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Reply | Joshua v Takam
at 23:12 28 Oct 2017
That's my point. It shows the lack of quality for me, I'm sure he's a talent but he is in a poor era. |
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Reply | Joshua v Takam
at 22:53 28 Oct 2017
Would Joshua stand up in the glory heavy weight eras?
I'm not talking Ali, Foreman etc but more recent times.
I maybe wrong, I'm not a huge boxing fan but from what I've witnessed in recent times they look like journey men. Tyson Fury World champion, really? |
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Reply | My £50 is safe.
at 22:48 28 Oct 2017
Well I admire your work, so I can but try.
In relation to the Jackett out stuff, I'm more talking about prior to that and yes it was more around the Martinez leaving time so we're on the same page.
Your insightful comment regarding Megson is just what I mean. I personally wouldn't dream of advocating someone like that, I'd be ideologically opposed.
I maybe a football romantic, but I do believe you should play the right way and I believe with the right personnel and patience it can prove successful in results as well. [Post edited 28 Oct 2017 22:48]
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Reply | No starting berth for Llorente
at 22:44 28 Oct 2017
This is all hypothetical stuff, the reality as I see it accounts aside.
We've lost one of our best players and replaced him with someone inferior. To me that's poor business whether he's here next season or not. |
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Reply | No starting berth for Llorente
at 22:33 28 Oct 2017
That's assuming that we stay in the premier league and that he is productive because you do realise we have to pay his wages for several years?
So hypothetically we get relegated and he's a dud. We've lost a considerable amount of money. |
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Reply | Bed blocking solved!
at 22:28 28 Oct 2017
If you have a Nationalised system then I agree with you that PFI is not a good use of resources.
But I'm arguing for a radically different health system than generates revenue in different ways. I absolutely believe in free at the point of use, but I believe in a mixed model.
But as the system stands I believe it has to be pretty much State run, apart from obvious things and if it's to maintain high standards we have to all pay far more tax not just the rich.
So in essence I'd prefer a different model, but I'd accept a State run system with higher spending and tax without PFI.
As it stands at the moment, it's the worst of all Worlds. |
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Reply | My £50 is safe.
at 22:24 28 Oct 2017
Well a few examples of the top of my head:
Many people were hostile to Kenny Jackett leaving the club for a long while and thought he was an excellent manager, I along with others felt we could step forward and needed a change.
I said at the time I expected Martinez to come back and bite Kenny Jackett to much ridicule from the likes of jobcentrejack otherwise known as Dr Winston and others, I said his philosophy would win out and it did. He came back changed our style and we never looked back
But initially there was a lot of skepticism about the new brand of football and for a long time, you had to really argue for it along with many others.
Then after the year that rained we had Rodgers who was pretty much universally popular, but already after promotion some were starting to question the lack of pragmatism. Eventually skipping through to Monk, many lauded him 'best finish we've ever had' but some were questionning the new style and seeing potential issues down the track and were slated for it. But sure enough the rot had set in. Then this pragmatism that many were calling for was becoming entrenched. To the point now where people are visibly bored.
My point is there has always been a scism on here and it largely falls into two categories the purists and the pragmatists. But IMO Swansea City are a more progressive football club when we're playing to a philosophy which doesn't just filter through to the team but to the board, the backroom staff, the fans and the community.
Feel free to disagree. |
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Reply | Bed blocking solved!
at 21:35 28 Oct 2017
The way to solve bed blocking is to move to a European style health system away from our communist system.
The NHS is the UK's blind spot and will continue to be for some time yet. Maybe on benefit of brexit will be the eventual break of the NHS when we complete a deal with the US. ... I've found a positive, I don't believe it. |
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Reply | Catalonia declares independence.
at 21:32 28 Oct 2017
Is Leanne the Rhondda rebel the woman to take up the fight, to destroy the hegemony, to overthrow the ruling class to take powers to the bay away from Westminster?
Maybe just maybe the time has come for Leanne that great intellectual giant Wood to step up. It's like Russia in the early 20th Century, the masses are with her. The proles will rise up against the tyranny. Leanne the great hope of our Nation. |
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Reply | My £50 is safe.
at 19:25 28 Oct 2017
It reminds me of the old days this:
'I'm a pwoper supporter me, I watched the reserves on cold Tuesday night in 1955 what av you done aye plastic only been supporting us since we got promoted to League 1 you glory hunting cant'
Where as time after time, the fans who are criticised for their lack of kiss the badge tattoo of a swan on their arse etc usually end up being proven right. It's the constant cycle, yet the more visionary supporters never get a pat on the back they just get slated every few years when they can see the wood from the trees. Most recent example of this Garry Monk.
But you keep up that positive thinking :) [Post edited 28 Oct 2017 19:26]
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Reply | Catalonia declares independence.
at 19:04 28 Oct 2017
In reply to both posts, the EU will inevitably be lobby fodder every democracy will be lobby fodder for Corporate interest. It's the actions that matter, they have been resolute in standing up for consumers and on issues like the environment and tax:
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jun/18/european-commission-to-crackdow
Oh look 2019 .... hmm
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On the 'we're all doomed' comment. I'm hardly saying that, am I? My point is that we'll be a weaker Country, we'll have less influence and we'll be less economically strong.
The strong in society who largely voted remain i.e. those with qualifications and some level of affluence will be fine. The real sadness is those that voted for it in large part will suffer the consequences of a more Singapore style economy with producers struggling which will mean less manufacturing and less rights for those that want more workers rights. The entrepreneurs will find a way, the rich will still move around the World etc.
I might be wrong, maybe the Government in some machiavellian genius are going to produce this incredible 'deal' with their sharp brains and all this time it was hidden from view and people like myself will have to eat our words. But maybe not. |
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Reply | I went to Cardiff this week...
at 18:51 28 Oct 2017
Yep, absolutely. I'm bored of saying the same thing.
People moan but in the end they'll always prop up Carwyn. Every WAG election the anti tory propaganda comes out and all the failings of the WAG and its Cardiff bias are forgotten about.
To be honest it makes us look needy and thick. Pretty depressing. If you want change, you HAVE to vote for SOMEONE else. Liberal, monster raving looney, free Landore alliance whatever just vote SOMEONE else. |
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Reply | No starting berth for Llorente
at 18:44 28 Oct 2017
No an asset would be a young up and coming player not someone crocked past his best.
I really, really, really hope I'm wrong. |
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Reply | Catalonia declares independence.
at 18:41 28 Oct 2017
I pretty much have, I just read, observe and despair. It just amazes me how easy people are to manipulate, almost fascinating.
They are voting for less rights for themselves because they've bought into the belief the 'foreigner' is the problem.
One day it'll sink it, but it'll probably sadly be too late while the currency speculators make hay. But hey ho. |
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Reply | Katie Taylor
at 18:36 28 Oct 2017
Cannot watch women fight, I'm sorry it's just weird imo.
The lines are becoming more blurry between the sexes year by year and I don't think it's a good thing. But that's just me, if it's your game enjoy. |
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Reply | Catalonia declares independence.
at 18:31 28 Oct 2017
So I'm assuming from your post that you support the common market.
Why are you then happy with the Government pulling us out of the customs union? Which is basically the old common market.
WTO was what we were before joined the old common market. Yet we're happy to become the sickman of Europe again to ""potentially"" reduce immigration and put economic rights in the hands of people like John Redwood, Daniel Hannan, Michael Gove et al who want to 'de-regulate' and 'lower taxes' code for slashing State spending and workers rights. I say that as someone who is hardly seen as a lefty.
But onwards we go. Tally ho. We had a vote, don't you know. |
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Reply | Catalonia declares independence.
at 18:26 28 Oct 2017
Absolutely correct, the UK Gov has been the most liberal in terms of immigration and East expansion believing it imperative to bring former Soviet States under EU control.
We used to believe in foreign policy and setting the agenda.
Our policies meant that those Countries joined, then when they did the EU allowed us to have transitional controls which the Germans and French put in place. But the UK took on a different strategy as Blair wanted to inflate the economy to boom further and win the next election while causing disquiet on the right of politics.
But of course it's all the EU's fault and nothing to do with UK policy. Take back control. |
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