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Been just as critical about football on this subject. The rugby (and football) authorities allow this financial mismanagement whilst protecting the interests in the own little fiefdoms. Also blame govts for allowing them to get away with it.

So Stourbridge much closer to Worcester than cov . surely Wasps parachuting in has a bigger effect on the local rugby community?

why is it empty if Stourbridge are relocating there under the new ownership?

Interesting phase. Transparent what Russian intentions are but Ukrainian military leadership has been adept at handling things previously. Still a game changer if Ukraine can break through in the South and threaten both supply lines in and out Crimea (coastal rotes and the Kerch bridge)...

His takes on Russia/ukraine and other issues like China are always interesting. The Crimea water point was one raised by Russia early on - calling it a potential attack on civilian populations but now seems redundant considering their own attacks on urban populations & energy infrastructure...

He was "notorious" back in the day. Butt of many jokes about scoring more off the field than on it😄 seriously he was nice kid who on his day was a great talent on the pitch

At the time Ukrainians were the main ethnic group in Donbas and Luhansk. The shift towards a larger Russian % came after the build up to the conflict that started in 2014 and Ukrainians were those that fled.

Crimea certainly a complicated history. Was Russian through conquest. The transfer to Ukraine in the 1950s so the assumption was Soviet Union would never fail and that Crimea would always be a part of it. Putin's reading of history and politics made very much through rose-tinted glasses." All...

It really is as simple as that. It's not restricted to Russia. If the nuclear threat is successful then the Korean peninsula becomes a potential issue, multiple dubious Chinese territorial claims become an issue. Plus Putin still insists that the end game is the restoration of Russian control...

Use of nuclear weapons would alienate China and India and others that have not taken an anti-Russian stance. Would also create internal dissension as couldn't be hidden from Russian public.

That's it with Liverpool. You look at the team sheet and it's underwhelming. The Diaz and Jota injuries have been massive. We know they can't defend without Van Dyke - couldn't before he got there and struggled every time he's been out.

Difference between being able to kick a ball and being tactically astute. Dyche changed the shape and style. As good as yesterday's result was he's still got a long way to go in terms of getting that team scoring the goals they need to turn up.

Maybe but this is a change of management style in this case. Sometimes got to work hard before you start playing pretty football. Watched a few Arsenal games this season and teams have been sitting off them, letting them play

fees in the wasps admin report give an idea of how high they can be

Has he ever been right on anything?

Haven't gone into the detail of admin report but was a figure ever reached for the total amount that RFU were insisting had to be repaid in order to continue?

Apparently the girl had told police & CPS last April she wouldn't be a witness. Maybe they kept it open hoping she would change her mind. Difficult to continue at Utd but other clubs (maybe overseas) will take him because he is a good footballer. Expect to see some PR company organising a...

Russia launches a push then it's anti aircraft defence & tank "killers" they need now. Italy & France were talking about sending some.

Have to remember these "older" interviewees also grew up in (and were educated by) a system that was anti-West already. There's little independent media (any negative or attempts to report the happenings in Ukraine is still punishable by up to 15 years in prison) so people often just parroting...

absolutely. Theme is constant in the "West" that trade and money can change mindsets/political systems etc. "Less liberal" regimes interpret the "West" as weak due to the perception that policies on issues such as immigration, equality, free speech, human rights show Govt weakness. Putin has...