Chris_OGrady

Inter end looked flat even before the goal. Think there’s some issues between the ultras and club

Inter end seems like an English end. PSG much louder. I know there’s some issues between inter ultras and the club atm though

Cheers mate. Yes, will be travelling around. Not really bothered about spending too much time in Colombo (unless you think this is a mistake) and then want to do Galle, Ella, Kandy etc - all the standard places really. Would also like to do a few nights at a nice beach town/resort. Good food and drinks recommendations always welcome- as you know, i love my curry and beer

I'm off to Sri Lanka in October for 2 weeks on my honeymoon. I know a few people on here have been recently... Any recommendations/tips/do's/don'ts would be greatly appreciated. Haven't done a huge amount of research yet!

Did you walk to all three?

Finally made it to the Wenlock Arms - what a boozer!

3 episodes in and enjoying it so far! Also rated the first series. Every other new Star Wars series/movie I've watched has been rubbish apart from Mandalorian Season 1 & 2 (Season 3 rubbish) and the Rogue One movie.

Yeah Lewes was great. Went round the Norman castle and old priory and then stopped off at the John Harvey Tavern for a few. The Armada Ale was the freshest beer I've ever had, reminded me of the Adnams tour where they let you try the beer straight from the brewery. Also went to the Gardeners Arms just round the corner which was also excellent and stopped off at the Lansdown by the station which was decent. There's two micro breweries (Abyss and Beak) and some other good pubs in the town. Definitely one of the best place to drink in the country due to to the beer/pubs/and vibe. Up there with Southwold and York for me. Will certainly be eyeing up Brighton away if we ever play them again!

It’s not a coincidence, the only reason I was there was because of foxestalk 😂. Will give a full review tomorrow- but it was fantastic. Foxestalk reliable as ever!

Delightful

Fox Cub and Navigation are safe spaces. Part of me thinks Soar Bridge could be reclaimed…

Everards is growing on me too. Was at the Griffin in the week and they had some new ones to try on Cask and Keg, which were all good. Unfortunately the Soar Bridge in Barrow seems to be full of Carling/Madri drinkers so the new stuff just tends to sit idle. The Cask was undrinkable last time I went there- must have been sat there for weeks

Found this table of league position by expected points. Their over performance this year has been crazy! I always look at the stats after their games and they hardly ever deserve to win...

PSG have always been good, but I swear they've gone to another level recently. They seem mostly 18–30s, and loads of them wear official club gear. That’s quite different from German or Italian ultras, where you seem to get a much more even mix of young and old. Each country’s fan culture has its pros and cons. Germany gets all the plaudits, and the constant wall of noise is genuinely impressive - but have you ever heard a catchy German chant? I don’t think I have. And for all the volume, they don’t often get those proper stadium lift-offs. I still maintain that Germany is miles better than England though. Spanish fans, on the other hand, are generally pretty poor - but they have catchy songs and can generate proper stadium lift offs. Italy, I think , has the best of both Germany and Spain. France is similar too. In England, we can still get big stadium lift-offs, but they’re becoming rarer and if the game is poor the ground is dead. Take Leeds - often held up as one of the best atmospheres in the country. If they played Frankfurt at Elland Road and went 1–0 down after five minutes, it’d basically feel like a Frankfurt home game. English atmospheres are way too dependent on how the game’s going.

The majority of the champions league is an absolute nonsense. Pretending Red Star Belgrade can compete with Real Madrid. I'd imagine in the Super League they'd have some kid of NBA style play-off. I think your point about managed decline kind of sums up where I'm at. Originally I was completely anti super league (and always would be in an ideal world), but I think football is so broke now that It could actually be a silver lining for non top 6 clubs. In reality, I'm sure we wouldn't put the rules in place to stop the same issues happening again. The biggest critics of the Super League tend to be Man Utd and Liverpool sofa fans (90% of their fans) as it deludes them into thinking they are sticking it to the corporate machine (when in reality they are the cause of most of football's issues). The premier league is great for the likes of Neville and Carragher as it's essentially the Man Utd and Liverpool show. They can also pretend that they care about the wider English football structure, but in reality they're scared of Man Utd and Liverpool becoming mid table irrelevant clubs- like most clubs in England. When I saw United's new spaceship ground I just thought please **** off to the super league, no way do I want to ever watch football here! I think our views will be pretty aligned on this, I'm just a lot more pessimistic and want to **** off the big clubs

Doesn’t this just make you want a Super League? We should be able to watch the best players in the world going head-to-head regularly from our sofas — and still pay on the gate to see proper local teams in competitive games, without the sanitised, corporate nonsense. The prem is so boring and crap for match going fans, and I think a Super League would make it better for all the non top 6 clubs. At the moment we get the worst of both worlds...

Haven't been to most of the pubs in Sileby. The Horse and Tumpet was sold to Punch by Steamin Billy, so I imagine that's bang average now. Barrow and Mountsorrel are where the good pubs are at. Not far for you at all.

This is exactly what comes to mind for me too when I think of my favourite Vardy moment. I was in the home end that day — we were under a bit of pressure, and then he just pulled that out of the bag. Seeing the away end erupt to my right was such a special moment. There have objectively been better Vardy moments, but this is the one that’s always stuck with me.

Villa fans have been poor since they got the third. You’d think the place would be bouncing!

Interesting video and would love to get my hands on the 1970s Leicestershire real ale guide . I actually really like the American hopped "grapefruit" beers on Cask he objects to, but I see his point. The bigger problem is pubs having 5 lagers on tap which nobody would be able to differentiate between in a blind taste test. All about having a broad selection on keg and cask!

Certainly no F1 expert, but is Hamilton as good as his 7 titles suggests? Or did he just have the best car by a mile in 6 of those seasons... Would prime Hamilton get close to Verstappen now in the same car? I think Max would beat him.

Agreed. It wasn't bad, but it's lost it's magic for me. It's now got too complicated and they've tried to be too clever with it and ultimately it's ended up a bit meh.

Thought Severance series 2 was pretty average, doubt I'l watch the new series. First series was excellent and they should have stopped there, but when does that ever happen when there's more money to be made...

Thanks both. Will let you know when I start planning so I can get some recommendations!

I’ve just booked to go Sri Lanka for my honeymoon in October, so i’l be looking for lots of tips when you return! Enjoy the Lion 🍺