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He's been completely frozen out and I can't think of any reason other than disciplinary.

Yep, looks that way. Picking Fraser to mark Salah is as mental a selection as I can remember for a long time. Crazy.

You are moving away from your point. I have said nothing whatsoever about Russia"s wider economy, and this is a war thread, not a thread about Russia's domestic economy. You posted about the recent performance of the Rouble, on a war thread, thus implying that the Rouble's recent performance impacts their war effort. That is despite the fact that the Rouble is pretty much where it was in October 23 against Russia's main trading partners, up against other trading partners, and with you seemingly not appreciating that a weaker Rouble helps Russian exports. The Rouble will not make a difference in this war.

If that was really your point you wouldn't have mentioned Ralph. I want RM out asap, and as much as I don't want to see us humiliated, if that's what it takes to make the board do the right thing, then so be it.

Yep. It's utter nonsense. Who one manager was replaced is of absolutely no relevance to who another manager may be replaced by. His point is made even worse given Ralph was replaced by someone who'd never managed at this level.

I sense a lengthy spell in the doghouse for you. Good luck 🤞

Irrelevant comparison. RM ain't Ralph. Moyes ain't Jones.

Thanks, I'll take a listen. The bit I take from your post is that he was talked around. On that occasion he was talked around to the natural end, but my concern remains that others may be talked the other way.

I couldn't give a monkeys whether Russia's train service has got a bit worse, or their currency is a bit weaker, and back to the actual point of this discussion - I doubt families in Ukraine are concerned about that. They face a "degraded" Russia hitting their energy network with 200+ drones and missiles in one day, and then firing over a new missile which lands seconds after launch, can detonate multiple times, and can't be shot down. The Rouble suffering a bit is neither here nor there in terms of the war. Against the main Russian trading partners over the last year or so since October 23, the Rouble has gained against the Brazilian and Turkish currency, and is at about at about the same level against the Indian, Chinese, NK and Iranian currencies. Your point seemed to be that the Rouble's performance is somehow relevant to the war effort. It won't hurt it one bit, and despite you seemingly disagreeing, they are incredibly self sufficient - they have all the food, energy, and raw materials they need. They also have a hell of a lot that the rest of the world need, and you'll appreciate that a weakened Rouble against the west would only drive demand.

You've gone off at a massive tangent and miss the point completely. Russia have, despite all your predictions, maintained their war effort and expanded their arsenal. They've had more power at their disposal than Ukraine despite aid from NATO. Do you genuinely believe that a dip in the rouble will blunt them? Really?

What on earth makes you disagree that Russia are probably the most self sufficient country on earth? Regardless, a drop in the Rouble will not stop their war machine.

Of course wars have to be funded, but russia are a largely self sufficient communist state, they're not buying weapons in at inflated costs like we have to. They also have oil and gas as currency as currency, and in reality, the restrictions aren't a restriction. You've had this belief throughout that they can't carry on, are running out of weapons, men, etc. I know you want that to be true, but it's just not the case - they've fired more missiles at Ukraine since this began than the collective European NATO countries have in their arsenal. They've developed hypersonic missiles - we're having a think about that, and may get around to it by 2030. They've launched an intermediate missile this week that the NATO states probably couldn't take out of the sky. A drop in the rouble will not halt this. Have a look how the rouble is doing against the currency of Russian trading partners, in reality it's not doing much if any worse than the pound has against the dollar over the last 3 months.

That's horrific.

The point is that the strength or otherwise of the rouble won't make a blind bit of difference to what's happening on the ground. How do you see it as relevant?

At a simple level, yes, but as has been discussed at length, there are more complex issues of true consent, coerced consent, etc at play.

You don't seem able to grasp the consequences that people have explained.

That'll make the Ukrainians feel much safer.

Fasting is great, I do it from time to time but not as often as I should. If I skip a meal I do it at lunchtime, although I get the advantages of skipping breakfast and eating a bit later. I'll check out the podcast, thanks for the tip.

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Putin upping the anti with the weapon used in Dnipro. "A U.S. official confirmed to ABC News that the ballistic missile Russia fired at Dnipro contained MIRVs, or multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles, meaning it had multiple warheads that hit the target. MIRV technology is used in ICBMs to use multiple nuclear warheads atop the missile so they can strike multiple targets. The missile used Thursday did not carry nuclear warheads". https://abcnews.go.com/International/ukraine-russia-icbm-launch-intercontinental-ballistic-missile/story?id=116085317

Good man, and that insulin point is vital for people to understand. We eat as much single ingredient food as possible, or cook and combine the ingredients. Greek yoghurt for breakfast and/or eggs, and really simple protein and veg based meals. The processed crap that's out there has become the default position for many, and it's really scary what people feed themselves and their kids.

Semantics. This war will end with both sides talking, and as a result each will stop throwing bombs, and Russia will either keep some land or Ukraine will accept that it ain't coming back. Whatever you want to call it, that's the inevitable outcome, and always was.

If this ends as a stalemate, it'll be negotiated, and involve either an agreement to cede land or at least an acknowledgement that land ain't coming back.

Taylor seems to have been frozen out which seems odd. I agree though, he's a better option. Bree at RCB is less scary than Wood, and that says a lot.

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