Muzza81

Thorn Athletic drawn twice. Surely a redraw - we got a shite home tie so I’m hoping for one.

Who gives a toss? They have signed players that the rules permit. No different to Kilmarnock signing anyone.

Watching quite a bit of Ashes reruns recently and it really struck me how many poor decisions there are - I don’t mean it’s particularly excessive but there’s a few really poor ones. You never, ever hear players etc complain about officials though. It also highlights how good an addition DRS is in the game.

Agreed the maritime museum is very good however the Depeche Mode Bar was pish. There is one in Riga as well. Tallinn is nice enough but much more expensive that I ever expected. Will be nice with the Mrs but not one to go and get blootered. The hipster/student area is quite good for something a bit different.

I’d say I hope the Cowden players go for the ‘Cameroon v Caniggia’ style approach to wipe out Stenny’s ball players but I don’t think Stenny have any.

Are you using ye olde English speak or something? I’m sure you will see of us. If you turn up you’ll see of our players.

That isn't really accurate though. It is just a bit of a hot take without any real substance. The best club in Scotland have had Tierney, McGregor, Bain, Forrest, Johnston all playing pretty regular in recent times (add in donkeys like Hendry, Morgan and Ralston and they have given Scottish players plenty chances). Griffiths would have been too had he not had his troubles. If they are good enough teams will play them - we simply aren't producing enough good players.

I’ve done loads of cruises, all different routes around the Med, and I love them. Always go all inclusive which is a big perk. It’s nice to see a different place every day as well. The service and food has been absolutely excellent on every one I’ve been on. The entertainment can be a hit or miss though. No interest in particularly formal cruises though. f**k wearing a suit in 35 degrees heat when you’re on holiday. Each to their own though.

Not latterly, they added toilets pretty close to the bar. Must have had a load of complaints about the location of the other ones. It was a shit pub, as is Old School House. It is now a Thai restaurant.

Thoroughly deserved. England’s batting has been laughable at times.

That (new) old ball was doing enough. Surprised they took the new ball when they did.

Realistically how many more overs do we think? 20 or so?

If your team needs a point to quality for Europe/win the league/avoid relegation and it’s deep into the second half surely you’d expect your team to wind the clock down and generally do all they can to see the game out. Not go all out attack in the hope of getting a goal while leaving yourself exposed at the back.

Why? Because it’s the rules of cricket. Not really hard to comprehend. Your “running out of time” line is also utter nonsense. Of course there’s going to be limit on the number of overs bowled. They will have drawn because they didn’t take 20 wickets within the allotted overs, not because they ran out of time.

The variance in test cricket is why it’s the best form of the game. These kind of matches are intriguing and great entertainment. If you don’t think so test cricket isn’t for you. Easy.

It’s nothing at all like that. You need 20 wickets to win a test match, simple as that. Your penalty shoot out comparison is wild because you can’t draw a penalty shoot out.

But a football team can dominate 90 minutes, have countless shots on target, all the possession and still end up drawing. Every football fan will have celebrated a draw at some point in their lives, cricket is no different. A draw from this situation would be phenomenal.

Tell that to all the creditors he shafted while happily sipping away on champagne in Soul.

Thought so. Sure both were also at Haddington.

Kyle Mitchell got 3 for Leith in that game, did he play for us? I may have made that up.

Someone should have told Darren Dods this.

Don’t see any issue at all.

Lots of rain. Scramble a draw. Take it to the final test. Surely this is the best England can hope for now?

I do a Nuffield one every six months or so, it is part of my membership so costs me f all. In summary it is quite useful and I saw great results when I shifted a load of weight but I am not sure what it would achieve in your circumstances. It will measure your blood sugar, cholesterol, body fat etc but I don't see how it would identify any underlying injuries. It is a PT that performs it as well so not a qualified physio. I wouldn't pay for one if it wasn't part of my membership.

England just cant get these two out cheaply. Must be some rain forecast as well?