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I dunno about that. In CONCACAF, perhaps.

I'd have thought it'd be the savings in both money and space, as well. Was interesting to hear people say why hockey's dying out in Toronto is (aside from the cost of gear and the leagues) people being in condos and apartments not having the space for all the stuff that goes with hockey, versus basketball or football. Is still amazing how much they charge for footballs though.

Banished ?

Looks nothing like Daikatana

Yeah, I think so as well. Here it will improve, there's a domestic men's league (still no women's which is funny given Canada's women's team being one of the top ones) finally. Shame they'll never have relegation like other leagues do.

Heat wave here, guess will need to wake up super early to go for a walk. Tall ask on my week off, though. Rather annoyed couldn't get enough chores to fill 5 days as well.

Wasn't comparing a CB to a midfielder, though, was describing the skillset one would need to be a 'good' one in each role. For fun, check out the "roles" created over the years, heh, Mezzala vs BBM or stuff like a Segundo Volante or Regista. Ah, but you meant diversity in terms of the team, had thought you mean each player would need to multi-task. Never really watched Rugby, wonder how that would compare. You think Canadians care about football ? Most of these cultureless WASPs only care about hockey.

Firefox figures that video was dangerous, hah. But that looks interesting, will give that a go.

Because **** you, I got mine ?

Can't really say the football player is much different than the American football player in terms of needing a broad skillset. A CB needs to be able to tackle well, but should be able to position themselves correctly and that requires anticipation and reading the game, running an offside trap requires focus and co-ordination, for example. A midfielder in a playmaking role has even more to do. Football's being more continuous means the tactics are more set at the start, depending on how deep the coach goes - see Southgate in the Euro final for maybe going too deep into being cautious - the players on the pitch can only adapt so much. It's pretty much the same situation, most goals are scored due to a breakdown in defense or an individual mistake (see Arsenal), or just a well run play like a counter or through ball.

It was Soros' doing

Hah. I do recall one friend complaining about no bathroom breaks. They've stopped it, but they actually used to show ads during the WC pre 2006, just a small screen in the corner.

This man knows organ trading. Back out sitting with dogs on step, used to do this with my old one who passed away in 2018. Deciding to listen to Russian rock, helps keep passers by on other side of street

Finished the Act of War expansion, I really enjoyed that sound bug with Tomahawks - caused audio looping then total failure of all audio until a restart. Didn't enjoy it as much as the base game, storyline is still Clancy-esque OTT nonsense but I guess that's not much to hold against it. I guess multiplayer would be enjoyable, if i could go back to 2005. Next game on the backlog is Planet Coaster.

I wrote "seem to only", and was hardly an accusation, heh. Do wonder what football teams people have actually watched play when they say "little happens", or at least what they would consider things to actually have happened - maybe tiki taka Barca ?

In terms of spending hours, think that's pretty much all sports - watching most sports is a 2 hour or so event - and if you think the avergae football game has little occurring, I guess everything bar basketball has the same. Americans have to wear baseball a bit at least, that sport is a crime against man to watch I don't see the issue with the penalty shootout, having endless extra time isn't going to be that great as the players tire and the game bogs down, you can see how the current ET plays out due to fatigue. If you want a laugh though, look up how the MLS did penalty kicks at the start, essentially like hockey does. Although they may use that in 2026, apparently

Americans seem to only have this barb to throw at football, hah.

Have next week off, strangely want to keep working. I guess I have schadenfreude for myself.

I base mine off of Jerry Springer.

Women are **** at penalties. Also a shame that Sweden lost, they were a better team. More shame that Canada won.

Definitely not the gamer authoritarians, basically

Wonder what the Irish learn about Cromwell.

Wow, that's so obviously shot in Toronto

Could have sworn Gingrich was dead.