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    *Official* Ireland's Multi -Format Tour Of Bangladesh : March 2023

    Yeah. Maybe I should make that more obvious but occasionally trolls assume I’m English and it’s always entertaining.
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    Official Rugby Thread

    I think back to the England vs. Scotland game, where England dominated up front and in the kicking game but Scotland won by scoring a few brilliant tries. My rugby brain assumes that dominating up front is sustainable, and scoring brilliant tries is not, so I expected England to be better than...
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    Official Rugby Thread

    Yeah you just have sympathy with him because it's so instinctive, and current players have overwhelmingly developed their instincts under a different set of rules. It doesn't mean there's any question that it should be a red card. It's a teething pain for the sport while it adjusts to modern...
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    Official Rugby Thread

    Van der Merwe is jarring to watch. You know the reality is that he’s very good, but it looks like defenders just randomly turn into pumpkins every time he runs at them. It’s like the start of Harry Kane’s career where he was scoring ****loads of amazing goals while somehow still looking like an...
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    *Official* English Football Season 2022/23

    I have mixed feelings. As I’ve said before I don’t think Palace are particularly bad, they’ve been competitive every time I’ve seen them. Their poor run of form is mostly draws and narrow defeats to good teams. But I also don’t think Vieira is anything special as a manager. He’s ok, but you...
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    Official Rugby Thread

    Who cares about the World Cup, we’ve got England in Dublin for a grand slam on St Patrick’s Day weekend.
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    *Official* English Football Season 2022/23

    The quality is so, so much lower than usual. Every big team in Europe is having a down year at the same time. Hopefully that at least means Napoli or Benfica can make a run at it.
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    *Official* English Football Season 2022/23

    Who were the clowns in here arguing that football has got better with VAR?
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    *Official* English Football Season 2022/23

    Are there any teams below Palace that you genuinely think are better than Palace? Or is it just too close for comfort this late in the season?
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    Why do batsmen take quIck singles in test crickEt despite them never being worth it?

    Yeah I agree. I've made this point in a soccer context. Some strikers never hesitate to shoot, and when they should have passed they get criticised. But if they were thinking about whether they should be passing or shooting, they'd lose that clarity of thought and miss out on opportunities to...
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    Why do batsmen take quIck singles in test crickEt despite them never being worth it?

    Yeah I think about it a lot watching England these days. This ‘we play aggressive cricket’ identity might be much more beneficial than I thought.
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    *Official* English Football Season 2022/23

    Yeah this is exactly it. The TMO is exceptionally well done, it's just that the problems with rugby refereeing can't be fixed with TMO. They come down to ambiguity in the the constantly-changing rules. I'm enjoying it at the moment, largely because Ireland are playing such great rugby. But I...
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    *Official* English Football Season 2022/23

    The Kasprowicz dismissal in 2005 is quite a good example. The out/not out decision is quite technical and not at all reflective of the skill of the batsman or the bowler. In pre-DRS times neither side can complain if it's given against them. But the moment is so much more iconic when it all...
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    *Official* English Football Season 2022/23

    VAR is a travesty, I'll never stop missing pre-VAR football. The moment a goal is scored will never be the same. Strange that the single greatest thing about the sport is now so diluted at the top level but still very much present at the bottom.
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    Official Rugby Thread

    These teams are awful, especially Wales. You wonder why they’re kicking away every possession, but as soon as they don’t you always immediately understand.
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    *Official* English Football Season 2022/23

    Fred was probably our only good player under Rangnick. He’s very limited but works very hard. If he was an academy product he’d be a fan favourite but because he’s a £50m Brazilian he’s a hate figure.
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    *Official* English Football Season 2022/23

    Him and Valverde absolutely dominating the midfield physically is such a turnaround from last year’s final, even though RM ended up winning that one too.
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    *Official* English Football Season 2022/23

    I love that every goal was either absolutely incredible or total horse****.
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    *Official* English Football Season 2022/23

    I’m having so much fun watching it
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    NFL / NCAA Football

    Disappointing that it ended with a soft penalty, but still a great game to end an underwhelming season. Chiefs are at that level where people are fine with them winning, it just feels like the natural order of things.

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