Lighthouse

Jeez, can you really not see the difference between Begum and the BIB? How is it in any way racist, unless of course fanatical, medieval murderers have suddenly become a race? If Buddhists, Druids or Jedi were doing the same thing, I'd have exactly the same opinion. I have no problem with migration from any of those countries or the fact that their children and grandchildren are British. I just don't see being born here as the end of all discussion on whether or not a person is British. Mo Farrah for example, I would regard him as British, despite being born in Somalia. She was born to Ethiopian parents and followed a strict Islamist lifestyle based on ultra conservative Saudi teachings, and left when she was 15 to impose these beliefs on Iraqis and Syrians. Other than being born here what actually makes her British? Put it this way, supposing a group of people from the Westboro Baptist Church moved to Tokyo (no particular reason, that's besides the point). Two of them have a daughter, bring her up in line with their beliefs and aged 15 she hears about an upcoming pride march in Brighton. She flies to Britain and starts parading through Brighton with a sign saying, "God hates fags, burn in hell!" Would you being saying, "those bloody Japanese, I wish they'd sort their citizens out."? Where she should go is more of a problem. I don't think she is "their responsibility", I think it is the Syrian/Iraqi/Kurdish right to impose justice for crimes which have been committed against them. In much the same way as Saddam was tried, convicted and executed by an Iraqi court. Obviously they will need a lot of help and if that means foreign aid and UN peacekeepers then so be it. I never said it should be the Syrians who should incur the cost and trouble, that's not what I believe. I don't personally believe she belongs anywhere but that's not really a solution. I don't think Syria, Iraq, Britain, Bangladesh or Ethiopia should have to put up with her but obviously she has to go somewhere and there is no right answer. If anyone deserves to put up with her it is, IMO, the Saudis as she was following the mad Wahhabism they have spent centuries exporting. I realise this is akin to saying Philip Green doesn't deserve to be rich and there is absolutely no legal basis for it and it will never happen but if she is anyone's 'fault' it's theirs.

Legally, yes she is British and I have a feeling we will end up being landed with her again one day. Morally though, I'd say the fact that she has walked out on Britain to go and fight for a political/religious terrorist group in another country is on loose footing. It's not that her parents were born abroad. It's the combined facts that they were born abroad AND she left when she was 15 to fight in a foreign holy war, which makes it dubious for me. She was just born here, that's all. She's British to the same extent that Ian Hislop is Chinese. I would even differentiate her from the likes the likes of Michael Adebolajo. In my personal opinion it's that critical interference in matters of another state that sets her apart.

How on Earth did we lose to that absolutely useless pile of steaming sh*te.

I'd disagree with that. All of this has come from her taking a blatant disregard for what you might call 'British values' and a failure to integrate properly with British society. Supposing a couple of British expats in Dubai had a child, who grows up to be a teenage junky, somehow avoiding the authorities along the way. Age 16 he moves to Brixton, starts dealing heroin and gets arrested. Would you say that was clearly an Arab problem, caused by an Arab who was created in the UAE? I agree with Duck when he says, "telling people they’re not really British because their parents were born elsewhere, you’re really moving into Griffin territory," but that does come with the condition that you abide by British rules, namely not running away to join a fanatical, murderous, medieval Islamist Caliphate.

Been randomly tested a couple of times for drugs but never breathalysed. Not sure what the score is on that one, whether they need just cause or can do random breath tests.

Check out Lion Air in Indonesia, they’re usually good for a laugh.

Did he mention where he went on his summer holiday? I’ve heard Blackpool is lovely that time of year.

She’s alright but she’s no Norma Major.

That reads as if a whole bunch of ISIS fighters turned up in duty free at Gatwick, causally wandered through border control and went back to work on Monday. The idea that we’re knowingly letting Jihadists back into the country, as if they’ve just had a week in Benidorm, is ridiculous. If a bunch of tabloid journalists apparently know these 400 people who’ve come back to the UK, our intelligence services will too. They will be ‘dealt with’ eventually.

That was me, need all your card details to order some more papadums. Seriously though, it’s been passed on to the admins.

If we are doing that, I’d put JWP where Redmond is and push the latter up front in place of Long/Austin. I’m not sure we will be changing our defence that drastically away to Arsenal however.

She should be tried for whatever crimes she has been accused of in the country she allegedly committed them. Personally I think that should be an autonomous Kurdish state in Northern Iraq/Syria but I’m guessing there will be opposition to that. I really hope we doing screw over the Kurds to appease the Turks.

Maybe it's a cultural thing I don't get but why are most of the Argentine and French people at the funeral wearing jeans and trainers. Even Sala's family.

Seemed to think Man Utd were going to come and buy him because he'd won the Euro's, or at least that was the gossip at the time.

Remind me again which of our best players we were determined to sell, against their will.

Redmond has looked much improved. JWP seems to be having one of the purple patches which have occasionally dotted his career. Whether it turns into something more long term remains to be seen. All it really proves is that those two individuals have looked better under Ralph. It has no bearing on Boufal or anyone else. Long if anything has looked even worse. Austin and Elyonoussi look as poor as ever and Stephens is still a howler waiting to happen. Ralph isn’t a miracle worker who can make anyone ‘come good’.

Reed, Sims and Hesketh wont be here next season and Boufal will probably get loaned out again. Can't see anyone spending £7m on Long or Forster either. Like the idea but a bit optimistic IMO.

Depends which two.

Seem to remember a similar experience when Gary Speed died. Could be 4 in a row now for that Spurs fan, what with Banks passing away.

That’s how you see a game out without bottling it in the last minute of inj... oh.

Look at it this way, against the rest of the League we’ve scored 5 points more than Cardiff. Sadly we don’t have the luxury of 2 games against Southampton.

No, Cardiff are sh*te and if we hadn’t gifted them 6 points on a plate they’d be well adrift with the bottom 2. A mediocre striker would have put 2 past them on Saturday but we didn’t have one and the goals we conceded were just as poor.

McC Valery - Yoshi - Bednarek - Bertrand Romeu - Hoj Armstrong - JWP Redmond - Ings Something like that could work

I've always believed he made a daft move, going to Arsenal when he did. As a 16 year old he was developing so well, playing regularly Championship football. Instead he jacked it in to go and sit on the bench and watch Henry, all misty eyed for a couple of years.

I agree. Gunn may well turn out to be decent but offer me a choice between our current situation and a £13m striker with Forster on the bench...