inspectorfrost

This is true, although the Irish are generally very sympathetic to the Palestinian side because they know what it's like to be occupied by another power

The other elephant in the room is what happened to Russia and ordinary Russians after Putin launched the full-scale invasion. If that affected the ordinary Russian that was deemed acceptable, if it affects the ordinary Israeli the anti-semite card is played and screamed. This is one reason why we've ended up in the complete mess with sporting situations like this and completely different scenarios like Eurovision. Enough people have wised up to the double standards and the good guy-bad guy narrative not reflecting reality

Good to hear he had a game today. Hope he can keep it up.

Nutshell I actually felt sorry for him, particularly in his latter days. I distinctly remember games where he'd make a half decent save, and then start celebrating it like he'd saved a penalty in a cup final shootout. The blatantly obvious was ignored for years.

Funny you say that https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g7zen0vveo The UK has announced sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, accusing Israel's government of turning a blind eye to the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians by settlers.

He was right, for the comedy value. Have the opposing fans started cheering every time Leicester get a goal kick yet?

Trump's just announced that all mines have been cleared from the Strait of Hormuz, according to the beeb Roughly translated he's just realised his Iranian economy plan isn't going to work

Had to laugh at the 2nd sentence of the report of the EFL cup win against Northampton the other week. "The League Two side had a golden chance inside the first minute when Harry Souttar misplaced a pass straight to Harvey Saunders but his hurried effort was saved by Jakub Stolarczyk." Sounds familiar. . .

It gets better, he's now threatening to bomb Oman for reaching an agreement with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran must be finding this hilarious

Our opening day record must be one of the worst in the football league, we're always total crud first game of the season.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0jy96w6pw2o UN commission of inquiry says Israel committing genocide in Gaza by deliberately targeting children #selfdefence

The Iranians have apparently re-closed Hormuz due to Israel violating the ceasefire. Their way of playing Trump off against Netanyahu, this'll be an interesting one

-and ultimately left the Iranian regime in a stronger position -exposed an open rift/created division between the Americans and the Israelis -achieved regime change. . . . from father to son. . . .who then proceeded to close the Strait of Hormuz (which eventually forced Trump's hand). Ayatollah Khamenei was actually opposed to closing it, and killing him put that option back on the table for the Iranians -the economic fallout both domestically in the US and elsewhere etc. etc. As far as foreign policy blunders go this one takes some beating, you knew it was heading that way as soon as Trump started claiming they'd achieved "total victory".

A good summary if the Iran war by Bowen https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdr4x3vg347o

It was

Egypt leading Belgium now. Nice shot

The mother has been found guilty of assisting an offender, and the brother/father are also facing mulltiple charges

And this is a very good illustration of the problem. The police should be treating everyone equally, regardless of colour or creed. The Henry Nowak case is the product of years of excessive governmental political interference into the police force, sorry service. The problem goes far deeper than the competence and attitudes of the individual police officers at the Nowak scene (which left a lot to be desired to say the least) People were right to protest Floyd's murder but BLM went too far and governments failed to nip it in the bud. Divisions widened. Police resources taken away from tackling/foiling terrorist attacks and diverted towards arresting people holding Palestine Action signs. Politicians throwing police officers under the bus when challenging a Jewish man who is clearly trying to antagonize a pro-Palestine rally in London. The above examples hide an underlying and very ugly problem that is only becoming worse. The police have ended up serving political masters and not the public as a whole, sacrificing equal treatment and the establishment of facts for towing governmental lines that have utterly failed to stand up to counter-productive woke pressure. Cases like Henry Nowak are the result. The priorities on the ground are all wrong. Basics are not done and innocent lives are lost.

Keep Tonda and the majority of the squad, 'restructure' to virtue signal that it's been stamped out (no one in their right mind would carry it on now regardless) and use the summer to get the players onside. Maintain the current form in the first 7-8 games next season and the fans will consign this to history. That's the best shot to get promoted less than 12 months from now. Doing the 'right thing' won't get us up next season. Unfortunately I suspect the FA will ensure Tonda never manages for us again

Get rid of Tonda and we'll most probably end up with Ed Still next season

Even nuns aren't safe in Jerusalem now https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy02gnzlvkko

Does that include the IDF soldiers that repeatedly warned their superiors for months in advance of the attack and were ignored, some of whom were then killed in the attack? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67958260 It's well documented that the October attacks (amongst plenty of other things) were a monumental failure intelligence failure on the part of the IDF.

Apparently the German chancellor has recently commented re: the negotiations To paraphrase 'he doesn't know what the Americans are doing and the Iranians are playing a blinder'

Think it was more TP had just had enough and wanted to leave. Can't say I blame him either. Never got the rub of the green here, people forget he was totally frozen out of the team and fought his way back into the first team under an ego like Russell Martin. He had poor games and had good games here, sadly he joined us at the wrong time

Was he not just laughed at? Looks like old Don's just got on the phone to Netanyahu to stop masscreing the Lebanese, seems he's realised the 'oh Lebanon wasn't included' hasn't washed with anyone