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4 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Has Taylor Swift ever made any political endorsements before? It seems sort of like the kind of thing I wouldn't expect a well liked pop star to do because doing anything divisive would probably hurt her image.

6 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

I like how they think Taylor Swift and Joe Biden have conspired to give so that the liberal haven of... Kansas City, Missouri... and defeat the conservative stronghold of... San Fransisco, California.

It's hard to believe these people aren't on some insane mind warping drugs.

It’s more than that, Chiefs winning means Kelce wins (Mr Vaccine according to Aaron Rodgers), which means Swift wins, and Swift wants people to vote, and when people vote en masse Republicans lose. 

9 minutes ago, Happy Blue said:

We had a few relegations  the Kinky era was some of the best years for me, travelling around seeing the smaller old grounds and fighting our way back up, i really would love it if the FA kick us down the leagues to start from the bottom again. after the first few titles and completing football last season i am rather bored with football now tbh, it's like when you can buy more or less anything you want you don't appreciate things the same because you can just go get it instead of having to work hard for it, if our owners left tomorrow i'd probably start enjoy the game again. i tried supporting Oldham but it just didn't feel right, felt like a fake fan  supporting someone else is just not going to work for me. CTID is in my dna

I think that’s exactly the feeling people have when their teams are bought up! 

48 minutes ago, Happy Blue said:

Are the other teams not doing better than they would without us? look at Girona. they get top young players sent to them and able to use our scouting network etc.  it's bad that they lose there top players but is this not what happens anyway in football when a Madrid, Munich etc comes calling? and i don't see many of these players progressing to City, most of our Academy players will fall short too   ..you could argue the case that when a club gets to Girona level we should sell up and set them free, think UEFA are working on only allowing one club in the group to compete in the CL so our hand might be forced anyway

I’d say that doing better isn’t what it’s about, though is it? I remember you often speak fondly about the Kinkladze years, they had a relegation when he played, didn’t they?

Girona were even promoted before the Citygroup bought them, clubs should be owned by fans not become chess pieces for a multinational conglomerate funded with  blood oil. Man City was founded as a charity to help disenfranchised men on the streets of Manchester, now what is it? A brand? If it was only about success why do fans keep going to clubs all the way down the ladder?

Emiliano Zapata said ‘it’s better to die on your feet than live on your knees’.

1 hour ago, Happy Blue said:

It's different sure, i get your point that we own these clubs to some degree. is this a good or bad thing? i'm undecided. what are your arguments against it? 

It’s a terrible thing. Just use your imagination, what if the opposite had happened and all City existed for was to hold players for a foreign team

It’s literally primary school behaviour. 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/05/environmental-impact-of-bottled-water-up-to-3500-times-greater-than-tap-water

https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/jul/09/bottled-water-shipped-halfway-round--world-madness

https://www.iema.net/resources/news/2006/02/22/bottled-water-is-killing-the-planet

BTW tap water and mineral water aren't exclusive, the tap water in my hometown is mineral water. It just means the water has various salts and sulphurs.

Europeans have their drinking water held at ransom by Perrier and Pellegrino. They can't get safe water to their people but those companies can ship natural spring water world wide.

I guess I was lucky to grow up with water tapped from the world's largest underground reservoir.

1 hour ago, Coma said:

The rule should be implemented that only the club captain can approach the ref.  I thought that was the whole premise of a captain, to take charge on the pitch, lead by example, and be vocal when necessary.  

I think it is the rule but football is the only sport in the world (that I've watched) that the referees and officials don't follows the rules to the T and allows for massive interpretation of. There are rules that are openly ignored by players and referees, like the goalie allotted time of holding onto the ball. Sure controversial incidents happen in all sports, that's inevitable but blatant ignorance or open misinterpretation is something else.

A libertarian would be okay with grooming young players, wouldn’t they @Dr. Gonzo

jabroni marks in this thread don’t know a shoot from a work and get shoot-worked into a shoot seethe

The idea is a fine one, the application of it will not be. All it will do is create periods of ultra defensive football till a player is out of the bin. This isn’t rugby, or hockey where these rules do work.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/ostler/article/woke-49ers-chiefs-super-bowl-matchup-far-right-18637774.php

1 hour ago, Stan said:

Same. Sick of the love in and attention. 

No superfan here but do enjoy the build up and occasion. 

Fair enough. 49ers or Chiefs to win? 

One more time! 

Chiefs, all the right wingers want the 49ers to win, which is largely ironic in itself.

i voted incorrectly 

Depends. At home, IDGAF I’ll take a piss sitting down, less collateral damage and spillage. If I’m out and about I’ll never sit down,. Best of both worlds

1 hour ago, Stan said:

Superbowl on Sunday.

@Spike @DeadLinesman @JoshBRFC @Danny you going to watch?

I've assigned myself the night shift on Sunday with the baby and taking Monday off to recover (read: sleep) afterwards. Hope it's a good a game as last year.

I will but as much as I like the NFL I can’t stand the spectacle of the superbowl

3 minutes ago, LFCMike said:

 

Is it a reflection of the gulf in English football between those that compete for trophies and those that don’t? Liverpool are amazing and win a lot of games but Klopp is still fourth in total honours. Thirteen less than Paisley! 

3 hours ago, Devil-Dick Willie said:

Misbah-Ul-Haq did not average like 60 as captain and lead Pakistan to test number 1 ranking following the spot betting scandal to not be on this list you POS.

@Beelzebubdont worry mate, he means ‘Position Of Sale’

1 hour ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Has anyone told Talha Ahmad that Israel, and the Middle East generally, is actually in the northern hemisphere?

He is talking about Australia and New Zealand

Why does Newcastle even exist at this point?

On 26/01/2024 at 16:06, Tommy said:

Past Lives (2023)

It was beautiful. It felt very realistic, and very well acted. The dialogues reminded me a lot of Richard Linklater's movies. The cinematography was absolutely beautiful as well. There were so many scene where there wasn't anything said, but just the body language and the glances conveyed so much.  It makes you think about the what if's in life. 

8/10

I was googling the Korean main protagonist actress and actor, and saw that the woman, Greta Lee, was born in Los Angeles. I was fully expecting to be the guy, Teo Yoo, to be from Korea. And then I found out he's from fucking Cologne.  But apparently he never worked on any German production from what I've seen. Both were great in this film though! 

 

I was really confused because I thought you were talking about a Japanese movie named Perfect Days

Doing a Vince McMahon on the loo right now.

3 hours ago, Tommy said:

3 hours ago, The Palace Fan said:

So Vince McMahon. Where do we start?

At the rape probably.