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The best English player of his generation and a real example for others to follow.

So when you say 'no young person would use the word coloured.' What you actually mean is 'My mates and I don't use the word.' Fair enough.

Totally this. Threads like this suggest that Andy has not had much life experience or I think he would think differently about quite a few things.

I have absolutely no problem with someone who believes that the term coloured is patronising or that it isn't used among young people. The problem I have is when you act as the voice of the younger generation based on your relatively narrow experiences. The difference is that I am not pretending that my view is the view of all older people, nor am I pretending to speak for all of those over a certain age. I know some of the younger generation who use the term coloured (just asked a relative of mine in fact who said she uses it) so there you go. Don't make the mistake of thinking that what you and your mates believe is the definitive beliefs of 'the young generation.'

I'm quite happy to leave it there. You make an even handed comment as always trousers.

So no one below 25 uses the term coloured?

So because you have never met someone of your age who uses the term, it now becomes fact that no one of your age uses it and therefor you are the voice of 'young people'. You are extremely strange. At your age I never felt like I was the voice of young people or that I represented the opinion of anyone other than myself.

You keep saying this. Problem for you is that it IS used by quite a few and not just 40+ as you believe.

Apparently it's patronising. You should know better.

Don't resort to stating something as a fact like 'now black is used.' You have a narrow frame of reference and have an annoying habit of using what you have experienced as something that happens every time.

Was it really only acceptable to use the word coloured in the fifties? I wasn't alive then but I've always considered it a harmless term.

And thus saintandy decreed it and it was so. Or not.

I don't think the use of the word coloured is in any way patronising. That's a big claim to make.

I agree with you delldays. Coloured is a perfectly acceptable term where I live.

We simply do not need a RB, certainly not in January. It's weird that people think this.

I can't imagine what someone would do with a mobile number.

Appreciated.

Meh. I had a good time. Was in and out quickly, enjoyed some banter with the away fans, swapped abuse, enjoyed the atmosphere and the bit near the stairs where the pileup happened for the goals was really loud. I don't really care about the atmosphere of the 80s, in isolation it was a good/nervy experience.

I agree, but my problem with it is the fact that he had to apologise for something that was clearly just a slip of the tongue rather than trying to be racist.

Yes.

Can't send you a PM. I'll buy it though.

Don't see how anyone can say anything other than Lambert.

I don't think we will sign him.

Cant you give it to loz1991?

We don't need a rb at the moment