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Really good point which I hadn't considered, so now I'm back on the fence. Thanks for that, you cunt.

He's worth double that to a Championship club.

I think I've mostly been honest with myself about it being a problem, though I spent a long time trying to "manage" it which may not have been as honest. The wagon isn't that bad tbh. I've avoided venturing out to the pub so far (kind of a pain in Ireland) but I won't do what I did last time and sit watching my friends getting gradually less intelligent and uninteresting while they gain confidence of the opposite, all the while craving a drink so I can relax. I'm toying with the idea of a maintenance dose of molly for nights out because what could go wrong with that? As much as we rip the piss, you should never feel like a fanny for addressing an issue like this, you fanny.

Fair play to Iceland.

Aye, weird one to moan about as they haven't set a foot wrong so far.

Nah, I've been self-employed and driven most of my adult life so I've done alright career-wise (though I'd likely have done better sober). I have always been a functional alcoholic, rarely drinking before evening. My sparkling personality has cost me a few relationships but not the drink. That is related though - I was self-medicating Bipolar for a long time and once I got properly sorted there I eventually figured out I didn't need it any more. As to how bad it was - I'd have a bottle of whiskey most nights for the last few years. Before that, it was two/three bottles of wine a night (wine cheaper than diesel when I was in France!). That all culminated with me ending up in a coma for a couple weeks in 2015 and left me with (miraculously only) an insulin resistance that makes me functionally a diet-controlled diabetic. I should by all rights be dead, should be on permanent dialysis, should be brain damaged (shut up ) but am somehow the fittest I've ever been. I'm reticent to give advice because I'll obviously end up projecting my experience on to you to some extent but personally, I can't have just one/three/five and leave it so it's all or nothing for me. Few will have the problem to the extent that I ended up with but if you're blacking out a couple nights a week then I think you're right to ask questions. That (and a couple other similar comments) did set off a few alarm bells when I read it fwiw. It does suck to have to quit completely but I reached a point where I decided I'd rather never set foot in a pub again than continue this nonsense. And no, I gave up for a couple years in my mid-twenties, so not my longest period dry. From that, I can tell you that spending time in pubs sober is fucking awful (for me at least). I've also had a few weeks here and there where I've not touched a drop, so being able to say that isn't necessarily your get-out-of-jail-free card because as you have probably worked out by now, I had a bit of a problem. Hopefully, that can all serve as a warning to others and I've been pretty lucky. Feel free to PM me about any of it. Good luck with it, you giant fanny.

Yeah, I was/am a serious alcoholic. I still do...other stuff about once a month to keep me sane but I don't have a problem with any of that.

Aye, I thought there was a smell of libertardian about the couple of his votes that were mentioned.

Been off it for 7 months, with the intention of staying that way.

I don't know if that's supposed to be an upskirt analogy but I like it.

Something something patriarchy.

I don't know why the word "lucky" is in quotes. People are so cynical these days.

The logical thing would probably be to stop arguing with drooling mongtards and take up meditation or at least increase your masturbation quota.

It's quite hard to put a positive spin on, like.

The lesson to learn is to start putting £100 a go on these daft bets and never cash out.

tbf to J69, it was the logical choice.

Has there been a takeover I'm not aware of?

Speaking of which, who are the unrepresented fans supporting? I think I'll go for Serbia and then Spain or Argentina in the unlikely event that Serbia don't make the final.

At least they're playing football but the reality is they just don't have the physicality to compete.

I hope the owners can show genealogical ties to the Beaker people! How long before we have to take a passport to go clothes shopping? GAWN MEHD!

Aye, he was great. I'm glad they didn't ask him about his politics mind.

Still not nearly as bad as I was expecting.

It's a massive coup ( ) for them to get such a current superstar.

Watched these last night, very enjoyable. I really like Frankie Boyle and his banter with the (very friendly) locals was great. Luckily air time for that homophobic cunt was kept to a minimum but I fear it's a common enough view over there.