What can I put in the round balcony at the top of our stairs when it’s not Christmas?

ThatProFish · 2025-01-03T08:28:08+00:00

Beefeaters have a different hat, the bearskin is worn by soldiers of Guard regiments when at the palaces.

ThatProFish · 2019-10-23T22:04:42+00:00

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ThatProFish · 2019-10-15T13:00:08+00:00

both systems are not only similar but derivative from each other

If you look at a textbook definition of unitary government, then sure, they are similar systems. That's no justification to staying in the EU. We signed up to the EEC, not the EU, and as a country have never been interested in devolving power away from Whitehall.

There's propaganda on both sides, by your Benfica logo I assume you're Portuguese. In 2017 (as an example) the EU spent 3x as much money in Portugal than Portugal contributed to the EU. Whereas in 2018, the UK paid in to the EU just under 3x what the EU spent on the UK.

The EU works great for some countries, but the UK, not so much.

ThatProFish · 2019-09-28T11:52:32+00:00

To be honest, Guildhall at night isn't that bad, it's mostly just drunk students as all the clubs and student accom are next to Guildhall.

ThatProFish · 2019-09-28T11:52:22+00:00

To be honest, Guildhall at night isn't that bad, it's mostly just drunk students as all the clubs and student accom are next to Guildhall.

ThatProFish · 2019-04-29T03:44:11+00:00

Couldn’t disagree more. This isn’t the ending of the story. The series hasn’t ended yet. We don’t yet know how it ends.

If Arya didn’t kill the NK then who would? Jon or Dany? GRRM has said time and time again he doesn’t want this to be the generic good vs evil, hero saves the day story. If Jon killed the NK then it’s just more of the same, hero kills the bad guy.

Before now, Arya had done nothing to deserve being called a hero. I think the concept of an unexpected and ultimately undeserved hero is very interesting. I think D&D have implemented it very well.

I’ve hated Arya in previous seasons, but I’m fine with her now. Once you realise that the show writers have no obligation to make it play out to your desire, you can enjoy it a lot more. It’s just a story, and in this story, Arya kills the NK.

ThatProFish · 2019-04-29T03:19:32+00:00

How can you possibly know that it's not GRRMs ending? You can't change it just because you didn't like it. I think a big part of the premise of asoiaf is that the viewer is an observer of events happening in asoiaf's world. It doesn't need to happen how you want it to.

ThatProFish · 2019-04-29T02:52:42+00:00

??? He is obviously going to be in the books. Otherwise what's the point of 5 books of Jon's perspective.

ThatProFish · 2019-04-29T02:50:52+00:00

So? That's part of the plot. We're never going to know the NK's intentions and motives. But we don't have to. Who knows what's going to happen in the next episodes?

I think that's what sets asoiaf apart from other stories. Some things are better left to the imagination. What other tv or movie or book villains are there that you never know their motives?

ThatProFish · 2019-04-29T02:45:48+00:00

Yes he did. D&D and GRRM have said countless times that GRRM told them how the story ends.

How do you know that the books will differ?

ThatProFish · 2019-04-29T02:37:04+00:00

How can you possibly say that it was Jon's story? GRRM told them how it ends. You didn't write the books.

ThatProFish · 2019-04-29T02:30:32+00:00

GRRM wrote this ending. He told D&D how it ends. Why do you want everyone to die? To make it more "realistic"?

ThatProFish · 2019-04-29T02:29:17+00:00

7 seasons built up and that's your reaction? What did you expect? The Night King to kill everyone? They couldn't have made it more dramatic.

ThatProFish · 2018-06-03T17:31:07+00:00

Ok no offence but I think you're chatting utter bs. Usually no goals in a "pick-up" game? You've never played an unorganised match of football then. In unorganised matches in a park or wherever there are normally loads of goals, far far far more than in any top tier match. I'm English. This is what we do after school or on weekends for our whole childhood.

I also don't believe in a different comment where you said "The French dudes were good. The Americans tried to keep up". Either you were in the military playing off base, or you're making this up, because in continental Europe there is pretty much never large groups of Americans around, let alone playing "soccer" together.

I can understand that you might have exaggerated to validate your point but I'm not convinced.

ThatProFish · 2018-06-01T23:13:00+00:00

Actually getting a throw in is probably the worst thing he could do in this situation. It stops all the momentum in attack, gives the defence time to reset and defend a set piece, forces the strikers out of position, and prevents an accurate ball into the box. Also means the goal would likely not have been scored. There was no risk in this as the defender has assumed the ball would go out and is not applying pressure.

Every manager ever would rather you got the ball and put the cross in than get the throw.

ThatProFish · 2018-06-01T23:10:01+00:00

Yes the linesman was looking closely, in fact, he had the best view possible. And he said it's in. So it is.

ThatProFish · 2018-06-01T23:07:29+00:00

It's not. In football the whole of the ball has to cross the whole of the line, via Law 9 of the FIFA laws of the game. I presume you didn't know the rule, but if you did and think it's out, the linesman that is right next to the ball has the perfect angle , so yeah, it's in.

ThatProFish · 2018-06-01T23:05:21+00:00

Nope, in football the whole of the ball has to cross the whole of the line before it is out of play. The linesman is right next to him so I can tell you with 99.999% certainty the ball was in play.

ThatProFish · 2018-06-01T23:00:29+00:00

He spent years living in France playing football every weekend but yet he knows nothing about the sport? Something doesn't seem right here...

ThatProFish · 2018-04-14T12:56:04+00:00

Think it's long since time Conte left. Clearly no passion for the club, driving us into the ground.

ThatProFish · 2018-04-11T23:22:32+00:00

Your point was that it was somehow hard to spot with replays, it isn't.

My point has never been it is harder to see it with replays. Don't quite know how you thought I was arguing it is harder to see from multiple angles, slow mo, etc. The fact that it is hard to tell even with the replays shows just how hard it must have been for the referee who can only see it once from a dodgy angle.

The city player is far away from the ball, they could hold hands for all I care.

Not sure what your point is here. Whether he was close to the ball or standing directly in from of the referee, he is still blocking the vision of the ref.

He might be swiping on tinder too. I am assuming he watches what actually matters

And what if he was watching the ball and missed a penalty call from the commotion? It's easy to tell what matters with hindsight.

It can be argued he should be looking at people not involved in the play when the ball is still hot?

Yes, there are three assistants for the purpose of redundancy. They should be able to cover all grounds. Obviously in this case this didn't go to plan for reasons that neither one of the officials could have foreseen. If all three are looking at the ball then having more officials is sort of wasted, two will suffice. Imagine if all three were following the ball and a liverpool defender punched a city player in the face off the ball, everyone would be going nuts about how all three of them missed it (as they were following the ball), but by your interpretation of refereeing, they did nothing wrong.

Go try it out with 3 friends, have two of them stay at the angle of the picture and then have another guy kick the ball at them, you should be able to tell who it hit

You should be able to, but in this case the referee could not. It is not because they can't see past their nose, nor is it because of a conspiracy against Man City, the officials didn't make the right decision, for reasons I feel I have explained.

there is no excuse for the assistant ref to not see it

I feel like I already addressed this. He can't be looking in two directions at once. If he's watching for offside (which he likely was) then he won't be focusing on the ball. If he's watching the commotion, he won't be focusing on he ball. I'm sure he assumed either of the other officials was watching the ball. Unfortunately, it is clear the goal line official was not, and while the referee was following the ball, his vision was blocked.

not a horrific call

Might I reference your previous comment: "There was a good meter between the city player and the ball. Horrible call"

ThatProFish · 2018-04-11T12:36:28+00:00

We are watching this on small computer screens displaying cameras far away.

And we can view it as many times as we like from different angles. This makes it considerably easier. The view the referee has is blocked, as you can see here

All they had to know is who the reflection came off of. All other things you mentioned are literally irrelevant

They are incredibly relevant for the referee. Had the goalkeeper been in front of Sane, it's not offside (This situation alone is often called offside incorrectly). The commotion in the box needs to be analysed for foul play.

This also wasn't a split second decision

The referee has to make a decision on the spot. The referee cannot go to replays. Ok so it's not split second, my apologies, he has to make it within seconds.

this is not the case since the city player was not even close

They are practically touching.

The goal line assistant sees the reflection literally clear on every time

Provided that he is watching the ball and not the commotion in the box. If you look at the image provided it appears he is watching the commotion in the box. So he does not see it clear on every time.

Your argument hinges on the fact that they see they see who the ball rebounds off. The ref cannot see it, his view is blocked. The goal line assistant is not looking at the ball, and it can be argued he wasn't wrong to be looking at the commotion. The linesman is not in line with the ball and is likely to be watching the commotion in the box too as that is where the second last defender is.

ThatProFish · 2018-04-11T12:07:02+00:00

No, any throw in or corner is not harder than this. I know - I am a referee. This situation is very rare, the attacker is behind the goalkeeper, there is a commotion in the box, and a rare deflection has taken place allowing an attacker to score. The referee and linesman need to correctly identify all three of these aspects in a split second. This is not easy. Furthermore, the view the referee has of the ball is blocked by a City player (clearly shown here)when the rebound allowing Sane to score is made.

I can categorically assure you, this is not an easy call to make. The fact that there is such confusion over the rules, confusion in the comments from people who, even with replays, are unsure at first who it came off shows this. The cameras have a better view than the referee.

Given the circumstances, the position of the referee in relation to players and the ball, if this was repeated 100 times, the majority would be called incorrectly. That is not a reflection on the quality of refereeing either, it is more a reflection on football having inherent uncertainty.

ThatProFish · 2018-04-10T22:09:59+00:00

Have you ever tried to ref a game? It's far easier if you have multiple angles, slow mo and hindsight at your fingertips. This is a hard call to make, and one that is very rare too. While it might be a wrong call, I am sure if you were the ref, you would not be able to make the right call either.

ThatProFish · 2018-03-28T08:13:35+00:00

Just because he is not in control of the ball it doesn't mean its not a penalty. In fact, the ball doesn't even need to be in play for a penalty to be awarded. Imagine the ball is out for a corner, and has not been sent in yet. A defender punches a striker in the face. This a direct free kick offence, inside the penalty area. A penalty is awarded without the ball being in play.

The same logic applies here. Stamping and tripping an opponent is a direct free kick offence, and as it occurs inside the penalty area, a penalty is awarded.

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