theunderstudy

Brook now holds the record for highest amount of test runs in thei first 9 test innings and he's basically gone at a run a ball rate. And he's fun as hell to watch. He'll undoubtedly slow down (fingers crossed not) but he's complete box office.

Harry Brook is 18% of the way to equalling Ben Stokes' test sixes record. He has batted 9 times so far 

Another cracking episode.

On 02/02/2023 at 16:43, theunderstudy said:

Fingers crossed for a meteorite hitting the stadium.

If that can't happen I hope one of the team gets thoroughly **** by the refs.

And that's all you could ask for. Weren't complaining last time out about the shite refereeing were you, you trashtalking-, cheesesteak-eating pole-climbing freaks get it riiiiiiight up yeeeeeee

Another great episode. Bloater!!

44 minutes ago, BOF said:

I feel your level of hatred for this match-up is on par with my own

My line of thinking is a constant loop of
"Well it's the Chiefs, so I have to be up for the Eag... oh God I can't be up for the Eagles. Do I support the AFC Wes.... God no I will not. Ahhh I want no-one to win".

I think I'll be watching with very much a 'Que sera sera' approach and hope to be mildly entertained. A horrible injustice might be just the ticket. So I guess I'm up for the officials making a hames of it?

Both sets of players and fans have largely been obnoxious after getting favourable calls in the Conference round and i can't in good faith root for either of these teams unless it's against like the Seahawks or the Rams. Chaos is the best case scenario 

1 hour ago, tonyh29 said:

You need to get your hands in the coconut macaroon  flavoured hob nobs , they are the business 

 all you coconut haters out there can pipe down

 

I have never seen these anywhere. Who does them?

2 hours ago, bickster said:

They are really my equivalent of crack

Yeah same I don't think I've ever turned one down when offered. Superb

They taste like someone made a stroopwaffel but much better.

Plain hobnobs over Chocolate hobnobs for me but both are elite tier biscuits. I don't go much for dunking more. Too much sodden biscuit at the bottom of the drink 

Remember having lotus biscoff biscuits dunked in glasses of milk though as a kid

Fingers crossed for a meteorite hitting the stadium.

If that can't happen I hope one of the team gets thoroughly **** by the refs.

I was gonna say drink driving is rife anywhere in the rural areas. I've lived in Gloucestershire for 7 years now and spent even more years than that near Tewkesbury and its awful for it but they all do it. Tewkesbury is pretty bland but at least is reasonably charming. Same with Ledbury, Pershore, Evesham etc. Much rather them than Spalding or Wisbech. Or Boston. **** Boston.

All 3 episodes have been excellent so far. Craig Mazin is a genius. Chernobyl bought my trust in him and this is continuing it. 

The article above mentioning Jaguar - those Jags were lovely to look at mind you and distinctive on the grid. Can't believe they mounted a diamond on the cars though for Monaco. Predictably the cars crashed and one of the diamonds went missing. Shocker.

The Menu is decent. Not perfect but enjoyable. Some good performances, particularly from Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy and Hong Chau

4 QBs went down with injury this season. Just really draining to watch injuries derail a season, yet again. Getting very old now 

4th QB injured this season. We're absolutely cursed. Share a division with two teams that have made deals with the devil and then have to watch crippling injury after crippling injury hit every year

Yeah this is done already 

Predicting Eagles and Bengals with the Eagles winning in the Superbowl. Eagles don't have the glaring weaknesses of the Niners (pass defence and interior DL and OL) and aren't as hot and cold as the Cowboys. Should at least be a good game. Bengals are probably overall slightly better than KC but KC have Mahomes and Kelce and a much better coach.... but Mahomes is walking wounded, as is Kelce apparently. Eagles by 11, Bengals by 3

I wonder how doped up Mahomes will be against the Bengals...

1 hour ago, Beastmix said:

Cagey game. Closer than I expected.

Hoping the 49ers smash Philly now! 

Me too. They're our worst matchup though. 

I can't believe that play call and execution from Prescott and McCarthy. Boneheaded! 2 years in a row. Eagles at the Linc it is then 

Worst possible timeslot for me. Home advantage might be the difference for us vs Dallas but they'll be very fired up after last year so if any of the away teams win it'll be them. Bengals not far behind playing at Buffalo but both teams struggled last week so it'll be a one score game there.

Blowouts in the other two. Rested Eagles against a familiar opponent. Jags will go down early to the Chiefs but harder to mount a comeback on an Andy Reid-Patrick Mahomes team than a Chargers clownshow led by Brandon Staley.

Should be 4 very watchable games. As a pessimist I'll predict:

Eagles - Cowboys - Chiefs - Bills

Counting the Cowboys game on Sunday that will mean we've played 5 rivalry games in 6 games (SEA-WAS-LV-ARI-SEA-DAL), with the exception being Washington who haven't been anything other than a fellow NFC team since the 80s