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5 hours ago, Jacques Hunt said:
Target Scott Brown and get him booked / sent off.
Next booking gets him a 1 game ban, so he should be looking to take a tactical booking in the closing stages of the Lithuania game, so he can sit out against Malta at home, and not risk either of the Slovenia/Slovakia games.
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It's simple, we need to win the next 4 games or we're relying on other results, and that never works for Scotland.
You have to go back to Euro 2008 qualifying for the last time Scotland won 3 in a row, never mind 4, but as Saturday has proven again, anything can happen in football.Slovenia aren't that good a team, and the fact they've played Malta twice already, and had a surprising win against Slovakia, puts them in a "false" position in the group. If we go there on the last game needing to win, I'm confident it will happen.
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Wines that have fermented again in the bottle can develop spritz and bubbles, if that's what you're describing.
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I've been three times and always stayed at The Chancellor. http://www.chancellorhotel.com/
It's in a prime location, right on Union Square.If you don't decide to actually stay at the hotel above, I'd recommend staying on Union Sq. It's where all the shopping is, and all public transport (Cable Cars, BART, MUNI) either runs directly through it, or 2mns away on Market St.
If you're going to Alcatraz, do the night tour (if it's on at that time of year). You go out just before dusk and return after dark.
The place definitely has a different atmosphere at night.
Only book through https://www.alcatrazcruises.com/index.aspx They're the only official website for pre-booking tickets.The Cable Car Museum is good.
Golden Gate Bridge obviously.
Bike over to the bridge Sausalito, and get the ferry back.
I would have recommended you go to AT&T Park to see the Giants play baseball, but it'll be the offseason. You may still be able to get a stadium tour if that's your sort of thing.
Coit Tower is worth a visit. Wild parrots live in the trees on the side of the hill it sits on. Great views of the city from here also.
There's plenty to see in Golden Gate Park - Japanese tea Garden, Academy of Sciences etc.
I'd recommend one of these also - http://www.sfcityguides.org/ - free (although you can tip if you want) walking tours around most parts of the city. You just turn up at the specified time and place, and you'll get a tour of a specific area by an SF local.
Just walking through some of the different neighbourhoods is great. They each have their own vibe.
Go and see Pier 39 if you must, but it's full of tourist tat.You wont need a car.
The San Francisco public transport system is brilliant, and everything is pretty centralised anyway.
If you want to get out of the city for the day, there are plenty of companies who run bus trips either North to see the Giant Redwoods/State parks, or South to Carmel/Moneterey (Monterey Bay Aquarium is something else!)San Francisco is a totally foodie city. Plenty of great restaurants to eat in.
If you really want to impress the Mrs, take her to Gary Danko - http://garydanko.com/ - Your talking about $100 for a four course meal, but it's worth every penny. Pre-booking essential.
My other favourite SF restaurant is Flour & Water - http://www.flourandwater.com/ - It's out in the Mission District, but is very much worth the journey out from Union Sq. It's Italian-based food and quite hipster, but the food is amazing. Pre-book if you ant a table on your own, as walk-ins usually get seats at the communal table, so you'd be sitting at a table with about 12 strangers, although it's not as bad as that sounds.
The Slanted Door, which is inside the Ferry Building, is also very good. It's Vietnamese Cooking.
Plenty good Italian restaurants in North Beach and loands of good Chinese/Dim Sum places in Chinatown, as you'd expect.
The newspaper runs a yearly best 100 SF restaurants list - http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/category/guide/Just a quick work of warning, San Francisco has a massive problem with homeless people.
There's the combination of a temperate climate, which makes it easy to live on the streets; "Greyhound Homelesness", being the theory that other cities give homeless people a bus ticket West, to the sunshine, and SF is usually where they end up; and the fact that San Francisco is a fircely libertarian city, meaning that if they're not breaking any laws, they're usually just left to get on with it. Rudy Giuliani's New York, it is not.
I've never had a problem on any of the times I've been, but I think it's something to be aware of, as it's on a scale we're not used to here.If you have any other questions, fire away. San Francisco is a great city.
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The Mrs and I toured round California, Utah, Arizona and Nevada over the space of a month.
We limited ourselves to about 100-150 miles of driving each day, though, as it can get tiring and you also want the opportinuty to actually get out and see things.
Although we had certain places we needed to be at certain times, a lot of it we could just make up on the hoof, and that's probably the best part.
I'd never have known beautiful Springdale, UT was; or how scarily steep Old Priest Grade in Coulterville, CA was; what the best preserved section of Route66 looked like between Seligman and Kingman, AZ; or how you could go from the burst couches on the street and bail bond shops of Long Beach to the bleached teeth and poodles in handbags of Palos Verdes so quickly.If you were offering me the Slovenia game or a tour across America now, I certainly wouldn't be picking what may well be a dead rubber in Ljubljana.
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On 20/10/2016 at 10:20 PM, Sherps said:
My theory about Westworld is below. I apologise for my inability to just watch the bloody thing and find out what really happens later..
I obviously may not be correct, but don't click below if you don't want to see any potential spoilers.With the scenes in the park itself, there are two different timelines going on, with some of the human characters being shown as their past/present/future selves - Is the man in the white hat now the man in black? Bernard is/was Arnold.
All very predictable.
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I'd go
Gordon
Paterson Martin Berra Wallace
Brown Mulgrew
Burke Snodgrass Ritchie
GriffithsStrachan will pick
Marshall
Paterson Martin Hanley Wallace
Brown Fletcher
Snodgrass McArthur Ritchie
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A good decision.
He absolutely bossed the midfield against ROI at Celtic Park, so should be given a chance to do the same against England, alongside Brown.Strachan won't play him, though.
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13 hours ago, aaid said:If only you could have put Scotland will get humped at Wembley in this post.
LOL. You've got a bit of a thing for that post, haven't you...considering you've quoted it twice now.
Here's another gem from last year where I managed to be both incorrect and correct in the same post, about the same two subjects which I'm now incorrect about this year. Such is the ways with predictions, though...
On 06/04/2015 at 9:46 PM, Sherps said:Stick with them, the Cubs are great!
I stuck a double on the Cubs to win the WS and Hibs to win the Scottish Cup this year.
The whole Back To The Future II thing, then getting Maddon and Lester, then Hibs getting every easy draw going made me think it was fated.
It won't happen, though, because like every year in the last hundred and odd, they find a way to mess it up.
In any case, congrats to the Cubbies and all their fans.
It was a great series and an amazing game 7. -
Marshall
Paterson Martin Berra Wallace
Brown Mulgrew
Burke Naismith Ritchie
Griffiths
Marshall is Strachan's choice to play keeper and he won't change that.
There is no better option at RB than Paterson, Hutton's just bad.
Berra in to replace Hanley, who doesn't warrant a start after the last couple of games.
Wallace is the best option at LB.
Mulgrew in with Brown as we haven't laid a glove on anyone in the last two games, and that can't be the case against England. A solid, hard-working base to play from.
The front 4 are in there for pace, ability and work-rate. The 3 behind Griffiths can play in any of the three positions, meaning they can move around to find space, or in Burke and Naismith's case a height/heading advantage if Danny Rose plays LB.
Griffiths is our best chance for a goal at the moment. -
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On 21/10/2016 at 1:53 PM, aaid said:And Hibs and the Scottish Cup?
I was pleased to be proved wrong about that.
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5 hours ago, aaid said:Ahem...
I picked the wrong opponent in the NLDS and the Cubs ultimately went through, but even then, it was predominantly because the Giants bullpen threw it away.
There's still plenty of time for the curse of the goat (or even Steve Bartman!) to strike...Although they're going back to Chicago with a lead, they've still got to overcome Kershaw and Hill.
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My theory about Westworld is below. I apologise for my inability to just watch the bloody thing and find out what really happens later..
I obviously may not be correct, but don't click below if you don't want to see any potential spoilers.With the scenes in the park itself, there are two different timelines going on, with some of the human characters being shown as their past/present/future selves - Is the man in the white hat now the man in black? Bernard is/was Arnold.
On 18/10/2016 at 7:20 PM, Rossy said:I hope it's not going to be like Fortitude, where it started off well and then went on 5 episodes too long as they introduced flies coming out of prehistoric mammoths and God knows what else.
Fortitude was exactly like any number of modern T.V. shows, Les Revenants being another good example, brilliant at feeding the fire of a storyline for hour after hour to keep you watching, and then hopelessly inept at delivering any kind of satiating climax - the televisual equivalent of going to the jack the rippers.
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49 minutes ago, PASTA Mick said:
I'd love to see Bielsa in charge.
Bielsa is a good shout.
We certainly have the players to suit his high tempo, high press style.The SFA should just ask Lars Lagerback what he wants, though, and get it over and done with.
The team needs a structure and organisation that can get the best out of them and Lagerback has proved he can bring that.
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Strachan should do the Middlesborough thing and go now.
Nobody thinks Scotland are world beaters, but there's enough of a team there to come up with an international-class team that could give anybody a game, and we're certainly better man-for-man than teams like Northern Ireland etc. We just need the right manager.
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2 hours ago, delboy109 said:
Marshall
Paterson Martin Berra Robertson
McArthur Morrison
Anya Snodgrass Naismith
Griffiths
Swap Griffiths for Steven Fletcher and I think that'll be the team that starts.
Guys like Anya and Naismith are just better suited to playing away from home.
Both will offer a good out-ball and are pacey on the break.
McArthur will be given the man-marking job on Hamsik. -
Surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet.
www.cyclingnews.com/news/wiggins-and-team-sky-under-fresh-scrutiny-over-medical-package-delivery/TUE abuse aside, when Team Sky's version of historical events (who was where, when, and why were they there) can be shown to be, at best erroneous, it's no surprise that many people start to doubt almost everything they've said.
I don't doubt they've done anything worse than a lot of other teams with regards to TUE's, but they're they only ones holding themselves up as some kind of paragon of virtue.
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It's amazing how many asthmatics turn in to world class endurance athletes!
Similarly, about 10% of all players in Major League Baseball have been diagnosed with ADHD - so many that MLB and the players union have a psychiatric panel to cross-check all diagnoses - allowing them to take Adderall.
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21 hours ago, they've_been_suckered said:
I live in quite a hilly area so would want something light which is suited to climbing (Falkirk).
You'll be thankful for it when your blowing out your backside up the Glen Brae...LOL.
21 hours ago, they've_been_suckered said:I did wonder if you notice a massive difference going up the group sets though? It seems to carry a big jump in price. Is it really worth the extra cash?
I could feel and see the difference in big jumps in manufacturer groupsets, for instance Sora - 105 - Dura Ace, so could see where my money was going if i was shelling out extra. Personally though, if there was a big difference in price between a frame with 105 and Ultegra, I'd probably save my money and go for 105, and spend the difference on upgrading something else, like saddle, pedals etc.
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35 minutes ago, they've_been_suckered said:
Looking for some advice guys;
got about £1300-1500 to spend on a road bike. Not especially precious about carbon and would consider and top aluminium bike. Is componentry as key as the frame?
Looked at the following
'16 Cube Attain carbon with Ultegra
'17 Specialised Allez Alu with 105
cannondale CAAD12(?)
anyone ne able to offer some advice? Would like to keep to this budget to be able to add some nice kit and possibly a garmin 520 or similar.
currently riding a Btwin Triban from Decathlon with a mixture of Claris and Microshift groupset so will clearly be an improvement whatever the choice!
The Attain and the Allez have a more relaxed, endurance-style geometry to their frames, whereas the CAAD12 looks a bit more racey, so it depends what you intend to do with the bike as to which one would suit you best.
Almost every manufacturer makes a bike within the price point you've mentioned, so I'd say it's best to just decide on Carbon v Alu, 105 v Ultegra (or the equivalent from other groupset manufacturers) and Endurance v Race geometry to narrow down your choice, and then look from there.
I don't think anyone can, or should answer these questions for you - it's all down to personal preference.When buying, I'd make sure you get two things - a test ride before you go through with the purchase, and also a free bike fit from the vendor to make sure the bike is set up correctly. If any shop can't offer you those things, I'd try somewhere else.
Take a drive up to Pedal Power in West Calder (biggest bike shop in Scotland), or to Velocity44 in Stirling, or any other reputable bike shop, to see what they have.2017 bikes have just been released so there should be some bargains on 2016 models.
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On 22/08/2016 at 9:47 AM, scot scotland scottish said:
Top marks for mentioning Ivo den Bieman!! Not heard that name for a while!!
(I seem to recall thinking he was pretty decent!)
I had the pleasure of witnessing his 2nd (I think..) game for Montrose, in 1990.
Needless to say, the cultured fans of the old division 2 were nothing but complimentary to a Dutchman with a ponytail, who ran like a f@nny.
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The NH City Centre was good.
http://www.nh-hotels.com/hotel/nh-city-centre-amsterdamJust 2mns walk from Dam Sq and just at the other end of the block from one of the best places in Amsterdam if you like beer, Caffe Gollem, on Raamsteeg.
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2 hours ago, Parklife said:
An utterly laughable article from Matthew Syed in the Times. Along the lines of "if Sky dope, why are there no whistleblowers?"
Voicing ridiculous opinions like that just muddies the waters on the issue.
Anti-doping work is done in labs by scientists, and anti-doping regimes and legislation vary by sport/country, and that either doesn't make good copy for journalists, they don't understand it, or simply can't be bothered researching it, so they concentrate on the human aspect of it, which leads to "proof" of doping/non-doping being sought outside the laboratory, which is fundamentally flawed, as phart points out.You always get this around July, though.
People (the mainstream media mostly) express opinions on cycling, and doping in cycling, who have no interest in either subject except when the TdF starts up.1 hour ago, phart said:Weird he goes after Tucker just after Sherps on here lol.
D'ye think he reads the TAMB?
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On 23/07/2016 at 6:17 PM, phart said:
Ross Tucker isn't the "ultimate cynic" when it comes to cycling. He's an expert in the field who makes careful speculation. He talks about loads of sports in the same manner. He just finished doing a few pieces on the south african female runner with the problems in gender testing. Also on the 100 meters etc. He writes the same for each sport. Ascribing cynicism as the reason for his suspicion as opposed to an educated guess mis represents everything he says on twitter.
I'll concede that point, and on reflection, perhaps cynic was the wrong choice of word.
His careful speculation is still speculation, though, and done without specific data to back it up, and his opinions are not exclusively shared by everyone, as exampled by his colleague that I mentioned, Jeroen Swart.
Tucker still comes out with a lot of interesting stuff, though, and is a good follow on Twitter.15 minutes ago, phart said:Someone pointed out that if Froome hadn't taken a backseat to Wiggins and not crashed, he'd be 5 times on the trot.
Considering how hard it is to win that's a small amount of luck needed for the change.
Froome got disqualified at the Giro in 2010 for holding onto a motorbike going up a climb, when he was done (had a fecked knee i think and was just exhausted) which is no shame as was near the end of a grueling Giro and can't be fun cycling with a damaged knee.
Now he has won as many tours as Greg Lemond , no one is near him. Long TT's, short hilly TT's, big Roleur stages, long grinding HC climbs. He even won a stage descending with power this time.
I wonder if he could do the Giro/tour giro/Veulta double.
I'm not sure anyone could do the Giro/Tour double nowadays.
Conventional wisdom seems to dictate the early season training and race programme required to get ready for the Giro, not to mention the effort it takes to ride a three week grand tour, would leave anyone struggling by the third week of the TdF, if not before.Giro/Vuelta is definitely doable and even Tour/Vuelta seems to be more doable, particularly since the Vuelta moved in the calendar in the '90's.
There's only 8 men have won two grand tours in a year, and there's questions over Contador, Pantani and possibly Big Mig, so for anyone else to put their name alongside the likes of Anquetil, Merckx, Coppi etc, would be something special, but would generate a boatload of (perhaps justified) questions and suspicions.
As Froome himself found out in Andorra, in last year's Vuelta, it takes a lot of luck just to stay upright for three weeks, never mind win anything.
If anyone has the team, talent, money and tactics to do it, though, it's Sky/Froome. It would take a change in goals for the year for Sky and an increase in racing days for the year for Froome, but it's possible. Unless another team altered their team and tactics purely to stop him, I don't see anyone that could reasonably considered more of a favourite for any Grand Tour than Froome, should he enter.
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