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ElyDave

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Re: A random thread for sport things that don't really warrant a thread of their own
« Reply #575 on: January 27, 2020, 06:49:54 am »
Having been in one that fell out of the sky the next day (22 dead, gearbox failed in the cruise on the way back from offshore) I can only agree with you.  There is no way you would get me in one as a recreational activity, and I had a serious internal dialogue before getting back in one for work.
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DuncanM

Re: A random thread for sport things that don't really warrant a thread of their own
« Reply #576 on: February 20, 2020, 11:06:24 am »
Bah!
Salford beat Newpot County 6-5 on penalties to go to the EFL Cup final. Financial doping!!!
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DuncanM

Re: A random thread for sport things that don't really warrant a thread of their own
« Reply #577 on: February 20, 2020, 12:51:41 pm »
In other more amusing news, if you type "empty seats" into google maps, it takes you to the Etihad. :)
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Re: A random thread for sport things that don't really warrant a thread of their own
« Reply #578 on: February 25, 2020, 02:25:11 pm »
Quote from: DuncanM on January 17, 2020, 09:03:46 pm
Also makes me wonder why they are planning on letting kids execute a skill without getting any training or practise on it.
They should just play futsal and be done.

Or follow the example of Walter WIgmore (25/2/1873* - 1931), whose professional career lasted 20 years. According to his wiki entry,
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He was often penalised for dangerous play due to his unusual reluctance to head the ball, preferring to use his feet however high the ball came to him
In other words, if anyone's getting brain damage as a result of this high ball, it's not going to be me.

* Happy Birthday Walter.
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rogerzilla

Re: A random thread for sport things that don't really warrant a thread of their own
« Reply #579 on: February 26, 2020, 09:27:16 pm »
Poster girl that played some tennis not as good without the drugs, it turned out.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/51647687
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Re: A random thread for sport things that don't really warrant a thread of their own
« Reply #580 on: February 27, 2020, 06:26:19 pm »
Quote from: rogerzilla on February 26, 2020, 09:27:16 pm
Poster girl that played some tennis not as good without the drugs, it turned out.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/51647687
"played some tennis"?!? That's a bit harsh!

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... winning 36 singles titles and earning more than $38m (£29m) in prize money.
That's PRIZE money, not endorsement deals, modelling etc.

I assumed you meant Kournikova, or the OTHER tennis poster girl - you know which one I mean!
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Re: A random thread for sport things that don't really warrant a thread of their own
« Reply #581 on: February 27, 2020, 06:31:55 pm »
Quote from: mattc on February 27, 2020, 06:26:19 pm
I assumed you meant Kournikova, or the OTHER tennis poster girl - you know which one I mean!

She got a bum deal compared with the Russians.

IGMC...
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Greenbank

Re: A random thread for sport things that don't really warrant a thread of their own
« Reply #582 on: February 29, 2020, 01:15:50 pm »
Quote from: mattc on February 27, 2020, 06:26:19 pm
I assumed you meant Kournikova, or the OTHER tennis poster girl - you know which one I mean!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-12833580
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mrcharly-YHT

Re: A random thread for sport things that don't really warrant a thread of their own
« Reply #583 on: April 02, 2020, 07:12:52 pm »
Strava cheats

There is an April running badge for 5km.
When you complete it, you are seen a table of fastest times.

This includes multiple people who have over 10km this month at an average pace of 2min 30s

That's faster than the world record for 10km

Either they are amazing undiscovered athletes or riding a bicycle.
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Greenbank

Re: A random thread for sport things that don't really warrant a thread of their own
« Reply #584 on: April 02, 2020, 07:19:54 pm »
There's always a little lag for those to get removed. People start an activity using the app and fail to notice it's set to run, and there's no incentive for the original person to fix it.

Strava go through and clean up stuff like that every so often.
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