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  1. 15 minutes ago, alram said:

    everybody talks about this england side like its a golden generation but the defence is terrible and thats the most important bit of international football.

    kyle walker is englands only defensive player that is top class.

    this england side will not be able to get the most out of its attacking players until we have a defence you can leave 1 v 1 at the back like top class players can be left.

     

    arsenal for example are so good going forward at the minute because their defence doesnt need protection. Same with City and Liverpool. No team outside the top 3 have top class defenders

    Stones?

  2. 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

     

  3. 7 hours ago, Blondest Goat said:

    Oh god.  The inevitable sanctimonious pile-on.  And here's me thinking this forum couldn't get any more tedious.

    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. 

  4. 20 minutes ago, Ram@Lincoln said:

    I had a great view of it, very blatant head butt followed by some handbags. He knew exactly what he was doing and what he had done was evident with him already storming off the pitch before the red was issued. Absolutely unprofessional to the highest degree.

    Just like Tom Lawrence of old, opposition players know they can wind him up easily and he'll react. I'm sure we all remember him stupidly diving into a defender on halfway vs Rotherham moments after they'd easily won the ball from him. Straight red card, stupidity just like Bradley yesterday. 

    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. 

  5. 1 hour ago, Gabby'sThighs said:

    Hopefully, we'll go up and persuade him to stay. I'd mainly be annoyed that another decent player with resale value has walked away for nothing. A Prem team can offer him the big bucks though. What's he gonna be on? £5k p/w?

    Even as a keeper, you get a short career in football. Can't blame him for wanting to earn as much as he can.

    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!

  6. 4 hours ago, Reggie Greenwood said:

    Listening to the Best Years of Our Lives album on my mates Dad’s reel to reel Saturday mornings before School Football matches was how I really got into music. It blew me away along with the sound quality on the reel to reel . RIP Steve 

    Love little stories like that. Part of what makes music so great. 

  7. On 15/03/2024 at 17:03, Eddie said:

    Two wrongs...

    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.

  8. 16 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

    I like your optimism. I'd hope for, as I say, better education to help people appreciate that they can make a fairer, kinder world. However I doubt I'll even see this 'smart (young) leader' let alone one that can formulate a dynamic policy. MPs seem to be some of the least educated of the lot! And they're now valued at about the same level as teachers?!

    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.

  9. 11 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

    Of course I see what you're saying but how could it be done, the tech companies are way smarter than Govt., well Western Govts anyway. This is the real world.

    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.

  10. 3 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

    What is 'the real world'?

    Of course it's a binary interpretation, but also it isn't. The software is programmed by people in tech companies. Used by people. 

    How much 'nanny state' do you want? Perhaps if there was a better education system and more value given to education then Nanny wouldn't need to be so attentive.

    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.

  11. 30 minutes ago, angieram said:

    This is the saddest thing to me. I fear we are the last "social" generation. 

    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. 

  12. 47 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said:

    No different than blaming football for football hooligans. The users are the ones setting the agenda.

    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.

  13. 6 hours ago, FlyBritishMidland said:

    I think it’s pretty clear PW has built a fantastic culture and team spirit at the club.  All of the players and staff are united and fighting to get us promoted. This is testament to his man-management skills.  I seem to remember an interview with Ritchie Barker (?) not long after they joined compliment PW’s leadership and how they’d walk through a brick wall for him.  I think he has that with players.

    In the past I’ve been critical of how he uses the subs but in the last few weeks he’s been spot on with these.  He also seems to be managing the squad well.  Some Rotherham fans talked about the players tiring at the end of the season.  We’re not really seeing that and he seems to be managing the game time of the squad well and not taking unnecessary risks.

    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.

  14. 37 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said:

    You do realize you can go into Twitter settings, search "interests" and untick anything you don't want to see?

    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.

  15. 41 minutes ago, sage said:

    or...take a gamble on someone who could play the role you want but isn't top class like Barkley or Gallagher or someone left field like Gomes.  

    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.

  16. 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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