Rayvin

Not sure about Poch but honestly, compared to where we were 2 months ago, I'll take it.

I'm going to warily raise some concern about Starmer's overall visibility so far. Appears to be right out of the Corbyn playbook.

I don't know if we can say yet that it's working. Labour have been totally silent so far and that makes me feel like this just isn't the time for informed criticism still. The inquiry will be the thing to go after, and honestly it'll be more damaging further into the electoral cycle anyway. Let's see where we are in 12 months time on this. As a worrying point though, if we're exiting this now then I suspect we will march onward with Brexit.

We're having a positive influence already!

Fucks sake My bad.

^ post from a year ago. I stand by it at present.

I'm just saying how I felt the last time I had any kind of opinion on City. It's not an argument as such. I think the premise was something along the lines of whether or not City's success brought similar feelings to that of United or Liverpool (both of whom were clubs that I at various times, loved to hate - even if I've softened on Liverpool under Klopp). So the consideration was whether or not I really cared about City in the same way - and for whatever reason, I don't. There's no argument you can make to 'fix' that, it's just how it was for me As I say, I'm hopeful our own experience won't be the same but I'm prepared for it to go that way. It's like turning cheats on in Football Manager. Fun for a bit, but is it really earned or rewarding? Totally accept my view may change if we ever win anything. But then again, it may not.

I can recall saying something along the lines of struggling to see Man City's success in the same way I see Man United or Liverpool's, basically because they had a blank cheque to buy worldbeaters rather than a good mix of homegrown and improved players, with a few stars sprinkled in (which I appreciate is a very charitable way of looking at Man Utd of more recent years, but was more true in years gone by). City beating Watford 5-0 in the FA Cup final was a depressing moment IMO, made me wonder what the point in anyone else even trying was. I have similar concerns about us if this goes through - maybe I'll find that it's the same, and I'll look on City differently as a result as well, I don't know. Certainly never struggled with the human rights aspect though, despite being a staunch believer in such things.

You'd be surprised how many of those we have on here tbh.

He's on holiday again?? Has he actually done any work this year?

There is absolutely no chance they put down a non-refundable deposit if there was any chance Ashley could pull out unilaterally.

Who are these people defending Saudi Arabia I have seen absolutely no one, at any point, defend them. In any way, shape or form.

Aye, think I've got the full gist of it now Dear me.

He's also been pretty active in holding our own government to some kind of account. I mean I think you're right basically, but I'm hoping he's maybe seeing that populism is about to go the journey (not just Trump).

What is Wraiths deal? I have this vague notion of him in the mould of some kind of "it girl" but only with respect of NUFC, and with a beard. What does he actually do? Is he a journalist?

What kind of government would create false Twitter accounts in order to win support for themselves? Disgraceful. You'd never see the British government getting up to things like that.

Shocking casual racism tbh

I'm trying to imagine what 'worse', on a political level, could be.

Was actually thinking more of the times you've inexplicably managed to find a CT post from 9 years ago about some obscure political point

ewerk does seem to have some weird kind of idetic memory for things people have said previously. Sorry to hear it's been a shit week anyway, hang in there. There isn't a soul on here who doesn't respect the work you and other front line staff are doing throughout this.

I think Cummings might be the fall guy for all of this in the end. Someone's head will roll and short of Johnson himself, I'm not sure any of the underlying stooges will cut it.

It wasn't that stinging from ewerk man, and it's interesting to see how reality has developed from what was discussed. We haven't handled this well as a country at all, based on that graph.

Why isn't Sweden being hammered? I was under the impression that they didn't lockdown.

If true, would it be reasonable to surmise that they're potentially happy to spend about that much money? If the whole deal is to make money then clearly no, but if it's just sportswashing and PR then.. The only thing with that I guess is why Staveley and the Reubens would have gone for it.

I'm wondering if the media outcry may in part stem from the reality that Khashoggi was one of their own, so to speak. Like it's a bit more personal to them than it otherwise would be.