benjii

UAE is using expensive missile defences to shoot down cheapo drones. So far, it has been very succesful with hardly any direct hits achieved by Iran, despite UK media hysterics. Economically it's not sustainable, though, and they don't have an infinite supply. This is why they want Ukraine to come and show them how to make cheap interceptor drones and why the US also wants this help. Yes, this is the strategy. It's not going to work though. Remember the Venezuela episode? It's almost as if the US wanted a ready supply of oil before launching this attack.... it's the same campaign. Venezuela was about Iran. What this will do, is not fuck the US (no more than Trump already fucks the US economy), but fuck the UK and Europe, if access to the Red Sea becomes impossible. That means supplies from Asia need to sail round Africa instead of going via Suez, increasing costs and delays. We can start bulk buying bog roll again in anticipation. It will also fuck Japan and South Korea and other Asian economies needing sea route access to gas and oil. China is probably not as exposed, although they won't want this to carry on for too long. The reality is that Iran has no cards to play and can't really create an escalation severe enough to deter US and Israel. So this will probably carry on until someone grants a Trump family member the right to make some (more) profit out of Iran.

I reckon 25 more points will get us 5th place, so we can afford to drop 8 points. Let's assume we lose against Coventry and Ipswich for the sake of argument, and draw with Wrexham. Means we need wins from: WBA away Norwich home Oxford home Derby home Swansea home Bristol home Blackburn home Preston away

Yes, in future history books, his invasion of Ukraine will go down as one of the most awesomely stupid moves anyone ever made, anywhere.

World leaders who Trump has a good relationship with, that are democratically elected: .

Good! Al Fayed is a slimey bastard. Probably trying to bend the rules.

P.s. is Brooks cup-tied?!

Think I'd go with: Macca (if fit, otherwise Peretz) Jelert THB Stevo Manning -----Downes--Charles-- Fellows---Azaz---Scienza -----------Larin------------ Keep the back 4 together but give Bree a rest / chance to look at Jelert. Don't want to make wholesale changes there and potentially get hammered. Downes to play, but not to start midweek, as a yellow card then will see him miss the Cov match. Scienza to come off around 60, as per. Fellows to see if he can respond to being dropped. Larin to protect Stewart.

Hull appear to be "outperforming" what you would expect more than the other teams in the mix and could well have a wobble.

If we win every match we'll probably come second. Keep the faith.

In a few weeks there will be shortages of various things in the UK, and prices will rise. Get your bog rolls in now.

Ah, bollox. Too late.

Peter Shilton would struggle to get a game in League Two.

Well, they could have: - Not armed and created Hezbollah, fucking up Lebanon - Not armed and financed Hamas - Not armed and financed Iraqi militias - Not supplied weapons to Russia - Not supported the murderous Asad - Not armed and supplied Houthis - Not terrorised women for having their hair on display - Not created a stockpile of enriched uranium far beyond what is necessary for any civilian use - and so on....