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OK, I'll rephrase for the pedantic. We are coming out of a pandemic. Change was necessary to allow us to come out of it (we'd still be there if the changes you object to hadn't been made...hopefully you accept that). Anyway, I'm off to get a bit of shopping. I have a bouncy castle coming for my granddaughter. My parents and sister are coming over. We'll then enjoy each others company in the garden. My choice is to focus on what will be a bloody lovely day with family, or have a moan about what we can't do. It's mindset. Stop moaning and be grateful we've got to where we've got to.

Because we're in a pandemic!! Why is it so hard that change was necessary? Why is it so hard to understand that it's not all about you? There's plenty you can do. Maybe stop whinging on a footy forum about what you can't do and enjoy what you can. Just a thought.

People

For me it's the inference people give that they can't do anything and that life is passing them by. Sure, some people (a small minority) cannot integrate for for the vast majority they can meet people and enjoy their company. I think it's a mindset thing, ie people focusing on what they can't do and getting frustrated by it, rather than getting on with what they can.

You're reading what you want to read mate, not what's actually written. He said the below, and I agree to the extent only that we roll out dose 2 to those on the vulnerable list and then we open things up as planned. The daft thing is we are opening up and have more stages in the diary. We can meet friends and family, can go most places, can work, life can happen (sure, with moderation) but if you believe the whiners anyone would think we're under house arrest and will be forever. I can't be doing with the self pitying moaners - too much moaning and not enough getting on with what they can get on with. Lighthouse: " I want everything open too. All I’m advocating for is a modicum of patience and caution and not continuous negativity about what we haven’t got yet. I don’t get this inverted logic whenever good news is announced. The correct response to deaths plummeting into single figures is, "brilliant! As a country we’ve nailed it, we’re well on track to getting everything open." Instead people are somehow arguing that we’re doing it wrong and that the ever dwindling death count is proof that we should be doing everything quicker. It’s the same false logic as people who don’t vaccinate their kids against measles because when was the last time you heard of someone dying from measles. Or saying that road deaths are at their lowest rates ever so why the f**k are we still wearing seatbelts. The principle that because everything is going so well, we must be doing it wrong."

I've not heard one person say why they feel that the "control freaks" would want to control them. "Sense of power" is not a credible explanation, or even an explanation at all - governments have power anyway. Governments don't want their society loafing about draining the public purse / increasing the borrowing. They want their society to grow the economy and pay into the public purse. The suggestion that governments want is locked away is daft and this "control" argument is bollocks. The voice of reason on this thread has been Lighthouse. He makes the valid point that you don't stop doing what's working because it's working. My view is finish the 2nd doses for those who were on the initial vulnerable lists, and unless there a catastrophe in the meantime, get things opened. In the meantime people will work things out for themselves and use common sense. Let's be honest, most people are. I've had a family birthday gathering this week, mate over yesterday, parents and sister over today, I'm back in the office full time...life goes on and I only wear a mask in shops and common areas at work which ain't a hardship.

Very interesting...the warm up was genius. I thought our shape looked like a back 3 initially before going to a 4. Nice.

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Yep, being in the right place at the right time and staying on his feet are the building blocks of a decent CB. Salisu has that, plus pace, power, and some calmness. We've got a good one.

I'm with you on Adams. He's far from perfect, but he put in a hell of a shift defending from the front and doing his best to give us an out ball. The bold bit is my thoughts exactly. For a while I'd wandered of Ralph has lost the dressing room, or at least part of it. We had a few lads missing last night and we played with a commitment, and as a team, in a way that I haven't seen in a while.

Yep, the rugby situation is the way to go for me. What I like about it is that it's essentially trying to get to the correct decision, with an acknowledgement that the initial decision may have been wrong, and with transparency to the fans and players. I'd be happy with var if it was done as it is in rugby. If not, bin it as its not fit for purpose as it is. I agree on the other point. We played brilliantly after the red and as a Ralph critic, I put my hands up and say he got tactics and changes spot on. Superb from him and the players.

It's a tough one, but sometimes, yes. We have a binary guilty / not guilty criminal justice system where many guilty people "get off" but are regarded as having been proved right / innocent and the accusers regarded as proved wrong / lying. There's no justice in that. I suspect that not one of these women have anything to corroborate their claims, thus all of them would probably struggle to persuade a jury that they must convict. Lots of smoke here. Also an apology and a vow to change - nobody does that if they've done nothing wrong.

I don't know mate, I can't speak for them. What's your point? That they're lying because they seemingly haven't gone to the police? If they did, what do you expect the police to do? You surely understand how criminal law works. I've defended many sexual offence cases...easiest thing in the world...one person's word against the other thus rarely leads to a conviction. Sometimes "actual justice" can only be reached away from the legal system where the law often does not deliver justice.

Yep. They're targeting him and he is doing alright.

Yep.

Yep. This bias talk is ridiculous.

Sure has. Positioning, pace, strong. Looks excellent.

Our midfield is looking OK tonight. Great there from Salisu, again.

Exactly. His leg was there from the good tackle. Absolutely ridiculous.

Conversant perhaps, but tolerant seemingly not. Not sure why anyone would be bothered about it.

Behave. It's no bad thing that some of you get educated.

That's one assumption. If you're right, there's no transparency though. If var is to stay, do it rugby style so it's clear and obvious what they think is clear and obvious.

I get that Duck, but he won the ball, and didn't follow through cos his leg was there from winning the ball. Sure, shite defending, but poor decision.

Don't think so. Fucking ridiculous.

Wow. Got the ball. Not a follow through as his leg was naturally there from winning the ball. Appalling decision.