hypochondriac

Or the likes of the incredibly unbiased and even-handed "Bexy." Lets just believe that the Tory scum are a bunch of evil geniuses concocting a plan so diabolical and underhanded it would make Machiavelli jealous because some random person wrote about it on Twitter.

Agreed. It's really good.

It's brilliant. Particularly the bit around 14 minutes. Just highlights what a c*nt twitchy is as if we didn't know.

I don't care what anyone thinks of brexit, that story is baseless and a complete pile of sh*t. Anyone who believes that's happening has simply let their bias run away with them. Use some critical thinking skills for goodness sake and don't just swallow any old load of tripe splattered over twitter because it fits your ideology. That goes for the pro brexit position as well.

That twitter feed is some of the biggest load of absolute b*llocks I've ever read. Not a chance would the risk averse and dull May attempt anything like that.

It seems like a fairly mundane difference of opinion to me. Why certain posters have to make out that its some outlandish point of view because there's a disagreement over the extent to which they support parliamentary privilege being misused I have no idea. I think the majority see it as a misuse, its just that some people think that misuse is justified because they see an unfairness in the concept of ndas and rich people being able to buy silence. I think that's a separate discussion and something which may have merit but I think if people genuinely cared about that issue they would be lobbying for law changes or trying to get things altered rather than just hating on Philip Green.

Seems a reasonable view IMO even if they are complete tw*ts.

Well then we agree. The second part pf your response is an opinion which I respect but equally I'm sure you can agree that others will look at the situation and still don't believe that Parliamentary privilege should be misused in the way it was. If there is something wrong with NDAs then the law should be changed, people shouldn't be making a mockery of the legal process by ignoring it. What about all the other people who have NDAs? Why should Phillip Greens ones be ignored simply because he is Phillip Green and is generally viewed as a bit of an a*sehole? And my view is not that a rape victim should be named in Parliament, but that it is for the courts to determine what is in the publuc interest, not a random MP.

Lets be honest, if his name had been Ched Muhammed and he was a slightly darker shade of white, soggy would be all over it telling people not to jump to conclusions and that other people are just as bad etc etc. If you looked into the facts of this case it was clear that there was a good chance for an appeal but when that was pointed out soggy was screaming that anyone who said that was a rape apologist. When he was subsequently acquitted of rape, rather than admitting he had been a bit hasty for jumping on people who thought an appeal would win, he doubled down and even now has a lot of difficulty admitting that Ched Evans is not a rapist even if he isn't a particularly nice human being. His political views, his nationality or his gender should have no bearing on the outcome of the case unless any of those things were a factor in the alleged crime. This is relevant to the Phillip Green discussion because there is a clear divide between those who want the law applied evenly regardless of the individual and those who would prefer different rules for people whose political views they disagree with or whose personality they dislike. I'd defend odious individuals in that regard such as Phillip Green but also those on the opposite side of the spectrum such as Owen Jones. Soggy prefers the identity politics approach to the law where it differs depending on who the person is. Thus a white, lower class Brexit supporter who is acquitted on appeal for a crime is probably a little bit guilty anyway whilst a Corbynist vegan is definitely innocent.

TBF if you really hated a nationality (which is pretty dumb) then surely one of the best things to do is to take all their cash and laugh? He probably loves the bit that gives him a load of money.

Yeah I saw that earlier. I really don't understand what the joke is or what is so funny other than they are doing something "forbidden." they sound like a bunch of thick ****s which is of course what they are.

I think it's a pretty silly stance but it's equally silly to keep bringing it up every year. Leave him alone.

Is it possible for someone to make him realise what an awful error it is to leave Ralph and Reed unchecked? They must think they have the easiest job in the world with zero accountability.

What a sweaty, corrupt, virtue signalling mess of a man? Surely not.

We work on the basis of innocent until proven guilty. His conviction was quashed and therefore he is an innocent man until it is proven otherwise. It's interesting how hesitant you are to exonerate him of the crime of rape now his conviction has been overturned. At the time you took many opportunities to brand him all sorts of things and scream rape apologist at those who called for some moderation and who reckoned he had a decent chance of success with an appeal. From memory there were a lot of people saying he acted like an idiot and didn't seem like a particularly pleasant individual at all but that that didn't amount to rape. Presumably you're happy that justice appears to have been done in that case? If you aren't happy with that outcome then why not? It couldn't be because how you feel about a verdict and a conviction has an awful lot to do with what you feel about the person being accused could it? Oh and lets remember what I posted at the time: You're probaby the type of person who watches Making a Murderer and then sides with the original prosecutor and sees it as a triumph for the legal system rather than a travesty of justice.

My heart says I'd love Strachan but my head says it would be a disaster and would lead to certain relegation and would slightly taint the old memories.

Yeah and you just carry on. Tough guy.

Yep. They were all set to absolutely gut the saints foundation last season when it looked like we were getting relegated. Incredibly sad for all the people who do such a good job there if we go down this season.

Happy to be corrected but I don't believe I made any jokes about rape.

Yep. If they are willing to leave their national leagues for cash then why would they not move the fixtures to wherever will pay them the most money? They will probably play a certain percentage of games at "home" so they can use that as a marketing tool. Maybe they will have a number of neutral games played around the globe in addition to home and away. I still don't know if it will actually happen but make no mistake, if all the clubs want it to then uefa are pretty powerless to stop them and the big clubs have wanted a competition on their terms for years. Why would they be interested in generating a revenue for Uefa with the champions league when they can keep that cash for themselves? Expect to see Arsenal vs Barcelona playing to a packed crowd in the UAE by 2025...

I don't think you understand why football generates interest abroad. I understand perfectly why football interests me and the majority of Brits just like me but I'm not typical of most of the global audience and neither judging by your replies thus far are you. It's why juventus made so much on shirt sales when they signed Ronaldo. Why you get so so many day trippers from Asia going to watch United without having a clue about the opposition. It's why all Moroccans were arsenal fans when they had Chamakh playing for them etc etc. I think you underestimate how fickle many of those types of fans are. Look at the cult of personality around the likes of Ronaldo and Messi. There are legions of fans who will support whatever team they play for simply because they play for them. Chinese fans aren't going to suddenly lose interest in Barcelona because they are playing against Liverpool, Ac Milan and Juventus every week instead of Santander or some other no mark Spanish team. If this happens then this football will probably be moving towards being more of a franchise type model where the actual location of the teams are much less relevant than the brand itself. Many of the games will not be at Old Trafford, they would most likely be played in the likes of the birds nest or some giant hell hole like Saudi Arabia and they won't have any troubles selling out. Now personally it's not something I ever want to happen and will most likely end my interest in football but if they do go ahead with it, they will pour hundreds of millions if not billions into it, the hype and marketing will be insane and they will have a massive worldwide audience undoubtedly. Do you really think knowing how much finance they all have collectively and who will be backing it that they will allow it to fail? It's obscene but with hindsight I'm sure people will look back and think it's kind of the inevitable next step when all they have really cared about is cash and influence for years. I think we will have to agree to disagree on this one but we will see if it ever manages to come out I know where my money is going. Hopefully it never happens.

Which bit do you disagree with? You think that united vs Barcelona or Liverpool vs Real Madrid won't generate ridiculous levels of interest in Asia and the Middle East? Particularly if they do it like formula one and play the games around the globe. The USP will be the world league itself and all the greatest stars playing in it. The allure will be literally all the world's best footballers playing against each other on a weekly basis. It's a similar thing for franchises like the nfl and playing at Wembley hasn't harmed them at all. They will get loads of interest and make loads of money and they won't give much of a f*ck about the traditional fans.

Fail to see how the fans are to blame for probably the worst owner in the entire league and that includes Vincent Tan.

And the one in the squad with "passion." We will know we are down for definite once he's given his marching orders for nutting a linesman.

Maybe take that up with them then.