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If Varane were to sign for Utd, I would see no reason why they shouldn't be challenging for the league. Whether he signs or not is a different story, all the talk at the minute sounds good but Utd have been here before with CBs from Madrid.

Penalty aside, Denmark have been absolutely muck since they scored.

I'm critical enough of some female commentators and analysts as sometimes I think they've only been put on as token gesture or box ticking exercise but I've been very impressed with Emma Hayes anytime I've heard her on ITV.

Think in the main the whole VAR process throughout the tournament has been a lot better than the shit show they use in the premiership.

Beggan and it's not even close IMO.

With De Bruyne and Eden Hazard coming back to fitness and form the Belgians are a much better prospect.

I would be sceptical enough about any chance of Hazard returning to fitness or form. Pity.

Nadal has always been my favourite but you can't do anything but applaud and admire Djokovic. He's superhuman and just doesn't know when he's beaten. I'd be shocked if it's not the same outcome at Wimbledon.

When I turned it over Tsitsipas had just gone 2 sets up and the commentators had it all but over. Djokovic has found something from nothing here now and with a little help from Tsitsipas there only looks one winner now. Hopefully he can get back into in the 5th set.

I listened to  ht punditry  from both channels RTÉ and BBC and Didi and Liam are way ahead in their analysis of the first half, but I suppose some allowances to be made for home team bias.

I generally watch on ITV/BBC because I can get them in HD on my TV but for the Wales game yesterday I just had to turn over to RTE as Robbie Savage was completely insufferable. Ten times more than he is normally.

Defibrillators are gold dust

If anything good comes out of today's sickening incident it will hopefully be that message

Everywhere sport is played needs to have them on site

+1 on all that. I'd nearly go as far to say that anyone in charge of a team at any level should have correct training on how to use them. Its all well and good in a packed stadium with medical personnel on hand but if that were to happen at a saturday morning league game at the local leisure centre or a challenge game at the GAA club the chances of having someone around to operate the thing wouldn't be so high.

Maybe this training is already mandatory.

I'm sure there is training on how to use a defib but the whole point of them is that anyone should be able to pick it up and use it. The defib audibly guides you through instructions on how to use it afaik. It also won't shock the person if it can detect a heart beat as some people may have misjudged a weak pulse for no pulse. Very clever machine

Exactly - the repeated posts on Twitter etc. about training in use of a defib could put people off using it for fear of lack of training. They are practically idiot proof.

Both them points are fair enough then. I'd never have known that they were as easy to use as you say and probably wouldn't dream of touching one in fear of rendering it useless for when someone who was trained finally arrived. Not sure there ease of use is all that common knowledge?

Defibrillators are gold dust

If anything good comes out of today's sickening incident it will hopefully be that message

Everywhere sport is played needs to have them on site

+1 on all that. I'd nearly go as far to say that anyone in charge of a team at any level should have correct training on how to use them. Its all well and good in a packed stadium with medical personnel on hand but if that were to happen at a saturday morning league game at the local leisure centre or a challenge game at the GAA club the chances of having someone around to operate the thing wouldn't be so high.

Maybe this training is already mandatory.

Christian Eriksen has just collapsed in this game. Not looking good

24 teams is a joke. Half of the teams are crap.

+1

16 team Euros used to be a brilliant tournament packed with quality. All the dirt were filtered out in qualifying. Money and greed has turned it into another World Cup with too many dung bags. 3rd place teams getting through a 4 team group is laughable.

I'll still watch plenty of it right enough 

Boris missing the first 5 Cobra/SAGE meetings at the start of 2020 so that he could finish his biography of William Shakespeare to raise funds for him divorce settlement before he could announce his engagement to yer one who's obviously not wise in the head or is going to stroke said Boris who evidently only thinks with his small head and not the big one.

That's the PM of the UK right there.

Not wise the whole thing. Seen something there the other day that he spent £27,000 on specially made organic takeaways with the space of 10 months. Now I know London is expensive....

https://metro.co.uk/2021/05/22/butler-smuggled-27000-of-organic-food-into-downing-street-for-boris-14628328/

Arsenal's invincibles get a mention?

That was a very good Arsenal team but I think the "invincible" season is one of the most overrated achievements ever. Give me a one point title win and a champions league or even an fa cup any day of the week. When Utd were at their peak Ferguson rotated the squad so that they could compete on all fronts even if meant the odd slip up on the league. Arsene Wenger's ego prevented a great arsenal side from doing that.

On the Utd 08-11 side if they hadn't of ran into the probably the best club side of all time they would have had another 2 champions leagues. An incredible group of players with an incredible manager.