Cole Palmer IS Chelsea this season. They would be lost without him. Think Chelsea is summed up by players fighting on pitch about who takes the penalty…
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Not quite as it appears. It’s a sabbatical with NZRU blessing. Munster fans will not be happy.
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And that, I think, is the premier league decided.
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Killers of the flower moon. Was soooo slow moving to start that I almost gave up. But picked up pace and was pretty good. Both de Niro and Di caprio are excellent. It’s a looong film.
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@nzzp said in Headphone recommendations?:
@Billy-Tell said in Headphone recommendations?:
I have Bose quiet comfort. Very happy with those.
Same question!
Comfortable? And how's the microphone quality when you're talking
I personally find very confortable. Although I haven’t tried the Sony some people find the sound better but generally the Bose is supposed to be more comfortable. When I’m on call I have to take calls at home and if I’m watching sport or a movie on the phone and have to answer a call, I find it works very well. The only other headphones I’ve tried are beats and they were given to me but I’m on my second set of Bose and very happy. I’m not a sales rep for Bose so I suggest reading reviews on the net but generally it seems to be between Bose and Sony for the best headphones.
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I have Bose quiet comfort. Very happy with those.
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Perfect name for a tall skinny pakeha lad to play in the 2nd row.
Best AB 5 since I started watching in 87. Probably only Ian Jones and Ali Williams occasionally come close and they are still far off at that.
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@gt12 said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@gt12 what make you think NZ health care is miles behind the best in the world?....to the point you say suggesting it is horseshit? we have loads of contact sports players plus things like skiers, when mrs womble did her knee she had a surgeon that only did knees...all day...every day
Fuck kiwis make me laugh. It's a tiny country at the bottom of the world. It doesn't have the population (money), research facilities (money), or location (spillover effects) to be even close to the best in the world.
Not 1 NZ hospital makes it to the best 250 in general nor in Orthopedics and I wouldn't expect it too. I may have missed Dr Andrews or a similarly qualified expert starting an institute in Auckland rather than Florida. That's not to say there aren't potentially very good people in NZ, such as this guy who has some great experience in the States, but it would be a long bow to suggest that he is (1) the best in the world, (2) has access to the best resources for client care, and (3) can provide the best rehabilitation services in the world.
I've got a fair bit of experience with the NZ healthcare system (public and private) and some experience overseas at some very good institutions. NZ is not far from being third world. The private system gets it close to public systems in places like Japan but IMO still behind in terms of quality of care.
Doing knee surgeries everyday does not make you a world expert, especially in sports medicine. It's likely a good sign, but if they are not keeping up with absolute best practice, rehabilitation and research findings (for athletes), they'll likely be behind what is available in other countries.
Even if they are the best in NZ, they likely aren't the best in the world unless they live there for their kids schooling, the fishing, or whatever lifestyle factor they value.
I would have thought most of the above was relatively obvious.
We are hoping that Cam gets absolute world-class care.
Pfft. We are talking about bone doctors here, not cutting edge therapies that Pharmac chooses not to fund. Reckon NZ orthopedics is as good as anywhere.
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@Canes4life said in Exodus:
@sparky I don't blame him at all. It leaves the Crusaders with a flush of green first fives to pick from next year. Experienced overseas 10 will be in hot demand during the off season.
There must be some crap welsh player at the tail end of their career who can be lured to super rugby. What’s not to like about Rhys Patchell?
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@sparky said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Windows97 The relevant rumours were in the mainstream media before they appeared here or on social media.
Whether posted on stuff or silverfern…still rumours. And unsubstantiated rumours at that. I could well be wrong, of course, but so much assuming and so little actual evidence.
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@sparky said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Billy-Tell I posted Sam Whitelock's announcement 9 hours ago.
It doesn't mean that reports of attempts to get him to recommit to NZ Rugby were false. Rather that they were unsuccessful.
Maybe. But there are rumours of rumours of rumours. Please post some solid evidence.
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@sparky said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
Sam Whitelock has just announced his retirement from playing Rugby at the end of June. So Razor will definitely need to find another go-to Lock.
A lot of people look silly after all the weeping and gnashing of teeth over unsubstantiated and now patently false tripe that he was being lured back to NZ by a desperate Scott Robertson.
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@frugby said in Crusaders v Chiefs:
@Billy-Tell said in Crusaders v Chiefs:
Crusaders were much better this week. Hannah looks a future AB lock imo, very impressive. Having a decent 9 made a big difference. ALB the best of the chiefs.
Hannah still has a bit to work on with his core roll IMO. Impressive around the park, but I think he is consistently beaten to the jump in the air, both off kickoffs and at the lineout.
This of course could be on the lifters, but it happened a couple of times last night, and he was straight up bullied by the Blues the week before.
Yeah he’s not the finished product but I think the general panic on the forum « where are the locks » is a bit misplaced. We’ll find some.
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Toto I’ve a feeling we’re not in Hamilton anymore.
Crusaders were much better this week. Hannah looks a future AB lock imo, very impressive. Having a decent 9 made a big difference. ALB the best of the chiefs.
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@Duluth said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
The selectors have a history that I’m referencing. Apologies for having an opinion that you don’t like
Apology accepted.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
@Billy-Tell said in All Blacks 2024 - looking forward:
I can’t wait until the squad is actually selected so that the echo chambers of mindless speculation are finished.
loool
we'll just move to a new chamber
With Robertson and Ryan in I’m already raging. I just KNOW the ABs are going to be full of players from tauranga and buller. Such fckn favouritism.
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I can’t wait until the squad is actually selected so that the echo chambers of mindless speculation are finished.
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I want aumua out. He’s been hopeless. I never really watched moana but he was touted as a potential AB when he switched to a NZ super rugby side.
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England looked pretty average against Brazil and decidedly leaky at the back. Chilwell had a mare. If England play like that they won’t win the euros.
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