walker

On one of the two sentenced, I'm fairly sure it said it was liked by 6 people, but the viewers it was made available to and potential impact of that were part of the judgement and sentencing. As society uses social media to provide platforms to capture any passing thought, with not much filtering, there must be a lot of people looking over their shoulders at some dodgy content. Then there's the wider picture of governments looking to regulate social media and control content. This is also part of their campaign to justify that control. Breaking news: 1000s of people posting that they'd not mind if their boss fell off a cliff, after a rubbish day, sentenced for inciting elaborate seaside murders.

I like Alcaraz, what he can offer, and was looking forward to seeing that develop. But a lot of his strengths don't fit with the system we've seen, and his all round game drops him down the pecking order in that same system. I get the feeling all sides are aware of it. It must be frustrating for him. Much like I think Tall Paul will be more than fine in another set up. If we can use the funds to strengthen the team now, then I'd be fine with that, rather than not have the funds, but have a squad player who doesn't fit the team. It's decisions like this that also bolt us onto Martin's style. When/If we move on the likes of Alcaraz, Sule, Tall Paul and even Mara we're committing to a certain approach. All have their strengths/ potential. We're just choosing a different approach.