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Well, I taught our son & daughter how to play chess when they were young so I thought I would try and teach wee Kaiden, not bad so far but I had to explain to him its not a battle game with all the chess pieces fighting each other...he is slowly learning after I told him his Knight does not have to hit the Bishop and send him flying off the board.

This was an interesting read.... didn't realize that Pizzaro was 41.. god that makes me feel old.. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7568377/Still-going-41-Werder-Bremens-Claudio-Pizarro-records-sight-retirement.html Second most goals scored by a foreign scorer in German football history Sixth all-time top scorer in Bundesliga (197 goals) Oldest player to score in Bundesliga history Oldest player to score a hat-trick in Bundesliga history Top scorer in Werder Bremen history (152 goals) More than 200 goals and 18 trophies... not a bad haul for an old boy..

@nudge @Eco @Stan This is one being advertised on Amazon.

“I voted for a hard Brexit, Brexit means Brexit” etc etc No you voted for any form of Brexit including a soft Brexit, hard Brexit or a medium rare Brexit That is a fundamental part of the Brexit vote that for a lot of people who voted for it don’t understand. They can’t dictate the type of Brexit they want when they voted for any type of Brexit and also do not want a referendum to decide specifically what type of Brexit they want vs staying. That is crazy.

Paul Pogba's attitude has long been the first aspect of his game questioned by his critics, and his old boss knows all about why. Mourinho reportedly told Pogba during a 2-2 draw with Southampton: "You don't play. You don't respect players and supporters. And you kill the mentality of the good honest people around you. Interesting. Thoughts @Teso dos Bichos?

I don't own any thematic sets for some reason. But I do own a couple of Staunton sets which I hold near and dear to my heart.

I learnt chess when I was working in the Railways in Australia when I did some clerical work, morning, afternoon & night shift's, you would have railway guards coming in to hand in their train shifts and the majority of them were migrants from the likes of Poland, Hungry and everywhere else in Europe and they bloody knew how to play chess and I had my arse whipped many a time but I fell in love with the game then. As I have mentioned they are all hand-painted and an Oriental Chinese Warriors look.

I guess Johnny. While I hate the bullying aspect, I feel like he's less of a pussy and a lot funnier. LaRusso seems like the kind of guy who would just put his arm around and console you, instead of telling you what you need to hear, which is get up and quit being a pussy. Although it would have done well for Johnny to beat the shit out of Hawk and his attitude.

This is where I go a lot as family have holiday homes in Curacao and Bonaire

Mallorca is/was delightful. Lovely place for a chill-out holiday. Palma is a beautiful city.

Used to love chess growing up. Don't play it enough these days to necessarily be good enough.

I can't stand xG as much as @LFCMadLad can't stand VAR

I think you Chelsea boys (and girls) would like to see this if you missed it last night, Callum Hudson-Odoi's 2 goals from last nights U-21's match England 5-1 Austria, the media are screaming one of his goals was a wonder goal.

I don't even think Pogba is a bad player, never stated he was a bad player. However your posts that make him the best midfielder in the league are not true by any means.

Cheers @CaaC (John), now I Feel Free will be stuck in my head for hours

He does a lot for the charities in the area, like I imagine quite a lot of footballers do. We just don't hear about it because it doesn't sell stories.

My missus is driving me round the bend.... If I say I will fix something then I will fix it! No need to keep reminding me every 3 months...

Sorry, Teso, I know you think a lot of the guy...but...

Toro Rosso name change for next season confirmed now after all teams agreed to it.