egg

Interesting topic. One of my kids was diagnosed in her late teens with ADHD. She's always been a handful - disruptive, chaotic/disorganised, impulsive, aggressive, lacking focus, and many other things that. Schools just ruled her a naughty kid and things got worse for her, and us. When she was diagnosed it became an eye opener that her behaviour was never through choice, and as the consultant succinctly put it, she behaved as she did cos she was bored. What caused it? Nothing. It's neither caused, caught, bought or stolen. It's something that just happens. The trick is spotting it and addressing it. Had we known what it could have been and/or the school identified it, her life will have been very different. I'm glad there's more awareness now and kids are getting the help early. That for me is the simple reason for a spike in numbers - awareness and action. The reduction in stigma also helps. It's not just kids. I know of many adults diagnosed with autism and ADHD in recent years. They'd all previously been diagnosed with other conditions - ADHD has very similar traits with both types of BPD and there's often misdiagnosis (my daughter being a case in point). As to football. Whelk hit the nail on the head. I couldn't think of a worse sport for a kid with ADHD or autism. Trampolining, gymnastics, boxing or swimming are more structured, and in my experience are sports where kids with neuro divergence can have an outlet and a chance to succeed. Whitey's point is spot on too. Lock down took structure away from these kids, and increased boredom. Their parents spent more time with them, and the environment will have made their ADHD and autism more obvious.

Ok. You win!

Golf is more debatable than the other 2 that's for sure. I'm swayed to it being a pastime as I know a fat bastard who plays off 3 and regards walking to a buffet as excercise. I don't know any actual sports people who can be so out of shape but be that good.

Nobody will ever convince me that a darts player, snooker player, golfer, or anyone skilled in doing something where a 50 year old can compete at the highest level with a 20 year old, is a better sportsman/woman than a Daley Thompson, Jessica Ennis, Usain Bolt, etc. As you say though, no harm in having a different view.

Agreed. Great sportsmen, imo, have to do something that involves real physical effort.

It was junk food, but he bought himself an air fryer and a smoothie maker and all was well in the world. I'd hazard a guess that no other sportsman will ever mention buying a smoothie maker in his celebration interview.

Magic

Are you in any way surprised? Previous 2 state solutions fell apart not because Palestinians rejected the proposals as such, but because their states were not truly autonomous. Israel won't give a monkeys what the USA think or say with a Trump re election on the cards.

Racing

I think Manning is looking better because he's getting much more cover. The lad was hung out to dry a bit earlier in the season.

Well I drove manual car to work today, and a colleague bought in her dog called Benson. And get this, the colleague's boyfriend is from Burnley. If all of that, and you being near Burnley are not signs, I don't know what is.

Seems that way. He comes across very well in that interview. What really happened at Bournemouth we'll probably never know, but in fairness to the lad, he was very respectful the way he spoke about Howe.

Enough to be vindictive, ie recall him and let him rot?

I haven't read that, but a judicial recruitment round is about the conclude with the appointment of 150 part time tribunal judges.

Yep. I suspect Holgate may even go back to Everton. Personally, I'd like him to stay, even if he's not in the match day 20. I'd rather have all the cover we can have to help us get top 2.

Good work Weston. Remember though, loose lips sink ships.

Cheers MB. The under 21's seem to be struggling at the moment.

Ha!! He looks like Michael Van Gerwen at a Christmas party to me.

It's all there Lardy boy. A bit cryptic, sure, but it's there if you look.

That's not "them" talking. That's a fat bloke wearing a santa hat.

I assume you mean "getting bored with hecklers"?

Absolutely Del. Perhaps "Dealing with hecklers" should be an agenda point at the next CoT board meeting?

The angry responses are hilarious. Good work all rounds lads. And credit to Weston for pointing out that the John Barnes rap works a treat.

The clues are the there if you look. This one is much easier to read than others. The lips are bit looser than they should be.

I can't see Aribo going. I think this lad will come in and give an option instead of Aribo of SA in the middle, and free up both of those to give us other wide right options. Sensible bit of business imo.