On a more positive note, should we start a separate thread for Mayweather vs Pacquiao?

I vote yay. 

 

Got to be a lot of people interested in that fight that don't want to subscribe to a thread where we moan about Eddie Hearn. 

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=65286.0

Joshua is a class above all these fighters he's facing as he establishes himself as a professional.  Always the way, fighting journeymen and less than 'solid' opponents.

Looking forward to him going through the British, European and World levels.  He definitely does look class.

Haha, my phone changed conservation to conversation. That's probably not a reason

cheers for this, i agree its a difficult balance between zoo's and no zoo's due to the funding and the awareness they bring.

I have no idea of the solution, but i do think that fit and healthy animals should never be taken away from the wild anymore, there is no need.

Conservation, breeding, protecting from poachers, and habitat destruction - they're all reasons fit and healthy animals could be taken out of the wild.

£25millski now, decreasing steadily over the next 2 years?

Seriously? If he's only worth £25m in today's market he's surely not worth over £100k a week then?

Not sure why an ex Liverpool player, now working in the media determines the transfers at Liverpool?

I flew on a a320 two days after this crash. They are not very big inside.

Does not compute.

It's a yes from me.

The reality in this day and age is that no matter what Rodgers says if he wants to go in the summer he will. It sounds very much like he's been tapped-up.

Only if Liverpool are offered what they feel is enough for him.  Nothing to stop them refusing any offers and making Sterling stay for another season on £35K a week.

What's his market value anyway?

Was previosuly thinking about visiting the Elephant 'sanctuary' in Bali this July.  We read up on it, and won't be visiting it.

Like you say, it's a tough decision as it's amazing to see this animals close up, but its also wrong for them to be maltreated.  I'm not against zoos at all, as they carry out important conservation work and also it's not always cruel to keep an animal in captivity (as long as they're given room and the right conditions, etc.).  Living in the wild isn't usually a walk in the park (to mix my analogies), always the chance of starvation or being eaten for most animals.

Got to do what your conscience dictates I guess, after you've read up and have some knowledge of the facts of course.

Because you always have to overpay relatively for talent when you think you should be in the champions league but you are not (you are close to 80% likely not to be in the Champs league next season).  Just like Manure did this year and Man City did before they were a powerhouse.  Less players will be willing to play for liverpool at sterlings level of talent so his agent will have more power to get a higher price for his client.  Simple supply and demand.

They might, but I don't seer why they have to give him a new contract this summer.

Yes.  But I suppose then you're in the realms of him letting his contract run down and the financial benefits from that verses foregoing the extra 70k a week.  That would be quite a gamble on not getting a career threatening injury or his form going through the floor.

Mind you - why haven't Liverpool sorted this already.  Nathan Chalobah has been on 30k a week for Chelsea reserves for 2 years.  Sterling has lit up the Premier League and starred for England!

I'm sure they'll either come to an agreement, or Sterling will leave for somewhere else in the summer.  The way he's been talking the latter seems more likely - but who knows?

I was just saying that if an agreement isn't struck, and he isn't sold, then he's 'stuck' on £35K a week.

Rodgers press conference earlier he stated he won't be going anyway in the summer.

Depends on the kid.  If he wants to play at the highest level he leaves, if he is money driven he will probably stay as the scousers will have to overpay him in the summer to keep him if, as expected, they finish outside of the top 4.

Why do they have to overpay him in the summer?

Definitely go for the slow build up, rather than expecting everything to happen immediately.  Lots of engagement and dialogue rather than me me me sales messages that will turn people off.

think this is maybe physics rather than maths?

If you removed the entire bottom of the bucket, the water would fall as fast as possible (can't remember what speed that is). 

Aren't there other forces at play?

I think we were assuming everything else was a constant and that if you have a hole that's twice as big (or two holes the same size instead of one), then the water would flow at twice the rate. Having a hole with twice the diameter is the same as having a hole 4 times as big, or four holes of the same size as the original one.  Therefore the flow rate would be 4x the original?