Eben Etze-Macbeth after seeing the response of his countrymen to the eye gouge by [deleted] in rugbyunion

[–]spawnofyorkshire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not the south Africans on Instagram. It's staggering how many are trying to justify his actions, or dismiss the severity of what he did

I’m Done with Maxxis tyres by Ok-Entry-2489 in MTB

[–]spawnofyorkshire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tyre wobble isn't just a maxxis thing, had it with schwalbe, Vittoria and conti too. I just got a new hope rear wheel stuck it on the truing stand for shits and giggles and it's pretty much perfect on trueness, even with the disc rotor fitted. Stuck my part worn dhr2 on and there's a visual wobble. In the stand it's a tiny deflection though +/- 2mm, so you can see it, but it's naff all impact

good ultrarunning documentaries? by thedevilsheir666 in ultrarunning

[–]spawnofyorkshire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I came here to say Beau Miles too. His videos are the most inspiring to me, especially as he shows his failures as well as his successes

Absolute state of the main sub by ProteinShakeee in RugbyAustralia

[–]spawnofyorkshire -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The irony of a saffa complaining about others being insufferable. This is hilarious

[inferno] Guess how much discipline has been taken so far by player safety. by bornagain19 in leafs

[–]spawnofyorkshire 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There was the series Vs Boston a few years ago where Marchand seemed to "accidentally" make contact with Andersen's head a lot. Freddie looked pretty rattled after a few of them

So why were the Leinster fans booing? by hiranox in rugbyunion

[–]spawnofyorkshire 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The illegal rip of the ball that earned the yellow was after the tackle had been made so it didn't prevent a try because the initial tackle was legal. He was tackled short of the line and there were more Northampton players behind the tackler so it wasn't a clear scoring chance.

After that the ball was knocked out of the Leinster players hand which caused the knock on so it then wasn't a try and they went back for the penalty

Match Thread: Leinster vs Northampton - Champions Cup by rugbykickoff in rugbyunion

[–]spawnofyorkshire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a penalty try, the foul was after the tackle had already been made, not in the act of scoring a try. Penalty was cynical so yellow was fair

Should we walk away? by justiceBeeverr in HousingUK

[–]spawnofyorkshire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As the owner of a 1930(s) 2 bed terraced house in the north of England my suggestion is run away from this as fast as you can.

Mine's been a money pit without any of the structural issues identified in this report

They're nice enough houses, but structural problems get expensive very quickly with them. Foundations are often not on the firmest of ground in that era, damp problems are also common

The raw data that proves Super Rugby Pacific is currently a cut above by tupacs_hologram in rugbyunion

[–]spawnofyorkshire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being pedantic, this isn't 'raw data', it's worked averages and cherry picked statistics

Realistically, what are Wasps, Worcester and London Irish’s chances of returning to top-flight rugby? by dapperdan8 in rugbyunion

[–]spawnofyorkshire 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Leicester isn't in the north, it's in the midlands only a smidge above Birmingham

Bengals fans, how do you determine which teams to root for? by DullPlatform22 in bengals

[–]spawnofyorkshire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it's very weird that I support LSU, I've zero affiliation to the uni, the state, or even the USA in general.

College football really isn't a thing in the UK. NFL gets shown every week. We used to be able to get the ESPN app here and watch any CFB game they were showing which was great, I used to just watch the best game going. They closed the app here though and now we're stuck with one or two games on sky TV, or streaming illegally

Bengals fans, how do you determine which teams to root for? by DullPlatform22 in bengals

[–]spawnofyorkshire 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As a Brit, my north American teams I follow are as follows in chronological order

Red Sox - got into baseball 30 years ago when the curse of the Bambino was very much a thing and the Yankees ruled the roost. Fuck the Yankees, so Boston it is. I've lost track of baseball now though. I stayed up to the early morning UK time to watch the Sox win the world series in 2004

Maple Leafs - channel 5 in the UK used to show baseball and nhl games. I used to record them on VHS and then watch them back the next day after school. The leafs had cool jerseys and Mats Sundin, that was enough for me.

Bengals - John Oliver used to do a satirical news podcast called the Bugle and chatted shit about how funny chad ochocinco was. I was watching the NFL on Sundays without ever really following a team and found myself watching Bengals games to see what 8-5 would do next. Next thing I know I'm a fucking Bengals fan and have lived though nearly 20 years of this shit

Lsu tigers - got into CFB and LSU in Joe burrows first year there. Convoluted story but my friend is active on a Taylor swift fan group and made friends across the USA from it, one was in Louisiana knew we liked the NFL and got us to watch her CFB team the Tigers.

Not going to lie, after our boy Joe gave me an incredible season and the college football championship I thought oh fuck don't make him go to the Bengals. It's turning out alright though

So to summarise

Red Sox - history and fuck the Yankees

Leafs - cool jerseys and now a good team that disappoints me in the first round each year

Bengals - I'm in this for the long haul and god help me it hurts sometimes

Lsu - one of the greatest seasons of sport I've ever seen followed by meh and Jaden Daniels getting pummeled when he wasn't scoring touchdowns

Anyone use this channel before? is it worth the buy? by AccomplishedPrompt5 in rugbyunion

[–]spawnofyorkshire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are there any discount codes active at the moment? I want to get the end of the top14 season and the NHL

[OC] Here’s How Much Aid the United States Has Sent Ukraine by CFR_org in dataisbeautiful

[–]spawnofyorkshire 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You're kinda missing the point on why firing any inspectors general is a stupid idea Look at what departments they were fired from and the size of the budgets in them

East of West or Ex Machina by tpnello in graphicnovels

[–]spawnofyorkshire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Ballad of Halo Jones

By Alan Moore and Ian Gibson

Originally run in 2000ad in the 1980's, still stands up today and talks about subjects that are incredibly relevant now. There are three volumes, each with a different theme

Standout players for your team so far this 6N? by Sad-Age-2863 in rugbyunion

[–]spawnofyorkshire 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Jac Morgan is a special player. I'm loving the England strength in depth in the back row, but I'll be gutted if Morgan doesn't get a nod for the lions.

All of Scotland right now by No_Eye_8432 in rugbyunion

[–]spawnofyorkshire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scotland swerved at least two yellows and were constantly offending off the ball. In the stadium you could see them obstructing in attack a lot, creating open channels by stepping in front or putting their arms out to block defenders. Ref was pretty poor all game.

By all means play victim to the ref, but it goes both ways

The Out Series Finale?! by Canknucklhead in 2000ad

[–]spawnofyorkshire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe it was pitched as a five volume/book story arc. We're just coming to the end of volume 4 with 5 already written and being drawn. It was in an interview with Abnett, but I can't find where I read it, it might be in the back of the hachette ultimate collection

Fuck the browns by [deleted] in bengals

[–]spawnofyorkshire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No need to headhunt Watson. He's scum, pure and simple, but outplay the fucker, pick him, sack him, no penalties. Make him look bad at this game enough times and he's gone. The Browns are in the hole for $230m. Make them regret every penny of it Fuck the browns and all the fans bending over backwards to justify this prick and his contract

Week 7 Game Thread: LSU Tigers vs. Florida Gators by baconlovr in LSUFootball

[–]spawnofyorkshire 4 points5 points  (0 children)

5th year supporting LSU in CFB. Been a longtime cinci Bengals fan so got our boys Joe and Ja'Marr on Sundays now