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TambourineMan

Difficult one this, Panetta didn't realise what he was doing could be perceived as being racist (even though you could argue that he should have). Ideally the two have a conversation and Panetta apologises for his role in the matter and commits to some form of cultural sensitivity training. If there was no malice there I think he should be given an opportunity to learn from his mistake and move on. If he does it again or has history of this type of thing then it's a different story.

Asterix

Will Stan win the Super Bowl??

Rams just ahead, but OBJ off injured.

invisibleman18

Is he there grinning as if he had something to do with it like at the FA Cup finals? Don't follow it at all but go Bengals.

Asterix

😆

flobaba

Let’s go KSE!

Bryant

Woooo go rams!!! Súper bowl champs! Now go invest that money into Arsenal! 😆

Ricky1985

Don't follow the NFL, but fair play to Kroenke.

Qwiss

Fuck Kroenke and fuck the Rams.

Ricky1985

Charming, Qwiss. 😆

As a man of a certain vintage - Dre, Snoop, Eminem, 50... I'm not gonna lie, I loved that.

Edit - can't embed apparently, but worth a watch.

Sicario

Champions of America, you’ll never sing that.

JazzG

Ricky1985 wrote:
As a man of a certain vintage - Dre, Snoop, Eminem, 50... I'm not gonna lie, I loved that.

Half time show was awesome

KurtEisner

Anyone here following the Olympics at all? I haven't watched much, but Sweden vs Russia are playing in the hockey semi-final right now, I didn't know they do the whole 3v3 thing in overtime now, I'd prefer it if they played it out 5v5 til someone scores a goal like in the NHL playoffs.

Anyway, I hope Sweden wins, a final against Finland would certainly be a treat!

JazzG

Just seen on the news Shane Warne has passed away, am in shock! Was one my favourite bowlers growing up, only 52 as well.

KingslandBarge

RIP. Probably the best leggie of all time (I appreciate that's not a controversial statement to most). Won't be the same without him. Lived a fun filled life making the most of his stardom though. Don't want to make too many assumptions about the causes of death.

Burnwinter

Rest in peace Shane Warne. You were always a bit of a prick and an embarrassing love rat, and prone to talking about yourself in the third person, but to those who grasp how impossible it is to make a cricket ball do things like this, you were Maradona.

The fact Warnie's gone and died suddenly of a heart attack at 52 at his villa in Koh Samui is so on brand you really have to respect the energy. Bowling Shane.

And yeah might as well say it, I'd be surprised if the autopsy didn't show he was coked and poked up to the gills at time of death.

Anzac

I'm still in shock after firstly hearing Rod Marsh had passed, and then wake up to hear Warne had also gone on the same day = sad day for cricket.
It wasn't just his talent or ability with the ball that made him so successful, IIRC Ritchie Benaud(?) said he had a fast bowler's mentality & aggression with his bowling, and was always thinking about how he was going to get the batsman out, and he always wanted to play attacking cricket.

Rightly or wrongly he was a headline act, a superstar and more than a bit of a larrikin or maverik where his talent with the ball was almost matched by the controversy that followed him off the pitch. I look at him as being one of those characters in sport who belong to bye-gone eras before it all became about money, PC and PR.

The comparison above is 100% in that he was the cricket version of the flawed genius that was Maradona.

Bowled Warnie.

lorddulaarsenal

RIP.

He was the epitome of an Australian sportsman,

Charismatic. Incredible ability. Seemed to enjoy life too. Sad to lose him at a relatively young age.

RocktheCasbah

Absolutely.

If there is heaven, though, he'll pissing himself up there atm, England 27-3 having chosen to bat against the Windies!

Burnwinter

😆 There's an old joke that goes "a generation of British children has grown up thinking 'middleorderbattingcollapse' is one word" that's felt valid for a lot of my lifetime.

invisibleman18

Weird that leaving out Anderson and Broad didn't solve the top order batting issues, but great innings from Bairstow to recover things for a second consecutive test. Well supported by Stokes, Foakes and Woakes who finally play in the side at the same time for the first time. Should at least be a competitive first innings total from here, but don't see this bowling attack as capable of taking 20 wickets.

Anyway RIP Warne. Was a shock when I checked my phone the other morning in bed and did a double take as half awake I first thought the headline was him giving a tribute to Rod Marsh who died the day before. Always hated playing against him as an England fan obviously but you always had to admire the skill. It was never dull and you always felt there would be a wicket or something happen every ball and it was compelling viewing. Seemed to be decent enough off the pitch with fans too. He was the most polite and friendly player when my Mum asked for his autograph on the side of the training pitch some years ago - they were in NZ for a series and ended up training in the nets next to the pitch where my brother's were training. Some guys from my brother's club got to have a bowl at the them and one guy took a ball to the face that got smashed back at him by Damien Martyn who gave him one of his bats as an apology. I got a high five from Warne at the end of a day of a test match in Auckland on that tour. We used to go and wait outside the changing room exit to try and get autographs after the games and think in that one they'd been bowled out on day 1 from memory and went straight off the pitch to the training pitch having been told no stopping for autographs and he was the only one who gave the people waiting a bit of interaction. I asked Mark Waugh for an autograph and he grumbled something like "can't do that." Think they've changed the layout now so you can't get near the area the players come out anymore but in those days you could stand right outside the door.

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