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So that’s Chelsea and Man Citeh now unable to sell tickets.

This is a great day for English Football. Although Chelsea will come out of it smelling like roses on the other side as they always do. But I have zero sympathy whatsoever. You have to take the rough with the smooth with an owner like this, and the chanting at Burnley sums up that fanbase. Hopefully this ends disastrously (but it won’t)

Proper no frills, comfort meal tonight. Bangers, Mash, Veg and Gravy. Needed.

Tbh, the Glazers are worse than both combined. They need sanctioning.

Sport washing is like the other side of the Olympic spirit coin. Often in sport people gain respect & admiration. In the Olympics, it is kind of the idea that everyone celebrates everyone taking part. The issue can be when it shouldn't be putting a false gloss on someone or some group. And if 1 group should not be celebrated, who else should not be. And who decides where it ends.

No all war is brutal, but countries that have veto power at the UNSC should be held to the highest of standards. But permanent members include war criminal nations & a country committing genocide against an ethnic and religious minority... so I guess I shouldn't be surprised the world is so fucking shit

I am so over these stupid talks. When you really do all the traces you will always get back to some western politician with their fingers in the pie. It has just become in vogue to play virtue politics instead of engaging real issues. Is Abramovich's conduct in running the football club clean? I would say he has been much cleaner than the City owners when business ethics is considered. And somebody like mike ashley is allowed to steal 400m out of a club and fail to post financials for 4 seasons, screwed over his own employees by denying them salaries and covid benefits while cavorting his personal endeavours, this guy was allowed to run a club because so long as the big 4 are not inconvenienced and the FA don't get a piece of pie then nobody gives a crap. Abramovich had dealings with putin, so what, america has dealing with maduro, xi jimpeng, Putin, the UK and Europe are up to their necks in the shit pit of despotic leaders. Spare me the epithets. The issue in Yemen predates the current Saudi government, the war is basically the Saudi's and UAE funding two extremist groups that represent different ethnicities of Muslims that are not interested in peace. If the West really gave a toss they would have steam rolled all the extremists like they did with Iraq and set up a proxy government until Yemen was stable for self governance, like Afghanistan....oh wait to soon. Does Saudi Arabia represent Newcastle, no not at all unless you suffer from the cognitive dissonance of virtue grandstanding. Here is a virtuous solution, these people should get a gun and go fight for their cause, until then hush it.

Don't know, what to say in this specific case, since I didn't follow Hertha BSC enough, to have an opinion. Nonetheless a good show case, why clubs should have an extended look on other possibilities to come to money before they decide to lay in bed with an investor. http://www.kicker.de/tage-des-donners-bei-hertha-bsc-893401/artikel

Does this make Lukaku the highest paid government employee?

On the one hand I think this is funny. On the other hand we’ve got a club literally owned by Saudi Arabia’s public investment fund that’s been waging a genocidal campaign for years in Yemen and they were allowed to buy a club this year - and we’re seeing their fans a bit giddy about this… and that rubs me the wrong way.

Little sympathy for Chelsea tbh, their fans have absolutely lapped up what Roman has done for the club the past decade and a bit. If this is a natural consequence of that then they can have no quarrels. Though I’m sure some billionaire will buy them soon anyway

I'm looking forward to a full-strength Bayern in the CL run-in.

I lost my powers quite some time back. Now you’re the master.

I don't think making my GF choke is the biggest boon. I do think increased T levels and serotonin is great, in the short term. Long term, the extra T and bone density you build, which then diminishes more slowly from a greater store, thus keeping you healthy and mobile for longer into your old age is a wonderful and overlooked benefit. You'll have less osteo, and be capable of greater levels of activity into your old age. Exercise really is the fountain of youth, or as close as we've got.

@SirBalon and I both agree that I am just a cheap imitation I am Balon-lite, at best

Kinda expected, but it will nevertheless be a huge boost to medical research on transplantation. He also got two months that he wouldn't have had otherwise, so still a win, imo...

I can only use my mobile for the internet atm, Virgin Media broadband have issues in this area of Leith where we live, can't get any broadband on our laptops. Pissing myself laughing though as the wife can't get her Facebook farm game on her mobile, only on her laptop which won't work. Nice not to hear animal's like sheep bla-ing, pigs snorting or horses neighing, heaven.

Almost any time I hear about Lebanon in the news it just sounds like ordinary people get absolutely fucked by shit out of their control. Brutally sad, tbh. Shame too, every Lebanese person I've ever met has been nice as fuck.

So much suffering and unintended consequences out of this war.

What would you say is the biggest perk of having good fitness levels? Got to a stage of Insanity where I'm really in my element and going hell for leather the whole workout. The biggest bonus of being really fit is the amount of semen you produce when ejaculating. When your fitness levels are high, you really do create a mini pond.