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3 nil up at half time, plenty of teams have scored 3 at old Trafford without reply lately so wouldn't surprise me. Won't see it as I'm out..

Hopefully Spurs go out also lol

One thing that will definitely make you rethink your drinking is gout.

I've had gout for years, there are triggers for me, and I've recognised these and generally stay away from them, been a while (physically touch wood) I've been free from attacks, about 1 year now, but whiskey is not a friend of the big toe!

Though I like whisky the odd time, especially at free functions😉

Lurgan, during my yearly month off drink, I've done the whole 0% Gin.. I found it cracking, it's just a sensation rather the hit, and it has a placebo effect, might not be with everyone but found it grand.

Turning Point: The Vietnam War on Netflix.  It's decent.  A solid 8/10, but it really isnt much of what we havent seen before. I preferred the Ken Burns 10 part series that was out a few years ago.

I had hoped for more of a Vietnamese focus, and more specifics about the actual war and battles etc. Sometimes I feel these docs go too far into what effect the war was having on society in USA, while completely skipping over the specifics of what was going on in the actual conflict in late 60s and early 70s.

Hard to beat Ken Burns in fairness but it is trying to give a different view on things a bit, think I've another one or two to watch so no spoilers lol

Spoiler Alert !!!   There's a 'gripping' roof top helicopter scene at the end.

I'd agree on the benefit of having the perspective of differing viewpoints.  Two other excellent tv docs series. both on You Tube in their entirety,
Canadian tv  Vietnam - the ten thousand day war
and PBS -   Vietnam -  a televised history.

Is there a French version and an Vietnamese north south version of the war?

The Americans must look back at that period (like they do with everything ffs) and say why the hell did we actually do this? Its bonkers to think that I was 3 years old when the war stopped
 

Be an interesting final, Inter have score a few goals and let in a few goals which is not very Italian, be interesting to see if they are both open come the final, probably be a 1-0 job after all those goals..

Not sure who'll win it to be fair its fairly tight, and unpredictable this year 

Have you heard of the term, "devil's advocate"? It is where someone argues against their own thoughts, processes, or conclusions as a way of testing and improving their thoughts. It is a way of thinking or arguing to expose any flaws in your own thoughts and arguments

I'm confused here, either you want the rules applied or you don't, like them or loath them they are there..

But in your world its ok for a player to give abuse to the referee

The covid competition year, nothing counted that year in terms of leagues and cups

0.5/10 MR2

Was a poor effort, I'll accept that 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/cj45kzq7px1o

Not a rugby expert by any stretch but is the Lions Tour not ultimately just a few challenge matches.

It been going on since 4 years after the GAA was started, I think the tradition of it keeps it up there as a great sporting event in the rugby timetable, in challenge games there's a bit fight but generally it peter's out well before the end, this doesn't.. Not too many challenge series games get sold out also..

That said I wouldn't be watching a lot of it unless it fits in with my own timetable. But there is a fair few that will

Turning Point: The Vietnam War on Netflix.  It's decent.  A solid 8/10, but it really isnt much of what we havent seen before. I preferred the Ken Burns 10 part series that was out a few years ago.

I had hoped for more of a Vietnamese focus, and more specifics about the actual war and battles etc. Sometimes I feel these docs go too far into what effect the war was having on society in USA, while completely skipping over the specifics of what was going on in the actual conflict in late 60s and early 70s.

Hard to beat Ken Burns in fairness but it is trying to give a different view on things a bit, think I've another one or two to watch so no spoilers lol

The covid competition year, nothing counted that year in terms of leagues and cups

Oh, so the rules around time differ from county to club - I did not know that.

Yeah I think it's been primarily intercounty and only at grounds that have hooters.. there were games in some divisions that didn't have hooters so the game stopped as normal..

The rulebook says the ref blows for full time when the ball goes out of play after the time is up, tonight the head of referees in Antrim blew for half time when one side were on the attack.

Think you are mistaking intercounty and club.. there's no hooter to signal end of game to allow the ball to be played out to end it..

The ref just blows the whistle when time is up, regardless of where it is..

I've not seen that done anywhere tbf

I could be wrong but that's been my take on it and no one has questioned it

So in club games when time is up the ref just blows it no matter where the ball is?

Surely when time is up hes meant to wait until the ball goes dead then blow, otherwise its a completely different rule

Explain?

Comfortable enough win for Cargin. Some head scratching around the referees interpretation of the new rules though. MR2 maybe you can clarify, does the ball have to go dead for full time to be blown or half time for that matter? Aggressively remonstrating with the ref still a black card or now a yellow card?

There's no hooter in club games, hell, there's no hooter in games in some intercounty championship games, so the ref blows when his time is up.. remonstrating aggressively is a black, but that is down to the ref's account of it, not the players or supporters, yellow cards generally given out to players if they continue to give dissent after the ball is moved..

I'm still explaining rules during games, I'm also questioning some calls also, so it's difficult

If it wasn't Banty it be someone else...

It's not banty that's bringing in immigrants, it's happening because the government have policies that allow it and don't stick to enforcement they could use, you've European law, which Ireland is part of to adhere to also

But this Irish government gets a free go at it every year, and voted in by those possibly complaining