I wonder what 'old school registration' is?

Anyone see this on the BBC a few weeks ago about Paul Merson and gambling addiction. I wondered what people thought of it?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0010l43/paul-merson-football-gambling-and-me

Also on youtube for anyone not in the UK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2HxMEoyIKI

It is just the referring to female pundits as one homogeneous entity as if they are all the same and say the same things because they are women.

Much like male pundits. Some female pundits are very good, some are ok and some are bad.

I still don't know why they are spoiling the show. What part of the football watching experience are they spoiling exactly?

Everyone in this forum is in the Stone Age or what?

How many former footballers have had roles as pundits and been absolutely crap. Not even knowing half the players on foreign teams. No insight. Inarticulate. But they played for a big team and have a good agent so they get the gig.

But all women should be banned from being pundits because some are a not that great and inhibit the matey banter? Even though you've named several who you actually think are quite good.

seriously?

I know this isn't PC, but these female soccer pundits that are now everywhere, are totally spoiling the show. Its the same on all the channels.

All the best. Hope it isn't as nasty as it sounds like it might be.

Thread seems to have taken a funny turn since I last posted.

Haven't got time for that right now, just popped in to say Norrie is on Amazon now and Radacanu on about the same time this is due to finish.

Given Hurkacz has lost, I am pretty sure Norrie is top 10 if he wins this and the next game. 

https://live-tennis.eu/en/atp-race

I am getting updates from my mum as I await anambupance

Hoping that isn't as alarming as it sounds and is just a standard trip for you.  Good luck either way. 

The boy is playing very well FWIW.

chest infection and vomiting

Seems like the 1 billion plus vaccines have been a complete waste of time then in your opinion if I have interpreted you correctly. So yeah fair enough

Such a crazy stance since being vaxed doesnt stop you catching it or passing it on and pretty sure these players wont be a drain on any state provided medical care. Is there a logic to this beyond, we're taking this approach with our population so we cant give exemptions to foreigners

Who you getting your medical info from, the towie virologist on Twitter?

Tbf, both you and Bergeroo resorting to ad hominem makes me realise how solid my ground is here :-)

It's a FACT that it doesn't stop you catching Covid.

It's a FACT that you can still be contagious.

It's a FACT that Novicaneovic will be able to afford to go private if he needs any healthcare or more likely, as the strapping epitome of fitness that he is, he aint likely to require hospitalisation.

Natch, yr all quite mad and only Horners comes up with a good reason for 'Good'.

It's a FACT you are less likely to catch it
It's a FACT your less contagious if you have it
Its a FACT not all the tennis players are multi millionaires

now please take your conspiracy theories back to the covid thread

thank you for your time

Such a crazy stance since being vaxed doesnt stop you catching it or passing it on and pretty sure these players wont be a drain on any state provided medical care. Is there a logic to this beyond, we're taking this approach with our population so we cant give exemptions to foreigners

I mean - this thread is going to derail fast - but I think it is pretty widely accepted that having a vaccine makes it harder for you to catch the virus, get affected by it less and therefore less chance to pass it on.

And yeah - why the hell should some tennis player who isn't vaxxed get to go stuff that some member of the Australian population can't do if they aren't vaxxed.

Presumably if any of the players catches Corona than they will need to get medical treatment, and that will be state medical care.

If they do it with tennis then they have to do it with every other sport and every other job? They already got enough heat last year for flying everyone in when Aussies couldn't even get a flight home or a hotel to quarantine.

this is the best rail thread of the year. I will go 16th minute.

Emma Raducanu back in action tomorrow and again a monster favourite. She has said she has no coach. So I will be backing against her in every match again until these prices change because I still think they are ridiculous.

Is the hype and madness over now?

Really hated the series and the way the story was told. In an interesting and kind of scary note, (without trying to give spoliers) the internet cafe in Berlin featured towards the end is around the corner from my flat.

I know I'm probably a bit late here but I watched the 3 part Doc series 'Don't Fuck with cats' on Netflix the other day and I don't think I've ever seen anything like that before.

For anyone that hasn't seen this it's a true story that starts out as internet uproar when someone posts a video online where he kills two cats. What is so good about what follows is it is like watching a whodunnit movie but where regular people use their own time trying to find the culprit clue by clue. It then moves on just like a movie script and just gets darker and darker and I'm even adding an extra and darker too.

**It's not really about cat's even tho it starts that way and although some of the footage is a little upsetting they don't show the worst parts of the videos.

I think I am going to lay her on the machine in the outright and bet against her in every match she plays. I will be interested to see the odds for her first match.

She has no coach, hasn't played in a month and has never played vs a top ten player.

I want to take some of the drugs you guys are taking who are all piling on!

The top 10 is just a technicality really.  She beat 11 and 12 easily and Sakkari is 5th in the race, so her form is 3rd best here?   

Think the Simona Halep match will be interesting if they both win their openers, given she is one of Raducanu's heroes and one of my favourite players.   

Hardly piling on, just got a bet on at 11.5 on Betfair for the sweat.  You had plenty of chance to lay 10s.  I have no idea where this ends.  I have watched pretty much every recent match, and the progress has been astonishing.  She is bound to put in a bad performance in a match some time soon, but will enjoy the ride until then.   

I mean - she is going to start as a clear favourite against Halep judging from the outright odds. How is that even possible?

I have been working all day and haven't had chance to get on the machine, so I didn't get the 10s on there - but I will certainly be getting involved!

I think I am going to lay her on the machine in the outright and bet against her in every match she plays. I will be interested to see the odds for her first match.

She has no coach, hasn't played in a month and has never played vs a top ten player.

I want to take some of the drugs you guys are taking who are all piling on!

These odds are crazy. Everyone has lost their minds