@s0ul_bird@Parallaxterror@JoblessVince@holograhphicdrm We already have constant stories about people using their phones in audiences, fucking texting, etc. And that's in a culture which frowns upon it. Arena concerts do not have that culture anymore. https://t.co/X4IZLfEsiP
@s0ul_bird@Parallaxterror@JoblessVince@holograhphicdrm That's because it's a deeply frowned upon action which makes everyone around you in the audience hate you. The locked bags is because nobody will follow the rules if phones are not locked away, as all this complaining has proven! 'they want their memories' etc etc
@Captain_Tiggles@jimb0_12@YoshiJoshi_ If we go with England, India, Aus & NZ. Root has played 57% of his tests against the relevant 3 teams. Kohli 58%, Smith a whopping 65%. Kane Williamson, 33%. That might be why the record is a bit different
@hloverry Because moving from venue to venue costs a lot of money, and you are likely to be travelling to markets with less money (and I bet it's pretty shit). So if you have the cache, why would you. You're making more money, with less effort in more robust markets
@howfenbwfc@MiguelDelaney The fact that a lot of players have been playing for 3 years straight matters more than the nations cup (which added no more games in 2025 than friendlies)
@whoisjason_@rBillSimmonsPod You cannot say this when Mbappe has been the defining piece in multiple appearances in a World Cup Final. His PSG time was part of a wider failure of squad building. They developed a midfield in 23/24 and then he left!
@andrew_jones9@lionel_trolling I was not around at the time, but I can see a world where Melo v Eli back in 2013 made at least some sense, purely because it was the second SB v a solitary series win. But now? What are they on about
@alexnstuf@jakonian@wallacedadmsk05 That's just a mistelling of the truth. The difference between 2014 and 2018 locals for Labour is really quite negligible. The actual swing was 2010 with Brown compared to the Blair post Iraq London locals
I will say, the people who were like βthe tattoo is clearly a sign of very serious character deficitsβ in the early going are pretty vindicated by the stuff that keeps coming out about Platner.
@slackkejakke Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, Tunisia is the hardest group for sure. Sweden can hold their own against good teams, and Tunisia managed a draw against a strong Brazil in the last year