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Reply | England 🏴 v Iceland 🇮🇸 Match Thread
at 17:27 8 Jun 2024
I see most of the media today have already started the witch hunt against the players and in particular they all seemed to choose an image of Saka who had only been on the pitch for the last 25 minutes... So that ugly theme will probably rear its head again if and when we bow out. I seriously hate our press. |
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Reply | Single file Queuing.. in pubs!
at 17:18 8 Jun 2024
When I walk up to the bar and find I am getting served immediately with others stood next to me apparently waiting I always ask them if they have been served or if it's obvious I say to the bar staff, 'I think they're next'. Just manners.
On a side note, going in the reverse protocol, I notice these days it is quite rare for people to queue at the bus request. I feel like that was definitely more of a thing when I was growing up (mostly in the 90s)? |
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Reply | Playoff final
at 15:58 26 May 2024
I just don't understand why Summerville is wearing gloves in the backend of May. Weird.
I am fairly indifferent but I suppose I would want Leeds to lose rather than Southampton to win, if that makes sense. |
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Reply | First voted in 1985 as a naive 18 year old
at 19:17 22 May 2024
The single biggest impact on humanity and the planet Earth is how we can realign ourselves with the natural world , preserve what little biodiversity we have left and prevent any further tip in climate change. It might not affect you directly but believe me millions if not billions are already suffering on a global scale. In reality every other political topic pales in comparison. So I have voted Green for the last 3 elections.
But until those in power ditch the first past the post system (which they never will) this country will remain trapped in a Conservative or Tory-Lite trade off and 'tactical voting'. The Greens actually get a huge number of votes but under our political system it counts for not very much. |
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Reply | The Final: Attack on Wembley - Netflix
at 15:29 22 May 2024
I agree in that the police plan was totally mismanaged. But I also feel credit is due to the police who actually were on the ground. They managed what they could with extremely limited numbers due to the poor planning. They couldn't go charging in making arrests because there just weren't enough of them to do it. It would have left even fewer officers on the ground.
But the high ranking officers who organised it are totally to blame and I hope at the very least lessons were learnt. It's the sort of shambolic planning that should have cost them their jobs but I bet some of them are still in the same rank and role now or have been promoted/quietly retired into the sunset. |
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Reply | The Final: Attack on Wembley - Netflix
at 14:51 22 May 2024
I think the police hadn't foreseen the trouble around the stadium so early and had a lot of officers starting their shift at 1-2pm with the belief that they would be working 12 hour plus shifts right through until the small hours anyway. They also had wrongly assumed most of the trouble element and crowds would be in central London.
It was almost unfair to criticise the police on the ground at the stadium because they were outnumbered 100/1000 to 1. If they had started making arrests they wouldn't have had any left to actually police the chaos. But it is totally fair to criticise the top brass who planned the event, got it totally and utterly wrong and hadn't read the mood of the nation.
Like people have said, the security at the ground aren't paid enough to deal with a mob threatening to smash your face in if you don't stand aside. A near miracle there were no fatalities. The rain that came pouring down after the penalties alleviated a lot more trouble too. |
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Reply | No final day wànkathon for Sky this season.
at 15:01 12 May 2024
Fair play to you mate. I think this eventually happens with most clubs of our size/resources. A season or 2 of excitement in a new league and then it seems to be survival and making do.
I'd prefer Brentford to do well rather than the perennial boring yoyo clubs like West Brom. You have at least had some big results and caused some established teams some problems in your last few seasons. Our club could and should learn a lot from yours but like you say how far does it go once you're in the top division these days? At what point does finishing between 12 and 17th become boring? Ask Palace fans, they seem to want wholesale change but again, look what happened to Charlton...
I think you've done reasonably well this year like you say with injuries and minus a genuine goal scorer. |
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Reply | No final day wànkathon for Sky this season.
at 12:11 12 May 2024
What would be ideal now would be if Arsenal fail to win today and Man City beat Tottenham midweek. Then the season is completely sown up. All they will have to get excited about is the battle for the Europa and Conference league positions.
It looks like 29 points is enough to stay up this year. That is ridiculous. Brentford would be bang in trouble most other seasons but even with less than 40 points and one game to go they've pretty much been safe all year.
Also to add, majority of West Ham fans have got their wish and Moyes is out. Probably their most successful manager in a generation but not good enough. I'd love for them to go down next year much like Charlton did when they got rid of Curbishley but they won't. They'll have at least 2 out of the 3 promoted teams struggling below them next year as well. |
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Reply | Wednesday's third goal
at 16:41 21 Apr 2024
It looks to me like he had a perfectly good chance to grab the ball after the slice but prior to it going in the net but kind of, didn't. Looks more and more suspect every time I watch it. |
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Reply | FA Cup Replays Scrapped
at 13:49 21 Apr 2024
Football is much a reflection on society. The haves and have nots.
I lost a lot of respect for Pep yesterday with his insane rant. Moaning about the welfare of his players. Like someone said, you pick the team. You've got international multi-million pound players plonked on the bench that even most Premier League clubs would never be able to afford. It was like he wasn't even bothered they had got to yet another cup final they'll probably win.
The premier League finishes 3 weeks AFTER leagues 1 and 2 and yet those teams play an extra 8 league games. Most Premier League clubs don't play much more really, it's just the 'big 6' or whatever. But they've got the squad depth so they can't moan. That's why it should be hard to win a treble or whatever, you have to play the actual games.
I'm sure when the players retire at the age of 35 and look back they won't be thinking, 'oh I played far too many games' when they are counting their money stacks in the South of France. Most of us will be still working in our 60s.
Like many on here I've lost so much interest in football outside of QPR. Look at the bottom 3 in the Premier League and the top 4 in the Championship. It's a closed shop and beyond predictable. We've all had a laugh at Chelsea this season but if you look at the table now they will creep in to a European spot after all won't they. So no surprises yet again for who's finishing in the top. |
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Reply | Joe Lumley
at 20:54 28 Feb 2024
To be fair that goal wasn't his fault with that deflection.
His passing out from the back has been a bit suspect though. Unless you have high class defenders who are good with their feet I just don't understand why you would persist with those short goal kicks against Liverpool at Anfield, they literally have 3-4 players on you immediately. |
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Reply | Non alcoholic beer/lager......
at 09:01 9 Feb 2024
Seconded for Brooklyn Special Effects. Very decent and enjoyable.
I also like the Brulo - Lust for Life IPA which you can get in Morrisons.
Infinite IPA is also decent, think it can be found in Sainsbury's.
Most of the non-alcoholic mainstream 'largers' are pretty awful. |
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Reply | Blackburn
at 19:17 7 Feb 2024
Wouldn't that be two managers in a row to be sacked after failing to beat us?
Things at Norwich aren't all that rosey either, are they.  |
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Reply | BOS Starts for Nigeria
at 18:29 7 Feb 2024
Fair enough, is what it is I guess. Not sure why they should play to GMT though. I guess travelling those kind of distances as well are not straight forward or cheap. Just think it is a shame but that's how football is these days. For the TV market not the actual match going supporter. |
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Reply | BOS Starts for Nigeria
at 17:07 7 Feb 2024
There's hardly anyone there.
Does anyone know the reasons behind this? |
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Reply | Chelsea mascot
at 08:44 3 Feb 2024
While we are at it regarding the players. I can't stand it when you see EVERY SINGLE PLAYER getting off the team coach with noise cancelling headphones or earbuds. Like, 'Don't talk to me, I'm too important'. I wonder if they all sit there on the coach for the entire journey like that. Yeah you have to be mentally 'in the zone' or whatever but would it kill you to say hello to some of the supporters who've come to have even a glimpse of you, or the stadium staff who are welcoming you when you arrive. You get some who say hello etc but it's very seldom.
I did however see Eze give a hug to a female steward by the tunnel the other day as Palace walked off at half time, have a quick chat and smile. That's incredibly rare these days. Apparently he is an extremely polite and friendly young man who gives a large amount of his time to charity and to his fans. |
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Reply | Match Thread vs the M team
at 09:31 20 Jan 2024
They already don't like him because of the way he celebrated with Willock at the den a few years ago. Which I whole heartedly applauded and made me smile.
His performance could hopefully keep them quiet today. |
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