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This is interesting and I've noticed something similar. People don't seem that invested. Social media has created this kind of diffused mush of a culture where everybody knows something about everything and only briefly get interested when there's something new and exciting. Like a dog distracted by something shiny. It's also on TV too much. It's like the overplayed clip from Mitchell and Webb. All the football all the time. Add that to the lack of competition in the PL and to be perfectly honest it can be a bit boring.

Can't stand him. I think as usual he was trying to give us some memorable, end of season highlight-reel commentary. But he comes over as incredibly condescending. "You could weep for Leicester" lmao

You can tell Drury really believed it was going to be pivotal. The twat.

I would've looked good first half of that game. But I admit whilst not a full on Praet hater I'm not his biggest fan.

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81 points would be huge considering some teams have got promoted in the 80s in previous seasons. Obviously it won't be enough this year but to hit it in mid Feb would be a big physiological milestone.

Yes it's the stadium mostly, and then a bit because they're from Sheffield. I find a lot of their fans pretty arrogant, and this notion that they are a sleeping giant has really stuck around despite the fact that in the league over the last 25 years they've had similar ups and downs to say Barnsley maybe?

I don't think you said anything particularly controversial. To say the second half was turgid is perfectly fair. I've noticed some people have got very touchy over the last few weeks about any comment they seem to think betrays a lack of appreciation for the football we're playing. Enzo's interview has got in their heads.

We could potentially be on 96 points before the first day of spring

Let's be honest we've been crap second half, not that it matters at all.

baby squad?

I thought so immediately

atmosphere so good I can hear a small child chatting in the background

Given the ball away a couple of times during promising buildups and overhit the pretty easy ball to Vardy. He's been fine overall though and I agree he's a bit picked on, which is inevitable because he hasn't contributed much this season.

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Praet pissing me off

Saints losing

ffs not a difficult pass to make

Good save

I'm assuming it's to the tune of Voulez Vous? If so it annoys me more than it should that some of the notes are totally wrong.

I think American footballers generally deserve every penny considering how lucrative the league is and how many of them will probably struggle to remember their kids' names by the age of 50.

On the one hand I find it absurd how much focus is on the QB when there are squads of like 50+. On the other hand it makes sense when I watch because it seems to combine physical ability with creativity and awareness at a much higher level than any other position. But as I said I haven't played the sport beyond a shambolic amateur level.

That route takes like 3 hours, and has something like a ten minute connection at Reading. So I was even thinking about the 9.15 and missing the last 15 mins. But will probably just give it a miss all together. As the poster above says, totally shit putting it midweek.

The BBC doc on the Columbia disaster is excellent. A very interesting exploration not only into the risks associated with space flight but also organizational dysfunction. I remember coming back from a Leicester match - Crystal Palace I think - and seeing the report on a TV in the pub.

I hear a lot about how much skill and intelligence is needed to play up front in an American football team but it seems quite unlikely to me. I find it an interesting sport because of how highly planned and carefully executed it is but for me that diminishes the role of the individual. Having said that I have never played it beyond a few games for a crap Italian team so would interested to hear from people who've played it at a relatively high level. No doubt you have to have incredible strength and be very well prepared.