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DarkFruitsRam7

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  1. Speaks about his time at Derby for around 10 minutes here (vid should play from the relevant section). Few things I took from it: 1) Too nice on the bald barsteward who shall not be named (not @David), and failed to mention that our spending that summer was what tipped us to near-oblivion 2) While the permanent signings were largely poor value, the loan signings were well-targeted recruitment that deserve credit 3) He did genuinely care about the club 4) Beating Bielsa tactically in the second leg understandably boosted his confidence going into the summer (even if it was misplaced) 5) He wasn't actually hugely bothered about Spygate, and just put up a bit of a front for the club
  2. It’s absolutely fair to criticise an experienced head for getting an avoidable suspension, in the middle of a crucial promotion run-in with minimal cover. I suppose where the line is drawn between what’s fair criticism and what’s a sanctimonious pile on is subjective.
  3. Difference being, Lawrence was never brought in to be an experienced leader. Doesn't excuse what Lawrence did, but Bradley was supposed to be better than this.
  4. Yeah, if he's that way inclined he may be tempted to quadruple his money and sit on the bench (or worse) for a Prem team. He may have seen Scott Carson having the time of his life and wants a piece!
  5. On the plate. Anything else is tory.
  6. Is that your inference from the tweet or context from seeing the full answer?
  7. Not trying to start a Pearce pile on, but what point is he trying to make about the independent regulator here? That they would have stopped Morris?
  8. Love little stories like that. Part of what makes music so great.
  9. Agreed. Regardless of how many barstewards there are in the Reading, Boro, Wycombe, Birmingham and even Forest fanbases, there will still be many that are utterly devastated by the prospect of their club going under. B4 was one in a million, but each fanbase will have their own versions of him and others that don't deserve to go through that crap. I hope they keep their club.
  10. I do share a lot of your pessimism around MPs. Far too many careerists and, on the Labour side (not to get too political), people that seem to care more about winning the election at all costs rather than actually standing for anything. I'm hoping that will change after the election, but I won't be banking on it. It also doesn't help that tech and AI policy isn't exactly an election winner, so there's not a huge incentive to tackle these issues.
  11. I can understand this viewpoint, though I do think it would be possible for a smart (probably young) leader to tackle the issue. Same goes for formulating a dynamic policy on AI. The problem is, I'm yet to see anyone close to power in the UK or US that has the knowledge, competence and vision to do it. We live in hope. A bit of moral courage from the tech companies would also help, but that's even more of a remote possibility.
  12. When you see how effective the tech companies are at hacking your attention, I'd argue you need more than just "better education". As a bit of a leftie, I have no problem with measured, balanced government intervention to tackle problems like this.
  13. It's looking like a real possibility. See here (ironically shared on Twitter): What's also concerning is the content that's being fed to kids and other vulnerable people. I defend TikTok for being more than just a "teenagers doing silly dances" app, but there is a darker side to it. Some of the livestreamed content is, at best, mindless, and the worst stuff is actively harmful. It's not moderated properly by TikTok; parents have no idea it exists; and kids won't know any better when they consume it. See here https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-live-all-night-clickbait-grifts-scams-sleep-streamers-twitch-2023-2 And this isn't just restricted to TikTok. Other dangerous content (see misogynistic, "alpha male" content on all platforms, particularly Twitter) is out there and accessible to kids without restriction. I think it would be completely wrong to ban kids from social media, but the tech platforms should be doing far more to moderate the content that's published. This is why the "free speech at all costs" approach is wrong imo.
  14. I think that's too binary of an interpretation. Yes, the users are driving it, but the tech companies use an incredible amount of tricks that keep users glued to the screen for as long as possible. Not to mention, a lot of users are young people that may not quite understand the importance of living in the real world too.
  15. Excellent piece. I just fear we've gone too far down the track to change it.
  16. I think a big part of what just about kept us together when things were looking ropey was the togetherness of the squad. It's not exactly 2013/14 levels of togetherness, but it was good enough to halt the slide and get us back up the table. In previous years, with bigger egos in the squad, I feel we would have completely collapsed. While his tactics were a big reason why we were struggling, Warne has to be given credit for holding it together and turning the ship around.
  17. I shouldn’t have to do that to avoid seeing four tweet notifications in the space of nine minutes from the same bloke. Particularly when it’s clear that said bloke cares about how many people see his tweets.
  18. The constant pushing of his tweets is very annoying.
  19. I'd probably prefer this, but I can't see Barkley getting called up after not making this squad. I imagine Southgate is hyper-cautious when it comes to risking squad cohesion.
  20. I think football would have a much healthier future if we put aside history and rivalry and supported any club in a desperate plight. Yeah there were Reading fans that took the piss, but there would have been plenty that were supportive. And I’d rather support them with their struggles, which are looking just as bad as ours were, so we don’t lose another football club. There are far too many rich elites running and ruining the game for us peasants to be fighting amongst ourselves.
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