OTF

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"The great thing about football is that somehow, despite a proven record of failure, I have a job." - Stephen Roger Bruce c. 2010

@essembeeofsunderland also, turning your back as someone is shooting is not simply an act of self-preservation it has historically been part of making yourself big with built in plausible deniability - ie. You turn your back so that it is perpendicular to the trajectory of the ball and extend your arms outwards casting the largest possible surface area to block or deflect the ball. If it strikes your arm then it couldn't possibly have been hand to ball as your back was turned. Of course with the introduction of new rules for natural position of hands this is no longer applicable, so it's muscle memory from learned behaviour that causes players to do this. It's really nowhere near as big an issue as you make out and has little to do with cowardice.

We clipped the 1000 cases mark in a single day for the first time ever earlier in the week. The penny has dropped in our most populous states that the future is vaccinations and not covid 0. We're starting to see the recommentations for age to be vaccinated dropping first to 16 and now to 12. I wonder how low it will go. There's still several other states running the covid 0 mantra but at some stage in the near future they'll need to reset that or else risk being cut off from the rest of the world. NSW where the vast majority of cases are have even set some dates for students to start coming back to school (from October) which roughly lines up with their expectation for 70% of the adult population being fully vaccinated. I've finally had my first shot (been booked in for months from as soon as I was eligible), sore arm and a mild headache so far.

The next generation of local supporters aren't going to give a hoot as they'll have been denied any sort of memorable spectacles in their formative years. "Remember that time we lead West Ham at home twice before going behind, that big Brazilian striker came on off the bench to change the match but didn't"

This. If you could catch it and have no immediate or long term effects we sure as fuck wouldn't be 458 pages deep into this discussion.

Setting aside the wage aspect, he can't be arsed at Everton. If he's moved on it will be because Rafa doesn't want him based on attitude and not ability. Not someone we should even consider.

£50 to Deano.

He's the world's best premier league loser, what else should we expect.

Commentary just said "Newcastle have no point from two games", should have stopped at no point.

Fraser, woeful that, so much time and space.

VAR can pinpoint the exact moment the ball leaves the foot and create a mm accurate line across the field to determine that Wilson is a smidgen in front of the defender, but it's unrealistic to expect that it could see that Murphy cleanly kicked the ball last week despite the conclusive video evidence. Sounds about right.

The yellow stood for it, but there's a case for it being a different colour.

Tragic comedic timing to bring on Joelinton on the back of that.

Hang on they're probably taking it away for a bees dick offside in the lead up, yep. Oh joy.

Surely also a yellow as well?

And a pen for us now, well played Wilson.

With the current rules, yep. Lascelles' arm out in what could be deemed an unnatural position.

Well before that really.

And now a penalty, yay! Villa are not very good and they're doing it easily now.

Shit maths too

Ahh, but this is where Brucey has the most experience, have to play to our strengths.

Well that's a mighty shit way to end the half. Looks like Lascelles' man who headed it on. Quality finish from Ings.

Ings is working on one too. Cash is the bloke you're referring to, the wet weather doing nothing for his cut-price Grealish costume. Wasted a whole bunch of time earlier for a slightly twisted ankle, which I suppose is quite Grealishy.