Farmer Saint

I did read that and wince tbh.

Club Captain can tend to be a "trophy" appointment for long term players and I think that is what this is. I don't think he'll be starting.

Asked Chat GPT to summarise the last few pages of this thread... ChatGPT said: Thought for 4 seconds Here’s a summary of the attitudes toward the war expressed by posters on pages 99–105 of the thread, focusing on their tone and perspectives: 🧭 Page 105 Heavily critical of Israeli actions, specifically the Netanyahu government and IDF operations. Debate over comparisons to the Holocaust: some warn the conflict isn’t equivalent to Nazi atrocities, while others draw parallels over ghetto-like conditions and starvation. Accusations that critics of Israeli policy unjustly face charges of anti-Semitism, but posters argue criticism of the government shouldn’t be conflated with prejudice. Strong condemnation: one poster even praised beheadings as being “quick and clean” compared to Israeli bombs—highlighting extremist sympathy toward militant methods. saintsweb.co.uk 🧭 Pages 104–99 Though I haven’t captured the full text for these pages, the tone across this stretch maintains consistency: Predominantly hostile toward Israeli government and military actions—many posters express outrage over civilian casualties, especially among children. Frequent analogies to genocide and ethnic cleansing, invoking historical atrocities like the Holocaust, Boer War camps, or Nazi ghettoes. Division on rhetoric: some caution against language that risks being hyperbolic or anti-Semitic, while others argue that extreme comparisons are justified given the scale of suffering. Polarization within the forum: some participants defend Israel’s right to self‑defence; others see the IDF’s tactics as war crimes. Strong emotional responses: anger, despair, and moral condemnation repeatedly surface, especially in reaction to malnutrition, blockades, and mass civilian losses. 🔍 Overall Tone & Attitude Highly critical of Israeli military policy. Many view Gaza's humanitarian toll as unacceptable and label it inhumane or criminal. Use of historical comparisons. References to Holocaust-era ghettos, concentration camps, and ethnic cleansing are common, though some posters resist direct equivalence. Polarized discourse. Forums are rife with accusations of racism, extremist calls, and defensive counterpoints—reflecting deep division. Emotional intensity. The rhetoric is strong—ranging from moral outrage to extreme sympathy for militant tactics. ✅ Key Insights Sympathy primarily lies with Palestinians, seen as victims of disproportionate force and collective punishment. Criticism of Israel equated with moral duty by many posters, though a minority warn against inflammatory language. Tension between legitimate critique and outright hostility, with accusations of anti-Semitism often countered by appeals to separate government policy from ethnicity or religion. 📌 In Summary Across pages 99–105, forum participants overwhelmingly condemn Israeli military operations, often framing them as cruel or genocidal. While some caution against extremist comparisons or language, the dominant attitude is one of passionate condemnation and moral urgency. There’s little overt support for Israeli strategy, and the debate largely orbits around the severity of its methods.

Villa are screwed PSR wise, so think it is with him being home grown.

From an environmental point of view, certainly. For those of you that aren't aware, we have so many restrictions and hoops we have to jump through with regards any work that takes place on our land to ensure we're not spreading too much muck and affecting water tables, rivers etc, with ruining fines if we do, yet we just watch the water companies get away with it. It's so damn frustrating.

We've been waiting for 4 years to have a drain on our land cleared out by the EA. Will grab a digger off a mate and do it myself soon as it exacerbates the flooding in the lower fields. As said in previous posts on other Government matters - we need proper joined up thinking here, including any recommendations for changes to be thought out properly, rather than just an unrealistic wishlist or pie in the sky thinking.

Fucking disgraceful, and shows that utilities should never be passed from the public to the private sector.

I'm not being funny, I have consistently berated Netanyahu, his cronies and the IDF, and not once have I been accused of anti-Semitism on here, or in public.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3n04w19qlo Just more genocide. It feels like getting food from Israeli run aid sites is a death sentence. Maybe that's the point, if they can scare enough people maybe they'll just do the decent thing and just let themselves and their kids starve to death. The Israeli military and Government are fucking cunts.

Exactly this. These are the type of cunts that ruin it for the proper AS.

I don't think many people were (are), him and McDonnell are not particularly nice people. Policies weren't bad though.

I think he's commenting on the utopia part - from what I have gathered Whelk would probably be in favour of tax rises.

Well, the policies of the last 20 years haven't worked either...

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Honestly, I'd vote for that manifesto now.

I wasn't a fan at the time (mainly due to his Brexit stance), but looking back... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2017-39933116

Wow. And posh white women take it up the arse if were gonna do racial stereotypes. In all seriousness, if she wants to become that dumb, racist bint off The Apprentice then she's going the right way about it.

People who confuse "affect" and "effect". Oh, sorry, wrong thread.

Very droll

That's it - I voted for change. I wanted higher taxes, a wealth tax, a switch to renewable energy, more (council) house building, a more synergised planning, green energy and building regs system, nationalisation of utilities, and frankly, some fucking joined up thinking. It seems we don't have that.

Goztepe/Valenciennes

Suga will destroy the Championship as he is so good going forward.

Yeah, but stocks have been up and down so I wouldn't read anything into that - uncertainty breeds money. I also wouldn't choose your own investments - they are experts for a reason, and your pension isn't a place to be playing stocks and shares. If you have a fair amount then maybe your off the shelf providers aren't who you want to use, and someone more like HL would be better, but your fees will be higher as well.