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    Got back from Istanbul last week - only got to see my friend for an evening as he had some familt commitments.

    Istanbul is beautiful as ever, although a lot more tourists this time than I remember in the past.

    Did all the major sights plus a couple id never done before. A lot of the sights are under restoration at the moment, presumably in response to higher tourist numbers so was slightly disappointed on a few fronts. Blue mosque (inside) and maidens tower were both covered with scaffold, and although the Basilica Cistern restoration is complete, I preferred it before it was done up.

    Hagia Sophia, Topkapi palace, gulhane park, blue mosque, ortakoy mosque, grand bazaar and basilica cistern are all ones ive done previously that we did again. Bought 3 beautiful traditional Turkish lamps in the grand bazaar too.

    New ones for me were going up the Galata Tower which provides an incredible 360 viewpoint over Istanbul, Çamlica mosque (biggest in Turkey) which is unbelievable in scale, its huge. Not tourist filled either as its not straightforward to get to and on the Asian side of Bosphorous (anyone interested in going its ferry to Uskudar and 15C bus opposite the ferry station takes you right there). Went out to Princes Islands for a few hours which is really fun - lots of old Ottoman mansions and totally different to the rest of Istanbul, explored Kadikoy market, had a meal on a beautiful balcony of an Ottoman hunting lodge, overlooking the bosphorus with an incredible view in Emirgan Park which is a beautiful park I hadn't visited before.

    Overall, we had a really good trip, and my Turkish held up perfectly for basic stuff like ordering and directions.

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  2. Posted · Edited by kick it off

    I put about a stone of what I lost back on over the last year. Had a horrific run of stuff going on, including a breakdown of a 10 year relationship and my new partner's mum passing away less than 4 months after a cancer diagnosis so im not being too hard on myself about it. Still lighter now than I was at 17 (and in about 16.5 of the 18 years since then!). Planning to smash it back off again in September once I've moved house. I reckon I can take the stone down in 6 weeks.

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    I totally get the frustration but all I'm bothered about is getting to see the games. I can't go as much as I'd like due to kids, being miles away etc, so whether it's a stream or canariestv, or one of the games I get to, as long as I can see every game, then il live with ut. As such, however many games we do get via canariestv (plus audio of the cup) will work out decent value in my book

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    24 minutes ago, PurpleCanary said:

    As above, that is not necessarily the case. And if we continue our upward progress then the chances are quite a few games not on Sky will still be unavailable. I should say I understood this potential  problem when I signed up, but perhaps not the likely scale of it.

    As I said. If its on sky or international broadcast, it is available via stream

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    If the game is on sky or overseas broadcast then it is widely available to stream. If its not on sky then its on the canariestv platform. I get the frustration, I've also dropped the money for the season pass (amazing how quick I can travel around from home) and had to find a stream to watch tonight. The terms are clear and it's just a case of adapting and finding dodgy streams when you have to, as mentioned above, 15 games would be decent value.

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    3 hours ago, Don’t be Krul said:

    Better record than DS though, with less money to spend. Can't be any worse surely

    Have you ever watched a Sean Dyche team play? Absolutely no to the hoof all from me. Smith is bad and I want him gone but Dyche is not someone I want anywhere near us.

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    Just now, hogesar said:

    Or McLean just isn't as bad as some want to make him out to be, and he has 2x championship title medals plus being regularly picked by two experienced managers and coaching teams to back him up.

    I suspect he will be a mainstay in our midfield this season, although Gibbs will be a player.

    Mclean is crap, and we'd be infinitely better off shipping him out and putting somebody useful in. He offers us pretty much nothing, every week. He is a jack of all trades and master of none. Definition of a mediocre player and the fact he is a mainstay and hasnt been replaced is exactly the reason we can never establish ourselves in the top flight. If we cant do better than mclean in midfield, then we wont be staying in the prem should we go up again. Genuinely baffled as to why he is picked.

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