Billy Whitehurst

If they must remain in the past then they should stop banging the fuck on about it in the song. You’ll get no defence of GStQ from me, she can get tae hersel tae fuck, as the Scotch might say.

No, read my post about the bigotry and the obsession with England as to why I didn’t like living there. I haven’t experienced that anywhere else I’ve lived. As I said, I only really experience that on the west coast and Glasgow area. I didn’t get much of that in Edinburgh or the east coast. I didn’t say the anthem was the worst, I said it was the pettiest. A national anthem based on a 700 year old battle is just mental. ‘Scotland the Brave’ was far more celebratory. ‘Flower of Scotland’ just sounds like you have a massive chip on your shoulder.

No, that was my experience of living there for 12 years. I really didn’t like living there and would never live there again My parents like it, and still live there, people are different.

Yes, I agree, it is also a fucking awful anthem.

I lived in Scotland for 12 years (we moved to the west coast of Scotland from Newcastle, when I was 9). I couldn’t stand living there and moved away as soon as I was old enough to do so. I could never get my head round the whole Catholic/Protestant thing and how obsessed they were with the English. It basically amounted to socially acceptable racism. I’m always suspicious of really patriotic people and there are loads in Scotland (their national anthem has to be the pettiest there is). There’s just too much anger. I’m not sure that the west coast/Glasgow is entirely representative though as I didn’t find it like that in Edinburgh and on the East Coast. It’s a shame as it is a beautiful country and is absolutely belting to visit. The weather is absolutely abysmal though. That said, my folks still live there and really like it although they are very fearful of a second referendum.

Well I think Darlow’s position is fairly safe.

I believe the guidelines are that you should tell the curtain twitchers to fuck right off and then post some dogshit through their letterbox in the middle of the night.

I signed up for similar reasons as everyone at work has it. I stopped using Facebook as it is fucking shite and my timeline was just filled with narcissist arseholes. Linkedin takes the arseholery to another level. The lack of self awareness on there is absolutely astonishing. As far as I can tell, it’s only useful if you need a good sneer once in a while.

Very harsh on Orient. They agreed to be tested (even though they didn’t have to) and then lose out because of it. Not sure if it they have had to forgo any TV revenue but that will be even harsher.

Cheers for the tip, I’ve just ordered it. The Far Corner was brilliant, his descriptions of the fans, that turn up to these non league games, were hilarious. I’ve bought that book for so many people. I keep meaning to get his cricket and cycling books as those are also meant to be really good.

Amen. Being competitive in The Championship is way more fun than being utter shite in The Premier League.

Nah, please do read it. I love wykikitoon’s workplace rants. We haven’t had an update for ages.

I think a lot of the Arsenal players agreed a pay deferral to ensure that staff weren’t laid off. If the club have reneged on this, then it’s hardly the players’ fault. Also, Kroenke has way more money than any of the players so the ire should be directed at him.

Even though the stats clearly tell me I’m wrong, I still think Joelinton is better than Joselu. For the sake of clarity, I think Joelinton is utter dogshit but Joselu looked like he’d won a competition to play for us. I still can’t decide where I’d put Riviere in the pecking order though. We’ve been truly blessed in the striking department over the past few years.

Nah, he’s boycotting there. Apparently the donkeys on pleasure beach are zealots and follow a strict form of sharia law. The subjugation of the female donkeys is barbaric. Plus, Blackpool is an utter shit hole and doesn’t have big fancy shopping malls and indoor ski slopes.

Read my original post, my stance was pretty fucking clear that I am in favour of it but, given what I feel about that regime, I am honest enough to accept the hypocrisy of my position.

I’m comparing one oppressive regime, where human rights abuses are rife with another oppressive regime where human rights abuses are rife, albeit it on a lower scale. You’re comparing them to a democratic country where, in the eyes of the law (although, maybe not in practice), everyone is equal. You’re talking utter bollocks and I reckon you would have been down the clubshop getting ‘MBS Bonesaw Boys’ on the back of your home shirt had the PIF purchase gone through.

How about if someone offered you a trip to the Qatar or a holiday to Abu Dhabi or Dubai (all fairly oppressive regimes), would you take it?

Yes, but that is the issue I have, it’s really easy to say that now that it isn’t happening. None of us were overly keen on MBS, but the thought of signing the big name players, the investment in the club and area, meant that we were willing to live with it even if we weren’t completely ok with it.

Just a shame that Rodwell is no longer on their books.

Genuine question, as I can’t be arsed trawling through the thread, but were you dead set against the takeover before the bidder pulled out? Fair play, if so. Most people on here registered serious concerns over Saudi Arabia owning the club but I think were willing to hold their noses given how much shite we have had to put up with supporting us. I definitely agree that it would be sports washing and them owning us is not terribly palatable. However, the fact that there are a load of crooked owners in the PL already, and the whole league is no longer about football, I was in favour of the takeover even if any success would be sullied somewhat. I suspect a lot of us felt that this was one final chance of actually deriving any enjoyment out of watching us, let alone winning something, and meant that we were willing to go along with it. I appreciate that makes me a hypocrite but I’m at the point where I just can’t be bothered with it anymore so I’d be willing to live with the hypocrisy if it meant no longer having to watch the likes of Yedlin, Manquillo, Joelinton and Ritchie.

I assume we’re all cancelling our Sky subscriptions and buying BeoutQ boxes? Next season is just going to be as awful as last, the PL is shite when the odds are stacked against you. I will give not one fuck if we get relegated next season.

It won’t be nearly as complicated as all that. 25 million people were offered the flu jab last year in the UK and flu jabs don’t seem to cause capacity issues. If, say, 75% of people are offered it, then that is around 50 million so shouldn’t be too much of a problem given the extra capacity they’ll put on. You can get the flu jab in loads of places too (Boots, for instance).

First time I’ve betted on us for years, had the good sense to close it out at half time. That is what next season will be like if the takeover doesn’t go through. Indifference levels will go through the roof.

Well I enjoyed that pretty much from start to finish, I can’t remember the last time I could say that. Almost everyone had a decent game. Saint-Maximin was a total bargain. Also, Fede Fernandez has been class all season.