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Yeah that's all fair enough really..

I wouldn't consider NATO troops piling into Ukraine ( and ONLY Ukraine) as betting the future of civilization, but i do understand everyone's concerns on that. i mean, if it was a cut and dry situation, it would have already been done.

Personally id love to see Ukraine join NATO right now. That would give Russia the option of continuing to fight and be drawn into a war with all of NATO or retreat. However i know the current rules would prevent that from happening as a nation at war can not join NATO. its a shame the rules cant be changed...

There's a few assumptions in this and that's fair enough as that's all we've really got to go on. I do wonder if a lot of the American funding will depend on how they do at the next election. If the Democrats can secure a majority in the senate and congress they will be able to fund this war for as long as they want to. Ukraine have long said that they will defend Ukraine with their last man and the only way Russia will be able to stop Ukraine is if they go for Kiev again. They failed miserably last time they tried that. So even if Russia do appear to gain the upper hand and get a clear foothold within Donetsk, they will face resistance for many years to come with targeted attacks against any new infrastructure or attempts to transport minerals and ores out of the area.

So i really think Russia won't value any deal made, they would just see it as a doorway for further expansion. The ( unrealistic) answer is that the world will come together and supply Ukraine with enough jets and missiles to drive Russia out of Ukraine. I say unrealistic , because a lot hinges on what the U.S wants to do as they are the major donor of equipment and money. It seems to be getting harder and harder for them to want to keep the funding going and to get it passed through congress. If the world came together they could easily supply the same amount of money that the U.S donates but support for a long drawn out protracted war seems to be waning. Realistically though They'll probably be supplied with just enough to keep this dragging on for a few more years. If Russia ever gets driven out of Ukraine they'll probably do something quite reprehensible like destroy the Nuclear power plant or something. " if we cant have Ukraine, no one can" type of thing.. I will say though that the longer the war goes on and there appears to be some parity with regards to capability to attack/ defend, the worse it will be for the Russian economy. It DOES appear that Russia are sustaining the heavier losses and will they be able to keep doing that..

fair play to Villa. They looked really good.

We almost signed Cruyff once..

I just think it would be foolish of him to make a deal. I mean, they already made a deal in 2004 and we can see how well that's being respected.. It would also be Naïve of us to think Russia will respect any deal, and will be ' content' with where the line lies. I fully believe that Ukraine HAS to keep fighting to retain any Sovereign identity against Russia and Putin, who has gone on record as saying Ukraine has no right to exist as a sovereign nation.

local corner shops will have to accept my cut price offer on bread!

No one is allowed on unless they bring a box of chocolate HobNobs.

i think you’re doing the right thing, though.. grieving now. And it’s good that you get a chance to grieve before they go.. I don’t know how I’d manage if one of my parents had a heart attack or went suddenly…. You’ve got an opportunity to say all the things you want to say and not have any regrets about wishing you had a chance to say this or that, if you get what I mean..

Or we can trust that technology will advance and continue to reduce the size of battery banks, which had already happened to some extent and will likely continue as per form.. https://e360.yale.edu/features/in-boost-for-renewables-grid-scale-battery-storage-is-on-the-rise

I will also add.. If only there was a way someone could invent a way to store the generated electricity on days a surplus is generated and use it on days when less is produced..

I'd say Enzo is definitely going for a mobile and technically gifted team... its possible that the old English model of a strong robust player is lower down the list of preferred attributes... we seem to be doing ok

Spoken like a true Chav!

I truly do despair of politicians. All of them. on the right you have immoral feinds who thinking they know how to lead, on the left you have principled individuals who couldn't lead the way down a one way street. Maybe i should put this in the unpopular opinions thread. Give me my private island!

Trav the Chav. thats got a nice ring to it!

Venezuela making further moves towards a land grab for parts of Guyana.. Essequibo: Venezuela moves to claim Guyana-controlled region https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67635646

Hi everyone. Just checking in to see how everyone is doing? I know this time of year can be very stressful and even painful for various reasons! Your Foxestalk homies want to make sure you are all ok!

book trains? Give up all hope of getting your seat number, if you book it.

what a complete melt…

Stop giving me evils!

You know it! Sneaky scousers will probably put a welsh flag above the door, give him a read goalies kit and tell him it’s Wales and he’ll play a blinder

Crikey. It should be them receiving the punishment , not us.

I'm not sure if this has been covered in this thread... too busy to check but i just read that we are looking at withdrawing our claim for compensation from Everton as this will likely send them into administration. and we apparently don't want to be responsible for that. Mighty noble of us if true, but it would be a pointless gesture if the other clubs seeking compensation don't do the same....