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Don't be silly. THIS was the actual plan for that shot. Just very unlucky it didn't come off.

I could certainly be proved wrong, but my memory is that the camera angle from behind Maupay showed it was going in. He went for placement rather than power, and the goalkeeper gambled, guessed correctly and did well. That's how I saw it anyway.

Two? Trossard yes, but Maupay's was going in to the bottom corner and was a superb save. And if Bissouma's shot had been just a few inches to the right, it would have been seen as near perfect. So while he should certainly have played it a bit safer, I am not sure it counts as terrible by any...

I would probably phrase it differently, and we might disagree with some of the causes and solutions, but in essence I agree with you. People are being manipulated, and encouraged to find enemies based on race, gender or even, god forbid, brexit (both side have been manipulted on that in my...

Ah,yes, a perfect example of the increasingly common mistake of assuming 'fredom of speech' = 'freedom to say what you like without any consequences'. He was free to speak out and prove himself a bellend. They were free to cancel a private contract with someone that has proven himself a...

Spot on I think. She's aiming to have her cake and eat it. Disowning Trump himself, whilst continuing to align herself with the most unsavoury aspects of his agenda, so as to be in a good position to take advantage when the next tin-pot populist comes along. Not that interesting really.

With very good reason as that article amply demonstrates. 'Trump has sold out everyone who was ever faithful to him — Jeff Sessions, Kris Kobach, Chris Christie, Milo Yiannopoulos, Gavin McInnes, the Proud Boys, Corey Lewandowski, Steve Bannon, Rudy Giuliani, and, of course, his own voters'...

I think the point is that trans people have always existed and are present in every society globally. As are those who's sexuality is not aligned with the majority. I've lived in places, and met both trans and gay people, where it is entirely unacceptable, and sometimes illegal, to be that way...

It really doesn't. There are plenty of options to manage that problem, although it may involve some compromise. For instance: https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethics/2019/08/12/transwomen-in-elite-womens-sport-clarifying-the-nuances-of-our-approach/

As I said, I use whatever they ask me to use. When I am talking about/interacting with someone, I am inevitably engaging with them in the context of a role they play in society (that sounds a bit w*nky I know, but not sure how else to put it), and I view them not as a sexual object, but as a...

Of course it's not simple. Some people want it to be simple, but it isn't, it's complex. I find that complexity interesting, challenging and in many ways rather wonderful Some people find it threatening, but I don't understand why.

Whatever they ask me to use, which has so far included he, she or they. Who cares?

In gender terms I accept that she is a women yes. Here you go (I spent 3 seconds searching, to save you the time): https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/232363

Sex is biological. Gender is not (just) biological. I bellive there may be information available on all this somewhere on the internet.

Just to clarify - I know nothing more than anyone else, and less than many. I have just been following the news and thinking things through, based on a set of assumptions. But the '+ 2 weeks' phrase I used reflects that it takes a couple of weeks for protection to kick in after you've been...

To me, the data and analysis that drives this decision and the fact that the tactic has changed is essentially very good news, given the situation we are now in. Time is of the essence and we need to get that vaccine into as many arms as possible as quickly as possible. If a single jab gives...

Oxford vaccine approved in India. This is the vaccine for the world. Easy storage, low cost and 'no-profit' model in poorer countries. Something for Britain to be proud of. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-02/india-grants-emergency-approval-to-astra-oxford-covid-19-vaccine

Being more transmissible is an obvious advantage, so it's not that much of a surprise that it's moved in that direction. The is absolutely no advantage in being more deadly, in fact quite opposite. It's very unlikely it would go that way.. But agree, time to get the f*ck on with it. Lock...

Can I suggest that this (and possibly the 'elite sport' thread as well) gets moved to the coronavirus sub-section. There is some useful discussion, but also some...less so. I don't know about others, but my head is not at it's best right now and I suspect I am not alone. Now is probably a good...

I suspect they are making the most of it, and presenting the 'worst case' assumption - not least as it would be very reckless not to but also as they really need people to take it seriously in the face of incresing fatigue, misinformation and complacency. But there's no way they'd get away with...