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Doves and Geese obviously need to go head to head.
December 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
To the people who gave this 10 or more: I confess I was not there when you was shooting in the gym.

But I did give it an HM when I finally got there, so there’s that.
December 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I think I am basically finished too and have moved onto what has become a behemoth of a long list for the #TheN0ughtie5 whilst doing minor tinkering with #TheTenx5 order.

The website says by when you want lists sent but presumably you don’t want lists now? Best in more like late Jan?
December 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Oof…
December 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Cycling back through the feed to catch up on what has qualified, Mohabbat seemed to pick up fewer main votes than Raat Ki Rani - obviously the HMs did not come through in sufficient number.
December 9, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Only additional info I can give is I’ve sat in top tier once (for Prince so a long time ago). Was lucky to be close to the tier’s front and he played in the round. Those tickets turned out great. Even halfway back lengthways, if you’re near the back of the top tier, you’re a long way from the stage.
December 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Yes. The back of the arena is miles away.

Last time I went and sat was for Roxy Music and the prices decreased as you got further from the stage. I say about halfway to the back in the lower tier. This was fine.
December 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Agree the main concern is injury (into which I’d also categorise his eyes going - still think latter day Cook wasn’t seeing it well and could have had LASIK to extend his time). A catastrophic loss of form currently doesn’t look likely🤞

India may cancel Test cricket to stop him passing Sachin /s(?)
December 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Time to take down Sachin now. There’s always another milestone.
December 4, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I had to double check to be sure! 2 11s (Vylan, Williams), a 10 (Sault) and two 5s (Pongo and Cardi/Megan).
December 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Blimey, 42 points for me today, including HMs.
December 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
An army of old aged pensioners chanting “They Not Like Us” and screaming “Annie, are you OK” to King Kunta is something I would be interested in seeing.
December 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Complete mystery to me. Feels like Beach Boys and Sly doing a lot of heavy lifting for you.

Someone who was 15-18 in the late 60s would be about that age though, so that bit tracks, it’s just weird how they’ve come up with it.

My age was 70. Top artists Beyoncé, Fender, Kendrick, SZA, Swift 🤷‍♂️
December 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Whilst this is a perfectly valid takeout of this article, finding out the most streamed track on that service in the U.K. was Ordinary feels like the twinkling filigree adorning the general point.
December 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Nasser indignant that he is included here (in fairness, he’s indignant about everything when I use that photo).
December 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I mean, you’re facing Warne and Kumble. WTF?
December 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Yeah, he’s had a very rough go, both at the time and in his post cricket life. Very sad.

As noted by Musa Okwonga, 43.67 is a very good batting average, given the attacks he faced. Every match pretty much, he was up against brilliant bowling.
December 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Capable of greatness - when we were terrible in the 90s he was one of the few - along with Thorpe (also gone too soon) - that you’d want to watch.
December 2, 2025 at 10:50 AM