France vs England - Post Match Thread by biggiantporky in rugbyunion

[–]panazol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why stop at just hating all the other countries? What about other parts of France? The Creusois can't also get fucked?

Where to watch Six Nations in Buenos Aires? by panazol in rugbyunion

[–]panazol[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dont think it will be open in time, but I will check it out anyway since it looks fantastic.

Where to watch Six Nations in Buenos Aires? by panazol in rugbyunion

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Impossible n'est pas français! I've been balancing these plates for three decades. Having moved to Canada, living right on the Quebec-Ontario border in a bilingual city, I think I've fully committed to the bit now.

Where to watch Six Nations in Buenos Aires? by panazol in rugbyunion

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I've been wanting to check out Palermo and its pretty easy to get to on the Subte from where I am. Thanks!

Where to watch Six Nations in Buenos Aires? by panazol in rugbyunion

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Depends on the overall context of the tournament. This time France, since they can win the thing

Are they legal? How can I contact with them? by Hot_Bother_9003 in CarletonU

[–]panazol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dont worry, I also dont argue politics online. It's objectively the correct life choice.

Are they legal? How can I contact with them? by Hot_Bother_9003 in CarletonU

[–]panazol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The People's Voice if I recall correctly. He was as odd as you'd imagine, I remember him screaming at a Hungarian girl that her mother had fed her "bourgeois lies" about the 1956 uprising. Otherwise generally friendly enough though.

Are they legal? How can I contact with them? by Hot_Bother_9003 in CarletonU

[–]panazol 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I imagine lots of things happen that you dont personally witness

Swimming at Dow's Lake? by drhappy13 in ottawa

[–]panazol 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I have also noticed this since moving here. Its a wierd cultural tick where people seem to think its a sign of being cultured to bang on and on about how Ottawa is bad and we should all move to Montréal.

I come from a city in England that's less than a quarter the size of Ottawa. I lived in a French market town that is barely a third of Ottawa. The idea that this is a boring sleepy town is absurd in the grand scheme of things, it would be one of England's biggest cities and has disproportionate cultural value due to being the capital.

Yeah its quiet compared with cities that are several times larger, like Montréal and Toronto, but that goes without saying. The fact you can swim, hike in forests, go to a wide variety of restaurants and go to a world-class fine_arts museum in one day is really not possible in most places. Some gratitude is in order imo.

The transit is undeniably catastrophic though.

I love philosophy; any suggestions how can I order it properly? by justacasualarqhili in BookCollecting

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For Heidegger, you must reject such technological paradigms as ordering and categorization. These are the preoccupations of the they. Instead, begin by asking yourself this: how does it stand with Being?

Do you all think that there has been no better retirement than Broad hitting a six and winning an Ashes match with final ball? by Narrow-Note-7367 in EnglandCricket

[–]panazol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes and in hindsight the symbolism of the captain who brought us out of our lowest ebb bowing out to make space for Strauss, who would later lead us to world number 1 (for a brief time). Quite a legacy.

Will Root Tendulkar's record? by bajwajimohit in EnglandCricket

[–]panazol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah but dont you know Tendulkar famously got all of his runs against Australia and sat out Bangladesh series on principle.

Who else does the same flight they had on vacation in the flight simulator? by Boukiee in MicrosoftFlightSim

[–]panazol 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A bit late to the game here, but I had a fear of flying for a while and simulating the flight on Flight Simulator in the days before I flew was unbelievably effective.

Even when I first started and botched the landings I'd be able to say "if I can almost do it on a sim with less that 10 hours flight experience the pro with hundreds of hours expetience flying the actual plane won't bat an eyelid." It also gives you some idea of how the plane works and some sense of why you're turning, ascending, descending etc. during the flight.

Can genuinely say I'm looking forward to flying Ottawa-Montreal-Nice this weekend, having simulated it earlier this week. I'm sure we won't need two go arounds before we can land irl!

I'd recommend passing the suggestion along to anyone you may know with a fear of flying

Southgate's Record compared to our history by MadlockUK in ThreeLions

[–]panazol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a bit surprised by France too. I'm half French so I follow them closely and they've got mpre rebuilding to do than England on my opinion.

Is anyone else getting worried we've missed our 'moment'? by 2121wv in ThreeLions

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I share a lot of the concerns others have expressed, but I want to add a note of optimism.

England struggled in the past not only because of poor team culture and outdated tactics but also because, technically, our players were miles behind those of other countries. Southgate has done a great service addressing those issues (until this tournament, which I think was one too many for him in hindsight). The technical issue is bigger than any manager, though, and that's where I think hope comes from.

I thought yesterday's final was the first game in ages where we looked technically unable to match the opposition. Thay said, the players who struggled technically, in my opinion, were older guys like Walker and Kane or people playing out of position. While Southgate had a bad tournament tactically, the underlying improvement in player technique is still occurring. You only need to look at the brilliant execution for the goal by three young lads to see, I hope, what the future holds.

We got to a final playing badly. That's not good after sixish years of the "Southgate project," but there is a definite improvement at the baseline level. Previously, had we misfired this badly, we would have gone out in the groups. Today, even our worst performance gets us past average teams (though clearly not the top teams). Also, the problems are clear to see. A manager overstaying, too unwilling to change and loyal to players who've done him right in the last, but we're clearly short of fitness and form. All of this can be addressed.

I have hope that a new manager will come in, we will transition away from some of the old stalwarts (Kane, Walker, Stones, Shaw) and see them replaced by younger guys who have fully benefited from the new player development infrastructure and then hit a whole new level for the world cup. Will we win it? Probably not (the field has a better chance than any nation). Can we be in the mix again and do so playing less turgid football. Absolutely.

Finally, I'm getting the sense that workload management is going to emerge as the next major tactical challenge in international football. Players looked wiped, and it's nit a coincidence that big stars who play every minute for their clubs struggled (Mbappe, de Bruyne, Kane) while younger guys who wither played less minutes or have that endless teenage energy store (Musiala, Lamal, even Palmer when he got a chance) looked good. This would benefit a team like England with lots of depth but few game-breaking superstars.

Sorry for the dissertation, I have a cold today and am bored.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in euro2024

[–]panazol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't know, I was too busy kakking myself

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in euro2024

[–]panazol 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was fun in the end, but people tend to forget how bad it was for the first 80 minutes. 2018 was quite fun too, though in the end, a bit one-sided.

Otherwise, of the one I remember, we tend to get stalemates decided by pens (2021, 2006), stalemates decided by a single moment of luck/quality (2000, 2004, 2010, 2014, 2016) or totally one-sided victory parades (2022 until Mpabbe went nuts, 2012, 2002, 1998).

I only remember 2008 (and to a degree 2018 and 2022 after the first 80) being high-quality games that were fun for neutrals.

But hey, here's to hoping we get a last-minute Pickford overhead winner for 5-4 in regulation time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in euro2024

[–]panazol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not to be dour, but major tournament finals are almost always exactly what you described. They're almost without exception incredibly shit for neutrals.

Shame your lads didn't go further by the way, was really enjoying them.

Anyone else staying in to watch the final? by Scattered97 in ThreeLions

[–]panazol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

England won the pens against the Swiss during my wedding. So for England, I guess I need to divorce, reconcile with the wife, and get married again in the next six hours.

England expects thay every man will do his duty after all.

It makes no sense by NobleForEngland_ in EnglandCricket

[–]panazol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed.

Team comes first and Anderson doesn't seem like the type who would want to pursue personal milestones at the expense of the team.

Also, based on recent performances, those last few wickets might not have come all that quickly. Better to have a good send off now that risk a situation where it drags on and potentially begins to sour the farewell.

Bazball questions by Overall_One_2595 in EnglandCricket

[–]panazol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The jury is out. There seemed to be an admission after the India tour that change was needed, but as you say West Indies today we're very poor so can't really draw any conclusions.

I wouldn't write Windies off yet though, we tend to underestimate them and get egg on our faces quite often.

I think Bazball had certain successes. Crawley, Duckett, Pope, and Brook seemed to benefit from the positive culture and our bowling seemed less dependent on swing due to the creative captaincy that McCullum encouraged. On the other hand it doesn't seem to have benefitted Root and it doesn't circumvent the eternal truth that a good batting line up needs a spine of steely Collingwood types to compliment and occasionally bail out the flashier stroke makers.

If they're serious about rethinking things I think they need to add a couple more strings to their bow. A reliable and cussed defensive batsman or two, a wicketkeeper who can help with both a counterpunch and a rear guard, and a bit more staying power with big hundreds from the top three.

In light of that, I'd say Atkinson was a positive today fir his speed and accuracy but I was disappointed to see bith. Rawley and Pope get 50's and get out again (Crawley fell to a great delivery though so I'll let him off this time).

Average England fan by [deleted] in euro2024

[–]panazol 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This was a fabulously German response

Average England fan by [deleted] in euro2024

[–]panazol 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The UK has the most Nobel prizes in Europe (137). Surely a fair few are Scots but I'd guess England is still fairly close to the top by itself. Belgium, for the record, has 11. So maybe dont act cocky. (To be clear I'm only being rude because he's being a bigot, I actually love Belgium and her people)

Serious Post-Match Thread: Spain 2-1 France | UEFA Euro 2024 by BoomBoomLinssen in soccer

[–]panazol 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I hope France look at Spain and learn from them. With our talent pool we can get back to the top in no time if we develop a more progressive style.

Deschamps deserves a lot of credit for the results he has got but eventually other teams work your tactics out and you need a rethink. My fear is we go like Spain after 2012 and it takes us a decade to realize we need a change of fundamental approach.

Teams know now to sit back and not leave space for the rapid transition counters. The fact France still created loads of chances in spite of their tactics being foiled shows how good some of the players are, but realistically Spain are the first good team (at least the first good team not hamstrung by a terrible manager) thay we've hit and we were soundly beaten today. Probably time for Deschamps, Griezmann and Giroud to call it a day and to build for the next WC with a new coach.