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Still struggling to understand why this is relevant to a thread about terrorist attacks.

Don't let mentally deranged fantasists like soggy chase you off the site. The more people that can stem the tide of his inanity and challenge his falsehoods the better!

There's a reason why this topic is discussed to a greater degree than many other topics and I've outlined some of the reasons why above. It certainly isn't because every contributor is a racist bigot who hates all Muslims though I accept that could be the case for a tiny minority of posters.

No thank you. Next.

You realise soggy that not every act of violence is terrorism right? Because your post above reads like you're trying to suggest that stabbing someone is always an act of terrorism. And what do you mean by "the problem we face does not revolve predominantly around Islam?" Surely that depends what "the problem" is defined as? If we are looking at acts of violence and regressive thinking in the service of an extremist ideology then Islam is a significant percentage of the problem, particularly when you like at Islam as the percentage of the population. No one has EVER suggested that there are not problems with violence or social problems unrelated to Islam, all anyone has ever said is that there is clearly a problem within the Islamic community which needs addressing- a topic which is naturally going to come up more frequently on this thread which is about terrorism rather than the "random acts of violence" thread. Now go ahead and do what you usually do which is to read into my post whatever you like and ignore what I've actually said.

No thanks. Doesn't really have any of the skills we are missing.

Exactly. All the faux outrage over some people clapping is ridiculous. It's entirely the fault of the clubs for muddying the waters by calling for silence or applause whenever they feel like it. If it had always just stayed as silence then it wouldn't be an issue now.

Disagree. If I shoved a trumpet up my arse and farted numerous times into it in an attempt to create a vague approximation of the last post that I'd consider that a pretty poor rendition.

Wasn't he a plumber? Or was that someone else?

That's incredibly sad if it's the same guy.

With hindsight that is a terrible window.

Truer words never spoken!

Agreeing with a single point that that harpie made in no way equates to a general support for her or anything she stands for. Best to make that clear in case you try to twist my words later down the line as you are inclined to do. All a load of speculation from yourself as usual with no proof at all that those who condemn Islamic terror attacks would not also condemn other acts of terror - if this is indeed what this is. Besides, there are a plethora of reasons why someone in the UK would consider Islamic terrorism to be of more relevance to their lives and a problem more worthy of deeper discussion than gun legislation in the United States. The higher number of Islamic terror attacks that have affected the people of this country compared to mass shootings in the UK for one. I went to no lengths to derail the conversation, you are the one who demonstrated a fundamental lack of understanding of religion when you erroneously claimed that Katie hopkins was more likely to be a Christian because she compared herself to jesus despite this being the opposite of what a religious person would do. Absolutely barmy you are if you think I "picked up on my own bias." please show me where this is the case? I've been consistent in my beliefs throughout this thread, you're the one who twists the words of others and imagines fictional scenarios where I have suddenly seen my own biases- an idiot phrase parroted by brain dead social justice warriors- and decided to change my mind. You're a head case who has compared multiple rapes in cologne with nights out in Maidstone and tried to pretend that me agreeing with one statement uttered by that vile woman hopkins meant that I supported her in general. You're also a dishonest liar who ignores posts you have no answer for- see above- and have been embarrassed continuously on this thread because you're so close minded and bigoted that you cannot tolerate a view that differs from your own- see your laughable attempts to try to pretend that I hate all Muslims or that I'm a white nationalist. If you continue to try to put words in my mouth, make false claims about things you believe I have said and generally make a fool of yourself then I will continue to repeat myself and point these out to you so that there is a record of your stupidity.

It's an entirely separate issue and both issues should be tackled. America has a particular problem with guns but that is not the case in Britain and other parts of the world to the same extent. Arguing about which is "worse" is asinine. Globally both cause huge loss of life and both have been used to commit numerous atrocities and the more people admit this and look to tackle both problems sensibly the better for everyone involved.

Is that based on anything you have been told? In fairness we have heard nothing from Gao either positive or negative just radio silence - it is difficult to read too much from that either way I would have thought.

I've never denied that gun violence is not a huge problem in America nor have I ever defended inaction on this issue from a string of American presidents- although their hands are tied somewhat by their system. The fact you thought I would defend this or that I would in some way be pleased by the gun situation in America speaks volumes for how you routinely mischaracterise what I say and invent narratives in your own head about who I am and what I believe. Lax gun ownership laws in America are disgusting and paint their country in a terrible light but it has absolutely no relevance whatsoever to the problem of Islamic terrorism.

Yep. America is absolutely barmy with their gun laws but for many of them they equate their right to have guns with being an American. Sadly I don't think it's politically possible for anyone to pass any substantive gun laws because of this which just shows what a loopy political system they have. Also heartbreaking that a six year old was shot four times. I find it hard to believe that anyone could have the capacity to do something like that.

Yes I think that is the most likely option. Is lack of word from our owner significant? In what way do you think?

I think that's true depressingly. I reckon we will get a few surprise draws or maybe nick a game 1-0 and that will be enough to justify his continues employment.

Can't see us being in the end of a hammering except against city maybe if they are in the mood.

I just don't see those in charge making a big call like that without waiting longer. I wanted to give him longer a few games ago to see if he could turn it around but there are no signs of that happening at all. Maybe the hierarchy feel similar to the fans but I doubt it.

New manager by then so most likely they will have improved sadly.

I did think at the time it seemed an odd appointment but I reasoned that poch was a relative unknown but clearly we have got worse than even the poor form of late last season.

My prediction is a narrow loss to Liverpool and a bore draw against Everton which should be enough for him to keep his position for a while yet.

Absolutely. We should never have sacked puel if we weren't confident that we would get someone better. I definitely think we could have replaced him with a stronger option but that doesn't mean that puel shouldn't have left.