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    #6572
    DGRulz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,232 ✭✭✭DGRulz


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Always enjoy a good marvel movie, thought Wandavision and Falcon and the Winter Soldier were average enough but Loki seems very promising, quite liked the first episode.

    I really liked the first two series but both suffered badly from covid shutdowns. Loki wasn't as badly effected from what I know so shouldn't have the same issues.


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    #6573
    swiwi_
    Registered Users Posts: 4,492 ✭✭✭swiwi_


    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/11/hello-possum-the-new-zealanders-who-keep-wild-marsupials-as-pets

    I had a colleague who had a pet possum (it’s illegal) He built a large indoor cage with shrubs and everything. They are pretty vicious creatures and he would regularly come to work with scratches.


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    #6574
    Larbre34
    Registered Users Posts: 24,080 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    Christian Eriksen has collapsed off the ball mid game in Denmark v Finland and is receiving CPR. Send him all our positive energy and prayers if thats your thing.

    Come on son, fight for it.


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    #6575
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users Posts: 7,383 ✭✭✭Dave_The_Sheep


    Genuinely horrible to watch.


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    #6576
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users Posts: 21,685 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »
    Genuinely horrible to watch.

    Fúcking abysmal for the director to show so much of it on the feed. There's absolutely no way they should've showed them trying to revive him on live broadcast.


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    #6577
    Larbre34
    Registered Users Posts: 24,080 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    I think to give the TV people the benefit of the doubt, as soon as it became evident that the medical intervention was very serious, they pulled back the cameras to far distant. They weren't expecting it like any of us.


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    #6578
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users Posts: 21,685 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    Larbre34 wrote: »
    I think to give the TV people the benefit of the doubt, as soon as it became evident that the medical intervention was very serious, they pulled back the cameras to far distant. They weren't expecting it like any of us.

    BBC cut to his wife on the sidelines. And were focusing on the circle of players around him trying to stop the cameras from showing what was going on.


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    #6579
    bilston
    Registered Users Posts: 17,802 ✭✭✭✭bilston


    Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »
    Genuinely horrible to watch.

    The sight of his wife running down to the touchline broke me a bit.

    Hope and pray he makes it through


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    #6580
    ClanofLams
    Registered Users Posts: 4,224 ✭✭✭ClanofLams


    Rte commentator said he saw thumbs up from a medic and I think brady is right there would be bad reactions from the Danish players if the medical interventions hadn’t had some success so hopefully he pulls through.


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    #6581
    aloooof
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 10,597 Mod ✭✭✭✭aloooof


    I'm a bit shook after that. Absolutely awful stuff.


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    #6582
    Eod100
    Registered Users Posts: 11,790 ✭✭✭✭Eod100


    You can be sure it if was a streaker or someone making a political protest that they would have cut away in seconds


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    #6583
    Shaka Hislop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 486 ✭✭Shaka Hislop


    Bein Sports are reporting he's left the stadium in a state condition..


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    #6584
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users Posts: 21,685 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    Shaka Hislop wrote: »
    Bein Sports are reporting he's left the stadium in a state condition..

    Yeah there's a photo doing the rounds on twitter of him leaving the stadium on oxygen where it looks like he's conscious. Fingers crossed it's true.

    What a horrible thing to see. Still in shock


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    #6585
    Larbre34
    Registered Users Posts: 24,080 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    aloooof wrote: »
    I'm a bit shook after that. Absolutely awful stuff.

    I must say I became a bit teary seeing the wife being embraced by Schmeichel and another player on the sideline, it took me right back to Paris and Anthony Foley.

    RTE Sports news on the 6.1 quoting a Reuters comment that he raised a hand from his stretcher at some point when being borne off the pitch. Lets hope thats correct and that the outcome will be better than it looked initially.

    But yeah, not the better of that at all.


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    #6586
    Larbre34
    Registered Users Posts: 24,080 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    Squidgy Black wrote: »
    Yeah there's a photo doing the rounds on twitter of him leaving the stadium on oxygen where it looks like he's conscious. Fingers crossed it's true.

    What a horrible thing to see. Still in shock

    Sky Sports News showing that now, he certainly looks concious and is lifting his head under his own steam. Hopefully will do well now.

    Sky News now reporting that the Danish FA has released a statement saying he is awake, has been stablished and is gone to hospital.

    Phew.


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    #6587
    jacothelad
    Registered Users Posts: 5,931 ✭✭✭jacothelad


    swiwi_ wrote: »
    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/11/hello-possum-the-new-zealanders-who-keep-wild-marsupials-as-pets

    I had a colleague who had a pet possum (it’s illegal) He built a large indoor cage with shrubs and everything. They are pretty vicious creatures and he would regularly come to work with scratches.


    On his back? Maybe he found it 'attractive'.......:D


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    #6588
    Shaka Hislop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 486 ✭✭Shaka Hislop


    The game is restarting in 15 mins... absolutely ridiculous


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    #6589
    aloooof
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 10,597 Mod ✭✭✭✭aloooof


    Shaka Hislop wrote: »
    The game is restarting in 15 mins... absolutely ridiculous

    My initial thoughts are that that’s pretty disgraceful. UEFA will fall back on “it was at the players requests” but that decision should’ve been taken out of the players hands.


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    #6590
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    Shaka Hislop wrote: »
    The game is restarting in 15 mins... absolutely ridiculous

    Maybe, maybe not

    Players appear to want to resume. Maybe they feel its important mentally to get back on the pitch


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    #6591
    Shaka Hislop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 486 ✭✭Shaka Hislop


    aloooof wrote: »
    My initial thoughts are that that’s pretty disgraceful. UEFA will fall back on “it was at the players requests” but that decision should’ve been taken out of the players hands.

    Correct...there is no way a player can make this decision...they are still in shock and the game should have been halted


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    #6592
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    Shaka Hislop wrote: »
    Correct...there is no way a player can make this decision...they are still in shock and the game should have been halted

    https://twitter.com/DanishFooty/status/1403779252969951244?s=19


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    #6593
    aloooof
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 10,597 Mod ✭✭✭✭aloooof


    Burkie1203 wrote: »
    Maybe, maybe not

    Players appear to want to resume. Maybe they feel its important mentally to get back on the pitch

    I’m not sure. Players will always say they want to play. Completely different circumstances, but players who take a knock to the head would say the same; there’s a reason that decision is taken out of their hands.

    It’s a difficult one. I’m interested to hear the likes of Richie Sadliers opinion on it.


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    #6594
    Shaka Hislop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 486 ✭✭Shaka Hislop


    Burkie1203 wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/DanishFooty/status/1403779252969951244?s=19

    I've seen all that...it still isn't the correct decision


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    #6595
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users Posts: 11,701 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    Shaka Hislop wrote: »
    I've seen all that...it still isn't the correct decision

    Says who?

    Maybe the players actually want to get back out there so let them at it.


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    #6596
    aloooof
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 10,597 Mod ✭✭✭✭aloooof


    Burkie1203 wrote: »
    Says who?

    Maybe the players actually want to get back out there so let them at it.

    And there are circumstances where that decision is taken out of players hand, for good reason. I don’t think it’s a stretch to suggest that seeing your teammate nearly die on the pitch an hour previous might qualify as one.


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    #6597
    Larbre34
    Registered Users Posts: 24,080 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    The Players made the decision. Eriksen even spoke with a couple of people in the camp.

    So long as thats the case, belt on.


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    #6598
    Clegg
    Registered Users Posts: 17,169 ✭✭✭✭Clegg


    Ewan McKenna has been making a dickhead of himself again. Criticised the English side for not holding their press conference in the wake of Eriksen's collapse. Managed to make it all about him.

    Throughout the lockdown he's exposed himself as someone utterly uncaring about the suffering of others. Taken on some Gemma O'Doherty vibes recently about lockdowns and testing etc.


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    #6599
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users Posts: 21,685 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    Clegg wrote: »
    has been making a dickhead of himself again. Criticised the English side for not holding their press conference in the wake of Eriksen's collapse. Managed to make it all about him.

    Throughout the lockdown he's exposed himself as someone utterly uncaring about the suffering of others. Taken on some Gemma O'Doherty vibes recently about lockdowns and testing etc.

    You're better off not mentioning his name or anything he posts to be honest. It just drives people towards his Twitter page and gives the sad little gremlin the attention he craves.


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    #6600
    aloooof
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 10,597 Mod ✭✭✭✭aloooof


    A friend sent me a screenshot of one of his replies earlier which was “I had a friend top themselves lately. Deadline wasn’t extended”.

    Even for him, that’s beyond odious. He’s best ignored.


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    #6601
    thomond2006
    Registered Users Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    Clegg wrote: »
    has been making a dickhead of himself again. Criticised the English side for not holding their press conference in the wake of Eriksen's collapse. Managed to make it all about him.

    Throughout the lockdown he's exposed himself as someone utterly uncaring about the suffering of others. Taken on some Gemma O'Doherty vibes recently about lockdowns and testing etc.

    He's not worth any headspace thinking about.


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