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Thread | Starmer’s austerity kicking in already
at 17:48 6 Jul 2024
We normally get the Red Arrows on both days of the Swansea Airshow. But not this year - not coming tomorrow. I bet it was the first phone call the barsteward made yesterday.
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Thread | The Gaza influence
at 01:37 5 Jul 2024
It’s a bit nuts isn’t it? Sky just taking about the Birmingham Ladywood constituency, where the incumbent senior Labour MP Shabana Mahmood (shadow Justice Sec) is being challenged by an independent, Akhmed Yakoob, who’s won support solely off a pro-Palestinian/pro-ceasefire ticket. But he’s got a history of misogyny.
I’m pro-peace and for a ceasefire in Palestinian territory (I can’t see another way - more violence leads to even more violence). But as a definite issue in our election, really? Surely it should be further down the list than immediate concerns like jobs, income, public services, opportunities, local environment, etc? [Post edited 5 Jul 1:41]
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Thread | How long does Marsala keep?
at 01:07 5 Jul 2024
I found 3/4 of a bottle in the back of a cupboard. No idea when it was opened, but possibly within the last 2 years, probably within the last year. No obvious mould. Tastes a bit crap but not obviously off. Should see me through tonight though, yeah? It seems fitting if it’s a bit off. |
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Thread | Listening to R5 Live's analysis of what's wrong with England
at 19:44 1 Jul 2024
is making me raise a rye smile, as they're pretty much talking about our approach as the solution (without naming us, obviously). Being braver on the ball, knowing your roles so you don't compete with team mates in the same spaces, keeping natural width, not necessarily having a back 3 but transitioning to a back three in possession with one full back stepping up (trippier/Davis) to provide the width while one of the front three (Foden/Broady) comes inside, trusting the players, better use of subs to inject energy later on, etc.
KM's the greatest manager England have never had by the sounds of it. I'm glad he's not England's manager, but the conversation has given me some reassurance that we could well be ok next season.
Oh, and Pat Nevin is probably one of the most underrated pundits on TV. |
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Thread | Belgium fans
at 21:06 26 Jun 2024
aiming lasers into their own players eyes apparently. What? I didn’t see the game, but did catch the final whistle and saw the Belgium fans flicking the finger and other obscure hand gestures which presumably weren’t pleasant!
We see a lot of this in the UK too, with fans angry after games and booing/swearing/ throwing things at their own team. Sometimes they even get on the pitch to try to attack them. Loads of abuse on social media too, normally vile, sometimes racial.
WTF is wrong with people? Some fans don’t seem to have a lot of emotional intelligence these days. It’s sport - you can’t demand and expect a particular outcome. I’m sure it didn’t used to be like this. Not so often anyway. |
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Thread | If we end up playing Italy
at 21:44 20 Jun 2024
I hope we get a stronger referee. This one falls for their diving every single time. |
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Thread | A steady performance so far
at 17:32 20 Jun 2024
Uninspiring, but professional. And a tad dull. We really have been spoilt here over the last couple of years. Shearer waxing lyrical over Kane’s goal, but Walker took ages to make the cutback, then hit it straight at their player and it took 2 lucky deflections to reach Kane. We’ve seen much better from Towen, regularly. A brilliant steal from Walker though - that bit was class.
Still, it’s all about winning and not how. |
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Thread | Cracking Gibraltar v Wales match going on
at 18:41 6 Jun 2024
Ha, no I lied. 0-0 after 82 minutes and it looks like two pub teams the morning after their Christmas bash.
On the beach would be being polite for Wales. Gibraltar seem quite committed though. |
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Thread | Walker Peters
at 16:37 26 May 2024
If the unexpected happens and S’ton blow this, I wouldn’t mind seeing him at FPR next year. He’s been excellent today. |
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Thread | Potatoes
at 19:42 24 May 2024
Any grow your owners/ farmer types know what going on with spuds this year? They’ve been really poor. All through the winter, every type I tried had a lot of dark spots running right through them. In some batches we’ve been peeling out almost half of each spud.
Now my favourite Jersey Royals are coming out with lots of scarring and blemishes.
Is it the wet? |
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Thread | Starmer's turn then
at 17:53 22 May 2024
What do you reckon?
A better choice of venue, not getting soaked. Flag-shagging is obviously going to be a theme. Good to hear messages of country before party, if it's true. And good to here the rebuild message. That's the obvious one for me - someone needs to fix the Tory's mess and rebuild. Devil in the detail for what that means though. And part of that will be the Europe question.
He's obviously feeling confident, as he's gunning for the SNP and not just the Tories. [Post edited 22 May 17:53]
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Thread | So at last we have a roadmap to recovery for the UK
at 11:56 16 May 2024
It's been a long time coming and marks a return to common sense politics that I think most of us can get behind.
Oh, and I think Starmer mentioned a couple of less interesting things this morning too.
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Thread | Moyes is off then
at 19:25 6 May 2024
It looks like the club got fed up with him not signing his new offer and have gone elsewhere (that’s my take but may not be right).
Most successful manager they’ve ever had in the top flight, but self-entitled fans not happy. It’ll be interesting to see if they crash and burn next season, and hopefully if they do we’ll have a part to play in that. |
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Thread | Whatever happens next season…
at 19:23 5 May 2024
.. can we stay grounded and humble? I think we’ll surprise a few and have a good season, but if we don’t it won’t detract from what we’ve done over the last 2 years.
I’m listening to R5 Live while cooking dinner (pork loin roast with all the trimmings, if you’re interested) and the amount of self-entitled twots calling in is off the charts. Only one caller from Villa so far has actually appreciated what they’ve done. They’ve had a run of Spurs, West Ham and Villa fans all calling for their managers’ heads. All well in the top half, the eejits  . |
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Thread | Carnage in the dressing room
at 14:50 4 May 2024
My lad’s just shown me something from Broady’s instagram, but I’m not on there so can’t link. Looks like they’re enjoying themselves. |
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Thread | Now THAT’S a pitch invasion
at 14:28 4 May 2024
Well done FPR and Blue Action (presumably) for the props. Player and fans celebrating together and loving it, as it should be. |
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