Banter RDT CXCI - Time for a new RDT thread

[DorothyG]

Greg Norman, Cristiano Ronaldo, Liverpool FC, Barcelona, Formula 1, FIFA World Cups etc etc.

Like it or not, sportswashing is a thing nowadays.

Money talks I guess.

Saudi just driving dump trucks of money upto sports organisations HQs and telling them what they want to see.

 

[Forward Press]

Money talks I guess.

Saudi just driving dump trucks of money upto sports organisations HQs and telling them what they want to see.

There's a reason we have a Grand Prix in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and Abu Dhabi (UAE) but none in France or Germany. We also have one in Azerbaijan and if wasn't for the invasion making it politically (and more importantly financially) untenable to continue, we also had one in Russia.

I love F1 but the sportswashing present at the moment it makes it difficult.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

WrestleMania 43 confirmed for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Yucky, so very yucky

Well I for one will not be watching.

(Just like the first 42)

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

We also have the Grand Final in Victoria. Despicable.

 

[DorothyG]

There's a reason we have a Grand Prix in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and Abu Dhabi (UAE) but none in France or Germany. We also have one in Azerbaijan and if wasn't for the invasion making it politically (and more importantly financially) untenable we also had one in Russia.

I love F1 but the sportswashing present it makes it difficult.

Oh yeah, totally understand that.

I'm a massive pro wrestling nerd, I've watched since I can remember, but I'm not shocked that it's come to this. They have been going to Saudi for 7/8 years now. It was inevitable with the amount of money they are paying WWE.

But WrestleMania.. man, it's gross.

The whole thing is gross, but what can you do

 

[Forward Press]

Oh yeah, totally understand that.

I'm a massive pro wrestling nerd, I've watched since I can remember, but I'm not shocked that it's come to this. They have been going to Saudi for 7/8 years now. It was inevitable with the amount of money they are paying WWE.

But WrestleMania.. man, it's gross.

The whole thing is gross, but what can you do

As they always say, vote with your wallet.

But I like F1 too much and what's a few dollars via Kayo going to do? Can't afford even 0.001% of a gold-plated Lamborghini I guess...

 

[DorothyG]

We also have the Grand Final in Victoria. Despicable.

Don't tell the Saudis 2030 GF live from Riyadh

As they always say, vote with your wallet.

But I like F1 too much and what's a few dollars via Kayo going to do? Can't afford even 0.001% of a gold-plated Lamborghini I guess...

Yeah I hear ya.
When the Saudi and Emiertai Sheiks are throwing hundreds of millions, probably billions, around, our pleb boycott ain't going to do anything

 

[THE A5]

Spring finally arriving next week

 

[Mop]

Spring finally arriving next week

So is this late front the byproduct of the negative IO dipole or just flukey?

I hate the cold but I'll take it for a little bit longer.
Those mid 20 spring days are peachy though.

 

[Godfather32]

Spring finally arriving next week

Too hot

 

[THE A5]

So is this late front the byproduct of the negative IO dipole or just flukey?

I hate the cold but I'll take it for a little bit longer.
Those mid 20 spring days are peachy though.

After a really hot 2024-25 summer ai’ve actually not hated the cold as much this year but I’ve been over it since late August.

Too hot

Not even 30 mate

 

[Godfather32]

After a really hot 2024-25 summer ai’ve actually not hated the cold as much this year but I’ve been over it since late August.


Not even 30 mate

You're gonna be on here whinging about melting in the sun at some point next week, guarantee it

 

[Mop]

After a really hot 2024-25 summer ai’ve actually not hated the cold as much this year but I’ve been over it since late August.


Not even 30 mate

The crappiest thing is the shithole design of all mid 1980s Perth house builds such as mine. The worst of heat insultation, when its hot the house is hot as hell and when its cold it feels like my bones are freezing.

 

[THE A5]

You're gonna be on here whinging about melting in the sun at some point next week, guarantee it

Probably at cause it’s like an oven and the aircon has been broken for years. For me thats just under peak temp for me

 

[FatPizza]

Greg Norman, Cristiano Ronaldo, Liverpool FC, Barcelona, Formula 1, FIFA World Cups etc etc.

Like it or not, sportswashing is a thing nowadays.

Huh? Liverpool is owned by Americans.

 

[THE A5]

The crappiest thing is the shithole design of all mid 1980s Perth house builds such as mine. The worst of heat insultation, when its hot the house is hot as hell and when its cold it feels like my bones are freezing.

I saw a similar rant of reddit recently about perth houses.

 

[kane249]

Greg Norman, Cristiano Ronaldo, Liverpool FC, Barcelona, Formula 1, FIFA World Cups etc etc.

Like it or not, sportswashing is a thing nowadays.

Liverpool sportswashing? You confusing us with Man City/PSG/Newcastle?

 

[Mop]

Liverpool sportswashing? You confusing us with Man City/PSG/Newcastle?

I dunno man, John W Henry might be the biggest bad of them all

 

[Mop]

I saw a similar rant of reddit recently about perth houses.

Its true though.

I think someone did a study that Australian houses are some of the worst designed by way of insulation in anywhere in the world.

If I ever build a house, I'm going for insulated everything with polished concrete floors, man.

 

[Forward Press]

Huh? Liverpool is owned by Americans.

Liverpool sportswashing? You confusing us with Man City/PSG/Newcastle?

My bad. You can forgive me for confusing myself about the EPL nowadays.

 

[kane249]

My bad. You can forgive me for confusing myself about the EPL nowadays.

As a Manc its understandable why you've checked out of the bandwagon

 

[Forward Press]

As a Manc its understandable why you've checked out of the bandwagon

Not been the best last few years given my supported clubs.

Still prefer Liverpool winning over City or Newcastle though.

 

[Matele]

I know we’ve already discussed this, but I’m surprised he felt motivated enough to post on X after such a long time away.

 

[Bender_]

I know we’ve already discussed this, but I’m surprised he felt motivated enough to post on X after such a long time away.

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My Yeo be Yeo.

 

[Ochre]

The em dash meaning he got ChatGPT to write it for him really tops it all off.