The Fish

A handy rule of thumb is that if Kermode is willing to spend a good amount of time ranting about a movie, it's probably not worth it. This, Sex and the City 2, Entourage, etc.

Both Planet Earth series have been awesome in the truest sens of the word, some real jaw-dropping, edge of the seat drama, all from a nature documentary. The visuals are incredible, this season the music has been unsurprisingly brilliant thanks to Hans Zimmer's involvement and, as ever, the narration is superb. The BBC regularly produces some of the best TV out there and yet there's people in the world who moan about it relentlessly.

Show focussed more on how creatures were adapting to this new environment, like Leopards hunting feral pigs on the outskirts of the city e.g. It did briefly show that Singapore have "supertrees" which are huge skeletons with planters and provide a solid structure for vines, creepers and what not, it also has skyscrapers with trees and bushes upon terraces and a true roof garden.

Did you watch the final episode of Planet Earth II where the focus was on cities and an effort in one to have construction be sympathetic to flora and fauna? Edit: Singapore

Got to admit I had high hopes for Bigi, but weren't there rumours about off-field problems? He certainly had the attributes to play at a decent level.

W% when on Sky 40% (10 games) W% when not on Sky 86% (18 games) On TV; Fulham L, Brighton W, Derby W, Villa D, Leeds W, Forest L, Sheff Wed L, Blackburn L. Wigan W. QPR D. If I were Paul Lambert I'd prepare for this game as he would an away day. Concede possession, look for opportunities on the counter, but be pragmatic first and foremost. Read Gayle might be ready, but Atsu will definitely be available for selection. I personally wouldn't risk Gayle until he's definitely ready. Especially as we have 5 games in the last 3 weeks of February. This is when our depth needs to tell. The other teams have had a bad weekend/week, we need to kick on and take advantage of it.

Miles Starforth of the Gazette believes there is a fee, doesn't know what it is though.

Wonder what the fee is.

Typikul delewded Mag. FTM

Might be possible to get amongst the chasing pack (I think Southampton could do it if they could only get some stability in the manager's office), but I just can't see a Brighton surging to the summit of the Premier League without spending an eye-watering fortune, the likes of which even Man City and Chelsea would baulk at.

To be fair it's a totally different landscape now, with a large but not ludicrous investment a 2nd tier club could challenge for the top flight title, that's simply not the case now. The gap's increased too much. Surely most of the profit came from the story, and the attention that rise brought?

If only Ashley had the same kind of fearless ambition that Sir John Hall had, Benitez may have had a similar galvanising impact on the club and the city. If we had an owner who reached for the stars instead of looking for pennies in the gutter, we might see a proper trophy at St James' Park.

We don't know how the rest of the season is going to pan out. Gayle might get injured, or the mad Serb might get more game time and Mitrovic may take his chance to shine. He's scored goals for a shit team in the Premier League, so until we see him back up there, we don't know if he'll make it or not. I certainly think he's good enough to lead the line for at least a mid-to-bottom Premier League side though.

Was this abroad? I don't think there'll be too many hot Spanish girls doing this in Seaton Sluice. There's a bit of a shortage of muy caliente chicas in Blyth Valley.

True enough. She could beat the shit out of you, tinman.

My 45yr old Brother in Law plays all this kind of stuff. Games Workshop vouchers have been his go-to birthday present for years. He also goes camping in forests with a bunch of other really cool people (including my sister) where they put on accents and hit each other with rubber swords. I was sat next to him at Christmas dinner one year and I was trying to have a normal conversation with him, but he's interest in nothing but this stuff, so I relent and ask him how that's going. "Brilliant, I'm the leader of my clan", Oh nice, says I, what's your character? "I'm a druid and can turn into a wolf" Like a werewolf? "pff, no, I can transform whenever I like". ffs My dad did that eye-rolly, sad-sigh, shoulder-shrug thing and polished off his glass of red. Basically miming "Aye, I know, but what can you do?"

Yeah the defence is odd, Clark looks our best CB, but he's still prone to an error now and again. Lascelles can be brilliant or awful. Hanley, like you say, is decent at this level, but limited. Mbemba seems to have fallen out of favour, but is the Centre Back that seems to have the biggest potential. I think Clark, Mbemba and Lascelles will do enough to stay in the Premier League squad, but we need a top centre back (or at least a centreback who can become that). I'd add Diame, Perez, Atsu, Hayden, Yedlin, Clark, Lascelles, Mbemba, Darlow, Elliott to that for the 1st season back. If we had better defence (and fullbacks specifically) I think we could play a 4-4-2, as it is I think we need that extra body in the centre to cover their failings. Also, as we're controlling the game for large spells it makes sense to have players that are comfortable passing the ball around on the deck. Sticking the ball in the air for Mitro to knock down for Gayle would only really work if the game was stretched a bit more, surely?

My Mam fell on a loose paving slab in York and broke her jaw (and other bruises and what not). Dad went to the spot she fell as soon as he could (after mam was back from the hospital etc.) the stone had been replaced so the only evidence were some photos my sister took of the loose stone at the time. He sat with one of those injury lawyers and he was told that the photos likely wouldn't be enough but they'd be happy to push for some compensation. Dad got the impression that this particular company would only really have chased it if there was a very high chance of success. This probably doesn't help at all, but

Don't bother, it's a fucking mess. Sounds like Trank wanted to do a more personal, indie type of movie and the Studio wanted more booms, bangs and Baysplosions. Mind you, I've no idea who decided to fuck around with the bad guy. He's supposed to be an armour clad, imposing, ominous figure. Either Trank or the Studio turned him into an effete glittery emo. /nerd

Think a lot of people hear "competitive" and think "quality". There's probably 6-8 teams who can at least challenge for the automatic spots in any given season. Plus one or all of the teams that've been relegated from the top flight. Nearly half the league going for 6 places, whereas in the Premier League, you can pretty much pick the top 5 and bottom 5 before the season starts, and the gap between Man City and Hull is as big as the gap between us and Rotherham. Trouble is, in the Premier League there's a hug gap between Man City and a team like Stoke. A bigger gap than between Brighton and ourselves and, say, Fulham.

Very poetic.

I like him, and think he'll be ok in the Premier League. The crowd seem to suffer from the same old problem, over-hype a kid then lose their collective shit when he fails to meet that exaggerated expectation. Which undoubtedly puts more pressure on him. They've got form for that, as do most clubs' fanbase. He's not often getting to play in the team when their tails are up. In the last few games he's fluffed his lines a couple of times, but that miss on Saturday was an instinctive turn and finish. He clearly didn't realise he had a bit of time and rushed his shot, and that is blatantly down to not being match-sharp. He's also trying to work out the balance between too aggressive and too soft so he's not throwing his weight round as he can (he bullied Premier League defenders last season), that will come with game time. He doesn't get a lot of service to his bonce so he's trying to change his game a little, but he'll need game time to do that. If I were Rafa I'd start Gayle when he's fit, but give Mitrovic longer than just 5-10 minutes as it's obvious that it's not ability that the lad is lacking, it's confidence and match-sharpness.

Just happy to be in with a chance or Europe next year to be honest. Might put a strain on the squad, but hopefully we can strengthen in the summer.

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