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I used to love The Greatest Games from the Blizzard (originally on the Football Ramble) with Marcus Speller and Jonathan Wilson.
A different guest each episode would pick their favourite match from history and discuss it and other things that were happening around that time. Lots of great episodes and memories of past games.
Seems to have stopped a few years ago unfortunately.
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Everyone excited for the game here in Melbourne, even the most hardened Aussie Rules fans. Going to be an absolutely huge TV audience for this one.
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It was Baltic at the track. 18 with a strong southerly!
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Worth visiting the inner north hipster suburbs of Carlton, Fitzroy and Collingwood. Tons of cafes, restaurants and bars hidden away here and quite a nice vibe in these areas. Richmond also has some good eateries.
St Kilda is a bit of a hole but worth a visit.
The main roads in the CBD can feel a bit lacking in bars and eateries so make sure you head down the lanes and 'little' streets (Little Collins St for example) to find them. Campari House on hardware lane has a decent rooftop bar, best to do a bit of research first to find places.
It's worth going to an Aussie Rules game when you're here as the season has just started. All Melbourne teams play at the MCG or Docklands (both located at the edge of the CBD) so there will be 3-4 games on each weekend. Tickets are cheap and available online easily so this is well worth doing.
Make sure you pack cold weather gear too. Autumn has arrived and it's going to be pretty cold and damp all next week. Definitely don't turn up with just shorts and flip flops!
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I saw The Crystal Method in Melbourne just before Christmas.
A banging set for sure, even dropped in the guitar and vocals from Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap at one point!
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3 hours ago, TONTROOPER said:
Care to enlighten us?
He is from the Gold Coast after all
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Watt ended up lying in the goalmouth with a defender standing over him and he then booted the defender from the ground. Unfortunately the linesman was also watching so a straight red was forthcoming and deserved too.
Apart from that it was a fun match to watch with East Fife maybe just shading it, but the Blues were also impressive. Stranraer seemed to just slightly lack the ability to turn possession into a few more meaningful attacks.
First time seeing the Blues in the flesh for a couple of years, so seeing Stair Park wreathed in sunshine was fantastic. Oh, and our keeper is absolutely tiny!
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Good to see Morrison get his jotters.
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4 hours ago, oaksoft said:
I actually don't know what Australia and NZ are aiming for here and I'm not convinced they do either.
It hasn't stopped you spouting nonsense however. Australia (excluding WA) has adopted a living with covid approach months ago once 80 to 90% of the population was double vaccinated, including opening international borders. This approach has held firm despite the recent Omicron surge. The Australian 'aim' is perfectly clear.
WA, by dint of its isolated location, has resisted Covid so far. Everyone knows that an Omicron outbreak is inevitable, indeed it looks like it it's happening now. Despite being the laughing stock of Australia, most people in WA support the border closures arguing they have spent most of the last 2 years living a normal life, mostly mask and lockdown free, but not being allowed to return to the state of they leave.
They'll have a few lockdown as cases rise, but once the cases hit a few thousand a day that'll stop and the borders will reopen. There's just not the political capital to be gained by opening the borders before a major outbreak.
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5 hours ago, Arabdownunder said:
First time for me. Started with a loud rumble, thought at first it was a massive truck in the street. Then the whole house started shaking, glasses and plates rattling around in the cupboard. Lasted about 30 seconds. No damage done but livened up the morning.
Epicentre was about 120 km away. Christ knows what it would be like sitting on top of one.
Any P'n'Ber's experienced a major seismic event?
That was my first earthquake too, what a weird feeling it was.
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10 hours ago, Alex_14 said:
My Australian partner reckons it’s because by keeping them in the country, it’s technically another Australian they’ve ‘repatriated home’ and boosts the stats. Makes sense. Well, it’s mental, but it’s an explanation.I suspect it's more to do with potential backlashes to these restrictions - there will be a federal election in the next 10 months and everything is framed around that.
The travel restrictions mean travel is something for rich or famous people only and eventually that will have political implications.
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Love Gianluca Vialli popping up celebrating!
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Ange would be a really interesting appointment. He loves a passing, build from the back game and religiously stuck with it with the Australian national team, trusting it to get results in pressure situations.
He did an amazing job with Brisbane, won the Asian Cup with Australia and the J League too. A great record and I excited to see what he can do if he gets the job
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On 01/05/2021 at 02:03, flyingscot said:
That said I've often argued that cycling on a nice hard shoulder down a motorway might well be safer than some roads in towns!
It's legal in Victoria, Australia to cycle on the hard shoulder on motorways outside of urban areas.
It certainly feels like a weird thing to do the first couple of times but there is a fair bit of a draught when a couple of B doubles blaze past.
Only problem is the amount of debris present on the shoulders. Most of my punctures have happened on them, usually caused the thin wire inside of burst tires which seems to litter the shoulders.
I once had to ride in lane 1 to get past a car that had just caught fire on the shoulder. The other option was long grass on the verge which looked like prime snake territory so I decide to chance it in the traffic.
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All I can say is that the bike is definitely entry level going by the specs. If you got into riding a lot then you'd be looking at buying a new bike rather than upgrading this one. My worry is that the components are poor and break quickly forcing you to buy new ones.
Personally I'd be checking out decathlon if you're looking in that price range.
If you do buy it, let us know what it's like as I'd be keen to know!
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11 hours ago, Alex_14 said:
Not a topic many in here will be passionate about but the government’s treatment of visa holders is a shambles. My partner is Australian and her visa expires in a month. For those whose visas expire they can apply for ‘exceptional assurance’ which extends it for 3 weeks or so. They have to keep applying for this. Gives absolutely zero certainty or security. Has to give up her lease. Work situation highly unclear. She’s lucky she can move in with me and I can support her but f**k knows what others in her situation are doing.
New Zealand just granted their visa holders an extra 6 months. That’s what should be happening in such uncertain times.That's a bad situation to be in, and she won't even be able to go back to Australia either. Unless she plays tennis...
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The Victorian scale is a bit weird, don't think there are many pubs you would order a schooner in, apart from wanky bars who'll charge the same price as a pint.
A pot or a pint is the general measurement here.
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Anyone else loathe pressfit bottom brackets? 14 months in and it's started to creak, usually after 20kms.
Anyone had much luck fixing these without resorting to replacement?
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1 hour ago, the snudge said:
Looking for a bit of advice. I'm looking to replace the chain on my bike. Can someone point me in the right direction. It's a Boardman Road SPORT 2013–2014
It's done me 5 years and the chain is a bit knackered looking. Searches have become fruitless or crazy import prices. Where is the best place to buy and what chain do I get?
Cheers!
What speed is it? Count the cogs on the cassette to find out.
A quick search if your bike says it might be an 8 speed. You should be able to pick up KMC 8 speed chain cheaply.
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4 hours ago, Blue1870 said:
04/05 decider v Morton.
Some strike from big Allan. Brings back the memories. Thanks for sharing!
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I'm really enjoying the Football Ramble Greatest Games. Speller is the pick of the bunch of the FR presenters and there's been a wide variety of games to keep it interesting.
The Boca one with the great Martin Palermo was brilliant. Late 90s was such a great time to watch Argentinian football with all the famous youngsters, especially if you played CM.
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5 hours ago, Arabdownunder said:
41 degrees here today, gale force winds, dust storms and the smell of smoke.
It was hot today, that's for sure!
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I vaguely remember someone claimed to be sleeping in a flat in Dundee and was woken by noises outside the window. On opening the curtains, they had a closeup view of a woman being assfucked against the window.
Only in Dundee...
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Soutter is an absolute giant compared to the Nepalese
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Procycling thread
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Oscar Onley wins on Willunga Hill in the Tour Down Under. Chance of taking the GC victory tomorrow.
Pride of Kelso!