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Reply | General Election Thread
at 13:09 28 May 2024
A lot changes in 13 years. I think there’s a lot more appetite for something more representative now after the nonsense we’ve had in that time. Young people who would benefit more from a different system are far more politically engaged than I was at that age in 2011. |
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Reply | Confession time - Play off winners
at 12:22 28 May 2024
I wouldn’t say it’s a moan. There are big-spending teams the fans like. There were just quite a few knobheads in that squad who got dragged over the line by a mistake and some heroic defending. |
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Reply | General Election Thread
at 12:19 28 May 2024
I don’t really buy into this, especially with FPTP and binning FPTP would improve turnout. |
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Reply | Confession time - Play off winners
at 20:46 27 May 2024
I know Doyle played for us but can’t remember him doing anything at all. Apparently scored twice.
Zamora was woeful overall. Staggeringly poor Dykesesque goal return even in the second tier. Quite liked Onuoha but think that was more as a bloke than a player as he was often crap. Some personal issues IIRC with his mum dying unless that was someone else.
I won’t have a bad word said against Austin in that first spell though. |
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Reply | Spurs stadium
at 11:10 27 May 2024
Plenty of ST holders buying £30 tickets and flogging them on too I assume as there are loads of them in the away ends too now. I think at a home game at the big clubs you have to accept it’s a global game now (though disgraceful 99% of local residents are probably never setting foot in the ground). Maybe I’m old-fashioned but away matches should be sacred. |
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Reply | Spurs stadium
at 09:52 27 May 2024
Nothing will ever match old-fashioned grounds but as new megastadia go it’s by far the best. It’s what the new Wembley should have been. |
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Reply | General Election Thread
at 08:45 27 May 2024
I think (hope anyway) he meant that’ll be the rhetoric they go for which I expect it will be but there are somehow still people who buy it. |
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Reply | General Election Thread
at 13:45 26 May 2024
I think most would just rather avoid the embarrassment and have something cushy lined up. |
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Reply | General Election Thread
at 10:29 26 May 2024
Doubt he’s consulted any of the people he’d have to to get some idea of how this would work. Just nonsense made up off the back of a panicked meeting and maybe a couple of focus groups to desperately woo a few Express readers. |
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Reply | First voted in 1985 as a naive 18 year old
at 17:50 23 May 2024
Do any of them ever really speak for any of us? There’s never been a perfect political party for me in my lifetime. I just pick the one that’s closest or, thanks to our archaic voting system, has the best chance of beating the one that’s least close. |
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Reply | First voted in 1985 as a naive 18 year old
at 21:34 22 May 2024
Fortunately I now live in one of the places the Tories might as well not run in so it’s between Labour and Greens. Wasn’t a fan of the Greens anyway but less so now they’ve attracted an assortment of cranks.
Starmer isn’t exciting but then I don’t want politicians to be exciting. He’s achieved a lot in his life without being dealt a brilliant hand and it’ll be nice to just have a sensible adult in charge. It’ll need two terms to get even close to sorting out and I doubt he’ll fancy the second of those but I really hope the lot in now are done for a long long time.
The rats are deserting but hopefully we get a few big names crying in a leisure centre somewhere. |
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Reply | Transfer rumours 2024
at 18:17 22 May 2024
Maybe he’s changed but he was very much one who liked the footballer lifestyle a tad too much at one time. |
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Reply | I wonder how this will work out....
at 20:16 15 May 2024
Germany would. They know the fans will lynch them if they don’t. I expect Spain will be first to go and we won’t be too far behind.
Wolves v Fulham in Doha. The locals will be buzzing. |
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Reply | Realistic signings everyone would target?
at 10:21 14 May 2024
If Chair and/or Willock goes I’d like Sorba Thomas. From London, good age, seemed to carry that Hudds team on his own (much like Chair) at times.
I’m a bit wary of relegated players but for him and Rudoni I’d make an exception. Not sure about the Rotherham goalkeeper but everyone insists he’s a top player and will go somewhere bigger than us. Can’t say I’ve seen it when he’s played us or I’ve seen them on the box. |
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Reply | injuries
at 09:57 14 May 2024
I’m not calling for fewer games (just get on with it, we used to do 100 hours in t’pit then play on a Saturday etc.) and injuries are just part of the game. You don’t get many broken legs these days and shin pads aren’t going to do a lot for ACLs and muscle strains/tears which must be the majority of injuries. |
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Reply | Realistic signings everyone would target?
at 08:17 14 May 2024
Would hope we’re at least aware of the Crawley goalkeeper. The sort of stats the stats bods tend to love and he makes Dieng look like Ronnie Corbett. |
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Reply | We Just Dont Get Enough From Our Strikers
at 08:07 14 May 2024
Obviously his end product isn’t great but then he’s a sub for a mediocre Championship team for a reason. I think that stat is as much a damning indictment of the strikers as him and as an outlet getting us up the pitch and a better defensive option than the other wide players he’s a valuable squad player IMO as long as he’s content with that role which I suspect he is. |
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Reply | Andre the friendly ghost departs
at 10:10 12 May 2024
He probably looked really good in youth football. Then you see these kids from academies play against men and it’s a different world. I’d argue he may have been a more effective player without his background and maybe was over-coached in the ‘right’ way to play and has never adapted to the reality of real lower league football. Signing him wasn’t illogical but having him as a top earner was. |
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