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Is there no middle ground? Why do players need to take drugs and get hammered? Any physio/doctor will tell you the benefits of a good night's sleep and staying up late does have a long term affect on physical performance, this is just a fact. If they train hard and do their work at 12, no problem, but excuses such as "they play video games late" just don't sit well with people. I'm not critiquing the training method, I am criticising the PR approach to this problem - you don't say stuff like this to people who support their team.

I think it's not the hour that they start, it's the "they play video games late" that's the issue. I think some fans just don't want to hear stuff like that about players that earn big dollar. Especially if they are on a bad run of results, and especially if their apparent fatigue is contributed to long Covid by some where as there seems to be a more obvious explanation now.

Grealish probably makes it in for the afternoon session still plastered. But on a serious note, that is a pathetic argument if true. Young men don't go to bed early? Tell that to young men that wake up at 4:30 to make it for the 6am shift while looking after kids once they get back. On the other hand, if we can do an effective training session at a later hour, it doesn't make a difference. Maybe we finish later than others?

You go to a dentist and they will recommend a treatment. You go to a garage and they will suggest oil replacement. You go to a bar and the bartender will offer another round. It's what epidemiologists do, its their business. There could always be the next strain that causes 10% fatality, so epidemiologists will always suggest causion. They don't understand the wider picture of Katie the hairdresser losing her business because there is a 1% chance someone will get ill in 2022. *Edit: well, maybe they do understand it, but it's not their primary concern.

Grealish today:

Trezeguet is what I imagine is a result of someone who has no footballing talent at all but training hard all their life and going through various academies.

I sometimes wonder, what are clubs that make moves like this thinking? It's clearly not good business, those players won't win them anything, is it shirt sales and marketing? If Spurs/Arsenal/Atalanta/Leipzig/ or any other team short of real success signed Aguero I'd question their recruitment, but isn't Barcelona supposed to be an elite club?

I really hope he beats Mueller's record

Sure, but punching someone in the tunnel has to have some consequences - if Slavia wanted to they could have called the police on Kamara, it's an assault.

While we can't prove what was said by Kudela, the attack by Kamara would have been seen by many people so I wonder what action will be taken.

I reckon a boring Man City v Chelsea final.

It's a Grealish injury. You know, it's one of those when you tell your missus you will take the rubbish out. You will, and Grealish will play, but it might not happen in the immediate future.

The mighty Rangers, led by the even mightier captain and leader Stevie G are behind to Slavia Prague.

Same as Villa really - we had what, 13 positives in one go? All it takes is 2 of them, and it can quickly multiply.

Bizarre because he just signed? Bizarre because he is too good for them? Bizarre because he likes it here and doesn't want to move? Bizarre because Man U won't spend £60m+ on a new keeper? Bizarre because they have a solid De Gea and a very solid Henderson? Why else could it be ''bizarre' ?

There was Maradona, now there is Messi. The beauty of the game is that somewhere in Buenos Aires there is a 7 year old that will be the next great thing

World cup happening every 4 years is exactly the reason why it's so special and important. I don't care a player will only play in it once or twice - it's about countries and a long history and tradition, not neymar or raheem sterling.

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Absolutely, I think they will suffer the consequences and I wish them all the best. Which doesn't mean Rugby should be banned or fundamentally changed, much like boxing should not be banned and is unlikely to have major changes to it. Heading in football will not be banned.

It might be true that some ex footballers are suffering from effects of heading the ball. However, banning heading would literally change the sport to a different discipline. Football would literally cease to exist as we know it if you can't put a cross in hoping the CB heads it in. This will never happen. Also, today's footballers (including kids) play with much lighter balls, and are better trained in order to lower the impact - it is not 1980s/1990s hardcore sport that the kids encounter today. Also, simply because some footballers are suffering from long terms affects of the sport (not all, and correlation can't be 100% conclusive) it does not mean heading should be banned. For instance, does anyone talk about banning rugby all together due to concussions that happen on frequent basis? In rugby, concussions result in about 25% of all injuries in which a player has to miss the game. Frankly, if you want to lower the risk of pulled muscles, torn ACLs, broken legs, or concussions, maybe football is not the sport for you. It's just a part of the game, and if you desperately want to avoid EVER being in a car crash, well, don't get in the car. But we know that is a ridiculous proposition.

I'm sure some footballers have security, but I guess some simply don't want to do it. Unless you have been burgled, having security on your estate, a family home with kids where you should feel safe, is not the optimal solution. I wouldn't want anyone (security included) to be at my property, but I understand it might be a necessity for some.

Why will heading be banned? And what does heading have to do with getting a knee to the face?

Maybe it's one of those Grealish injuries

You could be right, it's possible. Personally, I don't attribute McGinns horrendous passes or Konsas misses to the virus. We have just hit a bad spell.