Dunfermline Don
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They don't even try and hide it anymore, imagine being of a working class background and actually voting for this mob.
Ah but hasn’t De Piffel singlehanded saved English football from those pesky Europeans who were trying to ruin our beautiful game with all their greedy ESL plans? [emoji6]1 -
Have we had enough minute’s silences yet for Prince Phillip? Be good to make it a permanent thing before every game.
Will be holding one for the European Super League this time! [emoji23]3 -
Saw a Chelsea fan on the BBC news saying that ‘it was all them Italians who were behind this and they only have a couple of teams and don’t have a football culture like we do in this country with clubs like Stoke!’
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A sidenote in all this, Boris Johnson apparently clearing his diary to attempt to stop this is utterly ridiculous given he didn't show up to COBRA meetings about COVID in February last year
He’s looking to shore up his vote in the ‘red wall’ seats in the North of England.
Expect a few embarrassing photo opportunities with him in the press soon.0 -
I am finding it rather tiresome with all the pundits and some politicians talking about greed having suddenly taking over the beautiful game.
As someone who had been going to football since the late 70s and can remember a time in the 80s when football fans (probably more so when I lived in England) were treated with contempt by the media and society in general (think asylum seekers or Islamic fundamentalists these days)
Football sold out to TV in the 90s and those chickens are finally coming home to roost.
Those same people complaining about the ESL have been strangely silent previously as the majority of the teams in the ‘best league in the world’ became play things of the rich from all over the world. It was only a matter of time till something like this happened.
In a way it is sad that the likes of my team Aberdeen will never likely play and beat teams like Bayern or Real again, but that has probably been true for a good many years now anyway.1 -
When I moved to London in the late 80s Chelsea were below Charlton, Wimbledon, QPR and Luton in league standings.
They did appear to have a large potential support but only got about 12-13k at some home games.
Football has changed so much since then and very little of it for the better.
Perhaps I am looking at the past with a rose tinted view but football was more competitive and therefore more exciting in those days.
A team like Leeds could get promoted and win the league a few seasons later.
Even Palace managed to finish 3rd in 91.1 -
Chelsea prior to Abramovic: 1x League Title, 3x FA Cup, 2x League Cup, 2x ECWC, 1x Super Cup
City prior to Abu Dhabi: 2 X League titles, 4 x FA Cup, 2 x League Cup, 1x ECWC
Birmingham: 2x LC
Crystal Palace:.......
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CPFC- The Zenith Data Systems Cup 1991.
I am astounded that they were not invited to the ESL with a history like that.
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It’s a no from York!1 -
Perhaps apt that it happened when the nation is still officially in mourning so I feel I can now join in.
They say these things normally happen in threes, so with Paul Ritter, Phil and now Ms McCrory perhaps Liz can relax a wee bit for now.
Seriously though tragic to die so young, my thoughts are with Damien Lewis at this time.0 -
Apparently Ice Cream sellers are coming under pressure to change the name of their Ice Cream cone with a flake in it, as a mark of respect for the age of the Prince when he died!
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I only came close to the old guy once back in 1990. He was visiting the ship named after his Mrs when I was working onboard at the time.
We were lined up as he walked through our department with the Captain and Ironically the person he stopped to have some ‘small talk’ with was a staunch republican from Belfast who had advised us previously that they had been present at Bobby Sands funeral. Unfortunately I was not privy to the conversation that they had.0 -
If I am honest I was more upset by the death of Paul Ritter earlier this week. A versatile actor and his role as the Dad in Friday Night Dinner was probably the last thing(other than football) that my whole family would watch and laugh at together.
The fact he was only slightly older than myself made it even more tragic than a 99 year old from a privileged background.6 -
If they cancel the Masterchef final tonight! [emoji35]
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early reports indicate he's offered to take over the DoE awards as interim leader to help all the young people.
There will be a new challenge of how long you can last without sweating!0 -
This is a complete disaster, there’ll be nothing else on television for weeks.
If they cancel the Masterchef final tonight! [emoji35]3 -
Do you think the elections will still go ahead?
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Important questions now need answered.
What happens to youngsters who are doing their Duke of Edinburgh awards?
Does Edinburgh now get a new Duke, if so who?
Does anyone really actually care?2 -
I have seen some people asking for Covid restrictions to be lifted so we can have a Diana style funeral!
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FND was one of the rare occasions that our family would watch and laugh at the same thing. Having teenage sons probably helped us relate to it as well.
He was definitely the star of the show and the fact he was only a year older than myself make it even more tragic and scary.0 -
I dread to think what form the ‘education’ may take. 4 -
I was working on the QE2 in the 90s when it made it first visit back to the Falklands since the 80s conflict when it had carried the troops down.
I had expected some excitement from the islanders but they seemed not to care one bit.
The squaddies that we met however were glad to see someone from the outside world and considered the locals to be a wee bit weird.
The ships football team played an army team and after the game went to one of Port Stanley’s two pubs for a pint only to be told by the landlord that they didn’t open for another half hour and we would need to wait outside. This despite the fact we would probably spend more in the next hour than they normally took in a month.
The locals were also known as Bennies due to the woollen hats they all wore similar to Benny from Crossroads.2 -
I think you do tend to get free toilet paper in public places.
I take it that you have never stayed at a French campsite.
It brought a whole new meaning to BYO!
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SNP/Green for me.
I have voted for every major party (except one) during my voting life which started in the middle of the Thatcher years. But this one seems to be the most important of them all.0 -
Of course independence is the only resolution. Otherwise we'll always stand accused of spending another country's money. That's been the position on university education, prescriptions and now the NHS pay rise.
Just make the break and we'll either afford things or we won't. Like Ireland. Or Denmark. Or ... anywhere really.
We're a country who doesn't vote Conservative being managed by one who does. And that country is pushing further right as each month passes.
Scotland is different. It is not England.
I've said this before, I have dozens of friends in England. They're fantastic people. I like everything about England other than its politics. In the past I'd have mocked something like Morris dancing but I don't now because it's part of a culture and a heritage that people clearly enjoy and good on them. I like the diversity in England.
England should be Scotland's best friend and trading partner. But if England insists on holding on to Scotland then the prism does narrow. How can it be otherwise. More than half of us want to be independent - too many to think this can all be sorted by just feeding them cereal and putting them back in their box.
The game's up the pole.
I couldn’t have put it better myself. I have lived in England and have many friends and family down there.
My wife is English and her parents are both life long Conservative voters, they are now finding it harder to argue against Indy as I only have to point them towards the PM and the shenanigans of his Government in Westminster.
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The only difference would be that fans of other clubs up here would be out protesting to make sure they left and had nothing more to do with the game up here, no colt teams left behind.