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Reply | Reforms Conspiracies 101
at 23:49 1 May 2025
Ah, Gareth Wyn Jones the professional paranoid contrarian. Apparently he sometimes also does some farming, but I find that hard to believe given how often he’s shilling for cash from the gullible. Sorry about that; he’s not one of Wales’ finest exports. |
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Reply | Sheeran!?
at 23:30 1 May 2025
He’s previously said he’s not continuing to sponsor the shirts and that was part of the thinking behind taking a small stake, as he still wanted to be involved in some way. Whether or not he’s changed his mind who knows. |
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Reply | Kieran's presser
at 20:54 1 May 2025
What?! That needs fixing asap.
I reckon we should get Kieran and Ashton on here for an open Q&A. It’d be ‘fun’. |
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Reply | Kieran's presser
at 20:29 1 May 2025
Surely Phil’s done the cheese question? He must have done. |
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Reply | The FA have banned trans women from women’s football
at 20:15 1 May 2025
Everyone’s been focussed on trans women and where they go to pee (because that’s not creepy!). I don’t think many people have thought through what this means for trans men. I wonder how women feel about men now being given a free pass to the ladies bogs (how are they going to tell the difference between trans men and men?). How does a trans man feel about having to go to the ladies when they look very much like a bloke?
A can of worms buh.
Anyway, that’s a bit away from football. Thankfully I haven’t seen any of the culture war nonsense spilling over into football (but I’m sure it has somewhere). |
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Reply | Flutterbies thread
at 20:09 1 May 2025
A big fat zero here. But I have seen my first wasp, and it’s a lot flatter now than it was. It was a queen too, so now I’m feeling guilty. They’re little feckers, but have as much right to life as me and now I’ve killed loads of little feckers before they’ve even had a chance to experience life. It’s like if someone had bumped off Boris Johnson 15 years ago. |
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Reply | Horticulturistas - recommed me a tree/bush that will last but won't get too big
at 20:02 1 May 2025
No.
To TFS: I like the idea of an ornamental fruit tree. Camellia would work too as they’re very hard (hard to kill but harder to get just right).
In a sheltered spot, I would also consider an Acer. They lose their leaves but give wonderful colour from spring to autumn and some have interesting bark for the winter.
Probably more importantly, what did your dad like? Make it personal if you can as it’ll mean a lot more to you. |
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Reply | Just climbed Snowdon
at 19:56 1 May 2025
Probably just getting it in early in case you don’t come back Capt Oakes  |
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Reply | Just climbed Snowdon
at 19:50 1 May 2025
I hate Facebook memories, they only remind me how miserable things are now 🤣
Mine are currently full of pictures of me here, ‘working’ for a month on full expenses:
Cadair is a nice lump. I used to come at it from the north when I lived in North Wales, it’s a very unspoilt approach over farmland. The south east side at the more popular car park is a lovely walk through the woods though, even if there are too many stairs! |
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Reply | The FA have banned trans women from women’s football
at 19:39 1 May 2025
Excellent contribution, thanks. I suspect you’re the only one on this thread with any lived experience of trans people in football. You’re probably a novelty in the referee world too, given they’re rarer than rocking horse crap.
The sad thing for that particular player is that the FA had safeguards in place. If I’ve understood correctly what I’ve been reading today they already required evidence of appropriately low testosterone and even then they could exclude anyone they believed was gaining a physical advantage. That stance protected the integrity of competition and supported their aim to be inclusive, allowing that player to be involved.
The more I read, the more I feel they’ve been cowardly and hidden behind the court ruling. There wasn’t a problem that needed fixing and they didn’t need to change their rules. But I can see how it covers the arse of the organisation, which ultimately is the only thing executives are worried about (having been there myself!). |
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Reply | The FA have banned trans women from women’s football
at 18:56 1 May 2025
There aren’t enough to set up their own league. I’ve seen figures bandied around between 20 and 28 for the number of registered trans players in England. All are amateur, none professional (I don’t know how that splits between trans women and trans men). So we’re talking about a tiny number of people at grass roots level. We’re certainly not talking about a load of men forcing women to give up women’s football. |
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Reply | Kieran's presser
at 15:29 1 May 2025
Do you really want to hurt me?
Do ya think I’m sexy?
What’s the frequency Kenneth? |
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Reply | Another CallMeTed banger!
at 15:24 1 May 2025
It works for this. I hadn’t remembered the details or looked at the original, so his inclusion makes sense now thanks. I was a bit miffed before knowing that, but I think it’s ok. He’s not exactly done anything wrong either, so in the spirit of the Beatles it’s all forgiveness and free love from me. |
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Reply | Is that dog sh1t at 0.36?
at 14:33 1 May 2025
Or maybe backstroke and they’ve got a goatee beard and massive eyebrows |
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Reply | Sycamore Gap Tree felling
at 14:14 1 May 2025
200 hours community service planting trees for a tree conservation charity would be more useful. And a bloody good kick up the arris |
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Reply | Kieran's presser
at 14:04 1 May 2025
I never know whether you’ve finished or fallen asleep.
Thanks. I’d like to keep Jens too! I can’t see it, but who knows. |
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Reply | The FA have banned trans women from women’s football
at 13:45 1 May 2025
Thanks Joe, I’ve not got experience of lots of ground roots level sports, so that’s good to hear there are often opportunities.
It’s sounding like far from putting a line under this debate, the recent ruling could have kicked off years of various legal challenges. So this issue won’t be going away any time soon. The FA seems to be reacting fairly quickly, so it’ll be interesting to see where this all goes in future. |
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