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Some expectation management stuff from the SNP this afternoon
at 15:56 7 May 2021

Which does suggest that some of the Labour navel-gazing today is a bit overdone

Nicola Sturgeon now tells BBC: "A majority has always been a very, very long shot"
— Chris Green (@ChrisGreenNews) May 7, 2021

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Gill's gone then
at 10:35 7 May 2021

First-team coach Matt Gill, who joined Town in November 2018, has left the Club.

We thank Matt for his work, and wish him the very best of luck for the future.

👇 #itfc
— Ipswich Town FC (@IpswichTown) May 7, 2021

Most successful manager this season mind....

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Another piece of ITFC good news today
at 16:46 6 May 2021

https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2021/may/suffolk-mind-matchday-takeover/

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This is well worth reading
at 13:38 6 May 2021

On the adverts placed by Jewish parents in the Guardian in the late 1930s for people to look after their children. A very moving and personal piece.

. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/may/06/guardian-200-ad-that-saved-jewish-

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David Squires' cartoon on 200 years of the Guardian is amusing
at 12:10 6 May 2021

https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2021/may/06/guardian-200-dav

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KVY is not in a good state
at 20:56 4 May 2021

Looked like he's dislocated his shoulder.

New deal for Chambers needed.....

[Post edited 4 May 21:00]

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I'm quite enjoying this
at 19:50 4 May 2021

We're a bit off in our decision making, both in over-playing from the back and taking too long in attacking positions, but much more sense of a gameplay than in lots of recent games. Shrewsbury are a typical Cotteril team, cynical out of possession but some good players - Norburn & Vela - and they break quickly.

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Alan McLoughlin has died, only 54
at 17:18 4 May 2021

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/may/04/alan-mcloughlin-former-republic

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That should have been the first goal after 11 hours!
at 16:17 1 May 2021

Would have been fitting.

Good pressure from us though.

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I enjoyed that half
at 15:50 1 May 2021

Went a bit flat in the middle but started and finished it trying to do the right things, a bit lacking in familiarity and confidence but the basis of something today. Pitman should have scored for them but we've had at least five good chances other than the goal.

Swindon are crap defensively so the aim for the second half should be to get a couple more and enjoy ourselves a bit.

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The most gutting thing about today's game
at 14:51 1 May 2021

Is that we can't attend. Ground we haven't played at for years, fairly easy journey from London and a few pints in the Spring sunshine dodging the rain.

I bloody hope next season is a more normal one.

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3-2 (n/t)
at 20:05 30 Apr 2021

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2-2 Baggott. (n/t)
at 19:24 30 Apr 2021

[Post edited 30 Apr 19:24]

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Balls. (n/t)
at 18:41 30 Apr 2021

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Edwin Poots could be next DUP leader
at 11:58 29 Apr 2021

Makes Arlene look like some kind of wet liberal:

Poots on the Big Bang: “You’re telling me that cosmic balls of dust gathered and there was an explosion?

“We’ve had lots of explosions in Northern Ireland and I’ve never seen anything come out of that that was good”
— Matthew Thompson (@mattuthompson) April 29, 2021

Poots on adoption:

“The natural order - whether one believes in God in evolution - is for a man and a woman to have a child and therefore that has made my views on adoption very clear and on raising children very clear, that it should be a man and a woman that raises a child.”
— Matthew Thompson (@mattuthompson) April 29, 2021

The point to be made, with no value judgement of my own, is that he is of the hardest of hardline traditionalists.

The evangelical base of the DUP incarnate.

The direction in which he took the party would be fairly clear.
— Matthew Thompson (@mattuthompson) April 29, 2021

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RIP Henes VIII
at 08:12 28 Apr 2021

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/apr/28/he-was-a-goat-but-we-loved-him-

The best line here is:

"Every fortnight Hennes VIII would watch the home games from his position near the touchline. Hennes IX is not able to carry out his duties at the moment because of the pandemic."

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Thoughtful piece on the next stage of covid globally
at 08:56 27 Apr 2021

And a reminder, should the horrific scenes from India not be enough, that just getting sufficient people in the UK or Western Europe or the US vaccinate will not be enough.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/27/rich-countries-covid-pande

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The police officer accused of murdering Dalian Atkinson is currently on trial
at 07:53 27 Apr 2021

Just in case anyone hadn't seen it:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-56886593

Please remember to be careful in commenting about an ongoing criminal case.

What I will say though is that five years to get to court is appalling, no doubt the government would blame covid - which is clearly a factor - but the impact of 'austerity' on the criminal justice system has been highly detrimental.

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Right COYFB! (n/t)
at 15:01 24 Apr 2021

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