I thought SJ left Watford because the contract he was offered was lower than any other club in the Premier league. If clubs want to sell players that they have given high wage contracts, they need to find clubs that are willing to pay at least the the same wages. Not easy with players who are not considered good enough for their own clubs.
posted by Alicante Bert (Guest) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 11:16 AM

Jerk! I hope the wife you love so much catches it. Then you will realize why precautions are in place and people like you that think it's clever to flaunt them are dicing with death. JERK!
posted by Chris (Guest) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 10:47 AM It's because of people, that don't take the warnings seriously that your death toll is rising. Here in Spain, if two people are in a car, the Police will always stop them. If they say they are going to shop, they will be told to go home. Only one allowed. If they both return it is a 600 euro fine. Only taxi's are allowed two people. The driver and one passenger. If two want a taxi, they have to order two cars. We have had over 900 deaths in the last couple of days. We are not allowed out to exercise outside our own house, or garden if we have one. Even with all these restrictions, our death toll is still rising, but people reporting catching the virus is gradually reducing slowly. I am sure that the strict restrictions, although not pleasant are working.
posted by Alicante Bert (Guest) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 11:08 AM Well said AB what you say is so true. However, it does not give people the right to come on here and wish coronavirus on someone. What that person has said (I don't want him to have the satisfaction of his name being mentioned) is both disgraceful, sad and completely unacceptable and he should be fcking ashamed. In the words of Imp ....."Idiot!!"
posted by Marbella White 1 - Saturday 04th April 2020, 11:17 AM Quite right, no need for nastiness. You notice though that he said he hoped that his wife would get it, and not Geezer. Perhaps he knows that if it is the latter then his bins won't get emptied!!
posted by Flapjack (Guest) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 11:28 AM Don’t think Chris ment it just making a point the wrong way because angry which l can understand need to all look after each other in this hard times. Sort yourself out Geezer
posted by DMK (Guest) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 1:29 PM DMK it's not the jerk bit, its the wishing this virus on someone else, in this case his wife. I'd love this brave internet warrior to say that to Geezers face. No, thought not.
posted by Marbella White 1 - Saturday 04th April 2020, 2:30 PM

Personally give scousers the league promote and relegate top three up bottom three down all the way through league Or failing that to keep prem darlings happy two up. Maybey three. If two not to fussed we will walk that league next year and celebrate opening of stand Could work in little bees favour could see them finishing second ( obvious, no relegation from prem this year
posted by Len (Guest) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 10:10 AM I would Do would bees would be there. Best chance of promotion next year
posted by Len (Guest) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 10:12 AM Len stay off the juice it's too early in the day.
posted by Marbella White 1 - Saturday 04th April 2020, 11:18 AM Three up the bottom, sounds painful
posted by Joey (Guest) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 1:13 PM After the horrible things Liverpool have done to us I would like to see the 2019~2020 Premier scrapped, null and void.
posted by Baz (Moderator) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 1:23 PM And what horrible things did they do ?
posted by Paul (Guest) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 2:17 PM

No harm done. No sorry I don’t know that person.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 7:05 PM

You have to be in the hand shake club. You know what i mean wink wink say no more.
posted by geezer (Guest) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 3:07 PM I don’t want to defend Green but he’s an easy target to pick on. You could make the same argument for many many small and medium sized privately owned businesses with relatively wealthy owners. If we were to ask Phillip Green 2 months salary for his 14,000 employees that would cost around 70m or roughly 2% of his wealth. Now let’s think of a medium sized business with say 100 employees. The total salary for 2 months would be 50k. So if the owner has a net worth of £2.5m we should as him to not claim the furlough from the government. I am guessing most owners With a company of 100 people can also afford (Our of their own pocket) to pay for their employees. As I said I am not trying to defend Phillip Green but sometimes it’s easy to pick on an easy target.
posted by John (Guest) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 3:53 PM It's more the fact that he's a tax exile and then asks the taxpayer for help that bugs me
posted by Old Bloke (Guest) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 4:00 PM Dont confuse a persons wealth with the equity in a compny idiot!!
posted by Impartial (Guest) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 7:08 PM He should have been stripped of his nighthood and the law changed so his wife was liable for UK tax.
posted by Phil (Guest) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 7:47 AM

Wouldn't utopia be a wonderful place;0).

Nobody working -no taxes paid
No taxes paid -where does the money come from to bale people out?
Nobody working - no food available, how do we eat?
Nobody working - no delivery drivers
Nobody working - who treats the sick?
Nobody working - who drives the ambulances to take people to hospital where nobody is working?
Nobody working - where do we buy medicines?
Nobody working - who puts fires out?
Nobody working - who polices the communities?
Etc.

I don't think you've thought this through Paul ;0))
posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 12:31 PM Theoretically if every individual in UK (the world for that matter) stay in isolation for 14days, the virus will be dead and those who’s got the virus already are treated or dead, the problem would go completely away in 2 weeks!! Easy! But that’s never possible, so the next best thing to do is how we can get as close to this as possible. since we are doing that we have to think about essential, economy and the indirect impact a total lockdown would cause. We will never know but the cost (health, human life and money) of a 2month semi-lockdown will be immense! How many more people will be depressed. How much hardship this will cause. Etc etc. You get the point?
posted by John (Guest) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 12:51 PM Yes those except emergency services and health care personnel. All money is borrowed from a decent few who have made us keep paying interest on the debt :(
posted by Paul24FFC (Guest) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 12:59 PM Didn't mean decent btw
posted by Paul24FFC (Guest) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 1:00 PM And Most I didn't mean everyone. I meant keep the sessential running hospitals and police etc but I don't see my job as essential I go to work every day still 6 days a week to 'fix' the railways. Now as insider into this industry they have only just started to disinfect trains just now! Also I see people getting off the trains of an evening. People coming back from doing construction, going into factories, warehouses. No doctors or police men. I mean how essential is it that we keep a line open from Gatwick to London or Gatwick to reading ? I'm sure all the health care workers are driving or getting paid for cabs. So it just doesn't make any sense. I've seen people in groups coming back from house parties etc so it really isn't working this partial lockdown. And people still have to work a supermarket shift, etc and those that are working because our governments schemes are really not up to scratch. How about like I suggested before freeze all rent, bills etc keep everyone except essential workers in. We don't need trains really maybe. Afew in London and have them policed so only health care workers etc can get on them then this way it significantly stops the spread. But when you have a government who say only go to work if you can't work from home. Then how many people are out every single day? Spreading or catching and passing on this virus? It does beggar belief. And if you don't see it like this fare enough. But this partial lockdown will not work. It's all or nothing. Might aswell of kept everyone going out and everything open if they plan on doing it like they are
posted by Paul24FFC (Guest) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 1:54 PM In addition to all of this. A man who cannot contain his own hair is who we entrust to contain the virus! Advised by people who follow the scientific data that no other country is following. Herd immunity is there plan slowly but surely and a lot more unnecessary deaths will occur this way. My advice is keep your loved ones and family safe look after yourselfs. If you voted in the racist mental haired pm and his gang. Jacob Reese mogg etc well done.we will all learn the hard way as we have all accepted the sense of freedom over the years which in reality doesn't exist. Rant over. Enjoy your weekend :)
posted by Paul24FFC (Guest) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 2:11 PM Planes have landed this morning from Shanghai. Seoul. Tokyo. NYC. Need I say more with no health checks and average guesstimate of 2 or 3 covids on each plane? I only have one sympathy and that is with the NHS. Without spelling it out something stinks!
posted by Tony R (Guest) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 2:29 PM Thats right Tony and freely jumping on buses trains etc and spreading it around. Just look at the death toll just released another 684. More action should have been taken ages ago :(
posted by Paul24FFC (Guest) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 2:39 PM I believe your post to be reasonable and correct and if MST is sure he knows better he would have posted something more sensible in response.
posted by Ken44 (Guest) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 4:48 PM Ok Ken here goes. There is no lock down in Sweden. There is advice about staying a metre from the next person and no gatherings of more than 50 people but that’s it. Compare that with Austria; a country of similar population (c8m) and square miles. Both had their first recorded case of C19 in the same week yet Austria has three times as many deaths and four times as many contractions as there are in Sweden. I’m not advocating one course of action or the other but make your own mind up as to which country has it right....
posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 7:18 PM MST clearly what we're doing isn't working! Plus Sweden has more deaths than Austria? So I don't know where your getting your figures from but check again. Sweden has more deaths mate take a quick look and you will see
posted by Paul24FFC (Guest) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 8:22 PM Yes you’re right Paul, I put Austria and Sweden the wrong way around of course. I wasn’t trying to make a particular point just trying to show the comparisons. I don’t know the answer any more than anyone else spray from the fact that lock down is killing the economy and a tighter regime would have made things much worse...
posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 8:46 PM Ok....here goes my perspective from downunder where the trend seems to be flattening. We have had a partial lockdown except for essential services for about two weeks. Social distancing of 1.5 metres and no one allowed to gather in more than 2 and social distance in force and now being enforced by police. People are not even allowed to sit on park benches. Most of our cases appear to have been caused by allowing a cruise ship to disembark people with covid who then travelled home and caused many community infections. Most other have come from os but people for the last month have had to self isolate for two weeks. I also wonder that if we and uk etc had gone into complete lockdown immediately for two weeks would it have stopped the spread. Yes the economy would be in trouble but we would perhaps have stopped it and all got back to normal quicker which would have helped the economy. However I am no expert but just want to send my best wishes to all over there and truly hope that you can get it under control as the numbers coming from there are frightening and I believe you need stronger measures like us but then again it’s maybe too late so it may just run its course and many more will die. So stay indoors for two weeks keep 1.5 metres from everyone and stay safe and well.
posted by Oz Nick (Guest) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 12:05 AM Share your sentiments Oz. Hope everyone stays safe in England and hope everyone is safe where you are and around the world. We appear to be a couple weeks away from our spike starting yet if the models are correct for the left coast. As for the partial lockdown strategy, it would appear it’s primarily based on keeping the hospitals from being overwhelmed and not much else. As for the virus vs. the economy, these half measures won’t help either sadly, but just prolong the misery.
posted by Californian - Saturday 04th April 2020, 1:30 AM What is the use by keeping people in doors. When TonyR says people coming here with out checks. You only have to look at the buses and trains with people to and from work. And the bloke that got a stretch for coughing in front of a wooden top. Only because he was one. The laws are there for all not just the system.
posted by geezer (Guest) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 7:43 AM Read the lead article in the Times today, the lockdown has been a massive mistake. It can’t last as the Govt can’t afford it and it’s destroying economic life for the 99% who ride this out. When it ends the virus will be there, there is no vaccine and herd immunity is the solution. If Oxford uni is right 50% of the population are already immune.
posted by Phil (Guest) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 7:50 AM PHIL just read it. The idiots are running the asylum.
posted by geezer (Guest) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 9:28 AM @MST I know you got the countries mixed up but you still got it wrong either way as SWEDEN has the more deaths which we have now agreed but your argument was about not being on lockdown yet SWEDEN are not on lockdown and have the more deaths than Austria who are. I know you alluded to having it the wrong way round but then your argument would mean Austria not being on lockdown as they have less deaths compared to Sweden but that's not how it is I'm afraid.
posted by Paul24FFC (Guest) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 10:10 AM Agree with oz up to a point thing is we are squased on an island things take time Daughter lives in Perth nearest city to Perth hours away they can control movement not many people want to drive god knows how many hours to next state not allowed anyway Think a lot of people in Perth have financial problems lots of expats and a government no so liberal as ours but they will solve crisis before us as I say far less people larger area of land
posted by Len (Guest) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 10:24 AM And just so your aware, Austria has more cases but considering where it is and the ski resorts that were hit it's understandable. They are also on the descend with cases and deaths where as Sweden has more deaths and keeps getting more deaths daily. Austria went into lockdown I believe march 16th that's a full week before us and none of this 'urge' us to stay in. Now I don't live over there or go over there but I'm sure they only had essential workers working or at least should have. They will be relaxing there restrictions way before us and they will have less deaths than Sweden now and in the long run!!
posted by Paul24FFC (Guest) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 10:26 AM Thing is John if we all start isolating today in two weeks presume some people well now will start to feel unwell in a week so the two weeks will have to go forward for another week get your point though if nothing else give our health service breathing space to produce equipment we Will get on top of it once we get everything in gear
posted by Len (Guest) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 10:28 AM Daughter in Perth mentioned a cruise ship coming in locals not to impressed corona on board do not with all respect want that added problem
posted by Len (Guest) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 10:34 AM The Govenment had the numbers from China who we now know told us lies. The herd idea was from the China numbers backed by the WHO and we have found out that they back China, they refuse to include Taiwan in their numbers. I really do not think anyone else could have done better with the short amount of time with these lies as their source.
posted by Baz (Moderator) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 1:31 PM I read that people in South Australia are throwing bricks at cars that have other states number plates.
posted by Baz (Moderator) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 1:40 PM Australia, strange country , even stranger people.
posted by Bruce (Guest) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 2:19 PM

All these really cheery questions. so, a question for you why not join the Friday joke time banter and lighten the mood up a bit?
posted by Marbella White 1 - Friday 03rd April 2020, 12:22 PM All good questions m/w never the less ,no can answer, you can put jokes on here any time but these are worth addressing it wont go away..
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 1:01 PM

I was looking for something unusual to do for a job so I decided to become an archaeologist. My career quickly fell into ruins.
posted by Marbella White 1 - Friday 03rd April 2020, 11:41 AM dAN (white Van Man) has a perished windscreen wiper, so in his moment of crisis turns to his fellow bloggers for advice. MST sends him on a lockdown defying 30 mile round trip to Halfords. “One wiper blade, sorry Sir, we only do them in pairs “ exclaimed the masked assistant. “That’s fine” quipped dAN “I will use my Covid-19 Business Loan”. Happy man dAN. Later that day, our intrepid van driver develops a toothache so under further advice from the one-stop FFC Blog, drives straight to A&E. The unmasked doctor advises “Just the one tooth? Sorry, we only take them out in pairs” Done deal for Happy man dAN. Finally home he seeks comfort from mRS dAN, asking her for a blow job. “Sorry dAN” she replied “I only do them in pairs, but lucky for you I went on the One-stop Blog and Marbella White has volunteered - he will be here on the next available flight..... - stay tuned as the true reality and frustration of lockdown UK hits dAN where it hurts the most
posted by Flapjack (Guest) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 11:50 AM Masterpeice! :))))))))
posted by Marbella White 1 - Friday 03rd April 2020, 12:07 PM Magic like it
posted by dAN (Guest) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 12:21 PM Guys, thanks & glad that you don’t mind being the stars of the show!!
posted by Flapjack (Guest) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 12:46 PM The cat just asked me if I want the radio left on while he goes out.

Little prick!
posted by Chris of Jokes - Friday 03rd April 2020, 12:47 PM Like that one Chris !!
posted by Len (Guest) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 10:37 AM

Just out of interest, you smug bastard, how can he answer that and why is it any of your business? You have just trampled on one of the basic board protocols. You might want to rethink your attitude here. Tw@t writ large.
posted by The Arizonan - Friday 03rd April 2020, 8:26 AM Arizonan, you have proved that the various uncomplimentary remarks posted about you appear to be correct. MST is not obliged to answer but I am sure he would always attempt to be polite unlike you.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 8:43 AM God! Quick CoJ, start off Friday joke time.
posted by Marbella White 1 - Friday 03rd April 2020, 9:32 AM No I don't work for ISS but I'm guessing you know that they are a Danish company ;0). They are, of course, a customer though.

I would prefer not to disclose my employer for two reasons a) the information I have given below could breach GDPR and b) it would lead people to identifying me personally and that could lead to all sorts of issues....
posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 11:07 AM Ari, do you forget to take your bromide this morning lol...
posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 11:50 AM Whoah Ari. Chill out! Sure MST can speak for himself.
posted by David (Guest) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 1:45 PM Maybe. So can I of course and I did.
posted by The Arizonan - Friday 03rd April 2020, 4:22 PM MST sometimes I think you work for ikea you seem to spend a lot of time in Nordic countries!!! Not that I’m bothered where you work (. Don’t want to upset ari. Think he’s in a bad mood today
posted by Len (Guest) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 10:41 AM Ari if I could deviate a bit how’s things in your part of the country bit funny really bit doing some betting on American horse racing presume they have different outlook on some things
posted by Len (Guest) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 10:48 AM

Is it really true people throwing good food that they stock piled away? Can’t help but think some of the pictures are setup. Eg I can’t believe people throwing what looks like good bananas away! I work in an office so business as usual as I can log on remotely from home!!
posted by John (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 7:55 PM Geezer, drive carefully mate!
posted by David (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 8:10 PM As yet, no one is on furlough in the UK but my teams in the UK and Ireland are all working from home and video conferencing with customers, HQ and each other. We have enough to do for a month or so with general house keeping and on-line training but after that who knows.

We are trying to compensate with social selling and on-line orders but our sales figures have fallen off a cliff and are about 10% down on 2019.

HQ in Denmark has had to lay off a few hourly paid workers but our main priority has been to keep people safe so we have installed infrared cameras as well as employed doctors and nurses to regularly check temperatures and test suspected cases of the virus.

As yet only one person in our HQ has contracted the virus and that person caught it on holiday and did not come into work. They recovered after around six days but they are super fit and run marathons, triathlns, etc.

Worrying times!!


posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 7:16 AM And you thought Brexit was bad ...
posted by The Arizonan - Friday 03rd April 2020, 8:29 AM Yes Ari, it was the last thing we needed after that fiasco :0((
posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 11:09 AM John you would not believe what people chuck away. Day old meat of all sorts still in the package. Full loaves of bread, eggs in the boxes. Fruit by the bucket loads. Its unbelievable.
posted by geezer (Guest) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 12:58 PM Geezer that is shocking!! Why? If I throw away more than 5% of my food I’d feel bad considering how many people are starved out there!! I throw away no more than a few rotten tomatoes or old veg! If my meat is away to go out of date, I’d cook it and keep it for the next couple of days.
posted by John (Guest) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 5:23 PM Sell by dates and use by are the worst things ever invented. Or may be im old school. Born in 1948.
posted by geezer (Guest) - Friday 03rd April 2020, 5:42 PM Every cloud has a silver lining
posted by Len (Guest) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 10:42 AM Sort of puts brexit into perspective if we get back to normality think we will be a far stronger country. Will take time though. Think the younger generation will benefit more than us old b =++=ds. Keep your chins up this country’s been through worse
posted by Len (Guest) - Saturday 04th April 2020, 10:53 AM

Nothing as far as testing goes...Germany over half a million test weekley.
posted by Will (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 7:47 AM true Government(or English health were slow out of blocks)but still feel lockdown was correct action,it takes time for this to filter through into hard death figures,am encouraged by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine suggesting social distancing means that number of positve virus cases could be 0.62 against an early estimate of 2.6.These guys are usually very good as they know more about diseases than most,just a pity lockdown was not merged with high test rates as Germany etc.Government must hold it's nerve at least for one more week and just take the flak.
posted by brian longhurst. (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 9:25 AM Germany test 100,000 a day Britain test 8,000 a day , wtf !
posted by Paul (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 10:08 AM I blame the government when it rains also.
posted by Nick (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 10:23 AM This hopeless government has known for months this Virus was on its way to the uk but did nothing , Why ?
posted by Pete (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 10:39 AM I hope the government have started stock piling face masks! it's absolutely crazy WHO and the government cannot see the face masks can significantly reduce the transfer of the virus! yes, it doesn't fix the problem but I suspect it can reduce transfer by a big percentage. I don't understand one of the reasons they gave that you'd touch your face more when you wear a mask?! rubbish.
posted by John (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 12:03 PM could b worse could be labour and clown corbyn ,,dont bear thinking about
posted by eric,m (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 12:59 PM And having Dianne Abbott reading out the daily figures !
posted by John (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 1:39 PM I’m in no way a labour supporter but the Tories have had it in for the nhs for years .
posted by Pete (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 2:21 PM Bet they will remember them when it's all over !
posted by John (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 2:34 PM

Newcastle and Norwich as well .
posted by Pete (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 8:32 PM Agree John, 750.000+ people risking there lives for no pay & some have paid with their life and there will be more. I'm sure some players & managers are trying to help like PEP G....... I for one will not waste another penny watching football again. Shameful you are being to kind John.
posted by Will (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 12:20 AM The moaning and outcry on this subject is being heard on all club fans forums. stop moaning,all supporters DON'T ATTEND MATCHES FOR THE NEXT SEASON. Then we should see some realistic price structures.
posted by KUNYE (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 12:00 PM and that p0n-ce linekar
posted by eric,m (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 1:01 PM That would surely do the trick, but most supporters can't wait to start paying the earth to watch their team In action again!
posted by John (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 1:04 PM My neighbour is an Arsenal fan, think he is wondering if £900 for his season ticket was a bit too expensive
posted by David (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 2:39 PM Arsenal made app: 60 million from ticket sales last season !
posted by David (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 2:53 PM Different David to to me. David I’d suggest choosing another username or you will receive a lot of abuse.
posted by David (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 6:28 PM That happens to be my name, I was thinking the same about you
posted by David (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 8:12 PM I’m Spartacus !
posted by Spartacus (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 9:51 PM You misunderstand me. But okay. I’ll change mine.
posted by Original David (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 11:51 PM

Can’t you buy a wiper blade on-line? I am sure Amazon have not shut up shop!! Re the dentist, I read the other day that all non-urgent stuff would be cancelled but all dentists should provide telephone care support to advise people requiring urgent help
posted by Flapjack (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 2:27 PM Are you telling the tooth ?
posted by Dr Phang (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 3:05 PM Bike shops are allowed to open so I assume Halfords would be a good bet for your wiper blade ;0).

Personally, we buy noin-essential items when we go out to buy staple products like bread, milk, cleaning materials, etc.

Riddle me this, is a pizza considered essential when you buy it in a supermarket and cook it yourself at home but not essential when you have a cooked one delivered :0))))))))))).....?
posted by MST (Moderator) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 5:17 PM Pizza is essential full stop!
posted by Chris of Jokes - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 5:52 PM e-bay is open.
posted by Will (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 8:08 PM Flapjack, just bolt a golden retriever to your car roof so that it's tail hangs over the windscreen and keep saying walkies. Should do the job.
posted by Marbella White 1 - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 9:43 AM At least my local curry house still delivers, so my Saturday's are not a complete disaster. Social distancing is still maintained, pay by card, the driver delivers, rings the door bell and retreats. Bon Appetit.
posted by Curry Eater. (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 9:56 AM My local pizza parlour said they deliver so I asked if I could order a pineapple and liver pizza , they said they don’t deliver , i said you told me you do deliver , make up your mind !
posted by Matt (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 10:43 AM Bit tricky pulling a tooth online ! ( sorry to be flippant ) seriously bit tricky sticking your hand in a strangers mouth very close contact but if this carries on lots of things we take for granted will have to be addressed no matter how trivial it seems personally next two weeks will be vital we will see signs of slow down don’t want to think about the alternative but this country has endured worse and will prevail
posted by Len (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 11:53 AM

Just wondered if anybody else has any April 1st stories?
posted by Simon (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 12:58 PM Remember before I started my apprenticeship as a metal worker, you were the runabout getting items from the stores etc for the men on the bench It was April 1st and one of the guys asked me to get a rubber mallet from the stores. Not realising there was such a thing and knowing it was April fools day I refused to get it. The miserable sod told the foreman - who was even more of a misery - result was a bollocking, at least I knew what a rubber mallet looked like!
posted by John (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 1:38 PM Similarly, I was the office rookie. Came back from lunch to find a note on my desk asking me to contact Mr Lyon - of course they had given me the number for the zoo!! Fell for it like many others that followed
posted by Flapjack (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 2:01 PM John have you ever seen the inbetweeners where they do the same thing? They ask for spirit level bubbles and tartan paint.
posted by David (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 2:17 PM Does anybody remember Alex aka The Traveller? He would never say the word “Chelsea” but referred to them as “the filth.” (Eg. Chelsea Bridge was Filth Bridge.) My better half worked with him in MOD - one April fools day the wags in the office concocted a spoof crossword clue, “type of currant bun flavoured with lemon peel and mixed spices.” The bogus clue was offered to the office. Caught unawares, The Trav responded “Chelsea Bun.” Gotcha Trav!
posted by Simon (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 3:12 PM Good story Simon, I knew Fergie from the tbt days back in the 1970s , top fella always ready to help you out , rip Al .
posted by Ian (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 3:18 PM Also remembered being sent to the other end of the factory to get a left handed screwdriver, when you found the guy he said another bloke who worked in an adjoining building had borrowed it and so it went on
posted by John (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 4:23 PM Knew Alex well, over the years with TBT,the trips to Helmond, Gibraltar 75,car to Horsham,via the local brewery,he once fell asleep round my old house,opposite the old Elm Park,with the cat on his lap,it was the only pussy he got all season!!!RIP fella,thanks for the memories.
posted by Pete Mackay (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 6:00 PM

We offloaded Sessegnon [tricky to spell] to Spurs. He is not a great player never was just useful that is all.
posted by tony (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 12:32 PM Never saw Sessegnon as a defender more a winger .usefull not great about right nice lad seems so far we got best of Spurs deal well done Khans
posted by Big Red (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 1:50 PM

a friend works for the club and he reckons that the contractors have been there (or were last week). So looking hopeful on that front
posted by Flapjack (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 12:36 PM Thanks flap
posted by Marbella White 1 - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 12:56 PM Works on the new stand ended monday evening 30th March review to re starting 27th April
posted by KUNYE (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 6:08 PM

The world is now full with me mes and must haves.
posted by geezer (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 6:45 PM Whilst most fans and the wider country is furloughed or on reduced wages surely now is the time for the PFA and the players to voluntarily take a cut (not a deferment) otherwise I can see many clubs getting into serious financial trouble or going bust.
posted by JohnFFC - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 7:13 PM JohnFFC, Deferment. That was the word I was trying to remember!
posted by Broadsword (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 7:54 PM If this current situation doesn't lead to footballers not being payed stupid amounts of dosh I don't know what will. As for the Juve players least said the better
posted by David (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 8:27 PM Broadsword - happy to be your dictionary!
posted by JohnFFC - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 8:46 PM I certainly understand the feelings but I think that there is an alternative view that we all earn as much as we can in whatever profession and if top flight football wasn't such a worldwide pull from people like us then TV companies would be less interested and clubs, players and agents would earn less.

You also have to remember that we all live to (or above) our menas and I doubt that would be any different for footballers to be honest. If you can afford it then take the cut to help others but if you can't and you have a family (however extended)to support then perhaps it's not possible.

In addition, many pepople make charitable donations without shouting about it so calling someone out without full knowledge of their situation is never a good idea.

Just trying to add some balance ;0)

posted by MST (Moderator) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 7:26 AM Apparently the Juventus players have agreed not to have a pay increase for four months. How good of them.! As far as I'm concerned all these players " earning" silly money need to start living in the real world. This includes the likes of " celebrity's". the "Linikers" of this world. Just let it sink in MST over a MILLION pounds a year for fronting a football show- value for money I think not!
posted by John (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 10:08 AM John, I really don't care one iota what other people earn mate. If I was in their shoes I would likely want the same amount and I doubt that you wouldn't either....
posted by MST (Moderator) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 12:37 PM Mst. Your argument may (or may not) be valid in ordinary circumstances. In the current situation why should footballers be protected from the problems everyone else is facing? If Barcelona can do it, the others can
posted by Broadsword (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 1:10 PM Not really the point mate. Would I accept it yes, but the point is such an obscene amount shouldn't be on offer- We disagreed over Brexit and we will no doubt do not the same here- " You are awful but I like you"
posted by John (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 1:50 PM You're both missing the point - just because you haven't heard or read it in the press, does not mean it isn't happening...
posted by MST (Moderator) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 3:48 PM Perhaps it's you who are missing the point. Just imagine that if the clubs didn't have such a massive wage bill they just might be able to reduce the cost of watching football.
posted by John (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 4:31 PM John, they could do that anyway. Gate receipts in the top two divisions would not cover 10% of players wages and where do you think the money would go if the players didn't get it? Agents? Clubs?

Whichever way you look at it, the money will find it's way back to the players and the only way to stop it, in my opinion, is higher taxation to players, agents and clubs. +75% perhaps, like it was in the '60s and 70's however, if we did that players would simmply go overseas as tax exiles (like pop stars used to), our Premier League would end up like the Scottish Premiership and the lower leagues would collapse.

Just my opinion. It's good to discuss it of course but in real life, when it comes to salary, it's every man for hiimself, regardless of the industry in which we find ourselves and the better we are at our jobs, (usually) the better we are paid...





posted by MST (Moderator) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 5:26 PM Yes mate enjoy the exchanges, quite rightly people have different views on what is a prickly subject- but I will NEVER consider a guy like Ozil to be worth over 300k a week. No wonder he's " happy" to stay at Arsenal, what other club would be daft enough to offer him that sort of money? Whilst I understand that gate receipts are small at the lower leagues, the premier league grounds are usually full so I'm sure having to pay their players less could leave room for the Folk who support them through thick and thin to a reduction in the price of admission. Probably done this debate to death- wonder what will be the next topic we can get our teeth into ?
posted by John (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 7:53 PM MST - I think you are missing the point and you are wrong. If you read my original post you will see that it is not happening. In fact, clubs are now using the government wage support scheme which is really taking the piss.
posted by Broadsword (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 9:41 PM Got to be honest MST always regarded having ten mill the same as 100 mill no one can spend 100 mill unless they do something stupid like buying a football club or dabbling in the stock market or big time gambling in all honesty if I had a few quid in the bank which I would never be able to spend I would endevour in these serous times to make some life’s happier would not leave myself short though not one of these well he’s earned it brigade we not here for long do someone some good if you can there’s nothing worse than not knowing which way to turn
posted by Len (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 12:05 PM Presume satellite. Money and sales of merchandise world wide don’t think gate recipients although good for big clubs not overly reliant on
posted by Len (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 12:09 PM

I remember the smell more than anything and the fact that cooked burgers were still pink!!! What I miss more than anything coming in off the M4 these days is that evocative smell as you walked through Bishop's Park - Hmmm Westlers, stale booze and fags. Who needs fresh air LOL.

On the shopping note I read today that someone in North Wales was fined £30 for buying non-essential items and a corner shop was ordered to take Easter eggs off the shelf - clearly with the decline in shoplifting, speeding and burglaries the police don't have enough to do :0((((

What on earth is this country coming to and how can you you take away someone's freedom of choice in a free society - sad days indeed....
posted by MST (Moderator) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 3:10 PM I miss going through Bishop's Park and hearing the band playing close to the cafe,yes,i go back a very long way.
posted by brian longhurst. (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 4:33 PM I remember the hot chestnut seller yelling Chestnuts! Chestnuts! For some reason at night games!!
posted by Tony R (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 4:44 PM I remember having a Westler hamburger after a game from a stand once, it was pink with bits of bone in it the only flavour was the copious amount of watered down tomato sauce I had smothered all over it. I'm sure if you dropped it it would have bounced right back up at you like a super ball.
posted by Hammersmith Gorilla (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 4:46 PM What else would a hot chestnut seller yell apart from chestnuts ?
posted by Tim nice but dim (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 4:53 PM There was always a little ice cream cart at the gates adj to the bandstand area in the 50s. was told he had had his pitch since the 1930s
posted by KUNYE (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 5:02 PM Remember the sellers shouting "Pea-nuts!!! Peanuts for sixpence" I guess just in case anyone confused them with Chestnuts.
posted by Marbella White 1 - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 5:04 PM MW - I remember “Peanuts! Roasted! tanner a bag.........” Percy Daltons only
posted by Keetch54 - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 5:26 PM Ah the old peanut seller ! Peanuts tanner a bag !!! Peanut shells everywhere anybody remember him
posted by Len (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 6:03 PM Bloody ridiculous If the shops open then buy what yuo llke
posted by Len (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 6:08 PM Santiis l believer the cart was always ouside that gate in summer that ice cream best I ever tasted believe the family lived near the sweet shop near the ground
posted by Len (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 6:42 PM Must have been peanuts then. I was drinking in the Kings Arms with the Beard!
posted by Tony R (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 7:01 PM Further do you remember when collecting the Saturday papers to see other results when the cry in London was Star,News,Standard all todays results.We used to get all three perhaps for 2 old pence each or there abouts.
posted by brian longhurst. (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 7:22 PM I remember the old man with an enamel cup singing under the bridge, on the walk from Putney Bridge into Bishops Park, just by the steps up to the road on Putney Bridge, then just beyond him the badge and rosette sellers at the entrance to Bishops Park. Ah, those were the days, memories.
posted by LTS (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 11:39 PM I remember the peanut man coming thro’ the crowd,the lady in the ice cream van,and Micky Beard aah,once spent a session with him up to Blackpool in a compartment train,the sea air sobered me up(we won 1-0)and I remember a little skirmish with him and others on St Albans station after a friendly.Great days .COYW.
posted by Pete Mackay (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 7:58 AM The Micky Beard memories were always fun if not hilarious. I always remember when we got to Old Trafford and Mick decided to go in the Stretford End on his own. He caused havoc. He just stood there bellowing Fulham at the top of his voice and the Reds scattered. Shows you what you can do after 10 pints of Guinness with RamRod chasers!
posted by Tony R (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 9:38 AM Mind you, I think Harry the dog of the Milwall running on his own from one end of Villa Park to take on the whole of the Holt (home ) End on his own . After diving in, fists flying , he’s rescued by the police who felt sorry for him and returned him to the Milwall faithful rather than eject him.
posted by Keetch54 - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 10:27 AM Santilis had the big ice cream parlour on North End Road for many years. My dad said there was some rumour about him being involved in a Football Pools scam. Claimed that’s how they got there money, don’t know how true, but they didn’t appear to have been charged with anything. Rumour and gossip added to o the picture in those days. Then again, still does.
posted by Realistic (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 10:33 AM Was not the ice cream shop in north end road called scalas !! santilli had a small factory in everington street by the rec!joe santill had a hollywood tache like dick dastardly ,the whole family worked the vans going round streets in summer ,the ice cream best ever tasted any were in the world.
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 11:55 AM Bishop you are absolutely right. I was thinking about that and the lightbulb lit. Was just going to correct but you beat me too it. Well remembered, it took me a while.
posted by Realistic (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 2:22 PM Pies at FFC used to be hot on the outside & frozen in the middle, used to buy a bovril to thaw them out ! Tea came with traces of coffee & bovril in it, coffee with tea & bovril & bovril with tea & coffee. Hamburgers usually gave you the squits, found out why eventually.... Then AlF came in & it improved. Think the great plague started in the Hammersmith end gents toilet, perhaps that was where the food was stored between games ?
posted by Ollie (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 3:45 PM

What would they check them with? We don’t even have enough test kits for the front line doctors and nurses. I guess they could check their temperature but that’s not really conclusive and where would they quarantine them!!? But I agree with your point that surely there should be some elementary checks on people coming into the country!
posted by John (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 11:15 AM If we have no ability to check people who come threw our Airports a part from bring our residents home. They should be closed like everything else
posted by DMK (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 12:10 PM The government have made a right pigs ear of this virus .
posted by Matt (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 2:46 PM Anybody seen any ppe kits , cos sure as hell the nhs haven’t !
posted by Norm (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 4:55 PM There is an under lining thing about it all. More laws being passed. Hiding behind this virus scare. There was a full page about it in the Times Saturday. Giving the government more unprecedented powers.
posted by GEEZER (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 6:35 PM I've ordered an away PPE kit.
posted by Ollie (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 3:47 PM I've ordered an away PPE kit. All the home kits have sold out
posted by Ollie (Guest) - Wednesday 01st April 2020, 3:48 PM

Amusing story in today's paper. A man and his wife were having breakfast in the kitchen and to cheer his wife up said I'll get a map of the world and pin it on the wall.You throw a dart at it and wherever it lands we will take a holiday there once the virus has gone. Problem seems to be what to pack in your suitcase when your spending your holiday behind the fridge.
posted by John (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 1:44 PM I need a runner!
posted by Longy Short (Guest) - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 1:05 PM

Good post! I hope all missing posters, including OWEN, are safe and well and it is only the absence of freal ootball that they are not on here!
posted by John (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 9:28 AM I'm still here big boy. I was fatting my farmers, so couldn't get on as often.
posted by Owen (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 9:47 AM Marbella White on parade from a dismal and scary Spain
posted by Marbella White 1 - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 10:27 AM There are some new posters including me!
posted by 007 - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 11:04 AM Not convinced that is THE Owen...
posted by John (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 11:13 AM It's not Owen you can tell because this poster has signed in as a 'guest' and the real Owen is registered like I am.
posted by Marbella White 1 - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 12:04 PM I'm still around at the moment, and I do look at the our site on a daily basis, but apart from covid-19, there is not much more to talk about, which is a crying shame.
posted by A C (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 12:51 PM I do hope OWEN is okay. Not convinced by this imposter! A week or so ago, there was some concern about his wearabouts but he posted and then dropped off radar again. So I’ll take that as a good sign
posted by David (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 12:57 PM Got a call from the club tdy asking if I was ok or needed any help - I don’t but was well received
posted by Keetch54 - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 1:02 PM Keetchy, I hear that really old people get called more than once. MST was called 5 times yesterday and 4 times today.
posted by Marbella White 1 - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 5:06 PM Has ffc phoned you five times Charlotte being the young lady
posted by Len (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 6:30 PM Well played
posted by Ipitombi (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 6:57 PM

Jim Hicks
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posted by Chris of Jokes - Monday 30th March 2020, 4:47 PM As the song goes , Horne was a colourful character !
posted by Paul (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 5:50 PM Don't agree with Gilroy'sinclusion. He was pretty good tho didn't score too many goals.
posted by 007 - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 11:06 AM Used to like the Greek fella we had past his best Bit annoying to opposing teams ! What a player when he was younger
posted by Len (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 6:35 PM Karagounis
posted by Keetch54 - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 2:51 PM Someone at the club tried to impress on him what the atmosphere would be like at Fulham vs Chelsea and he should prepare himself. He laughed and pointed out he had played in Inter Milan vs AC Milan at the San Siro, and that, he said, was a real derby.
posted by Keetch54 - Thursday 02nd April 2020, 2:58 PM

I doubt it to be honest. Most of which is on Netflix is either made by and for Netflix or is a series from terestial TV or a particular genre of film.

Geezer would love it as there is loads of good film noir and foreign material ;0). Don't be put off though as that accounbts for about 5% and there are literally thousands of series' and films. I recommend the following:

After Life
The English Game
The Stranger
Safe
Ozark
Narcos

But there are many, many, many, may more that I have watched and enjoyed and mostly Netfix originals....
posted by MST (Moderator) - Monday 30th March 2020, 2:52 PM oh and inside Bill's brain an absolute must watch three part documentary about Bill Gates.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Monday 30th March 2020, 2:55 PM He’s right on this John - loads of content, but particularly good for box-sets (UK/US/EU) there’s something for everyone in a huge catalogue covering fictional/factual. Like I said yesterday, just sign up for the free trial
posted by Flapjack (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 3:17 PM Cheers Flap- on my way
posted by John (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 3:29 PM Just watched the first two episodes of Breaking Bad. Seems quite good, quite a few more to watch so should keep me busy during isolation!
posted by Chris of Jokes - Monday 30th March 2020, 3:59 PM you might find BBC do have Goons on one of thier stations.
posted by brian longhurst. (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 4:48 PM John, further to your original question - if you go to Audible.co.uk you can get a free 30 trial. It's an Amazon company and will therefore be able to access all the Goons shows. This in conjunction with Netflix will ensure you are not bored during lock down!!
posted by Flapjack (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 5:17 PM john theres a knocking at the door min.
posted by geezer (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 6:09 PM haha get it Geezer - just doing my bit for the community!!
posted by Flapjack (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 6:39 PM Once again thanks Flap. Look forward to hearing Neddy Seegoon again
posted by John (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 8:08 PM Looks like " tales of old Dartmoor" is available on u tube Geezer. Don't come much better than that episode
posted by John (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 8:14 PM Also Round the Horn - available on 4 Comedy - Rambling Sid Rumpo, Julian and Sandy, and Dame Celia Molestangler and ageing juvenile Dinky Huberback
posted by Keetch54 - Monday 30th March 2020, 8:19 PM Journey in to space. Workers play time. And i still listen to the Archers.
posted by GEEZER (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 6:51 PM

As sad as this epidemic is,on our eventual return to normality we may see a much better way of doing things : :no more ridiculous salaries, agents fees and transfers, and of course more realistic gate prices.YES we will survive as a club.
posted by KUNYE (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 1:37 PM Always thought the gravy train Would run out rather not this way maybey sanity will return now
posted by Len (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 2:31 PM Jack Grealish. He should stop lecturing people about staying in and look in the mirror and remind himself apart from his hair cut, how not to be a stupid prat!! If he wants to go further perhaps he can follow examples of a few well paid sportspeople and donate some of his salaries towards various good causes setup for Covid 19!! It’s a shame the top end of football (premier league and all the well paid players) are not doing more financially for the lower league clubs and the needed people.
posted by John (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 2:41 PM Should he be done for drink driving? Surely running away from an accident should be punished as heavy as drink driving otherwise, everyone who been drinking and have an accident will run away! What about Villa - they sacked McCormack because he struggled to climb his 4ft fence and was late for training. Surely, they should sack Grealish!
posted by John (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 2:46 PM Grealish - Good footballer, pity about his IQ !
posted by Scrooge (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 3:32 PM Scrooge, if you think the arrogance of a man can be overcome then think you have another thing coming .. Have you not been to cottage lately? It was obvious,morning come morning leave how this one would go . Joker !
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 4:03 PM Can't quite understand your answer. Sadly stopped going to the cottage after 50 years due to a lousy illness which doesn't get better
posted by Scrooge (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 4:34 PM Louse, or to use the plural Lice , are little bleeders .
posted by Pete (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 5:53 PM Think our friend is referring to a long term illness not an infestation did not need your input. Into the spelling. Does not bother the majority on this board Feel a bit sad for our grammar police at times
posted by Len (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 10:19 AM Think the majority of fans know grealish is a Pratt. Only the villa fans will defend his actions on and off the field personally I would not touch him with a barge pole But money talks in world of fooball
posted by Len (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 10:23 AM Leaving the scene of an accident surely a. Criminal offence. But as we’ve seen time and again in this country One rule for one one for another
posted by Len (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 10:26 AM To len and scrooge, the dopey post is not mine, its my clone who has wiped the slime of his body and appeared again ,top post what started he topic is mine , ok with that .
posted by the real arch bishop (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 12:05 PM Apologies for that !!!
posted by Len (Guest) - Tuesday 31st March 2020, 6:50 PM

VDS. Cohen. Strong. Mullery. Roger Brown. Bobby Moore. George Best. Gera. Zamora. Saha. Cairney
posted by Tony R (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 10:25 AM Haggaland excuse spelling grammar police
posted by Len (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 10:50 AM My team would be Schwarzer Parker Goma Hangeland Cohen Haynes Mullery Malbranque Boamorta Duff Saha
posted by Jim (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 10:55 AM Did I see national league have finished their season !,
posted by Len (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 10:55 AM My team would be Edwin Van Der Sar, Steve Finnan, Brede Hangeland, Tony Gale, Rufus Brevett, Stead Malbranque, Sean Davies, Danny Murphy, George Best, Bobby Zamora, Gordon Davies
posted by JohnFFC - Monday 30th March 2020, 11:42 AM Dont forget moreline de haag metchick,large, chennil, marlet, cut some slack guys.
posted by Albertrn (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 11:51 AM Couldn’t choose, but when I look at your selections, we’ve had some pretty good players down the years.
posted by Realistic (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 11:51 AM van der sa , cohen , langley , mullery , gale , moore , barrett , jezzard , haynes , macdonald , stevens ,,,,, very hard not 2b pick leggett
posted by moreline (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 12:33 PM sh-t forgot about george and rodney , this is impossible
posted by moreline (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 12:34 PM Just coming back,blinking tuff,certainly is whether you have gone for 10/20/30/40/50/60plus seasons also we all have favourites. Looking at others post must say would i change mitro for gorden davies.left out best as was such a short time with us.liked to have found a space for rodney marsh,just loved this one off player also a space for duff,again loved what he gave us plus steed malbranque.Will settle taking out clarke and put in Duff.
posted by brian longhurst. (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 1:47 PM Cairney! Your having a laugh!! Johnny Haynes not in there
posted by Chief (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 1:55 PM

One idea being suggested is that all the clubs refuse to sell any of their players to other English clubs. This would hopefully be the end of " stupid " money being paid out. If the Greedy sods can't settle on 100 k a week - this still seems a lot to me - let them join the M Mouse leagues in China ( masks provided). REALY do hope some sense of reality emerges from all this.
posted by John (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 2:08 PM

Think this seasons over/void probably,tough on Leeds,West Brom Result for Norwich,Watford. We lose any hope of playing in the premier next season although nothing to fear in this league.
posted by Chief (Guest) - Sunday 29th March 2020, 7:59 PM As each day goes by the thoughts of football are slowly slipping from the mind, as other things are now much more important. When I heard on the TV last night that this could continue up until September, or even later, and I have a terrible feeling that this seasons tables will be scrubbed out, and if and when the next season starts, we will have to start all over again. Keep as safe as you can everybody.
posted by Malden Mick (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 9:15 AM Much as I hate the idea of two teams being added to prem and no relegation pretty sure we would Walk this league next season
posted by Len (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 2:36 PM

Talking of TV ,as I am no longer paying for Sky sport, can anybody tell me if Netflix is worth getting and what do you get for your money? Ta very much.
posted by John (Guest) - Sunday 29th March 2020, 5:46 PM Netflix is for sure worth getting - excellent content. Best thing to do is to get a free trial
posted by Flapjack (Guest) - Sunday 29th March 2020, 6:14 PM I think that Netflix is far better value than Sky to be honest (although I have both). Just finished watching “the English game”, a Netflix original series. Dramatised the story of the beautiful game moving from the upper to the working classes. Really worth a watch. On a separate note John, I have paused Sky Sports but still have the channels working.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Sunday 29th March 2020, 6:18 PM Netflix is great. Better than amazon prime tele in my opinion. But if football is what you want, prime have all the good football documentaries. And will be getting the spurs one.
posted by David (Guest) - Sunday 29th March 2020, 6:34 PM I only watch it. The films are the best you can get.
posted by geezer (Guest) - Sunday 29th March 2020, 7:28 PM Also on more four. Just watching before i die . And BBC FOUR Swedish Noir. The swedes make the best police programmes by far. Along with Norway Finland Denmark. The French Belgium Icelandic also. They all have sub titles. They all make our programmers with a lot to learn and do to catch up. They are very professional and you the viewer have to use you brains to work the plots out.
posted by GEEZER (Guest) - Sunday 29th March 2020, 7:43 PM Thanks for the info guys. Think you've made up my mind for me.
posted by John (Guest) - Sunday 29th March 2020, 8:05 PM Just to add, that if you get the top package (about £13 per month), then you get UHD content and four log ins so other people in your family can also view Netflix on your account in different parts of the country. As long as no more than four poeple try to log in at one time, it works fine - my three sons all use my account at different addresses. How good is that for £13 per months ;0)?
posted by MST (Moderator) - Monday 30th March 2020, 6:49 AM people already thinking how do i pay council tax on 80 % so netflix and amazon are last in the queue,with repeated films etc,.
posted by Albert rn (Guest) - Monday 30th March 2020, 11:48 AM

Yes i am. Driving a dustcart. Also the wife is working.
posted by geezer (Guest) - Sunday 29th March 2020, 11:16 AM Lol geez :D))...and the stand?
posted by Marbella White 1 - Sunday 29th March 2020, 11:54 AM sorry MW just read the post to quick.
posted by geezer (Guest) - Sunday 29th March 2020, 12:00 PM

Needs all the clubs to get together and refuse to use them
posted by DMK (Guest) - Saturday 28th March 2020, 6:11 PM DMK, i get it, but think of the families of the footballers and their sisters. Parasites we call agents are there living in there.
posted by John (Guest) - Saturday 28th March 2020, 6:12 PM We are not talking about playing on the cheap, but need a bit of common sense here. You know like NOT giving Mesut Ozil 300 grand a week, this guy only plays when he feels up to it , then gets the hump when he's taken of after being anonymous for most of the game. Or David - de hay. Not being able to live on about 12 million a year threatens to leave so they up his money by a few more grand. Still seen him let a couple of shots dribble through his legs into the net.This madness has to end !
posted by Scrooge (Guest) - Saturday 28th March 2020, 6:43 PM Wasn’t David Haye a boxer ?
posted by David (Guest) - Saturday 28th March 2020, 8:41 PM I have a solution. Clubs look after players outside of football. They pay 30% of wages into a pension. Players have a support service to help with housing, schools etc. That is where agents get in. I know one and he even orders the shopping. Players have no worldly experience and need help, So cut the agents out. Clubs won’t do it as they make too money from agents.
posted by Phil (Guest) - Saturday 28th March 2020, 9:11 PM I stand corrected, should read David de Gea
posted by Scrooge (Guest) - Saturday 28th March 2020, 9:14 PM Love " players have no worldly experience and need help" Then about time they learnt to live in the real world
posted by John (Guest) - Saturday 28th March 2020, 9:19 PM Robots dont live in the real world. Just like some of the 18 to 25 year olds
posted by dAN (Guest) - Sunday 29th March 2020, 11:19 AM Getting fed up seeing them posing in their new Lamborghini, well the last one was two years old
posted by John (Guest) - Sunday 29th March 2020, 11:34 AM Blimey! Theyre starting younger than ever - two years old?
posted by Little Ern (Guest) - Sunday 29th March 2020, 12:31 PM

Charlotte’s not an idiot!!
posted by Impartial (Guest) - Saturday 28th March 2020, 2:20 PM Sorry??. What do you mean by that
posted by Len (Guest) - Saturday 28th March 2020, 4:00 PM

How do Mexicans feel about Trumps wall ? They’ll get over it .
posted by Paul (Guest) - Friday 27th March 2020, 2:21 PM She gave me an Australian kiss. It's the same as a French kiss, but down under.
posted by Marbella White 1 - Friday 27th March 2020, 2:25 PM I have been off work for so long, I have developed a Scouse accent!
posted by Chris of Jokes - Friday 27th March 2020, 2:28 PM Got a Chinese meal delivered last night, when I opened the door the delivery driver said, "isolate, isolate". Not at all I said, I only ordered the meal 20 minutes ago!
posted by Chris of Jokes - Friday 27th March 2020, 2:30 PM I've just got a job playing the triangle in a Jamaican orchestra. Apparently I just have to stand there an 'ting.
posted by A Swad (Guest) - Friday 27th March 2020, 3:56 PM Sitting in my garden having a beer at 19 59 last night and started singing if you hate Brentford clap your hands. And the whole street and most of the country joined in.
posted by geezer (Guest) - Friday 27th March 2020, 6:17 PM Loved it!!
posted by Marbellawhite1 (Guest) - Friday 27th March 2020, 6:44 PM I was bored to day and i got talking to a big black spider. And he told me he was a web designer.
posted by geezer (Guest) - Friday 27th March 2020, 8:20 PM I asked my wife to put on the naughty nurses uniform I had bought for a bit of fun. She got it on, we kissed and she asked me why I had my coat on. I said I will be driving you. I am not that sort of girl she said, how dare you hawk me off. We’re going to Tesco I said, it’s NHS priority hour.
posted by Phil (Guest) - Saturday 28th March 2020, 12:02 AM Next door neighbour just been rushed into hospital struggling to breathe, they put him on one of those new Dyson ventilators and now he’s picking up nicely
posted by MST (Moderator) - Saturday 28th March 2020, 8:49 AM Our neighbours cat s**t in our garden . So my wife told me to get a shovel and throw it over the fence . I don’t see what that solved , now we’ve got cat s**t in our garden and the neighbours have our shovel .
posted by Paul (Guest) - Saturday 28th March 2020, 9:12 AM We are 11 days into self isolation and it's really upsetting me to witness my wife standing at the living room window gazing aimlessly into space with tears running down her cheeks. It breaks my heart to see her like this.Ive thought very hard of how I can make her happy. I've even considered letting her come in but rules are rules.
posted by Chris of Jokes - Saturday 28th March 2020, 9:20 AM Smoking will kill you... Bacon will kill you... But, smoking bacon will cure it.
posted by Marbella White 1 - Saturday 28th March 2020, 10:02 AM Clocks go forward tonight, don't forget. You don't want to be late for the living room tomorrow!
posted by Chris of Jokes - Saturday 28th March 2020, 4:37 PM Are my testicles black? A suspected Covid-19 male patient is lying in bed in the hospital, wearing an oxygen mask over his mouth and nose. A young student female nurse appears and gives him a partial sponge bath. "Nurse,"' he mumbles from behind the mask, "are my testicles black?" Embarrassed, the young nurse replies, "I don't know, Sir. I'm only here to wash your upper body and feet." He struggles to ask again, "Nurse, please check for me. Are my testicles black?" Concerned that he might elevate his blood pressure and heart rate from worrying about his testicles, she overcomes her embarrassment and pulls back the covers. She raises his gown, holds his manhood in one hand and his testicles gently in the other. She looks very closely and says, "There's nothing wrong with them, Sir. They look fine." The man slowly pulls off his oxygen mask, smiles at her, and says very slowly, "Thank you very much. That was wonderful. Now listen very, very, closely: "Are - my - test - results - back?"
posted by Chris of Jokes - Saturday 28th March 2020, 8:51 PM

Ooops no you didn't it's still there -sorry finger trouble!!
posted by Marbella White 1 - Friday 27th March 2020, 9:31 AM Man with toilet rolls seeking woman with hand sanitizer , looking for good clean fun !
posted by Tinder (Guest) - Friday 27th March 2020, 10:17 AM What did Always Ultra sanitary pad say to the fart? You are the wind beneath my wings.
posted by Marbella White 1 - Friday 27th March 2020, 11:20 AM On a recent trip to Japan by Donald Trump somebody mentioned Pearl Harbour, Trump denied ever meeting her,
posted by John (Guest) - Friday 27th March 2020, 12:08 PM

With China now experiencing the second wave and we have not even started on the first wave. Wimbledon Tennis will be called off imminently thats July. The earliest football could restart optimistically would be September?
posted by Tony R (Guest) - Friday 27th March 2020, 8:52 AM Mexico is expecting it's first wave any second ;D))
posted by Marbella White 1 - Friday 27th March 2020, 9:27 AM WONDER WHAT PERCENTAGE of deaths are over 70 in italy and spain? what does it leave after deduction , like wise in britain. Sad thing is they have escaped flue and pneumonia for this winter just leaving us and get hit with this bloody virus , so sad.
posted by pointless (Guest) - Friday 27th March 2020, 2:35 PM Average age in Italy of decease is 79, but some would have died anyway. The stats are meaningless
posted by Phil (Guest) - Saturday 28th March 2020, 12:04 AM You’re right about meaningless stats, Phil, as 100% would have died eventually, but not quite yet
posted by Rm (Guest) - Sunday 29th March 2020, 2:27 PM

Sorry that should be season 1, episode 10, 53 minutes in
posted by Fred (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 10:59 PM Again, sorry, I meant start from episode 2, 20 minutes in and then again later.
posted by Fred (Guest) - Friday 27th March 2020, 8:46 AM Dickhead troll, the first reference is correct. Please yourself whether you view it or not
posted by Fred (Guest) - Saturday 28th March 2020, 11:06 PM

The long and short and the tall
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 8:16 PM

Hopefully when this all over the days of the obscene amount that these players are payed will come to an end, surely the likes of Messi Bale and co could " survive" on half pay. Who knows the guy on the terrace may find its possible to watch his team for a more reasonable price !!
posted by John (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 6:43 PM Personally I don't get too stressed about what other people earn - it doesn't bother me. Barcelona are owned by the state of Catelonia so I doubt they are short of a few quid either.

I'm more concerned about the future of my own family and those of my sales team if they cannot earn in these very worrying times.....


posted by MST (Moderator) - Friday 27th March 2020, 6:43 AM Can it be right that many footballers " earn" more in a day than a nurse does in a year, then moan that they get tired having to pay twice a week- I do feel for them ,!!!!
posted by Dave (Guest) - Friday 27th March 2020, 9:33 AM It’s not just footballers .
posted by Paul (Guest) - Friday 27th March 2020, 10:08 AM Couldn't agree more Paul. Perhaps when the virus is finally over ITV might consider paying Ant & Dec 40 million quid is a tad generous' and is it realy necessary to pay Lewis Hamilton a million quid every time he gets behind the wheel. And as for Gary Linikers wages !!!!!!!
posted by Dave (Guest) - Friday 27th March 2020, 12:16 PM

dont forget that sl-g linekar , tax dodgin p-ncecould help
posted by moreline (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 5:56 PM Got a feeling that the chancellor will clobber these people when this is over
posted by John (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 6:49 PM Add to that list McCartney ~ Jagger ~ Stewart whose mass wealth is estimated at one billion have not read of any of these geriatric has beens contributing.
posted by KUNYE (Guest) - Friday 27th March 2020, 9:01 AM Maybe they don’t want the publicity! Would you.?
posted by Paul (Guest) - Friday 27th March 2020, 10:10 AM In an ideal world all the extremely rich could make a gesture. I would but we are all made differently and as stated lots do without publicity !
posted by Len (Guest) - Saturday 28th March 2020, 4:06 PM

Yes Len remember it well ,I was there that day I’m sure if it had been one of the so called big teams the match would have been replayed.
posted by Jim (Guest) - Saturday 28th March 2020, 9:13 AM Definatley one rule for one no one will ever convince me in our leagues the big boys get preference over the rest
posted by Len (Guest) - Saturday 28th March 2020, 10:42 AM

Talking of which, just when Philip Schofield comes out - he’s gotta stay in.
posted by Simon (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 2:54 PM Had me fooled .
posted by Holly W (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 2:57 PM On YouTube.
posted by Old man like Ron (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 3:00 PM minder
posted by moreline (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 5:58 PM

Clap for carers i read ,at 8 pm , unfortunate choice of words.Why are supermarkets still not got several items in stock ? no tins no long life milk, not much bread, no bog rolls no tissues etc, so were are they , well done all those corner shops they have it all or most of it and not ripping of customers so when it ends keep the little shop in mind.
posted by pointless (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 1:47 PM Little corner shops and such were added to the list of essential retailers which is excellent news.
posted by David (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 2:03 PM Essential retail shops like hardware ! Really , need those nails and screws ASAP , wtf .
posted by Ian (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 2:59 PM You'd be surprised what items Wilkinsons stock
posted by John (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 3:35 PM

and your point is.....
posted by Adam (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 9:51 AM Yep totally agree its looking like a scam, 8,000 die in the uk every year from the flu, and flu is now recorded as a covid condition as its a respiratory condition. The government's own website has downgraded it https://www.gov.uk/guidance/high-consequence-infectious-diseases-hcid
posted by DixieD (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 9:51 AM Yeah they just made the excel centre into a hospital for a laugh. It’s all just a big scam. You muppets
posted by Kier (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 10:12 AM Who you calling a muppet ?
posted by Kermit (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 10:52 AM You wouldn't be taking it so lightly, if like me, your wife is quite poorly in hospital, after being tested for the virus. We now have to wait for 48 long hours for the results. Please don't try to belittle Covid19, it's a deadly serious killer. Just do us all a favour and STAY INDOORS.
posted by LTS (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 11:50 AM Wise words my friend
posted by Dave (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 12:12 PM And as a PS do hope your lovely wife make a full recovery
posted by Dave (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 12:15 PM Ditto LTS. Wishing your wife a speedy recovery. Most of us are taking this very seriously and doing our bit.
posted by David (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 1:18 PM Please do your own research even top scientist are saying this is being blown out of proportion, im not saying its not nice if you get it, but closing the country down is ridiculous, how many people will die by having there operations cancelled
posted by DixieD (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 1:23 PM Done my own research. Spoken to doctors in the front line. People are dying. Not enough beds or ventilators and decisions are being made to preserve life. There can be no over reaction when trying to make sure thousands of people don’t die. We are also nowhere near the peak. Follow the rules and stay inside.
posted by Savid (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 1:30 PM Rules don’t say stay inside !
posted by Ed (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 2:05 PM Firstly I am not the John started this post. The post is ridiculous. We can’t afford anymore compliancy! Apart from China, the world have been extremely complacent on this virus thinking it will be just another localised pandemic like SARs and Ebola. This is a worldwide issue. We are only at the beginning of the curve and if we are not careful to stop the spread, majority of the population could get it. No other flu or previous pandemics have ever had such impact or as contiguous. If we get to that stage, we would be talking millions of deaths!
posted by John (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 2:16 PM It would interesting to know how much better qualified Dixie D is to do his own research than all those scientists and doctors all over the world who are advising that we are in grave peril.
posted by Adam (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 2:43 PM Firstly I am not the John started this post. The post is ridiculous. We can’t afford anymore compliancy! Apart from China, the world have been extremely complacent on this virus thinking it will be just another localised pandemic like SARs and Ebola. This is a worldwide issue. We are only at the beginning of the curve and if we are not careful to stop the spread, majority of the population could get it. No other flu or previous pandemics have ever had such impact or as contiguous. If we get to that stage, we would be talking millions of deaths!
posted by John (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 2:51 PM Flu pandemic 1918 .
posted by Mal (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 2:56 PM https://off-guardian.org/2020/03/24/12-experts-questioning-the-coronavirus-panic/?fbclid=IwAR1H1nlsbzXg4eOFgPdCC40mEbmjRJ6BjyRse3dsmEAjWha_IPCGYdortp0&__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=76fa0d25bbd99524beac3f8e4c94c9d6e1adb57d-1585171330-0-AdivuEH0YJS49JqYT0JbfT4TEsbVv1fjB59ivs6FoXR8f7fd9djF4thM5MjfgLGX57slVaUD3FJebjWgceWfZL9BEhk1ja0pkdnWsataBamKd492d_4foru299uy-GMIVqToUdh_q4S5dZtX23O9P3iE9a_L-sWmPPt0sXoq9dwgZPJASDh7aPUsdIiykxOeXKrz4pG7jgwe_ocqsgM-yBnqEZwggkwkTfVfbL5qz7hwQ1rCbO43xdMXPJ1BNNUdguHmkx-59qXTcba8UYOo-oo7gDv4t4hcvZiwSbo8CN9yQSuXrSK0s2loD7RYUKiIzHxEEBjRj7Dhatw-IwdAK9Kq5RdlAM44epfBuTjluziN-SuVSvBofZ-Pa4TwsNVs3TzKqOvM6ETgilTcaru8ePvRt_1gT2kiXWoJlcfxxJxkj58h-J2MwsEHQZiV6F16yw Take a look for yourselves
posted by DixieD (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 3:42 PM Flu does not appear to be so contagioius though .
posted by Len (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 5:02 PM Just my opinion but don’t think we will see a levelling out for two weeks Must say people taking more precautions in general let’s hope the Chinese are not returning to narmality to soon
posted by Len (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 5:09 PM Dixied I’m sure you can find lots of interesting info on the Internet ...but can I just suggest you come and visit Kings college hospital in London and see ‘the scam ‘ yourself ...rather than pick up info from the internet .
posted by Rightback (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 5:09 PM Im not saying nothing is happening, just to me it seems a massive overreaction, time will tell and i will eat humble pie if wrong.but im sure in a way youd hope im right as it means less people will lose there lives. It would also help if they actually said what the person died from as opposed to they died and had caronavirus, im sure they had nymerous other infections in thre blood. From what i can see if your not in great health and you get this its not good, but the same can be said with alot of other conditions
posted by DixieD (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 5:36 PM Netflix: My Secret Terrius.. Chinese movie about 53 minutes in.....
posted by Fred (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 10:56 PM

Don’t stand so close to me .
posted by Plod (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 8:00 AM Sometimes when we touch...
posted by Dan Hill (Guest) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 9:01 AM

Nice one MST. Was it all your own work or did you crib from someone else?
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 10:17 PM No not me, I’m not creative enough ;0). Just one of those doing the rounds that I thought was worth sharing...
posted by MST (Moderator) - Thursday 26th March 2020, 5:51 AM

Man City and Utd pr departments had been going overdrive patting themselves on the back cos they donated 50k each to the food bank. Then pep shows them both up.
posted by Kier (Guest) - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 11:43 PM

Do you think Parker can change the team using Facetime?? I can't see any teams playing again until June at the earliest! China are about two months ahead of us and they did a great job containing the virus, they have no plans to restart their season.
posted by John (Guest) - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 1:37 PM That's the whole point. As far as I know they can still train (with restrictions obviously) but without the interference of "must win" matches so loads of time to try things out.
posted by Old Bloke (Guest) - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 1:47 PM

I always say that if you can happily WRITE something offensive and personal about someone BUT you wouldn't dare to say that to their face, then you are a rather pathetic coward.
posted by Marbella White 1 - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 10:07 AM Precisely Marbella. You will be pleased to know it is a beautiful day in London. Wonderful sunshine but most of us are indoors but at least our Bridge Club are now playing online.
posted by bigboy4650 (Guest) - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 10:15 AM Its ok charlie has the virus so he is not immune.
posted by pointless (Guest) - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 11:13 AM Its pants here bb :D(
posted by Marbella White 1 - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 11:29 AM Quite correct, except that you can’t help feel that a lot of the recent posts have been done so to purposely to create a reaction rather than to start a decent thread
posted by Flapjack (Guest) - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 11:37 AM Devils advocate and really don't want to start an argument. But this is a bit one sided. From my perspective, many of you who are currently taking the moral high ground have been guilty of writing comments that have been seen as offensive, racist and homophobic. Even if you do not think they are, maybe consider the people reading your comments who come here for football news. And rather than apologise or back down when confronted, usually threats ands bullying follow. So please practice what you preach as I'm sure much of the horrible commentary that has been aimed at me in the past, would not be said in public or in the workplace - or at least I hope it wouldn't. But you are all right, there are bigger fish to fry in the world right now.
posted by David (Guest) - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 12:32 PM Just when you thought the do gooder that is David had gone in hibernation, he re appears, zzzzzzzzzz .
posted by Ted (Guest) - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 1:28 PM Gonna threaten to knock me out again?
posted by David (Guest) - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 2:05 PM Have always thought of MST as being the " Godfather" of this site, with Owen as his number one sidekick. Probably why I don't slag them off as some do. After all who wants to find a horses head on your pillow!
posted by Dave (Guest) - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 2:14 PM Let's all be nice to each other, there are far more important things happening. I will stick to being upbeat and will continue to put rubbish jokes on here to lighten the mood. Come on peeps, you know it makes sense!
posted by Chris of Jokes - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 2:28 PM 100% agree CoJ. My girlfriend came out of the shower the other day and said "I shaved my pussy, you know what that means? I said "Yeah, that'll mean the drain is clogged again"(sighs)
posted by Marbella White 1 - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 2:42 PM Prince Charles is isolating at Balmoral with Covid-19. Prince Andrew is isolating at Windsor Castle with Jennifer-14
posted by Chris of Jokes - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 3:47 PM David , don’t make up things to make yourself look good , you are an irratable do gooder whose not welcome on here
posted by Ted (Guest) - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 4:11 PM Come on lads let’s all get along .
posted by Tim (Guest) - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 4:13 PM Tim , couldn’t agree more , but some people just won’t let it go , come on you whites !
posted by Ted (Guest) - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 4:37 PM I asked my wife to put on her nurses uniform today and she said "why, are you feeling horny"? I said no, we need some bread....
posted by MST (Moderator) - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 4:46 PM Loving that MST made me chortle!! :D))))
posted by Marbella White 1 - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 5:41 PM Ted, you seemed to have missed the point of this thread. It's about getting along with one another and you start spouting your normal aggressive rubbish and name calling. And you did, you said you wanted to shake my hand then knock me out (it was deleted by admin). So as you said, don't make things up to make yourself look good.
posted by David (Guest) - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 5:44 PM As a suggestion David why don't you and Ted get together on Facepuke and sort out your differeneces in private. Just a thought.
posted by Marbella White 1 - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 6:11 PM David , give it a rest , everyone on here can see what you are , coming on here spouting rubbish, pushing for an argument, I'm not gonna rise to it , I'd rather talk about Fulham fc , come on you whites
posted by Ted (Guest) - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 6:21 PM Marb, rather talk ffc with fellow ffc fans but this do gooder David keeps coming on here calling me this and that , why , I dont know , he has even made comments about my son !! I'm off now , might come back later in the year , come on you super whites !
posted by Ted (Guest) - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 6:27 PM Ted, I haven’t called you anything (read my posts properly). I was engaging in this thread and you came on here calling me names. You brought your son into after giving it all that to Trevor so again get your story straight. You are clearly being the aggressor and making yourself look silly. That’s the last I have to say to you.
posted by David (Guest) - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 6:32 PM Nice one MST!,,,like lt made me laugh
posted by Len (Guest) - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 6:44 PM

Nah, there's only one Owen and his preminent position as the Fulhamweb scribe is not under any threat.
posted by The Arizonan - Tuesday 24th March 2020, 7:53 PM Poles apart - OWEN is Mr Nice Guy, not a bad word about anybody/anything. Arizonan is a self opinionated prick who bores the life out of any subject
posted by Rob (Guest) - Tuesday 24th March 2020, 10:41 PM Why are you so reluctant to consider challenging views as long as PC even if they clash with your own?
posted by Keetch54 - Tuesday 24th March 2020, 10:49 PM Because most of the time he reels off a whole load of s*** designed to rub people up the wrong way. Don’t ever go out for a pint with him, you wouldn’t get a word in edge ways
posted by Rob (Guest) - Tuesday 24th March 2020, 11:19 PM Is that you Mr.Rob Clark? Didn't I have to give you a spanking once before?
posted by The Arizonan - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 12:28 AM Why can't people on this site disagree with each other without the need for judging, name calling and/or insults?

Just because some people are more articulate than others, does not make them a threat nor vice versa.

Be nice people, we live in testing times but we share a common goal in the football team we follow.
posted by MST (Moderator) - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 7:12 AM Said it before if you don’t like what’s being said just scroll throughout go on one of the other sites don’t get aggressive or a smart ass and let’s be Fair if you want football talk it ain’t going to happen there’s no football to talk about apart from the usual parker out brigade not happy that he’s took us to third in the league and could well lead us into the perm
posted by Len (Guest) - Wednesday 25th March 2020, 6:56 PM

Be nice to hear Jeff Stelling yell" there's been a goal at Craven Cottage" Providing it's gone to the home side !
posted by Dave (Guest) - Tuesday 24th March 2020, 5:53 PM You forgot to include a squad full of players that apparently can’t think for themselves on the pitch and need constant guidance and direction from their manager, who as it seems from the majority of opinion, is sorely lacking in his ability to lead.
posted by Californian - Tuesday 24th March 2020, 6:11 PM Remind me of our position in the league - was 3rd last time I looked FFS.
posted by Marbella White 1 - Tuesday 24th March 2020, 6:21 PM MW1 it’s a metaphor mate - keep up ;0))
posted by MST (Moderator) - Tuesday 24th March 2020, 6:26 PM Not you MST, I was referring to Cali's optimistic summing up of our current situation lol :))))
posted by Marbella White 1 - Tuesday 24th March 2020, 6:38 PM Still strictly metaphorical. Just trying to follow MSTs lead, incorporating popular opinions on this board, both about Fulham and the world. BTW, ecstatic about our position in the table and more than satisfied with our manager
posted by Californian - Tuesday 24th March 2020, 9:03 PM Which would put me in the minority on this board.
posted by Californian - Tuesday 24th March 2020, 9:06 PM I had a Ford Metaphor once, lovely little runner. Yep, I am going stir crazy! Apologies for the same stupid humour revamped!
posted by Chris of Jokes - Tuesday 24th March 2020, 9:18 PM