| The Royal family are so irrelevant 19:16 - Apr 10 with 8468 views | Bluefish |
Moving matches for that is so ridiculous
The contest to grieve the loudest continues
RIP old man but there is no tragedy |  |
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 19:21 - Apr 10 with 4323 views | SitfcB |
I don’t see why people can’t just accept the protocols and traditions of this, there’s going to be a lot more of it when the Queen passes away. |  |
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 19:23 - Apr 10 with 4290 views | Ryorry |
ITV news (like so many others) using the word "passing" instead of 'death'. Really annoys me that those who make such decisions assume we're all so soft that we need to be wrapped up in cotton wool & protected from plain words. "Concerns" is another one - apparently we're not allowed to be 'worried' any more  |  |
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 19:24 - Apr 10 with 4274 views | noggin |
With no fans, it doesn't really matter, does it? |  |
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 19:27 - Apr 10 with 4250 views | itfcjoe |
Get over it....
We had to play Gillingham early so they didn’t have to pay for floodlights and Portsmouth early and no one on either side seemed to know why - another 1pm isn’t a big deal |  |
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 19:28 - Apr 10 with 4227 views | Swansea_Blue |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 19:27 - Apr 10 by itfcjoe |
Get over it....
We had to play Gillingham early so they didn’t have to pay for floodlights and Portsmouth early and no one on either side seemed to know why - another 1pm isn’t a big deal |
And far more games have been moved because of Sky than will ever be moved for the royal family. A pretty strange thing to worry about imo. |  |
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 19:30 - Apr 10 with 4212 views | LankHenners |
This country has an unhealthy relationship with royalty and tradition.
Although, stupid as I think it is, it doesn’t make a lot of practical difference. |  |
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 19:41 - Apr 10 with 4159 views | stantheman |
Watching his funeral will probably more entertaining that watching us play tbf, so don't stress. |  | | |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 19:45 - Apr 10 with 4132 views | Bluefish |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 19:21 - Apr 10 by SitfcB |
I don’t see why people can’t just accept the protocols and traditions of this, there’s going to be a lot more of it when the Queen passes away. |
It has never happened in my lifetime so a bit of a nonsense to claim traditions. If we are going back hundreds of years for royal traditions you will have a shock | |
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 19:50 - Apr 10 with 4098 views | Kropotkin123 |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 19:21 - Apr 10 by SitfcB |
I don’t see why people can’t just accept the protocols and traditions of this, there’s going to be a lot more of it when the Queen passes away. |
That will be insufferable. Will definitely go on holiday to get away from it all. |  |
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 19:50 - Apr 10 with 4097 views | MattinLondon |
I find the royal family to be an irrelevance but unfortunately the vast majority in this country don’t so they’ll probably want to watch a funeral on telly. So, we will just have to accept that things will get moved about to accommodate this. |  | | |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 20:14 - Apr 10 with 4012 views | vapour_trail |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 19:50 - Apr 10 by MattinLondon |
I find the royal family to be an irrelevance but unfortunately the vast majority in this country don’t so they’ll probably want to watch a funeral on telly. So, we will just have to accept that things will get moved about to accommodate this. |
I’d be up for some sort of PPV of the wake so that we could watch William and Harry scrap it out after a few sambucas. |  |
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 20:30 - Apr 10 with 3975 views | Bluefish |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 19:50 - Apr 10 by MattinLondon |
I find the royal family to be an irrelevance but unfortunately the vast majority in this country don’t so they’ll probably want to watch a funeral on telly. So, we will just have to accept that things will get moved about to accommodate this. |
Do you really think the vast majority give 2 sh*ts? We have a weird obsession of desperately declaring our love for people when they die. It is why facters has always done his RIP posts. It says a lot about the people desperately trying to show their grief [Post edited 10 Apr 2021 20:35]
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 20:32 - Apr 10 with 3959 views | J2BLUE |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 19:50 - Apr 10 by Kropotkin123 |
That will be insufferable. Will definitely go on holiday to get away from it all. |
Day off though.
Agree with Bluefish here really. In normal times there is no need for the UK to stop. In covid times with a private funeral it makes zero sense. |  |
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 20:42 - Apr 10 with 3929 views | MattinLondon |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 20:30 - Apr 10 by Bluefish |
Do you really think the vast majority give 2 sh*ts? We have a weird obsession of desperately declaring our love for people when they die. It is why facters has always done his RIP posts. It says a lot about the people desperately trying to show their grief [Post edited 10 Apr 2021 20:35]
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Fishers, I think that the Royal Family are quite popular and I think that they do care - but care as in wanting to watch the funeral on telly and make somber statements on Facebook. Possibly care enough to change their avatar to Philip for the day.
Whether they really, deep down give two s**ts about him is doubtful.
Not sure if I swerved your question or not. [Post edited 10 Apr 2021 20:43]
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 21:26 - Apr 10 with 3822 views | bazza |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 20:42 - Apr 10 by MattinLondon |
Fishers, I think that the Royal Family are quite popular and I think that they do care - but care as in wanting to watch the funeral on telly and make somber statements on Facebook. Possibly care enough to change their avatar to Philip for the day.
Whether they really, deep down give two s**ts about him is doubtful.
Not sure if I swerved your question or not. [Post edited 10 Apr 2021 20:43]
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A large proportion of people Will Genuinely care, and the ones who Maybe don’t care so Much, What harm Is it doing, it’s actually nice to see a bit of sincerity amongst people, rather than the usual slating and berating of people, which is all we tend to see in the media now days. Shame it takes someone to die before It surfaces tho.. |  | | |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 21:40 - Apr 10 with 3760 views | chrismakin |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 19:27 - Apr 10 by itfcjoe |
Get over it....
We had to play Gillingham early so they didn’t have to pay for floodlights and Portsmouth early and no one on either side seemed to know why - another 1pm isn’t a big deal |
But we score all our goals during a 3pm kickoff |  |
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 21:40 - Apr 10 with 3768 views | Tangledupin_Blue |
I think I'll do my weekly shop at 3pm next Saturday. Sainsbury's will be very quiet, I hope... |  |
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 21:53 - Apr 10 with 3718 views | Radlett_blue |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 19:50 - Apr 10 by MattinLondon |
I find the royal family to be an irrelevance but unfortunately the vast majority in this country don’t so they’ll probably want to watch a funeral on telly. So, we will just have to accept that things will get moved about to accommodate this. |
I disagree that it's a majority. Probably a significant enough minority for the establishment to justify their decision. |  |
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 22:41 - Apr 10 with 3615 views | Oldsmoker |
I have made no comment on TWTD regarding HRH death.
Bluefish comments on this thread and others have come closest to how I would have commented if I could be bothered. |  |
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 22:46 - Apr 10 with 3585 views | SitfcB |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 19:45 - Apr 10 by Bluefish |
It has never happened in my lifetime so a bit of a nonsense to claim traditions. If we are going back hundreds of years for royal traditions you will have a shock |
It’s pretty much a once in a lifetime moment for most, some of us might live through it twice. We are living through history and people should just go with it. | |
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 10:33 - Apr 11 with 3293 views | GaryCooper |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 20:14 - Apr 10 by vapour_trail |
I’d be up for some sort of PPV of the wake so that we could watch William and Harry scrap it out after a few sambucas. |
Chortle, watching the septic and Kate scrap like a couple of scousers over a bottle of fake tan would also be a top ppv. |  | | |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 10:40 - Apr 11 with 3271 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 19:45 - Apr 10 by Bluefish |
It has never happened in my lifetime so a bit of a nonsense to claim traditions. If we are going back hundreds of years for royal traditions you will have a shock |
You missed Lady Diana then? |  |
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 11:51 - Apr 11 with 3185 views | HARRY10 |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 22:46 - Apr 10 by SitfcB |
It’s pretty much a once in a lifetime moment for most, some of us might live through it twice. We are living through history and people should just go with it. |
I think you'll find we are living through history every day
And as to 'just go with it', it is because people also living through history prior to this have stood up and thought for themselves that we no longer live in some feudal age.
Those who wish to prostrate themselves and gawp at the 'spectacle' are free to do so - just as those who don't wish to should be equally free to do so.
And state their reasons if they so wish. |  | | |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 12:01 - Apr 11 with 3148 views | HARRY10 |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 20:30 - Apr 10 by Bluefish |
Do you really think the vast majority give 2 sh*ts? We have a weird obsession of desperately declaring our love for people when they die. It is why facters has always done his RIP posts. It says a lot about the people desperately trying to show their grief [Post edited 10 Apr 2021 20:35]
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It provides a 'spectacle for the lumpen proletariat
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 12:01 - Apr 11 with 3149 views | Blueschev |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 22:46 - Apr 10 by SitfcB |
It’s pretty much a once in a lifetime moment for most, some of us might live through it twice. We are living through history and people should just go with it. |
A 99 year old man dying is not a significant historical event. |  | | |
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