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Yes, I did comment on it because I know the mentality of the people who do that sort of thing. I grew up and moved on my life, some people don’t or can’t. Yes, they are right wing nutters same as anyone signing about Boris at SMS when he was PM would be branded a loony leftie understandably. It’s abnormal. 99.9% of people want to watch a game. If I wanted to hear political signing, I’d go to a Conservative, Liberal or Working Man’s club. God forbid, even that dump of a pub Reform bought in Blackpool if I wanted a pint of Carling from filthy pipes. Governments don’t tend to be very popular in power. Maggie wasn’t popular at all 1979-82 and 1988-90. Maggie recovered with the Falklands, Cameron won in 2015 but only by promising the referendum. Blair did maintain good ratings, Boris started spectacularly and plummeted. Major started well but never recovered from the ERM. Oh, and what part of ‘I’m a Liberal Democrat voter’ was difficult to comprehend? Summary: Russell Martin is asked to comment on whether he’s met Rishi at a midweek game. Says he hasn’t and their politics are different. Gets hammered from the right-wingers for being out of his lane and apparently is disrespectful. A few hundred National Front sing about a centre-left Prime Minister at a nothing and dire England game - that’s Ok apparently. No need to correspond further on the topic. There’s loads of people at other England sports with a divergence of views and rugby/cricket is Conservative with a small c. But people there have manners, education and keep things in a decent place focused on the sport. Also, our Barmy Army hasn’t smashed up town centres or racially abused people. England football fans or a segment of them have been doing it since the early 70s.

Those games are a joke and have been for years. Like cricket and rugby, full international status should be much harder to attain and get into.

Bollocks. What a load of. Unlike you, I’m not a politics-obsessed nutcase. Do you know how many England football, England cricket, rugby let alone several hundred Saints and neutral matches I’ve sung a song about a Prime Minister or any politician? Answer: like 99% of normal people, never. Not about a Tory, Labour, Lib Dem etc. The only time I’ve ever heard it was from the Northam in solidarity with Ukraine straight after Putin’s illegal invasion. If people want to sing about that sort of thing, go to a party conference or a Patriotic Alternative event. I go to watch sport. Full stop. Same applies to the Just Stop Oil nutters who nearly injured Bairstow and Warner invading Lords during the Ashes. Reform has nowhere near a majority of support. 70% don’t. 48% of Remainers for a start - me included - and that figure is higher since Brexit has failed so dismally. The party I voted for has around 70 more seats for a start.

Quite the opposite - Reform UK spent £40k just between mid-July and mid-August 2025 on Facebook and Instagram adverts mainly about asylum. This figure was considerably more than the main parties spent combined. Rather drives a coach and horses through the idea of Reform as plucky underdogs clutching St George flags. Chances are the money came from overseas.

That was vile, bad enough that their gun running owners swizzed local SMEs but to do it to St John’s Ambulance… Still not forgiven them for interrupting the Bates silence (although stupid of Lowe to have given them the opportunity).

Last sop to the Labour left as they have another go at welfare reform I would guess, but people more ITK with the Labour Party might know better.

Which would be fine were ICE, on the orders of Trump, not barring from America anyone who has made even the slightest criticism of policy. Not even Trump, or the GOP, but a single policy decision https://news.sky.com/story/scientist-denied-entry-to-us-after-messages-critical-of-trump-found-on-his-phone-13332518 And Farage has been slagging off the UK in the US Senate last week, comparing it to North Korea, but if an American did the same they would still 100% get into the UK for a conference.

@Rivers so sorry for your loss

And he’s very isolated now she has gone.

Chris Philp moans on about asylum seekers and hotels - let’s see how he and Yvonne Cooper compare: - September 2023, 56042 ASs housed in hotels when Philp was Home Office Minister - June 2025 (most recent data) ASs housed in hotel 32059. (source Private Eye)

Those type of people also spent an entire flight from Rio to Heathrow racially abusing John Barnes after his wonder goal in the Maracana. And for West Ham, Leeds and Chelsea on club duty throwing bananas at Danny Wallace from the Archer cage. They also kept signing ‘No Surrender to the IRA’ long after the Good Friday Agreement was signed. I won’t be putting any store in the ‘views’ of the England members travel club any more than I would Mark Collett from Patriotic Alternative (Nick Griffin’s former deputy). They also spent most of Euro 2016 in the bars of Germany singing about Brexit - look how that’s turned out for them. This is typical of them https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c51y7p8rnggo and same Neanderthals who sent the racist abuse to the lads who missed penalties in the final of Euro 2021. Same type of knuckledraggers have also vandalised local roundabouts. My England international sport is hence watched at cricket test/ODI venues and Twickenham where people can behave and respect a range of views.

His agent can smell Saudi money. And they’ve just seen Brownhill to Al Shabab for £100k p/wk plus. But the risk is if that doesn’t come off he’s a fringe Championship player in a WC year.

He’d got into the Championship team of the year at Swansea and Leeds also wanted him, was linked with PL clubs. It was assumed that he’d probably follow Martin (and did) but very underwhelming first season, slightly better last year but this season going forward is what we had expected in terms of set pieces and assists.

She has previous form as with many of Reform’s Tory B String cast offs

Robert Bloom resigned from North Northamptonshire Council last month after being recorded using the N-Word at a neighbour where he also said that he would set the EDL on her and stated that there would be black body bags. Note no criticism in the Reform press release of his behaviour. https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/news/people/corby-reform-councillor-resigns-over-serious-racism-allegations-5289085 Furthermore, Bloom’s inevitable resignation triggers a by-election costing the taxpayers of Northamptonshire £25k. Slashing wasteful spending my fucking arse,

According to Reform Rayner built up a Mount Everest hypocrisy of a property portfolio whilst lamenting a housing shortage. Some truth in that but do as I say, not say as I do it appears. Farage has at least FIVE properties.

I do know some jokes about that topic if you want to hear some 😉 Although might save them for the Skates match thread nearer next Sunday

And along with Mad Nads, found the keys to Toad Face’s alcohol cupboard. Which does exist despite him claiming the UK is like North Korea. He’s forgetting that Maggie cracked down on football casual violence just as hard as the current government and law courts.

Doing his BWP and Nathan Dyer impression at 🐅 🐅?

I suppose it’s an upgrade from biting from Luis Dracula, but spitting at a football coach at the age of nearly 40, deary me https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c20eme1rm73o

Decent analysis ahead of Reform UK’s conference in Birmingham on their economic plans. Summary: they’ve not improved significantly and would lead to significant increases in public borrowing. The thing that is apparently really bad https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyx4v44438o

Evening Major!

Ah yes, Red Len.

Quite likely yes, I don’t think he will have the same scope as Rayner did with her being a key figure on their left.

DPM is quite a strategic role and I don’t think Lammy will have the same scope Rayner did as that was a ticket to get the Labour left to buy-in. Agree on Cooper as safe pair of hands, same way Hunt was for the Tories. Edit - @whelk is right on the Vance link, he’ll probably be more focused on that and Cooper more on linking in with defence and NATO. How tidy Cooper has been at the Home Office given the shit that goes on there is creditable. Remember Howard and Blunkett comparing war stories on a panel about what a nightmare HO is. Chewed up a lot of solid experienced campaigners as well as some junk (Braverman).