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I used to play in a kids team where one particular player had to be the no 9, had to take all of the penalties and free kicks, had to score all of the goals, gave you a mouthful of abuse if you didn’t give him the ball. It didn’t help that his Dad ran the team. Whenever I see Ronaldo play I think of him.

Because costs have risen substantially over the last few years so spending needs to increase exponentially, but Labour have also said that they will spend money more judiciously.

It’s a shame the main parties don’t have the guts to trust what the public want. Labour are terrified of mentioning tax rises and the Tories are selling more tax cuts, yet most sensible people understand that we have to pay for better services and that money has to come from somewhere. Economic growth is fine if and when it happens, but it will take an age before it kicks in enough to raise the funds needed. https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/01/twice-as-many-britons-want-tax-rises-as-want-cuts-survey-finds

Interesting feedback from whogetsmyvote.org Mostly Green with LibDem and Labour 2nd and 3rd place. Tories and Reform both in the red zone.

There will be many people today thinking that the Supreme Court have made a political decision not a lawful decision. If only there was a higher, totally impartial court of appeal.

His save in extra time and then three pens on the trot. Wow.

The French played some nice football but their shooting was woeful. Even the goal was a deflection. From that performance they don’t look likely winners.

Glastonbury doesn’t have walls and doors? I didn’t realise you could just wander in like a park or I would gone more often.

Did Sunak ever say it was country first? It has been party first (in more ways than one) with the Tories for years.

The world has moved on since the 70’s Duckie. Time to catch up. No one laughs at Bernard Manning jokes anymore.

Have you ever been to an outdoor concert? I have been to concerts at Charlton, QPR, Wembley and Glastonbury where “tens of thousands” of people have been “packed in.” Did you see the size of the crowd for Coldplay on Saturday night? Perhaps you need to get out more instead of sitting in a darkened room trolling on the internet?

The future of the Tory party? https://amp.theguardian.com/education/article/2024/jun/30/tory-student-group-condemned-over-video-shows-them-singing-to-nazi-song

The words “try something different” do not exist in Southgate’s vocabulary. The fact that he left the Toney substitution so late shows how he agonises against changing anything. He has always been risk averse, but I actually think he is getting worse.

To be fair hypo, it wouldn’t be the first time you have given a bellend your support.

Part of Turkey is in Europe. Using your massive knowledge of geography would you say that Turkey was a more natural fit for the NATO organisation than an island off the coast of China?

Batman’s point was that there were thousands in the Pyramid audience because it is a captive audience. He seemed oblivious to the point that people can and do watch other acts playing elsewhere at the same time. The space for the audience capacity at the Pyramid stage had been increased this year.

They seemed to be “packed” on Friday and Saturday night.

“Something?” Wow!

They make us look like a Sunday pub side. You just know that he will start with the same team against Switzerland, baring injuries.

I had already posted that earlier.

Only European countries can be invited to join. Let me know when Australia joins. I am sure the Aussies will all be busting a gut to send troops to Eastern Europe.

Yet you have gone to the trouble to tell us all that the headline musical acts this year are dreadful.

Maybe so but Batman is taking it somewhere else.

I would have thought you would know this given your stirling service as a submariner. Article 10 of the North Atlantic treaty sets out how countries can join the alliance. It states that membership is open to any European state in a position to further the principles of this treaty and to contribute to to the security of the North Atlantic area.

Why should I? You are the one getting all upset because you don’t like the headline acts.