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Never seen Salah miss one

He has missed 6 in his career. 4 for Liverpool and 2 for Egypt.

Has scored 30.

He scored this one when it really mattered
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9V147GCz2w

He has missed a couple when it mattered, I think Leicester last year, ended up getting beat and on Saturday.  As a separate point, he seems immune from being substituted. Not sure I would have taken Nunez off ahead of him on Saturday.

Saturday was a typical away performance this year, looked lack lustre up front and always liable to give up a chance that Bournemouth tucked away.

I'd say the police don't want to have to deal with this. Pressure put on their higher ups by Sky, BT etc. to scare IPTV subscribers.

Sky's model worked well for a long time but as Internet became fast enough to the point of live streaming, Sky fell behind the times. Also the 3pm Saturday ban and the average domestic customer has to pay through the nose yor a package that doesn't include every match. I think the Premier league will have to reevaluate its TV rights deal and move to a competitive pay as you stream provider/platform as the old model cannot compete with IPTV.

Wouldn't worry about that they're citing 2 lads arrested 2 years ago it still looks like they want to catch the providers rather than the users.

Anyone with half an idea can use xvpn or something else which would stop them knocking at your door so I wouldn't be massively stressed about it you just might have to show the auld fella how to work the vpn before putting on the iptv which is a challenge if he's anything like mine was!!

My provider actively discourages people using a VPN on the Groupchat.

I need to drop some (a lot!  ) of weight and while I am running a couple of times a week I would also like to try to tone up a bit. I have access to a basic gym at work with dumbells/Weights/Benches but no machines as such. I have never been a gym goer but would be keen to try to go 2-3 times a week in my lunchbreak and was wondering if anyone can recommend a decent app with programs/exercises etc and track progress (sets/reps/weights) etc.

KeyLifts app is very good and the free version is all you will need to begin with. 

However, I would really advise that before you start get someone who knows what they are at to show you the correct technique for each kinda lift you want to do.  You should really find out what your one rep max is for each lift and then devise your workout from there.

I only started about 8 weeks ago having never even looked at weights in 30 odd years and the above has really helped me.

Cheers No1. I will try this. Also had "Fitbod" recommended to me and it seems pretty good at first glance. You set your goals, set your equipment and it recommends the program with videos etc of teh exercises

 I need to drop some (a lot!  ) of weight and while I am running a couple of times a week I would also like to try to tone up a bit. I have access to a basic gym at work with dumbells/Weights/Benches but no machines as such. I have never been a gym goer but would be keen to try to go 2-3 times a week in my lunchbreak and was wondering if anyone can recommend a decent app with programs/exercises etc and track progress (sets/reps/weights) etc.

Played really well in the first half, it was clear from early on that Salah was on fire. And Nunez while very raw has settled in nicely. When he's running with the ball he cause chaos, not always in a good way, but he's entertaining!

We were poor again in the second half. Thiago and Bobby in particular were just very sloppy and we handed back possession continuously. Spurs can only blame themselves for not getting the draw.  2-0 at the break I would have had Trent off. Some of his passing was absolutely sublime, but truly awful defensively again.

Agree with this. Trent is a massive problem defensively. He is so narrow that there is always an outlet ball for the opposition to that wing and we know the issues in behind. If Son had been playing we would have had an even bigger issue yesterday.

I genuinely think its time to try to move him into midfield as his passing last night was absolutely unreal. Could he do the Alonso type role? He is fit, his tackling is reasonable and he sees passes other players dont.  I am sure Klopp has considered this but if it worked that would solve a major problem going forward in terms of age profile in there. Obviously LFC have 2 young backups for the RB position so while you will miss his creativity out there, both Bradley and Ramsay look promising longterm.

Nunez is a wrecking ball albeit very raw. I thought Konate was excellent yesterday as well, he has been a big loss all year. Allison excellent again bar his one mistake. Says a lot when he has been Liverpool's most consistent player all year.

Liverpool have beat 3 of the current top 4 this year and lost to the bottom team. Go figure.

Surely not as bad as the Partey situation, where he has been accused of actual rape, is still on bail but is playing away.

It depends what team you support

will the energy crises have an effect on clubs

Noticed last time at Fintona they have a generator running their lights (rather than running from the grid or as backup?)
They'd probably be able to give a figure (in litres of Diesel) of what it costs to run the lights when they host a championship game

I see a good few sports pavilions round the country have solar panels on the roof. Does anyone know how these work in terms of electricity bill? i.e. if the sun is shining is the club off grid and not importing any electricity or is it exporting to the grid and getting paid for it? I know it will depend on the usage at the time but I would be curious because I have heard some stories of people who have panels on their roof who are getting paid about 5p per unit that they generate but charged a multiple of that when they are importing. I know there are different ways to set this up with batteries etc but I woudl be interested if the clubs who have panels would recommend it and the best way to do it?

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It's all very well paying water rates if the money goes back into infrastructure development. We had a kick up a few years ago about water charges but most reasonable people don't mind paying their way if their money goes toward an essential service. But as we have seen across the water is that CEO bonuses need paid as do shareholder dividends before there is any further investment capital discussed. When you have Tory MPs voting to permit water companies to pump shite into the waterways you know rightly that they'll never be held to account.

We have to find a better means of holding onto the water that falls from the sky for 50% of the year.

100%. There should be no bonus to the top cats or dividend payment to shareholders until these water companies have upgraded much of the infrastructure. I have a problem with paying for water when this is all ongoing and the people at the top are stripping all the profits out of these companies and then come cap in hat expecting the tax payer to fund years and years of underinvestment. These businesses need to meet certain criteria in terms of investment, fixing leaks etc before a bonus or dividend can be declared. It is amazing the number of these utility companies that reward incompetence.

Is it a cultural thing or what is it?

I would say its actually the opposite to the bit I highlighted. The incompetence is on the side of the people who set the rules. The companies know exactly what they are doing and do it well (albeit for their benefit)

Those companies are all regulated which in theory should place the minimum capital investment requirements on the company. The problem is that when the parameters of the required investment and capital expenditure is being agreed (usually once every 5-7 years) the companies spend huge amounts of money (£millions) on consultants and high paid staff to negotiate with two men and a dog in the Regulator who could not care less what is agreed. They are generally under resourced, want an easy life and when they are getting threatened by a team of London lawyers that they are  breaking clause 127.4.b of the Water Act you can imagine what happens. The Agreement gets signed off (usually to the benefit of the company) and the companies do exactly what you would expect, the bare minimum they are required to do under law and the Regulatory Agreement. If the Regulator actually paid some money upfront to get a team of heavyweights to set the parameters properly it might be a different story.

How much of the leeway that these companies seem to have in their obligations is driven by political influence is a whole other (stinking) ballgame.

House of the Dragon.

Decent first episode. Don't see it straying much from the GOT formula.

Are the episodes coming out weekly? I have never seen GoT so I'm working on the assumption that if I start with the new series it'll be a lead-in to GoT or is the plan that this is a spin-off rather than a prequel similar to Saul and Breaking Bad?

Episodes are out weekly. First episode was very good.

Seems to be a prequel although it's hard to tell yet whether it will have much lead in if any to Game of Thrones.

Its a Prequel 200 years before GOT

Query on the MOT that hopefully someone can help with.

I have my MOT test booked for tomorrow and sods law the car has just started throwing up a "Brake Pads Worn" amber warning when I turn the ignition on. I am sure the brakes are still legal, its just an advisory warning. Anybody know if this will cause any issues with teh MOT? Have had some people say that warning lights are a fail?

Should pass Ok. Yellow light is just advising you to change them soon. The inspector will be able to see how much is left by just looking in when the car is up on the ramp. Usually a couple of thousand miles left on the pads at light on stage.

Cheers GJL. Brakes are absolutely fine and I will change the pads out at the next service. Unfortunately getting them done tonight is not an option

Query on the MOT that hopefully someone can help with.

I have my MOT test booked for tomorrow and sods law the car has just started throwing up a "Brake Pads Worn" amber warning when I turn the ignition on. I am sure the brakes are still legal, its just an advisory warning. Anybody know if this will cause any issues with teh MOT? Have had some people say that warning lights are a fail?

I'm not getting into any chat with folk on here re Covid but it's staggering what people will believe. I spoke with a husband and wife for Co Derry recently who urged me to do my research into QAnon. I initially thought they were taking the hand. Mind blowing. Cannot be healthy down in that rabbit hole 24/7

I had to go and google "Finland doesnt exist" from the chart above....... Jesus wept!

https://theculturetrip.com/europe/finland/articles/does-finland-exist-many-dont-think-so/

Tbh it's borderline fraud what the DUP are at.

But, but, but NI Protocol..

Oh, and fleg.....

And Themmums

[True but renewal prices tend to be quite expensive. Think companies hope that customers just let it go for handiness sake]

Woke up this morning to find that my car insurance had automatically renewed.
Forgot to contact them to cancel the renewal when I got email few weeks ago.
Am I tied in to this or does the cooling off period hold here?
Automatic renewals a real pain.

This is one case where autmatic renewals might not be a pain. If you had just forgotten to renew and headed off driving today with no insurance then you would be glad of automatic renewal.

True but renewal prices tend to be quite expensive. Think companies hope that customers just let it go for handiness sake

They have tried to bring this practice to an end.

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/dec/30/landmark-uk-insurance-shakeup-poised-to-benefit-loyal-customers

You still should shop around but impact now much less

Diesel is killing me. Price of groceries creeping up too.

Diesel is shocking. Can hardly see the needle moving when you put £50 in. Madness.

How do people do it if they're doing big miles every week?

Doing 500 mile a week myself for work. Don't chat.

I feel your pain RH88. Currently doing about 450miles a week for work, then add in the extra miles in the evening & weekends. It's costing a fortune.

Those are serious commutes lads. I feel for you. The one good thing about lockdown was that my place got established into Work from Home and I am now 2 day a week maximum in the office. The extra time I have in the evenings, never mind the cost of the travel means I would seriously consider my options if I had to go back to 5 days a week on site. My diesel bill would be about £500 a month. If you gross it up and take into account wear and tear on the car its probably the equivalent of £10-12k on a salary.