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18 minutes ago, The Last Post said:

We've not learned anything this last 100 years have we, Except that Governments collaborate with each other irrespective of the atrocities some do to other peoples.

I watched a film a few years back about an English engineer who was imprisoned in Russia I think it was 1950/60 ish, Tortured then released to come back home...damned If I can remember the title 🤷‍♂️    

Are you thinking of The Courier with Benedict Cumberbatch? (spoiler: real life story of a British salesman persuaded to help get secrets out of Russia during the Cold War - caught and imprisoned then releaased)

Reports that Chelsea could get points deduction due to alledged offshore payments made during Abramovich's time in charge which didn't go through the books to avoid FFP issues....

11 hours ago, SKRam said:

Soooo if Horsham smash Barnsley 4-0 does that mean we are poo…. Oh sack that 0-1 😖

No, if we lose to Crewe we're are poo (ooh, seems I’m a poet and I don’t even know it)

10 minutes ago, MackworthRamIsGod said:

I look forward to hearing what the Baron has to say next.

Well now the club has spoken, Maguire can either name his source or put out a public aplogy for stirring (again)....

23 minutes ago, Crewton said:

Braverman has been unsurprisingly sacked, which is just what she wanted. Another leadership battle in the conservative party is therefore, no doubt, underway, FFS 🙄

That was the suggestion lfrom some political commentators ast week - force Sunak to sack her and then be free to criticise him to the point of triggering a leadership election - though if she thinks anyone vaguely sane would vote for her, she's even more deluded than it first appeared.....

4-4 with 5 mins of stoppage time left

Tremendous game at the Bridge - Chelsea 3-3 with Citeh with 20 mins to go

Dreadful news - it wasn't until I saw the photographs that I realised he was the chap that used to sometimes chat to us before the game on his way up to his seat - I only wish I'd known at the time.....

Thoughts with his family, friends, and everyone on here that was touched by his infectious love for our club - RIP Daniel

9 hours ago, Eddie said:

It's all about perspective, and whether you are a

person or a 

person.

Way too many on here that are:

I suspect there's a longer game in play - and very telling that the US yesterday issued a warning to Israel that they counldn't remain as an occupying force after this latest incursion - to which Israel are probably (privately) thinking "who's going to stop us then?" - the West won't kick Israel out and Iran seem happy to be having a proxy war but won't want to get involved in the actual fighting.

In 12 months time, there may well be different boundaries in place and very little anyone can do to put them back to their original positions - which from Israel's viewpoint is a huge win for the cost of a few hundred of their civiliians....and those who think the leadership (Hamas or Israel) wouldn't be happy sacrificing lives to help their long term aims is being naive - politicians don't think like you or I (if you want examples nearer home, Maggie was happy to lose members of the armed forces and the merchant navy in the Falklands to win an election; Blair committed our armed forces to a war with no evidence to support his decision and no plan how to end the ensuing conflict; Matt Hancock wanted to decide who the NHS could kill off during covid - they all have utter contempt for the lives they sacrifce to meet their long-term aims....)

8 minutes ago, David said:

If we keep this topic going, we're only a page or two away from accusing Paul Warne of the JFK assassination, creating Covid and responsible for the price increase of Freddo bars.

Don't give him ideas for gawd's sake.....

If we can't find a big striker we should put Bradley up front - he's sod all use as a centre-half.....

10 minutes ago, Sidd10 said:

I’ve just got a blank screen on itv x app. 
 

what channel have you got it on ?? 

Via the ITVX app - had to select it a few times before it decided to show me anything though…

I’m watching via an Amazon fire cube if that helps anyone who’s struggling… 

How far behind is this ‘live’ football? 

1 hour ago, ariotofmyown said:

I think you final reason is the one and a temptation I can easily fall for!

There's another - superstition. Have a pie and the Rams win, simply have to buy a pie for the next match....

8 hours ago, Carl Sagan said:

The Creator written and directed by Gareth Edwards (who rose rapidly to fame from Monsters to Godzilla to Rogue One). As you might expect from those movies, this is visually sumptuous, probably the best-looking film released this year. 

The more I think about the story, the worse it becomes. I've not read any reviews, but if I were pitching this to a studio it would be Blade Runner 2049 meets The Golden Child, with a bit of District 9 sprinkled over it. The basic story is humans vs AI. David Washington kind of reprises his role in TENET while Gemma Chan, once of Humans, gets to co-star.

Tom Ince/10 More style over substance.

 

Hmmmm, Gemma Chan

8 hours ago, Yoxoram said:

I remember a hundred years ago and was absolutely starving and invested in a meat pie, was it at Ipswich or Norwich, not sure but it was at one of those grounds. It was the most disgusting thing I've ever eaten. However, the pictures on this thread have gone to a new level. I'm so grateful that I never eat inside a ground anymore. I am sure that whatever side of any arguments we are on, we all agree! That food inside a football ground is disgusting. Sleep well everyone.

Doubt it was Norwich - unless things have changed dramatically, Deliah used to oversee the pie offerings - last time I went I had a beef in red wine pie - absolutely lovely.....

48 minutes ago, Archied said:

Not sure about that , when I was a kid Halloween was massive with Scottish families , we did the visit houses for sweets thing but it wasn’t called trick or treating, we were having this debate with a few friends and the English mates seemed to think it was a recent American import but an Irish friend said it was massive with the Irish too when he was a kid , we are in our sixties so we are talking 50 odd years ago

Heard someone on the radio saying that the origins actually date back to medieval times - apparently the 'trick' part was originally to 'do' a trick rather than 'play' one (i.e. sing a song or suchlike...)

8 hours ago, TigerTedd said:

When I was younger I used to think that religion was the root cause of war. Now I’ve grown up, I’ve realised that’s not the case at all. The war mongers don’t give a s*** about religion either. 

Religion isn't necessarily the root cause, but it's a hugely convenient thing to use to justify wars - most religions are all or nothing and demand that anyone who doesn't worship the same sky pixie should be treated with utter contempt - it's then a small step for those craving power to persuade simple minds that they should to want to destroy the non-believers at any cost.....

9 hours ago, TuffLuff said:

 

....Soon to be followed by a secondary protest group because some fans don’t agree with the aims of the first protest group. Then the first group vote out the spokesperson for their group because they disagree with something they’ve said, which then sparks a third group to appear who are once again unclear in their aims.

They sound a bit like the People's Front of Judea - or is that the Judean People's Front?......

Pearson sacked by Bristol City…

2 hours ago, RadioactiveWaste said:

NO spoilers please 🙂

To whet your appetite for tonights Mexican Grand Prix, we have the EnduroKa live from Brands Hatch, the economy hatch is endurance racing, with over 6 hours of pulsating excitment remaining!

 

 

No intention of posting any spoilers - other than to tell you that you’ll enjoy it immensely!

1 hour ago, Topram said:

Still can’t believe that Washington didn’t shoot straight after half time, could of changed the game, then ward later on, why are they scared to shoot?

Look at the way Collins has been crucified on here for daring to shoot when he could have played Barks in on goal....

Players are clearly not immune to social media and this forum (look at NMLs response after his goal the other night) - the toxicity in our 'fanbase' would make the best players think twice (and we don't have the best players by a long shot.....)

Thailand MotoGP - wow, just wow......the perfect antidote to Max potentially disappearing off into the distance in Mexico....