Monk

When do the roll necks go on sale in the club shop?

If, for whatever reason we fail to get this over the line, one things for sure, Rudkin will keep his job. 

Ruud awakening more like

I can do this job

DELETE from managers WHERE last_name = “Cooper”

10 minutes ago, SecretPro said:

I am told the Social Media team are at Seagrave

Hope they brought a tent and something warm. Lord knows, it takes a while for Rudders to dust down the fax machine.

need a bit of flair back in the club

Mourinho would be such a Vichai type signing, going for a big name. 

Nigel Pearson, Director of Football has a nice ring to it. 

7 minutes ago, StanSP said:

How's it taken this long though for Top to realise this shit has been festering for several years? 

 

I wonder if that ex-manager is Pearson... 

 

If Chelsea wasn't the make or break game, why not sack him before the internationals and allow for a manager to bed in before that game, albeit for only two weeks. Does this point towards it perhaps being RVN, now that he is available? 

 

I'd love to know how bad that target list was

 

I suspect it was just that Top was at the game to see for himself, speak to Jamie and make the decision. 

For me Sven was better than Puel

Into the dustbin of failed Leicester city managers you go. Along with Megson, Allen, Holloway et al. 

I would say Harry Bosch and the Lincoln Lawyer but they’ve both been done!

3 hours ago, Unabomber said:

Scroll ft and comment on what others are doing 

It’s worked for 18 years why change now?

Get it now. 
 

Jesus can you imagine having William Hague as your father in law and having to take him out for a beer

I have no idea who these people are. 

39 minutes ago, FOXYTALK said:

They could do with some comfier seats in A&E. 5 hours on a plastic seat and I'm need an appointment myself. 

Yet you pay money to sit on the same seat at the King power. 
 

a&e possibly the dirtiest place in a hospital, you need it to be easy clean. Make it too comfortable and you’ll have all kinds of people coming in to be more comfy than the streets. 

Forest fourth, how depressing. 

1 hour ago, SpacedX said:

Chemtrail conspiracy believer: "Really? You show people "making contrails" (condensation from breath). Let me ask you... If I make a contrail on a cold day, and I keep walking, if I turn around, will I see that condensation suspended in the air for miles behind me? NO."

 

Me: "You'll find the explanation may well be because the exhalation from your lungs during your walk is not equivalent or analogous to a large turbofan jet engine rated up to 115,000 lbs of thrust, continually burning a hydrocarbon fuel at 1,100°C and 4 litres per second, emitting a stream of 600°C superheated exhaust in an ambient ice saturated environment < -60°C whilst travelling at speeds up to and occasionally in excess of 500 knots."

 

Chemtrail conspiracy believer: "Paid government shill". 

My temptation is to ask more open ended questions to get them to think about it more. 

- is it all jet planes or just some?

- have you ever tracked a plane which you can see making these trails, what airlines are they from?

- how do they get loaded up with these chemicals at the airport? Are the ground staff in on the secret too, as presumably they are loading in the chemicals.

Usually you find that they have not thought about their theory in detail. However if The Good Liars on YouTube is anything to go by, logic and critical thought are two things that will never work with these people

2 minutes ago, chuddy8 said:

I disagree, I love listening to people who have alternative views, even if I consider them bizarre, there's nothing more boring than listening to people I agree with.

I think he’s chooses his guests based on how alarmist a headline he can make out of them. Not 100% of his interviews are like this I really enjoyed his interviews with Ramit Sethi and Guy Raz but at least 50% of it is pure bullshit. 

I think election night and the following days next week are going to be rather crazy. Maybe an understatement. Expect to see lots of MAGA interference and violence at polling stations, lots of controversy over swing states in the courts. Even if the outcome is fairly clear I doubt it will be finalised for some time.  

On 28/10/2024 at 21:38, pazzerfox said:

We had a few friends over last weekend, and two of them are real conspiracy theorists. They often send me things to check out, which I usually just glance at and shrug off, though they're utterly convinced these theories are true. As the evening went on and the drinks kept flowing, they started to share their views on what they think is really happening in the world today, so we decided to humor them. Here’s the gist of what they believe (I'm sure you've heard it all before).

 

A clandestine elite, characterised by psychopathic tendencies, has infiltrated critical sectors of global governance, including medicine, science, defense, finance, and media. This group is orchestrating a deliberate dismantling of existing social structures through an "Imposition and Acquiescence Protocol," which aims to exert total control over the human population. Key political figures, such as Starmer, Trudeau, Barnier, and Putin, are seen as pawns or "stooges" who follow directives from organisations like the WEF, WFO and WHO (who ultimately get there instuctions from pwerful elites who operate in the shadows).

The agenda includes triggering a planned World War III, which would lead to a catastrophic collapse of societal systems, setting the stage for a "Great Reset." This reset, heavily influenced by tech moguls like Elon Musk and Bill Gates, envisions a world governed by technocrats. In this new order, a universal basic income would be implemented, compelling compliance from the populace to receive support. As artificial intelligence becomes integrated into every aspect of business, traditional jobs will become obsolete, leaving individuals with no choice but to conform to the new system or risk receiving nothing.

 

Increased taxes often disproportionately affect the middle class, pushing them closer to the working class and widening the gap between the wealthy and everyone else. As taxes rise, the financial burden can limit disposable income for middle-class families, making it harder for them to maintain their standard of living. This shift can lead to a reduction in economic mobility, as those in the middle class find it increasingly difficult to save, invest, or afford education and healthcare. Consequently, the divide between the affluent and the rest of the population continues to grow, exacerbating social and economic inequalities.

Privatisation has led to a situation where the government no longer owns essential services or assets, making society overly dependent on private entities and foreign countries for basic needs.  Our reliance on other countries will create vulnerabilities, especially in planned times of crisis, where a catastrophic event might expose the fragility of such dependencies.

 

The act of allowing migrants into the country is a deliberate strategy to dilute national identity and create civil unrest, causing divisions among citizens.  The government are powerless to stop migration as it's part of the "Elites Agenda".

 

The same is happening in the USA, suggesting a coordinated effort by powerful elites to dismantle western society.

 

They believe that people blame their leaders for these issues, but they believe it's part of a larger, orchestrated plan rather than merely a result of poor governance.

They feel people who raise issues or question the mainstream perspective are frequently accused of spreading misinformation, even if they're simply voicing concerns.  Those who challenge the system publicly can face backlash, and the mainstream media may portray them as problematic figures or even criminals, effectively silencing their perspectives.  They gave examples of Andrew Tate, Russell Brand, Tommy Robinson and Katie Hopkins as individuals who, having spoken out, encountered significant criticism and scrutiny, which you see as attempts to discredit or neutralise their influence.

One got quite animated about the vaccine and is adament that an increase in heart attacks and cancers, might not be entirely natural occurrences but could be part of a larger, deliberate plan to reduce population numbers, and the impending large-scale conflict, potentially even World War III, might be part of this hypothetical agenda, furthering this depopulation effort.

 

All this is done very slowly and systematically, so people believe things are random, where in reality everything is orchestrated piece by piece.  These elites control the flow of information to the public, shaping the narrative so that the majority end up sharing the same thoughts and perspectives, whilst the others are declared nut-jobs!

 

There was probably more, but I was 2 bottles of red in and too inebriated to remember (or care).  They’re genuinely lovely people, and we had a debate but didn't fall out over any of it.  It’s fascinating how people can have such outlandish views about the world though.

That’s wild. I have a few friends who have some edgy opinions but nothing as crazy as that. Plenty of people who think the vaccines are a deliberate attempt by government to kill people. Blows my mind. 

1 hour ago, Trumpet said:

Surprised to see Stephen Bartlett entertaining a topic that is often met with ridicule. Even more surprised to see reasonable discussion around this episode on his LinkedIn post.

Bartlett has all kinds of fringe lunatics on his show, doesn’t surprise me at all. I stay subscribed just to see which crazy he has next. I think he’s a smart businessman, but naive when he i reviews people like this.