MrPlinkett

Arc at you Mr Plinkett. ?

Does it cause an itch?  Asking for a friend

I'm reading that the new variants of concern originate from Thailand. 
I can't see this having a happy ending. ?

The press don't see the irony in spending months telling us that Cummings was a lying toad and now quoting every comment he makes as gospel.....

Either there or to the "Archaic attitudes from the middle ages".

I have no idea the ratio of men to women who commentate or do pundit work but willing to bet it's still heavily male dominated. 
I know I find Alex Scott refreshing,  I'd listen to her talk every day over some of the Male pundits, never seems to be the bias shown by many of the Male pundits to their old clubs. 
Also Laura Woods is excellent on talksport.
 

I have no idea the ratio of men to women who commentate or do pundit work but willing to bet it's still heavily male dominated. 
I know I find Alex Scott refreshing,  I'd listen to her talk every day over some of the Male pundits, never seems to be the bias shown by many of the Male pundits to their old clubs. 
Also Laura Woods is excellent on talksport.
 

Some of the comments in here are the exact reasons why Women's sport needs to be pushed more into the public eye and celebrated.
The women who take part in these sports (not just football) are athletes who train just as hard as the men (probably harder) just to get noticed. And the real kicker is, they won't earn anywhere near as much money, attention or respect as male counterparts who might not be as skilful or work as hard due to the way that sport is historically seen as a male pursuit.
Those that are saying they don't like to see the women's results near the top of the BBC page, why? Can't you scroll down to the content you want easily enough? The BBC has been investing more in the WSL and of course will put stories concerning that league near the top so it can create an engaged audience and improve it's coverage and programming around it.
Those that are saying that women shouldn't play "men's" sports, why? We're all humans that may or may not enjoy being physically active or being engaged in a team of peers with a love for a certain sport. Your gender shouldn't be a reason you can't do something. Why can't women play sports? Do you see them as inferior to men in other aspects of life? It beggars belief that people can hold this point of view in this day and age.
 
I'm sure I can go on and pick out more awful things already written in this thread - sexism, discussing women footballers based on their attractiveness, women encroaching on the men's game... but I haven't got the time or patience to debunk it all.
Let me sign off my thoughts on this with a recent example in MMA. Dana White famously said years ago that women would never fight in the UFC, he thought that MMA was a male only sport and no place for women. Then some other organisations opened up allowing women to fight, and then Ronda Rousey happened. She came to the UFC and became one of the most popular (male or female) fighters around. She was the box office main eventer. Dana White changed his views on Women's MMA after that and they have equal billing in UFC now and there are various women's headliners throughout the year at no detriment to the sport. In fact the sport is better for their inclusion. Last year, the best fight was between 2 women (Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs Weili Zhang). The women train hard, hone their craft and want to win as much as the men do and have created more equality with their hard work, but also with the organisation of their sport respecting them and providing the platform. Football can learn a lot from this. Dana was wrong, he's admitted it and now the sport has benefitted from inclusion.

I wouldn’t dream of saying to my wife let me have a go at that ironing, washing-up or hoovering, so personally I think it a bloody nerve that women seem to be muscling in on the playing of, and commentating on, football.
 

I suspect, if you undertook an audit, you’d probably find there are far more male pundits and commentators than female so I don’t think they’re being chosen over men. Also, I reckon they’re as good as the men (it’s probably a little patronising to even consider they wouldn’t be) so, I don’t really mind what gender the presenters, commentators or pundits are (come to think of it, anything to save us from the ever increasingly irritating Lineker has got to be a good thing).
As for “women’s results at the top of the page” are they really? I’m sure you’ll find that they would never be above the men’s premier league or European results.
I enjoy watching the ladies England games (probably because until recently they used to win most of their games) and I found the recent Chelsea v Everton game on the BBC very entertaining.

Spare a thought for Rhiannon Spear had to delete her Twitter account after posting well done Eurovision we hate the UK as well.  The SNP only passed a hate crime bill the other week so the first casualty of that law is one of their own. ??

Regardless of the outcome, the EFL have lost any credibility to govern the league and if anything, our case has brought out the need to completely rebuild the hierarchy in charge of our division.
When the EFL originally lost the case against Mel and DCFC, the honorable thing to do by the EFL would have been to accept that loopholes in the rules were exposed and used to our advantage, however that is not down to the club being in the wrong. The accounts were signed off. They have taken zero responsibility for their part in this mess and have taken all steps to cover their failings. I am a critic of how Mel has ran the football club however I will back him against these muppets.
If the EFL had questioned our practices at the time, the club would have needed to accept the consequences for breaking rules. This was authorised by the league. If I was at work and I signed off somebody's documentation, I would be the one responsible for any repercussions if there were problems. 
Not fit for purpose.

As its a football forum this is only fair then

Maria Fowler 

One scare subsides...
 

Had a proper wobble earlier. Had a few early beers to mark second anniversary of mate’s death, abandoned mates ij Birmingham, considered doing something stupid, someone got hold of my mother, she left a voicemail, i thankfully cannot ignore my amazing mum, reset my brain... need some help. Now thinking how far I might’ve gone had I not spotted the message. Sorry. Embarrassed. But confused.  

I wear glasses, they get a bit steamed up when I put my mask on. This settles down after a while so I often put it on before I drive to where I will need it. 
 

If I have nipped out to the shop, or like yesterday, went to get a haircut, i have put my mask on at home and got in the car and driven, not for protection but just so i dont forget to put it on when i get there. Guess it depends how far i was going, if its only 5 mins or so then yeah ill wear it in the car just for that reason alone. Wouldnt if it was a long drive of course.
And also, especially from a shop, as someone who has a habit of face touching, i have worn it in the car on the way home to stop me doing so, so i can get home and do the old 20 seconds hand wash.
 

I met “tosh” in the directors lounge at the baseball ground. I was there with my two sons after having the highest bid on the radio Derby money mountain appeal.Seats in the directors box photos on the pitch and players lounge after the game.

Tribute from Derby County at 9:50.
 

don't forget @angieram is invited too

I'll get my coat ..

Grew up in belper and is said to still support Derby .
Also think he was an excellent bond, certainly better than Brosnan, license to kill one of the best bond films made..in my opinion. 

Maria Fowler