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Wang King

.ak wrote: »

Unfortunately don't have time to play it until after my holiday... So no spoilers please!

Jesus, this has to be the nerdiest fckin post I've seen in here......and that's saying something!!

Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is pretty exceptional. Rare I buy a new release but very worth it.

irishbucsfan

I'm reading the Witcher books at the moment. Haven't played the games because of time constraints but the books are fantastic and well worth a go. They're still in the process of being translated but whoever is doing it is very good.

Dave_The_Sheep

Anyone into Star Wars, no idea the quality of these, but 15 dollars max isn't much of a punt.

https://www.humblebundle.com/books

Star Wars eBooks.

Stheno

Joe is Irish now got his citizenship today

Dave_The_Sheep

Stheno wrote: »

Joe is Irish now got his citizenship today

Referendum to make it unconstitutional for a citizen to manage a foreign team? More specifically, New Zealand.

All the ayes, raise yer hand.

Stheno

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Referendum to make it unconstitutional for a citizen to manage a foreign team? More specifically, New Zealand.

All the ayes, raise yer hand.

Lol suspect it's dual?

Dave_The_Sheep

Stheno wrote: »

Lol suspect it's dual?

Joke covers it, alright.

Stheno

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Joke covers it, alright.

Think Strauss got it too

Dave_The_Sheep

Stheno wrote: »

Think Strauss got it too

There was a third. It's a mystery, bound to go down in legend...

thomond2006

Victory for Tom Brady - 4 game suspension rescinded.

Nice win for your fantasy team awec!

Podge_irl

That's a right ole slap in the face for the NFL.

I must say, for all their financial success, their top level administration leaves a lot to be desired.

awec

thomond2006 wrote: »

Victory for Tom Brady - 4 game suspension rescinded.

Nice win for your fantasy team awec!

:cool:

I have Peyton Manning too.

Buer

thomond2006 wrote: »

Victory for Tom Brady - 4 game suspension rescinded.

Nice win for your fantasy team awec!

Nicer win for Teferi who has Gronk!

thomond2006

Podge_irl wrote: »

That's a right ole slap in the face for the NFL.

I must say, for all their financial success, their top level administration leaves a lot to be desired.

Their investment in the Wells Report kept them in the news for months anyway.

awec

I always knew he was innocent.











What did he do again?

Squidgy Black

Something to do with balls.

And better grip.

Wang King

_Tyrrell_ wrote: »

Something to do with balls.

And better grip.

Guilty as charged!

penybont exile

Great win for our wendyballers ......

Looks like it's hols in France next year for my lot.

mfceiling

Just finished Matt Hampson's book Engage....fairly good read. Bit different to the usual rugby biographies of drinking, fighting and funny stories.

pickarooney

Iceland beat Holland twice? What's going on there at all?

Buer

Good day at the office for Hayne last night in the last pre-season game against the Chargers. They gave him the lion's share of the ball and he went for 58 yards off 10 carries as well as another 17 yards as a receiver from two catches. Would say he's in with a very strong chance of being in the squad now.

pickarooney

Any watch(ing) Mr. Robot? If not, what are you waiting for?

thomond2006

Buer wrote: »

Good day at the office for Hayne last night in the last pre-season game against the Chargers. They gave him the lion's share of the ball and he went for 58 yards off 10 carries as well as another 17 yards as a receiver from two catches. Would say he's in with a very strong chance of being in the squad now.

If he's cut I imagine he will be taken by someone else.

If Hayne does make the 49ers roster will he automatically get a salary increase or a new contract? He's on peanuts right now IIRC (USD 100k or so).

wp_rathead

pickarooney wrote: »

Any watch(ing) Mr. Robot? If not, what are you waiting for?

Enjoyed the pilot
Hated the second episode, haven't gone any further
worth keeping at it?

irishbucsfan

thomond2006 wrote: »

If he's cut I imagine he will be taken by someone else.

If Hayne does make the 49ers roster will he automatically get a salary increase or a new contract? He's on peanuts right now IIRC (USD 100k or so).

He'll be on the minimum contract. The amount is based on experience effectively. He won't get a better contract until he gets a chance to renegotiate, he doesn't really have much leverage.

awec

Went out for a few pints last night, sitting in work now and I'm pretty sure I'm still drunk.

Can't wait for the post-lunch hang to kick in.

pickarooney

pickarooney wrote: »

Any watch(ing) Mr. Robot? If not, what are you waiting for?

My housemate keeps going on about it. I'll have to check it out.

I've been watching Narcos over the past few days. It's brilliant. I know very little about Escobar going in so it's completely new to me.

Buer

irishbucsfan wrote: »

He'll be on the minimum contract. The amount is based on experience effectively. He won't get a better contract until he gets a chance to renegotiate, he doesn't really have much leverage.

Yup, NFL is the glamour sport but it doesn't have the big money that people realise until you get into the upper echelons.

If we consider that the salary cap is $143 million for a squad which is made up of over 50 players and the top players in that squad are going to be on multiples of the average, the other players need to be on significantly less to make up that difference.

Minimum rookie deal is $420k. If he wanted guaranteed millions, he'd have stayed in Australia!

thomond2006

irishbucsfan wrote: »

He'll be on the minimum contract. The amount is based on experience effectively. He won't get a better contract until he gets a chance to renegotiate, he doesn't really have much leverage.

So from a financial POV for Hayne would it be better for him to be cut so that other teams can compete for his signature?