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Bookies only giving this one a 3pt handicap so they're wary of McGuinness and whatever shenanigans he comes up with.

I would love for us to beat Donegal this weekend but this is their AIF and do we really have the hunger to go after another Ulster title given the hardship it will entail? I don't doubt the team will be telling themselves they want to win every game but how realistic is that nowadays?

If we win that's great, but if we got beat without any big injuries I wouldn't be that disappointed.

I understand the caution of you Derry lads and the bookies also, but to this point, this new Donegal team  are completely untested.

Leaving aside the injuries/fitness of a few of our key players (I haven't seen any update on McBrearty, McHugh, Ban or McCole), we're relying on a lot of lads who are either new to this high level of football or who haven't exactly passed the test with flying colours in the past. The likes of Langan and Thompson can swing point after point over the bar from the 45, but they can also be squeezed out of games completely. We didn't respond to the high pressure too well in games like Mayo 2019, Cavan 2020 or Derry/Armagh 2022 (I'll leave out Tyrone 2021 due to the Murphy penalty miss and red card!).

I think we'll give a good account of ourselves for 55-60 minutes, but Derry just look stronger, more experienced and battle-hardened across all the lines and will win by six or seven points in the end.

Time for healing ahead of the group stages for us.

You know fine rightly they are/they have been issues J70 and in no way am I tarring the 'whole group' when I say that 

Every area of life ends up getting gamed/corrupted by opportunists (e.g. health systems, religion, relationships, benefits, tax , sick leave) so there's nothing particular surprising that it happens in this space as well. The gaslighting of common sense is a common theme.

I guess I don't pay as much attention to this issue as you do.

Any examples?

What about biological females in male prisons?
Biological females in male sports?
Biological females in male-only spaces?

Are those an issue?

If not, then one presumes that the wolf-in-sheep's-clothing-intent-on-creeping-or-rape is the real objection?

In which case, this issue has been around in terms of high prominence for coming up on a decade now. What are the stats?

Are men dressed as women a significant proportion of the rapist population out there?

I've been at my current employer for six years. They've allowed gender ID-based bathroom use that entire time. Despite tens of thousands of people around daily, I've never heard of a single report.

Bayer Leverkusen have been crowned Bundesliga Champions for the first time in their history.

So only eleven in a row for Bayern then.

It's f**king depressing. Year after year Petrostate FC sweeping up all around them.

So much for pinning our hopes on Arsenal!

Was not expecting that.

Is it not more a case of high energy football, loads of games and injuries catching up on them?

Have they not a full squad to pick from?

No. Thiago and Matip out for season, five or six other players on way back. Did the likes of TAA and Jota look sharp to you after they came on?

Salah looks jaded. Endo has been off it the last few weeks.

Excuse FC

Stunning bit of gobshitery there.

That's that for Liverpool I reckon, even though they missed some great chances today they looked a really tired team. I think Man City will canter home to another title now.

I think Arsenal can do it. They've looked really impressive past two months.

Full team for Thursday then?

Is it not more a case of high energy football, loads of games and injuries catching up on them?

Have they not a full squad to pick from?

No. Thiago and Matip out for season, five or six other players on way back. Did the likes of TAA and Jota look sharp to you after they came on?

Salah looks jaded. Endo has been off it the last few weeks.

The klopp era fizzling out. I'm not sure announcing he was leaving when he did was a good idea

Had to be all about him.

What kind of idiotic statement is this??

Can't fault them for effort, but story of the season, just not clinical enough.

No hope in the league now. Hope Arsenal do it!

Well done Palace. Should be safe now.

That said, it could be at least 3-3 today

BBC just said last two games, so far, Liverpool have an XG of 4.59 and zero scored.