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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.

I had to as well, and was very surprised to learn he played the lead in Juno when he was a she. I thought he played his part brilliantly and would never have even guessed he was trans. The usual suspects criticising him (like that utter weapon Ben Shapiro) had obviously made their minds up ahead of watching the film and/or judged him against what they thought the character should be like, rather than in the context of the version of the story Nolan chose to tell.

It really is. Draws you in completely - especially during the epic final scene. If that doesn't win the Oscar for best sound I'll be staggered.

They were losing their shit over the fact that a black actress had been cast to play Helen of Troy, with some even going to great lengths to share how HoT was described in literature to prove people who argued that nobody knows what she really looked like were wrong. She's not even a major part in the film and is only on screen for about two minutes in total. I note that none of the people who were so triggered about this blatant piece of historical inaccuracy seemed the slightest bit bothered that Odysseus himself would have looked nothing like the blond-haired, blue-eyed Matt Damon. Funny that.

The whole point of any punishment is to set a deterrent to try and prevent the transgression happening again. Given the punishment the club has already received, and the huge media coverage of it all, I think we can safely say the chances of Tonda even considering doing this again anytime soon are slim to none. Therefore, if the FA do decide to hit him with a lengthy ban then it will be solely out of petty vindictiveness rather than a considered measure to educate and correct the behaviour. Hopefully we've learned from the debacle of the EFL investigation and will be in a better position to push back against any excessive measures. A lengthy ban for Tonda wouldn't just punish him, but would have a huge negative impact on the entire club, who have already been severely punished as a whole by the EFL. I hope we've still got Lord Pannick retained to argue that point if necessary.

Or just maybe it's no more complicated or sinister than the FA have all been away living it large on expense accounts in the US. I don't think it's a coincidence that this has come out now, just 3 days after the world cup finished.

Only if they re-invest it wisely. Their track record of buying expensive flops over recent years is quite something.

Just been to see The Odyssey. I've been eagerly anticipating this ever since I first read that Christopher Nolan was making it, and it's every bit as good as I hoped it would be.

Everyone seems to know the score, they've seen it all before. They just know, they're so sure, that England's gonna throw it away, gonna blow it away... And they'd be right 🤣

We're gonna chuck this away aren't we.

Merci beaucoup.

Heading out to the tip early on a Saturday morning to avoid the queues 😕

If the team has gone too passive after taking a lead, then it is the manager's job to identify that and make the right subs and tactical tweaks to overcome it. He utterly failed to do that and his subs made our shape and organisation into a disjointed mess that only exacerbated the problem. That is 100% on Tuchel.