Hamilton Saint

Tell me, would chants and songs from the Northam end not be heard at all in the family section?

It's a matter of social convention and historical change, I would think. Football supporters will chant the words that they know are likely to give the most offence.

It baffles you? Really? If it didn't cause offence, then it wouldn't be chanted—n'est-ce pas?

"It's just a word ... the more it is used the less of an impact it has." Would this argument fly when applied to racist language, or homophobic language? Are there distinctions to be drawn between utterances made in private, or semi-private, situations and those spoken (or yelled) out in the general public? Should behaviour and speech be moderated when children are present?

Wouldn't that be sweet!

I found this quite by accident the other day. Two pianists take turns playing OWTSGMI in different styles (mostly classical and jazz). Brilliant!

Did a google search. Found this.

Might be. I'm having trouble getting to the "live" commentary.

Yes; 1-1 draw on Feb 14th. Saints won the replay 4-0 on the 17th.

Ha! ha!

"Yes, I may be blind, but you are deaf."

Well, he was signed originally to back up striker David Hirst, who got injured frequently. He was moved to the midfield because of his apparent inability to put the ball in the net.

Precisely. He was hopeless. 2 goals in 52 appearances. A worse scoring record than Shane Long!

I suppose it's a matter of what you're used to. To my ear, he doesn't have an American drawl at all.

A few people here have referred to Krueger as a Yank. He's not. He is Canadian-born. I presume he has dual Canadian and German citizenship. Most of his working life has been in Europe.

Excellent performance. Who saw that coming? Good to see the team playing with some spirit and confidence again. Three things stood out for me: 1) having a confident goalie, who was willing, for example, to stride out and grab a high corner kick; 2) Saints players constantly challenging the opposition's man on the ball; 3) how quickly the midfield slotted the ball through to the attack, with no aimless dithering.

1) I don't know about you, but when I was a kid in primary school, English language study was usually separated into Reading and Writing. Comprehension was considered an element of Reading. Nonetheless, Reading 101 and Comprehension 101 can be considered synonymous in this situation. 2) The primary meaning of 'to state' is to express an opinion, or outline a set of facts, verbally or in writing. Merely to post a newspaper article—sharing someone else's opinions, or statements of fact—is not to make a statement of one's own. 3) It doesn't make sense to say that "he is a silly boy for being charged with this offense", since he was not responsible for being charged. Clearly, then, he must be silly for behaving in the manner that led to him being charged. Therefore, to call him "a silly boy" is to imply, logically, that he is guilty of the charge being made.

Fine. You might find it funny, but I find it disturbing that he is alleged to have been carrying a concealed weapon. Nonetheless, my original point was not addressed at you, but merely to criticize a misreading by someone else of what you had posted. [And if you care to re-read what I posted, by the way, you will see that I didn't say that "he may be innocent".] Me being pedantic again, I suppose.

You'd rather be flippant and dismissive about a situation that is serious. Well, each to his own.

Reading 101. The OP did not state "that he had been charged". He posted a Daily Mail article. As for there "being no implication of anything else", what would you think the statement "a bit of a silly boy" implies—and the statement that he "has been living up to his name"?

I was watching on TV. Yes, he was there.

Thanks for this. It was a long time ago!

I used to run down to the newsagent on Hollybank Estate in Hythe to get mine on Saturday evenings (early 60s). And when I was at boarding school later in Shropshire my mother often wrapped it in brown paper and sent it to me in the post. As I recall it there was pretty much a full description of the game spread over the front and back pages.