Babbling 'brook

I would take a point against Arsenal now if offered it. I get what you're saying, and I'd probably take a point now, too, if offered. However, I cannot understand why Arsenal have been tipped by so many pundits to win the league. They have some super players and play lovely football, but will conti...

I thought we got away with that one last night. Bournemouth showed a lot of character. Their 'goal' looked perfectly legit to me and ours was clearly offside. Still, from a Liverpool point of view, I thought we played several times better than last week's showing. There's still a lot of room for imp...

LeRouxIsPHat wrote:he'd just stare blankly and give them a wedgie or something.

I have to be honest, that just made me laugh audibly (in work). Well played, sir

The curse of the pre-season has kicked in again. Washington TE Niles Paul won't play again this season and he joins Pittsburgh kicker Sean Suisham as early pre-season casualties. My guess is that they won't be the last.

... he probably feels like he's acted like his normal self ... Why always Me? There can be no doubt that you're correct. What goes on in that guy's head seems divorced from reality at best. Surely, though, there's somebody close to him - an agent or a parent/sibling/friend even - who would point ou...

Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli, 25, will reject the chance to join Lazio and Sampdoria on loan as he is due a six-figure loyalty bonus if he is still at Anfield when the transfer window closes. Quoted from the BBC Is there nothing we can do to be free of this guy? Proof, if any were needed, that...

Sad to hear of the passing earlier today of Frank Gifford - Giants and broadcasting legend. May he rest in peace

http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/photo/2015/07/28/0ap3000000504265.pdf Commissioner Goodell has upheld the 4-game ban imposed on Tom Brady. I have to say I;m surprised he didn't bow to pressure and reduce the sentence - pleasantly surprised, as I think there's enough evidence - circumsta...

offshorerules wrote:Nice for them to win so comfortably yesterday albeit an exhibition match. Also good for Divock to get his first goal quickly. Anyone got a link to the goals?

http://www.skysports.com/football/thail ... ool/341947

Musical porn comes to Ireland .... Megadeth, touring with Lamb of God and Children of Bodom - with Sylosis as the undercard, coming to the 3Arena on 9 Nov. I'm not sure about Sylosis, but the other three bands will all be touring new albums. http://www.metalireland.com/common/images/reviews/megadeth...

Raheem Sterling: Man City & Liverpool agree £49m deal

Another one bites the dust. £49 mill. Seems like a decent price, especially given the circumstances. If he does well in Manchester, all his nonsense will soon be forgotten

Schweinsteiger to Man Utd confirmed. I saw a transfer figure of 5.2 mill stg bandied about. If that figure is close to accurate, that;s an absolute steal. Which goes to show what little power the club holds when a player wants to leave. Which brings me on to this season's want-away; Raheem. There's ...

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000500151/article/jason-pierrepaul-injures-hand-in-fireworks-accident JPP tried to blow his hand up with some fireworks over the weekend. Fortunately there doesn't seem to have been anything other than superficial damage, and his hand should be ok in time for hi...

offshorerules wrote:Story is that Benteke is a done deal.

Interesting. Certainly not a particularly sexy signing. Where did you hear this btw? The move has been mooted for quite a while, but the trailed seemed to have been cooling of late.

Very interesting article on the beeb today http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/american-football/33167457 . If they're thinking of doing away with helmets, the shoulder pads etc will need to go as well, or at least get a complete overhaul in their size and construction. I've often wondered if there were no h...

I'm not against the 6+1 idea but there might be a problem in that it could lead to a lot of draws. As frustrating as it is and as much as it needs to be stamped out, I actually love cynical play sometimes. Really it can just be great defending. I'd love if it was possible for it to become a legitim...

Then wheres the penalty for foul play? The penalty has to be significant enough to make discipline worthwhile. If you made the penalty less significant, then you'd have less good play and well worked tries as the defence would have less reason to interfere illicitly. That is an absolutely valid arg...

How about widening the difference between a penalty and a try? It strikes me as a little silly that a couple of duff infringements on halfway can result in the concession of more points than an unconverted, well-worked try in the corner. If they want to keep it at 5 + 2 for a try, maybe drop a penal...

The Sticky Fingers reissue is all kinds of awesome. I've said it before, but has any band ever come out with four consecutive studio albums of the quality of the Stones - Beggars Banquet, Let it Bleed, Sticky Fingers & Exile on Main St? Led Zepplin are the only one I can think of I guess it dep...

Finally!

Xerath will be playing some dates in Ireland, including the Voodoo Lounge on Thursday, 30th July at 7:30

To say that I can't wait would be an understatement