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2-0 to us. Largely cos I'm going and desperately want it to be a win

I did wonder given that I couldn't see literally any mention of it anywhere - but then Andrew could be ITK for all I know

Definitely worth two Gareth Barry's mind. At least. But that's great news about the coaching because presumably it means Rafa is staying?

I assume that last part is wishful thinking. Great players though.

I feel like around 2 or 3 you should have 'so bad it's good' though.

Is that a good defense? I'm not sure. If he was so pissed he didn't know that what he was doing was wrong, did he actually do anything willfully wrong?

Well, again, this is infowars. On the other hand they're dead fucking right about his hypocrisy.

Clearly, Brexit is the fix.

Man, I get by with 4GB...

How on earth are they justifying £115 for 4GB?! Also, as an aside, what are you using 24GB of data on? That's extreme

Might they have a sort of reversal of the initial transition though? If they bring in a Pulis style manager (imagine ) and that person instills a solid spine, they might get a few years of being balanced properly again. Because I've seen that logic applied to other managers - Pardew at Palace was one iirc.

Makes a lot of sense actually. I recall them having a rep for being something of a team of bruisers.

Aye true enough. Arsenal were what... a top half side back then? Was there anything else special about them?

So that individual has presumably been changed on several occasions? Surely that should mean that there is accountability, and that these breaches of the law have been endorsed by successive elected governments?

It's all about narratives at the end of the day I guess.

Of all the ways for these 7 points to fall, I would have chosen the exact breakdown we've seen here. A win over Reading would have been an A+ but I'd give Rafa an A for this period nonetheless. Agree with NJS and Gloom also, whatever it takes to go up is fine by me.

I suspect they actually could improve on him if they made a string of correct decisions, but I don't know how likely that is. Plus, if Wenger goes the whole team would need an uplift, as it often feels like they're one of those sides that are more than the sum of their parts (Sanchez aside). Without Wenger, I'm not sure that team would hold together.

Absolutely what NJS has said. They've done such a good job of perpetuating this bullshit about equal opportunities regardless of background, that very few low educated people in the US seem to countenance any alternative thought on the matter. It's actually sort of admirable, after a sense. It's hard to deny that people being prepared to work hard is a good thing. The problem is that they have to work so much harder than the people at the top - who generally don't have to put in much effort at all.

I guess he's trying to suggest that they amend their objectives based on who is in power, as any civil service would. I suspect the reality is that the President pays little attention to what their objectives are, and only considers and acts on information that they selectively bring forward. Are they actually answerable to an elected figure in any way, in terms of reporting? Does an elected politician head up the CIA?

Aye, I'm not sure essembee has grasped quite how shit their first team is Which is actually kind of bizarre.

Thanks, that makes sense.

What I find particularly interesting is that these US government departments act as a genuine law unto themselves. They just continue their policies and goals irrespective of who is in charge. Democracy is just a sideshow to these people.

We need a keyboard term for the centreground as well... For Renton. EDIT: How about Alt-F4

Alex, ahead of the curve as always.