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It also risks ruining the spectacle even further

With Offside traps being more risky you will see significantly more teams sit further back and play low blocks as you can't risk trying to play people offside.

It will slow the game down considerably from a pace of play perspective in my opinion.

Defenders aren't just going to play the same way and not adapt to the rule.
Much like pregnancy; you're either offside or your not.

Whether it's a toe, a knee or daylight, offside is offside. Any change brings subjectivity into it and worse defisions

re: World Cup Daily Thread - Sat., June 27

Posted by engvol on 6/27/26 at 6:40 am to
Vamos

Morgan Rogers pain train will start today
There shouldn't be water breaks

Amerification of this sport that literally nobody wants

re: What is going on in the UK?

Posted by engvol on 6/17/26 at 8:45 pm to
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As a parent, i have no problem with this


Most parents I know are in favour of this.

The internet is not the same as when I grew up in the early 00s, 24/7 hour access alongside cyber bullying and AI risks are genuine concerns for alot of peoples. Most people over 40 will bitch and moan about kids constantly being on their phone etc. but decide this is a bad thing just to be anti establishment.

re: What is going on in the UK?

Posted by engvol on 6/17/26 at 8:42 pm to
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I know it does sound impossible to achieve. But that seems to be the track we are already on.


Well they are doing a shitty job at it given global population continues to increase and is now circa 8.3bn despite their apparent efforts being on track.
After tonight's performance Wngland and the bomb squad off the bench will wreck shite
Supposedly there have run out of money for the Nou Camp renovations

Glad I went before this shite show
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Starmer says the story is “harrowing” but “nothing untoward happened in terms of police policy.”


Police Policy is exactly why this happened in the first place thanks to the Police Act 2025 where they essentially outline the need for two tier policing.

There is no chance the police react this way if races are different
I would agree that the murderer is lead more by gang/urban culture than specifically racism, there is a big difference in Sikhs and Muslims as had been mentioned in here.

However, the outrage is not necessarily about a young man being stabbed - as ridiculous as that sounds - it is squarely focused on the police response and various guidance and laws that have led to this.

Namely being the fact that the Kirpan is allowed to be carried given the rise in knife crime over the last decade. Realistically this was not known by 99% of the country before this week showing there is not some epidemic of them being used in attacks.

The other being the Police Act 2025 which specifies people should be treated differently depending on their race / culture by police. This is the latest DEI iniative that has been corrupted into allowing two tier policing and has ultimately helped lead to Henry's tragic death. The officers apathy towards a dying man is heartbreaking and I've struggled to watch the video. The police officer has resigned, from what I'm told this will actually make it harder for him to be investigated criminally, that I suspect will lead to more protests and anger.
Someone killed Ian Huntley with a metal pole recently so there is still prison justice at times
Killer has been jailed for 21 years today

Police are being referred to the IOPC, I hope there are some jail sentences but there will not be.

The body cam footage has been released and it a tough watch and genuinely quite upsetting. Henry states 9 times that he can't breathe, 3+ times that he has been stabbed and the officers response? "I don't think you have mate".


I hope someone in jail does the right thing.
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If he was smart he’d have hedged the series after Spurs won Game 1. Could have gotten + money on the Thunder at that point instead of the -155 now


Would have faced the situation of Spurs winning and Knicks losing and being down bad
Not sure Wemby has to be super human but he can't finish with 6 rebounds while Holmgren and Hartenstein are both 10+

re: England squad leaking little by little

Posted by engvol on 5/21/26 at 5:16 pm to
Thing is, fans get het up because fringe players are left out or chosen, however they likely never get on the pitch anyway.

MGW can feel aggrieved I think but he's behind Rogers, Bellingham and Eze in that position and probably is the least versatile positional aswell.

Toney is obviously a strange one, but, if we go to a shootout there's no one I'd rather on the pitch.

re: Europa/Conference League SF

Posted by engvol on 5/20/26 at 7:00 pm to
I say this with no exaggeration


Best night of my life
Jalen Duran is having an all time bad playoffs

What's it going to take for him to man up and dominate a game like 6 weeks ago?
Guy at work rode the TT course, crashed and is paralysed from the waist down.

Can't imagine doing it in a car let alone a bike!

re: Daryl Morey Fired by 76ers

Posted by engvol on 5/13/26 at 6:28 pm to
Thing with Embiid is if you are PHI you can't trade him because of the "what if". You almost certainly get nowhere near a decent return because the buying team is underpaying because of the injuries.