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My base line expectation is that Rafa will leave because we won’t be in to sign anybody decent, including Rondon. There will be a dirty media campaign in the face of fan protests, with unattributed quotes from club sources citing Rafa’s unreasonable demands and implying that he was far too greedy. Everyone from the club will be on holiday for ages. Eventually we will replace Rafa with a hasbeen/wannabee, too late in the day to sign anyone but some free transfers or loanees, with Rafa being blamed for ruining the club’s transfer window. The club will be in the relegation places come xmas at which point Ashley will finally throw some cash at transfers in a bid to stave off relegation and fan protests. Nobody who’s any good will be available or want to sign. A long relegation battle will follow with Rafas replacement being sacked after the transfer window closes and an improvement in results fails to appear. Anything better than this and I’ll be chuffed.

They can.

Yes! I confess! It was I! I planned the whole thing from my comfortable, sorry, mein kampfy cushioned chair in my snug council office. You'd be surprised to learn I was ex-forces which actually helped me get the job in the first place. At the interview I was asked if I had any medical conditions? I said I had a caffeine intolerance and my testicles were blown off by a IED in Iraq. He told me that the council liked to support us veterans and gave me the job. He said everyone was on 9-5 but I could start at eleven instead. I asked why and he said that at the council they just stand around scratching their balls and drinking coffee for the first couple of hours. IT WAS THAT COUPLE OF HOURS I DEVISED MY MILKSHAKE AMBUSH! Yours, Council worker. (And proud).

My generation didn’t fight two world wars so little snowflakes like you could claim throwing a milkshake is “violent”. Id have hate to have seen you on D Day son.

He's being shuffled off like a child who has shat his pants.

Truly, the real Game of Thrones were the friends we made along the way

Pathetic. Mind, if two clubs were ever suited for each other. Cilla herself couldn't get a better couple together.

Well remainers haven't murdered anyone yet so you're still winning on that score.

It never ends.

Thought I’d cheer everyone up

They struggle to find their way to the toilet

To be fair, they struggle to find their way in to their own stadium, too.

If they gave him a three year contract he’d only manage 6 games.

Needed more tits.

Conveniently he was sent to where he'd be happiest.

Greyworm had become annoying as fuck but i agree, I don't understand why he just accepted that. I also don't understand why, immediately after Greyworm left forever, they didnt just bring Snow back. Dany died satisfyingly. I think in the end that Tyrion effectively "won" the game.

One would guess the fact that she was missing rather than a corpse on the floor lead to some confusion perhaps? I was gearing up for Jon vs Greyworm though, that mightve been fun.

Imagine being such a massive snowflake that you're fine with your idol calling people traitors and enemies of the people and trotting out "breaking point" imagery that doesn't even have anything to do with the UK, but the second someone throws a bit of milk on him, you're pissing your pants in outrage.

Your hero has filled his nappy and refused to get off his bus in Wakefield because his "safety cannot be guaranteed". Safety from milk. Now fuck off you dirty little cunt.

“lactosing the intolerant”

Sadly, I think they’re going to do it. Still, rest assured I’m going to bet on them to win, just to jinx them.

In fact, if you look at the diehard Labour voters (35%) and Remain (43%) together, that comes to 78% of Labour's 2017 voters. In numbers, that's about 10 million. (Before we get to any Lib Dem, Green and Tory voters who might take one for the team to secure Remain). I know constituencies are what matter, but still. The Tories got 13.6 million last time out and have lost 62% of their voters in these elections, to Farage. That wouldn't hold to a GE, despite 24% of the electorate, incredibly, backing the BP for a GE as well - but they will take damage from this. And anyway, the Tories will eventually become a No Deal party because they have nowhere else to go, which means Labour MUST become a Remain Party. And if we just vote for them blindly, they won't do it. They've proven it already.

One of the promoted clubs would surely be interested? If not I'd rather have Gayle off the bench than Joselu. He's fine as a backup striker

We don't get to set that narrative. As shown in the 2017 GE, a vote for Labour means "80% of the country wants to get on with Brexit". So against that backdrop, even if the Brexit Party, Labour and the Tories are all pulled together to be more than 50%, it's an improvement on 80%. Also, it's not quite about the same issue anymore. No one can claim that Labour are backing No Deal. That's all the Brexit Party are backing, as I understand it. So yes, more than 50% of the country could be argued to want Brexit, but not all of those agree on how to do it. Labour are unequivocably opposed to No Deal, so I'm not sure how that alliance gets traction even amongst the narrative setters. There is no middle ground option available once May's deal crashes and burns a fourth time. At that point, Labour will -have- to choose a fucking side. And this strong showing for Remain with Labour voters deserting them should be the convincing kick in the backside they need to just fucking give up on trying to enable this shitshow. Also, seems fairly clear that the people voting Labour in actual fact have no strong opinion on Brexit full stop and would probably accept staying - so those people combined with the Remainers could deliver power to Corbyn. How he hasn't seen this is incredible, but maybe this will demonstrate it. He's ultimately relied on the middle class wringing their hands about the 'fascists' and just getting on with 'doing the right thing'. Fuck him. He has to do the right thing first, and it requires some political bravery.

You forgot that there will be people interested in buying the club in January. As long as there are no fan protests to put them off

With them in the final it’s set up perfectly for the greatest mackem meltdown of all time

There surely isn’t a fan base in the country that struggles getting down to London as much as that bunch of sex offender supporter’s.

You were robbed.

City not getting a lot of love for this victory it seems. Honestly, they could win everything going for the next 10 years and they still wouldn't be hailed as a legendary team in the way Liverpool and Man Utd seem to be. Skill wise they're the best team ever to grace English football. But it's all manufactured from a position of total financial superiority, so it's really hard to care about them. I can't even really hate them, they're just club football's clearest manifestation of money.

It's fair enough to praise an excellent team but from a big picture pov it's a worrying thing for football imo.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/18/police-ask-mcdonalds-to-halt-milkshake-sales-during-farage-rally

I've never seen a woman with a fat arse at the front.

That's out of order, no question. On the final itself, I really hope they get no more than 26,000 tickets.