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  • eighthobstruction
    Full Member
    • Nov 2010
    • 6441

    ....tickled by my non-footie loving ex' [who is a secretary of a Labour Party Constituency]....wishing for Gareth Sothgate to replace Keir Starmer....
    bong ching

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    • Serial_Apologist
      Full Member
      • Dec 2010
      • 37689

      Originally posted by eighthobstruction View Post
      ....tickled by my non-footie loving ex' [who is a secretary of a Labour Party Constituency]....wishing for Gareth Southgate to replace Keir Starmer....
      Southgate's non-committalness on most subjects, amusingly sent up on today's Dead Ringers, would not be any solution!

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      • teamsaint
        Full Member
        • Nov 2010
        • 25210

        Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post
        Southgate's non-committalness on most subjects, amusingly sent up on today's Dead Ringers, would not be any solution!
        Sounds perfect to take over from the current leader....
        I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.

        I am not a number, I am a free man.

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        • teamsaint
          Full Member
          • Nov 2010
          • 25210

          Originally posted by Alison View Post
          Rip Paul Mariner 1953-2021
          Very sorry to hear this news. He was an excellent player in a terrific Ipswich team that seemed to have goalscorers in every position.
          I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.

          I am not a number, I am a free man.

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          • jayne lee wilson
            Banned
            • Jul 2011
            • 10711

            Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post
            Southgate's non-committalness on most subjects, amusingly sent up on today's Dead Ringers, would not be any solution!
            But where it matters - what happens on the pitch - his tactical decisions show constant forethought - subtle and decisive, with the outcome always in mind...

            Not bad principles from which to govern, really...

            ****

            Barney Ronay on Southgate after the Denmark match, (Guardian Saturday...)

            " A bit frazzled, but still dapper and trim and looking, as ever, like a kindly infantry officer who secretly writes poetry..."


            The England manager’s success is above all about clarity and individual responsibility, about things that feel like the opposite of tribal politics
            Last edited by jayne lee wilson; 10-07-21, 20:12.

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            • johncorrigan
              Full Member
              • Nov 2010
              • 10363

              Buddies managed three points in the opening game of the Scottish League Cup today without playing, after Dumbarton forfeited due to guess-what. Reckon it's going to be that kind of season as we go forward.

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              • jayne lee wilson
                Banned
                • Jul 2011
                • 10711

                Originally posted by jayne lee wilson View Post
                Quick reminder....
                Copa America Final, Argentina v Brazil, is live tonight on BBC1/iplayer from 00:45.....
                From the Maracana, but with only 7,800 fans allowed in....

                ***
                Anyone else see this through? Bad luck if you did.....

                Fractious, bad-tempered stop-start affair, littered with niggly fouls, which only came to life in the last quarter or so. Tackles really crunching in near the end (bloodied socks, look away now, etc), and an amazing miss by.....Messi, dithering on the ball close in.
                Little atmosphere in the sparsely-filled stadium. Argentina worth their 1-0 win though.

                ​Gianni Infantino, glimpsed high in the stands, is now rushing to the airport to board a plane for London...
                Last edited by jayne lee wilson; 11-07-21, 02:11.

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                • gurnemanz
                  Full Member
                  • Nov 2010
                  • 7388

                  I well remember the young Gareth in a No 4 shirt at Selhurst Park. A very good article about his character and early development on the Palace web site which might be of general interest.
                  Last edited by gurnemanz; 11-07-21, 09:23. Reason: typo

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                  • Parry1912
                    Full Member
                    • Nov 2010
                    • 963

                    Originally posted by jayne lee wilson View Post
                    ***
                    Anyone else see this through? Bad luck if you did.....
                    No. I was going to watch on the iPlayer but saw the result by accident.

                    I watched a couple of the earlier games and they weren’t especially memorable. They don’t even have extra time - straight to penalties after 90 mins.

                    Still, I enjoyed the photo of Neymar crying on the BBC website.
                    Del boy: “Get in, get out, don’t look back. That’s my motto!”

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                    • DracoM
                      Host
                      • Mar 2007
                      • 12972

                      Yep........Copa game was a tragic betrayal of footie IMO

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                      • teamsaint
                        Full Member
                        • Nov 2010
                        • 25210

                        Originally posted by jayne lee wilson View Post
                        ***
                        Anyone else see this through? Bad luck if you did.....

                        Fractious, bad-tempered stop-start affair, littered with niggly fouls, which only came to life in the last quarter or so. Tackles really crunching in near the end (bloodied socks, look away now, etc), and an amazing miss by.....Messi, dithering on the ball close in.
                        Little atmosphere in the sparsely-filled stadium. Argentina worth their 1-0 win though.

                        ​Gianni Infantino, glimpsed high in the stands, is now rushing to the airport to board a plane for London...
                        Way past my bed time that one !! Lets hope tonight is as good as that sounds bad.
                        Need to find a way to slow those lightening fast Italian breaks. ( They remind me a bit of Liverpool a few years ago in that way.)
                        I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.

                        I am not a number, I am a free man.

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                        • muzzer
                          Full Member
                          • Nov 2013
                          • 1193

                          Very disturbing scenes in the west end on Twitter. Leicester Square already looks as if there’s been a riot. Shops advised to close. For all the plaudits earned by this team, this is just disgraceful.

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                          • ardcarp
                            Late member
                            • Nov 2010
                            • 11102

                            My first time to post here, I think. Just to make a comment on the downside of football fans (a small minority I am sure), A grand-daughter of mine is doing a holiday job waitressing at an Italian restaurant in a small but well-known seaside town. She is working there this evening. Apparently the local police, unbidden, have contacted the restaurant to assure them that there will be an 'enhanced police presence' nearby tonight. How sad that it should be necessary.

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                            • teamsaint
                              Full Member
                              • Nov 2010
                              • 25210

                              Originally posted by ardcarp View Post
                              My first time to post here, I think. Just to make a comment on the downside of football fans (a small minority I am sure), A grand-daughter of mine is doing a holiday job waitressing at an Italian restaurant in a small but well-known seaside town. She is working there this evening. Apparently the local police, unbidden, have contacted the restaurant to assure them that there will be an 'enhanced police presence' nearby tonight. How sad that it should be necessary.
                              An “ enhanced police presence” isn’t alway “necessary”. They do like a bit of overtime, and some of them like, well, other aspects of these situations.


                              And, just to make a different point really, if football didn’t exist, some ( mostly young) people would find other release valves. Especially after the deprivations of the last 16 months.
                              I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.

                              I am not a number, I am a free man.

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                              • ardcarp
                                Late member
                                • Nov 2010
                                • 11102

                                Originally posted by teamsaint View Post
                                An “ enhanced police presence” isn’t alway “necessary”. They do like a bit of overtime, and some of them like, well, other aspects of these situations.


                                And, just to make a different point really, if football didn’t exist, some ( mostly young) people would find other release valves. Especially after the deprivations of the last 16 months.
                                Point taken teamsaint. I must say that booing an opposing side's national anthem is a bit...er...offside. Not really cricket!

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