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Tomorrow's referee
at 20:21 10 Mar 2025

That Begovic sending off

Hold me

Thanks for the piece.
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Half decent tv
at 19:22 10 Mar 2025

I started watching the second series of the BBC's "Am I being unreasonable?" and initially decided to give up on it.

With all the "Memento" style flashbacks and surreal goings-on, it requires a lot of concentration, but then I decided to give it another go and was really glad I had.

The humour is sophisticated, works on lots of different levels, and lurks here, there and everywhere. It's definitely worth persevering with, in my humble opinion đź‘Ś.
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Alfie Lloyd
at 19:08 10 Mar 2025

"We have one striker, an old man called Frey".

He's 30!
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Alfie Lloyd
at 13:41 10 Mar 2025

While acknowledging that he is not currently good enough to start in the Championship, I think it's encouraging that, at least sometimes, he makes a very meaningful contribution. We've had development players come off the bench and look completely lost.

Also, I think his passion and drive mean that he can improve.

I think he's worth persevering with, for a while.
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Cricket 2024 County/International Thread
at 09:49 10 Mar 2025

New Zealand actually pushed India hard, especially considering that Matt Henry, the tournament's leading wicket taker, was out with an injury. India only won with an over to spare and might have lost if NZ hadn't dropped a catch at a key moment. Jamieson dropped a regulation catch when India were trying to rebuild after a flurry of wickets.

Let's hope England's form picks up quickly.
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Cricket 2024 County/International Thread
at 15:55 9 Mar 2025

Yeah, yeah, it's 2025, I know, but...the Champions Trophy final is intriguingly poised.

India are 212-5 and need 36 off 35 to beat New Zealand. Rohit, Gill, Kohli, and Shreyas are all back in the hutch.
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Where are all the insects?
at 12:56 9 Mar 2025

Just saw my first butterfly of the year, a comma, in the back garden
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No subject
at 22:21 8 Mar 2025

Ah, so that's what the invisible man looks like. Thanks for posting
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Alright you bird lovers?
at 19:43 8 Mar 2025

Seriously, that is an impressive list đź‘Ź

I haven't seen any greenfinches for years - there is a disease which is currently affecting their numbers - and I think I've only seen redpolls twice ever.

One of the reasons we chose our current house is that it has a mature silver birch in the back garden. That brings in quite a lot of birds, including some unusual ones; we once, briefly, had a visit from some waxwings.
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Alright you bird lovers?
at 19:35 8 Mar 2025

There is a brilliant German word for the racket crows make:
Das Krä­hen­ge­schrei.

Great name for a metal or punk band. Perhaps...
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Alright you bird lovers?
at 16:48 7 Mar 2025

Good thread! I wasn't sure either so I had a look for what the RSPB says. It's below.

I'd leave the boxes for this season. If you hang around near them now, you might cause any birds which are already nesting to desert their nests, unfortunately.

I'm not sure if it's really essential for nestboxes to always be clean because quite a few birds happily reuse old nests built by other species.

It is important to clean feeders regularly because they can carry a disease which badly affects finches :(


Nest box cleaning
It’s helpful to clean your bird boxes out after each nesting season, so that they’re ready for the next breeding season. We recommend cleaning them annually, between September and January at the very latest. Make sure you check the box’s contents before you proceed with cleaning, as some birds can nest later or earlier in the season.

Use gloves to empty out any remnants of the previous nest, before pouring boiling water on the inside of the nest – this can prevent the risk of parasites in nests the following season. Make sure the box is fully dried before you put it back up. Please note: if any unhatched eggs are found in the box, they can only legally be removed from September to January in England and Wales and from August to January in Scotland, and they must be destroyed once removed.
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The Good News & Cheerful Vibes Thread
at 14:25 7 Mar 2025

In this match, the speed and power hitting of these two giants of the game is such that, genuinely, I checked that the playback speed was set to normal. It was!

This is heavy metal table tennis, brilliant yet utterly brutal

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Is there more than romance to Mowbray’s surprise Baggies return? Oppo Profile
at 14:03 7 Mar 2025

Very interesting insight, thanks for that.

I do like Mowbray, let's see if he can get the Baggies promoted and then crack the biggest nut of all, staying up.

Sadly, due to RS' retirement, there's now no chance of a team taking the field with all of the following in their ranks:

Marvelous Nakamba
Okay Yokuslu
Raphael Scheidt.

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Friday Choons - The Italian Job
at 12:21 7 Mar 2025

I'd heard of the band PFM but was totally unfamiliar with their oeuvre, so spurred on by this excellent thread, I had a rummage around in their back catalogue.

I stumbled across this lively slice of instrumental prog metal / symphonic prog.

I shall be investigating the band further

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Friday Choons - The Italian Job
at 22:47 6 Mar 2025

Rollicking rocker from a great Italian band đź‘Ś

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Schools
at 13:43 6 Mar 2025

I didn't go to that school but I know it pretty well because, as an adult, I played 8 a side football there on Thursday evenings, for many years.

I went to Aylesbury Grammar School. Man, did they work you hard! I used to have a ridiculous amount of homework

My mate's brother also went to AGS. He was in a punk band and one of their songs went:
"I'm going grow up to be a s3x p3rv3rt,
It's the only thing I learned in an all-boys school".

Make of that what you will. My experience there was pretty dull in comparison, but then he was in a lower year to me...
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World Cup Final Half Time Show
at 08:16 6 Mar 2025

Good point. Give the gig to Slayer, they'll be able to play half an album in the standard 15 minute interval
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Guitar playing thread
at 08:10 6 Mar 2025

Some beauties in there, Ted. I particularly like the David Gilmour Fender Stratocaster.

By the way, I hope you have got all the movement back in your fingers now.
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Guitar playing thread
at 23:17 5 Mar 2025

You'll have to do better than that if you want to impress Tibbles, Mr Gilbert!

Seriously though, the clip showcases some quality blues

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEdZqFLzzGj/?igsh=MTQ1cDJ1ajI1bTF0bg==
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Trump v Zelensky
at 13:39 3 Mar 2025

We'll never know the truth and I don't want to fall out with you or anyone else, or end up spending hours arguing about this, but I must add that it wasn't just Hillary who came to that conclusion. The CIA did too.

"US intelligence agencies have concluded that Russia interfered in last month’s presidential election to boost Donald Trump’s bid for the White House, according to reports.

A secret CIA assessment found that Russian operatives covertly interfered in the election campaign in an attempt to ensure the Republican candidate’s victory, the Washington Post reported, citing officials briefed on the matter.

A separate report in the New York Times said intelligence officials had a “high confidence” that Russia was involved in hacking related to the election".

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/10/cia-concludes-russia-interfered-
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