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General discussion / Re: American Sports Thread

« on: February 19, 2019, 05:46:45 PM »

^^^^ That league sold itself to the owner of Carolina's NHL team this weekend for $250m - and missed paying it's players for Week 1 games. He knew what he was doing asking for $20m

In baseball news - now where does Harper fall?

BREAKING: Manny Machado has agreed to terms on a deal with the Padres. According to a league source, it’s for 10 years and $300 million - the biggest free-agent contract in the history of American sports.

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General discussion / Re: Islamic Jihadists ISIS

« on: February 18, 2019, 09:32:21 PM »

Something similar is happening here atm - the government has told them "good luck - you are on your own"

An Ontario man who spent four years fighting for ISIS and used social media to recruit others now wants to return home with the help of the Canadian government.

Canadian Mohammed Ali says the Islamic State terror group is abandoning its foreign militants as it continues losing ground against U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters.

The 28-year-old says he, his Canadian wife and their two children have been "hung out to dry" and that it is no longer safe for them in Syria.

"Why shouldn't I be able to go home? I've done nothing in Canada. I've broken no laws there at all," said Ali in an interview.

Ali and his family attempted to flee to Turkey after he was cast out of the terror group, but were captured by coalition-led forces. They have been detained in a Syrian prison for the past nine months.

Ali fears the Islamic State militants still have sleeper cells and that members are hiding out until U.S. forces withdraw from the war zone.

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale told CTV National News' Vanessa Lee that repatriating foreign fighters and their families is not a priority. He added that Canada will not put its diplomatic officers at risk in a "dangerous and dysfunctional" part of the world.

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General discussion / Re: The Many Faces of US Politics...

« on: February 18, 2019, 07:12:33 PM »

There is just pure racism going on in this forum now and the constant reference to someone's skin colour.

Interesting that on a GAA forum, the poster in question hasn't made a single post on a GAA-related matter.

I'd hate to speculate that said poster is only on here to engage in shameless far right trolling, but said poster is definitely only here to engage in shameless far right trolling.

And you keep indulging him ...... ignore him and he'll get bored

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General discussion / Re: The Official Golf Thread

« on: February 17, 2019, 10:11:10 PM »

Jesus Christ JB Holmes - get on with it ta f**k

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General discussion / Re: The Many Faces of US Politics...

« on: February 15, 2019, 06:31:58 PM »

f**k me - Ben Garrison cartoons now - we've hit a new low

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General discussion / Re: The Official Golf Thread

« on: February 15, 2019, 02:25:25 PM »

They do. They can't.

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General discussion / Re: The Official Golf Thread

« on: February 15, 2019, 01:26:58 PM »

Never lost them - but the rights were up for grabs. They signed a new deal to keep them. 

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General discussion / Re: The Official Golf Thread

« on: February 15, 2019, 12:52:56 PM »

Sky have regained coverage of the Masters and USPGA 

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General discussion / Re: Things that make you go What the F**k?

« on: February 13, 2019, 11:04:12 PM »

Her deleted Instagram account was certainly eye-opening 

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General discussion / Re: American Sports Thread

« on: February 13, 2019, 05:48:38 PM »

Flacco traded to the Broncos

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General discussion / Re: The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC thread

« on: February 05, 2019, 01:15:45 PM »

If Liverpool fail to win the league from this position would it be a worse bottle job than the 13/14 season?

What is this bullshit? f**king hell

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General discussion / Re: The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC thread

« on: January 30, 2019, 07:17:40 PM »

Looks like Wijnaldum at RB

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Wijnaldum, Matip, van Dijk, Robertson, Henderson, Keita, Mane, Firmino, Shaqiri, Salah.

Substitutes: Fabinho, Lovren, Sturridge, Lallana, Mignolet, Origi, Camacho.

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General discussion / Re: The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC thread

« on: January 29, 2019, 09:55:29 PM »

Wow

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General discussion / Re: The Official UFC Thread

« on: January 29, 2019, 06:11:43 PM »

Khabib 9 month ban, reduced to 6. 500,000 fine.

McGregor banned for 6 months, 50,000 fine.

Zubaira Tukhugov and Abubakar Nurmagomedov suspended for 12 months.

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General discussion / Re: Neil Lennon's Hibees!

« on: January 26, 2019, 01:48:31 AM »

Been suspended by the club apparently after a training ground bust-up with a youth player.