Sheaf Saint

5 episodes in and the back story has had plenty of screen time so far. The latest episode was mostly future-focussed, but felt like some major pieces of the puzzle have finally fallen into place. I was also pleasantly surprised to see yesterday that S4 of Strange New Worlds has dropped, and the first two episodes are up on Paramount+ now.

Joe Lumley started for Wednesday yesterday in their final pre-season friendly. They lost 4-0 at Oldham and by all accounts he didn't cover himself in glory (especially for the first goal) and showed why he's spent most of his career on the bench. They've got quite a collection of ex-Saints now, with Slattery joining from Motherwell and Yan Valery one of the few remaining senior players from last year.

Woeful defending from Wood for that goal.

That's just not true... https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/briefings/uk-public-opinion-toward-immigration-overall-attitudes-and-level-of-concern/

And you think a government run by Rupert fucking Lowe would buck that trend? 🤦

No, they haven't. They have been rightly criticised for jumping on a bandwagon and using deliberately provocative language to convince people with a pre-existing bias against immigrants in general that they actually give a shit about it, in order to gain populist support. Literally nobody is suggesting there isn't an issue. Just some people shout louder about it than others.

I'm Lefticus!

Jailed for 20 years, for causing "anguish and pain on a scale beyond comprehension", according to the judge. Great company you're keeping there Nigel.

The ban that FIFA hit the Canadian women's manager with would appear to piss on that suggestion.

Or it could go the other way. They might decide that their previous ruling against the club has already had significant punitive effects on Tonda individually, and that any further harsh penalties they could impose would be excessive.

Ah okay. I've never actually read any Tolkien myself so I had no prior expectations to judge the series against.

The first season was ponderous and confusing, but the second season was excellent I'm curious though - which particular bit(s) of casting do you think ruined it?

There's a nice DoubleTree by Hilton hotel on the side of the stadium, with beautiful views over an industrial estate and some student accommodation. Can't think of a better option for a city break myself.

Yes, I was also referring specifically to the Odyssey. The casting 'issues' don't in any way detract from the enjoyment of it. Not for me they didn't anyway.

It's not. Not in the slightest.