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    You know the riots earlier this summer?

    I do not condone violence.. not now and not ever.. that said I would have understood if people rioted at the companies and governments that allowed Grenfell and other cladding fires to happen.

    Dozens of dead, including children, at Grenfell. Many other building fires where cladding was a central factor. And many, MANY more, decent, hardworking families, saddled with a mortgage to a property where they live with constant fear of being the next tragedy, and which they can't sell.. all this, for the sake of profits.

    Disgusting. Absolutely disgusting.

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    12 hours ago, yellow hammer said:

    Where there were no groups with protected characteristics where we were not governed by DEI targets. 

    Protected? Like what exactly? Grenfell? Windrush? Is that what you call "protected"?

    "DEI targets" - you have abandoned rational debate. 

    The kind of people who resort to scapegoating would not be able to withstand a year of living the life a "DEI" lives, where the prejudice alone from all sides would crush them - never mind still being able to slowly move forward with their lives in a positive way. 

    There are 3 people in my family that have made it all the way through university, from a poor background, and two of those were more than 25 years ago. I suppose they were "DEI" before "DEI" even though they have more than repaid their loans and went on to have successful careers.

    Skip the "DEI" and just say "targets" because we know there are hateful people out there. Hate is not race-specific.

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    17 minutes ago, littleyellowbirdie said:

    You can condemn Farage and the like for capitalising on these concerns, but ultimately if mainstream politicians had addressed these concerns responsibly over the many years they could have done, then there'd be nothing for populists to work with.

    How exactly should they address that, in your ideal world?

    If you are a clear eyed realist and you know why the unchecked amounts of (legal) immigration were allowed to continue then you know that a) there is an economic and social need for some amount of migration and b) a properly regulated system is, and has been, against the interests of extremely wealthy people who require 'disposable' staff to exploit and profit obscenely from.. wealthy people who in turn lobby politicians of all stripes.

    Immigration can be addressed properly, responsibly and humanely if you address the endemic greed / rampant inequality in the system 1st. That is much more a cause of popular revolt as any demographic you decide to scapegoat.

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  6. Posted · Edited by mrD66M

    6 hours ago, Fen Canary said:

    You won’t see any of the usual suspects on here now it’s been confirmed as terrorism by a migrant 

    You do like "the usual suspects" both to rail against and to scapegoat, it seems. But correct me if I'm wrong.

    This is what irritates me about parties on the right. They advocate to be "legit" while using their positions to damage democracy.. and when called out on incendiary rhetoric, play the victim card. 

    Something happens, they use it to inflame tensions further instead of showing maturity and responsibility in actions and words, and showing how to cooperate with parties in power - a la Nigel after the Southport tragedy <asking questions> de-legitimizing/undermining the authority forces then hiding his hands.

    I'm trying to find your past comments from when MP Jo Cox was murdered, or when some rich tycoon said Dianne Abbott should be shot. Do you have a link?

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    15 hours ago, TheGunnShow said:

    If Pierre Lees-Melou can come back and be a powerful force in the French Ligue 1, when he looked a little too lightweight for the Premier, then a highly explosive player like Jonny Rowe could potentially go on a real tear in a side that's on the front foot.

    I don't like how he's engineered the move, but best of luck to him. Knapper's done fine with that deal - always get a good sell-on clause in.

    The English M'Bappe 🤣

  9. Posted

    Two goals from Onel, has got to be a collector's item. Sainz and Nunez getting on him before he even thought of going for the somersault 🤣

    I can't imagine enjoying football without the same kind of players that embody positivity like this guy. Kudos to him.

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  12. Posted

    On 14/07/2024 at 08:43, Ken Hairy said:

    Absolute rot to suggest Spain would be happy if Watkins starts over Kane 🤣

    You do know Watkins' manager at Villa is Spanish, right?

    It's a foregone conclusion now, but this was a game for Toney to start because he's far more physical /aggressive than Kane or Watkins.

  15. Posted · Edited by mrD66M

    15 hours ago, Branston Pickle said:

    England went into this tournament as favourites

    Dunno man. When there are at least 4 teams (Italy, Spain, France, Portugal, even Germany) that have gone all the way to the podium #1 in recent years, it should not be discounted. England should be thought of as a dark horse that has found form at times and been able to go far, but lacking killer instinct.. kinda like Belgium with Kompany, Verthongen, Aldeweireld, Eden Hazard when they still had the chops for it.

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    8 hours ago, Fen Canary said:

    For me Croatia and Italy will go down as missed opportunities. France I thought we were a bit unlucky as I thought we were the better side and if Kane scored that penalty I’d have fancied us to go on and win it. Today we were beaten by a better side.

    100% on this. If it was Italy or Croatia instead of Spain, England would have won. As it is, the current champions are levels above anyone else in world football, never mind Euros,  at the moment. 

    It could be worse... imagine a tournament on home soil, getting to the final and losing to a team that scored the record least goals for a finalist and parked the bus all the way.

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    37 minutes ago, littleyellowbirdie said:

    Can he really?

    IMO it is a fair criticism.

    On a final that you have any aspirations of winning, you have to be able to impact the game from the get go and make the other team adapt to that. None of that "Spain is too good in possession" - no team can do ****e if they are starved of the ball. England used the ball really poorly, while also not being able to press the opponents well enough. Southgate is reactive rather than proactive - the bravery, from the coach to the players, was missing a little bit. Finals are not to be played - they are to be won.

    After Palmer's goal I wanted England to take the brakes off and keep Spain on the back foot for the remainder of normal time. Alas, maybe in an alternative universe..

  18. Posted · Edited by mrD66M

    2 hours ago, Jim Smith said:

    He isn’t. in terms of what he’s achieved with what he had to work with I think he’s one of the worst. He’s personally cost us at least two tournament wins in my view. 

    When was the last time England won a tournament? Who did expect this England squad to win this final?

    Anyone?

    Southgate can be fairly accused of being too cautious, and starting some players on 'loyalty', these are good criticisms to make.. but it isn't like he missed a pen tonight himself.

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  19. Posted

    Commiserations. Spain can do that to anyone. I mean, any team in the world. This isn't the busquets/Xavi/iniesta team, they are a different animal, a bit more chaotic and transitional.

    That said, I wish England had been a bit braver on the ball, it could have been a closer match. Walker and Saka in particular were a bit disappointing, lacking sharpness in attack then allowing Williams and Cucurella too much space.

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    11 hours ago, mccanary said:

    You could call me what you want for the wages he's on

    Pressure - and a particular/specific type for every person -  gets to them over time. Fame and money are not without pitfalls. But us coaching from the stands always know better 😁

     

    Some players are OK doing nowt but sitting on the bench day in day out for years and just get their money, but I'll wager the majority will accept a pay cut if it means they play more.

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