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Reply | The Olympics opening ceremony is weird and proper sh!te!!!!
at 21:42 26 Jul 2024
Yes, they’re always odd but they’re not always crap. Danny Boyle’s London 2012 was a masterpiece. There were a couple of things I didn’t really get but overall it was amazing - especially the Industrial Revolution section.
We were given tickets for the final dress rehearsal and I went along fearing the worst. I wasn’t sure what was going on at first and then that drumming started. Tv cannot convey how powerful it was. You could feel it through your feet and seat. Sensory hit factor 10. Then the rings were formed and that was the iconic moment. One of the rings in practice didn’t go off quite right but it was corrected by the Friday.
The practice that went into it all and the detail was extraordinary - tv was never going to capture it all. It was a privilege to witness it. Some bits were cut for the dress rehearsal - the helicopter came over but there was no indication of the James Bond element or that Rowan Atkinson was playing Mr Bean to the Chariots of Fire music.
Ed Sheeran did the warm up before the dress rehearsal started. I thought ‘dunno who the ginger bloke is, but he’s quite good if you like that sort of thing‘’can’t see him doing much in the music business’ thought I. That went well. |
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Reply | The Olympics opening ceremony is weird and proper sh!te!!!!
at 20:43 26 Jul 2024
Agreed. Bored sh£tless. There has been a lot of thrusting.
So why have I not turned it off? Mrs C is enjoying it. Best not comment 😃. Just seen some oiled up bloke in make up lifting up his leg and cuddling it. Dear god. |
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Reply | The Olympics opening ceremony is weird and proper sh!te!!!!
at 19:49 26 Jul 2024
I see the Irish flag is being carried by Shane Lowry. Hope he doesn’t lose the plot and drop it in the river like he di the Open last week.
I see the mush with the cobwebs and candle is still trotting along. |
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Reply | I'm not getting this....
at 19:45 26 Jul 2024
Thought it was cobwebs.
I hope they’ve got the pumps going with all this rain.
Not sure about the cardboard figures drowning in the Seine. Must be a French thing. |
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Reply | The Olympics opening ceremony is weird and proper sh!te!!!!
at 19:15 26 Jul 2024
We should have torpedoed their boat. Memories of the old days.
It’s all very odd. Lots of people jigging about. Not sure the boat thing is working either. Seems they scraped together any old tugboat they could get their hands on and are still a bit short. Nice views of Paris, mind. |
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Reply | City's charges don't relate to....
at 15:16 26 Jul 2024
Agree. £10 fine each (paid for from the funds that go to the football league) will send out the right message.
In other words, they’re far too important to suffer the consequences for cheating. |
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Reply | Phil has quit!
at 15:12 26 Jul 2024
That’s not what I heard. RIP |
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Reply | Nothing on the manchester airport thing yet?
at 12:26 26 Jul 2024
Actually, I think it’s relevant. Reducing thumping somebody in the face to ‘raising hands’ implies that the bloke was really doing very little and was subjected to unprovoked attack.
With regard to your second paragraph I’ve not suggested police should carry out their own justice. I’ll repeat - justice system should apply to all. |
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Reply | Paris Olympics
at 12:14 26 Jul 2024
It’ll be fine. They’ll be under the spotlight, not least through social media, but French are very good at organising stuff. |
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Reply | Nothing on the manchester airport thing yet?
at 12:11 26 Jul 2024
I thought he punched her in the face rather than ‘raising his hands’?
Assuming I’m right, that too can be fatal. As a little digression, in WW1 when they were improvising weapons for particularly trench raiding - maces, knuckle dusters, iron or wooden batons with barbed wire and / or nails, axes, knives, bayonets etc were used. But they found one of the best weapons was the butt of an SMLE rifle. Hit between the eyes, the recipient would die immediately or a few hours later. The hob nailed army boot was also a very effective weapon, ironically
Don’t underestimate the impact of a hit in the face done with intent and force.
No, I’m not justifying what happened, but nor am I diminishing what happened to that police officer. |
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Reply | Phil has quit!
at 11:11 26 Jul 2024
I agree with much of this post. Murphy is very annoying (as he is in the football ground) and Butcher does come across as boring and a bully. I found Russell Osman dull too.
I think the idea and format is ok but bar under used Phil I’d change the presenters and abandon the ‘capacity crowd’ nonsense and keepy-uppy challenge etc. Keep the review of last week’s game and news section with comment. Get a good guest on, like say Laurie Sivell, and the show looks after itself. |
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Reply | Tyreece Simpson
at 10:58 26 Jul 2024
There were people at the time suggesting we should pay him whatever his agent wanted - ‘sign him up’ and all that.
With the glorious benefit of hindsight, it looks like we saved a chunk of wages given what you say looks about right to me. The right decision to let him go to Huddersfield? For both parties, I’d say yes.
Given Stevenage are in the same division as Huddersfield and Hudds looked woefully short of players from what I saw of them, I thought they might give him a chance at first team football in L1. But clearly whoever the current management is doesn’t rate him. |
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Reply | Stadium Upgrade video
at 08:54 26 Jul 2024
It’ll look better when the bowling alley, tv, 1950s style corner bar and dart board go in. |
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Reply | Phil has quit!
at 08:50 26 Jul 2024
I hope the beloved red bucket hat is left on the table as a reminder of the great man. |
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Reply | Nothing on the manchester airport thing yet?
at 08:45 26 Jul 2024
The footage looks pretty damning and his actions gratuitous on the face of it. He has rightly been suspended pending investigation. I certainly would like to know the full story before, during and after, including what they were arresting this bloke for.
What I will say is we as a society need to decide what sort of police force we want. Are they to be supported or considered the enemy? If it’s the latter, the solution is simple. Just get rid of the police. All of them. As it is there are parts of this country that the police cannot touch so maybe that’s the way forward. Let ‘communities’ deal with it.
If we want a police force it has to be accepted that the job is difficult and risky, but where they step over the line, disciplined accordingly. In terms of support, they are largely not. Spat at, abused, restricted in what they can do by cuts and political interference that I suspect much crime is no longer even reported.
I worked with a few ex-policemen a few years back and they were beyond disenchanted with their old job mainly from the restrictions placed upon them, same criminals appearing time and time again on the streets and public contempt.
As a sideline, the Tory government three years ago deemed serious crime ‘not a serious priority’. The criminals concerned were mostly very rich, very dangerous people who’d have killed as soon as blink. Much of the teams doing that work were disbanded - my mate worked on this stuff and he took early retirement.
Apologies for the rambling nature of this post. While I didn’t like the footage I’d like to know the full story. People who do wrong need calling out including policemen. Nobody should be above the law, whether public, police or politicians. Regardless, my overarching view is that the police need expanding, probably reforming, certainly supporting. |
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Reply | Stadium Upgrade video
at 07:31 26 Jul 2024
I’m guessing, but I’d imagine all the electrics were off in that area for the interview hence the lack of people.
Remarkable effort by the club to get that many projects going in such a short timeframe. Fingers crossed they complete what they have to.
It was an interesting video. |
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Reply | What will you miss about ‘Banter Era’ Portman Road?
at 07:14 26 Jul 2024
Recent times:
Walking round the football ground three times with my dad before the game
Watching Jim going bananas from the dugout and the players shifting to the other side of the pitch
Counting how many floodlight bulbs weren’t working
The decrepit corrugated stuff surrounding the old practice pitch
The progress of moss growing on roofs
Back in the day:
The St John Ambulance stretcher blokes. One little one, one big one. Didn’t pay to get injured
Standing on the terrace
Shefki’s celebration
Churchman’s sh£thouse
Those alphabet numbers they used to put half time scores under. They were usually wrong, if done at all
The little blue disabled cars (invacars, made illegal in 2003) next to the pitch at Churchmans end. [Post edited 26 Jul 8:57]
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Reply | This is digusting - west ham tickets
at 20:18 24 Jul 2024
You are right. Odious club in every way. I gather the views from much of the stadium are rubbish too.
I detest them. |
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Reply | Out of Character
at 18:17 24 Jul 2024
I suspect it’s normal behaviour but maybe it’s not, so you are right - my response is excessive since the truth is still out there somewhere.
I just can’t abide cruelty to animals. [Post edited 24 Jul 18:20]
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