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  1. Paine may have been the best WK/batsman in the land way back during Sandpapergate when he was offered the captaincy, but a few others have romped past him since. Now that he has fallen on his sword as skipper, I think his position in the First XI is untenable. The Pommy bowlers and the Barmy Army are less than subtle with their sledging and would give Paine hell, and that could be a major distraction to the team during the Ashes. Alex Carey should have replaced him two seasons ago. There ya go. Back on topic.
  2. Is that Hugh Greenwood dropping on one knee in support of The Black Lives Matter Movement? NO!!!!! He is just having a quiet word with his Maker to get him through an upcoming game. I sympathise with Quinton de Kock for his futile attempt not to be pressured to kneel like all the other sheeple during the recent T20 World Cup. Of course he was branded a racist, and of course he was forced to apologise.
  3. You should sink your funds into chairs, that's where the big money is to be made. If you're prepared to look around the market, you can pick up some bargains. I would take a look at the industrial chairs as they seem pretty stable. You can pick up a few hundred here, a few thou' there, and just sit on them for a while, but keep checking the market. The secret is diversity. Different types of chairs are the way to go, but be ready to pull out if it look like they are about to fold coz that could hurt your bottom line. Right now I have chairs in cinemas All about bums on seats you know. My ambition is to be up with the big boys, playing with the gold chairs Make sure you have somewhere safe to store them as even timber chairs are only made from paper and can go up in smoke in a Wall Street minute.
  4. Phil Carman packed a lot of controversies into his 100 odd games with four VFL clubs, but none more infamous than his two headbutts on boundary umpire Graeme Carbery in 1980. Fabulous Phil enjoyed a twenty week holiday for his efforts. I know umps need to be protected at all times, but this incident highlights how they sometimes unnecessarily get into the faces of angry volatile players. Carbery was a little bit gay, and apparently endured a never-ending hurl of abuse from fans across the fence. He died in 2017. Following is a very interesting article about him. https://sportshounds.com.au/2017/07/10/fabulous-phils-head-butt-victimdies-apology-still-unsaid/ PS: Welcome to the AFL forum Dr Jack.
  5. I like David Teague, but rumours swirl that there was a rift between coach and the player leadership group,in particular Patrick Cripps. Et tu Pat? Apparently the Carlton Review exposed too much emphasis on attacking, rather than defensive tactics. I'm with you FJ. I would much prefer my team kick a score that can't be beat, rather than restrict the opposition to a score that can be beat. If a defensive game plan is required, then Ross Lyon is the right man for the job. I recall the brick wall he deployed when he coached at St Kilda and Freo. He may have won more games than he lost, but it was usually very laborious as a spectacle. Not my kind of footy, and if things unravelled, Lyon didn't seem to have a Plan B. Three more years of pain?? I don't really give a flying duck any more.
  6. This topic is SOOOOOO related to Thailand. Walk past any art shop in Pattaya or Phuket, and the likelihood is that you will see the very wrinkled characterchers of The Stones depicted on canvass hanging on a wall.
  7. I find it rather ironic. Sure, a jogger might find it uncomfortable wearing a mask as he/she scoots along the park track........but......... The harder you huff and puff during exercise, the further your lung vapor will be projected into the atmosphere, and put others at more risk. I really enjoy those group aerobic classes coz, at my age, it's about the only chance I get to hear a pretty young lady beside me breathing heavily.
  8. Congrats to Ozzydom for an excellent result, and thanx to all punters for another fun season of gossip and banter. As for me, I won the weekly tipping six times, and bottomed out another six. Consistency is an issue that needs to be addressed if I am to move forward. Anyone wanna buy my stockpile of chocolates and humbugs?
  9. Carlton would be delighted to play in a final. Anywhere. Anytime. Pictured: Kabul Football Stadium, Afghanistan
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