Jon the Hat

Unbelievable! I’m in the Qantas first class lounge at Changi airport and they’re not showing the match!

If we don’t win it now it’s embarrassing

At what cost though? I don't think anyone thought closing the loophole wouldn't close the loophole.

Its a culture problem, not a facilities problem, being teated like kings reinforced the feeling they were better than the league they were in, and it couldn't be their fault!

I think there is a difference between in your own time choosing to play a Ukraine gig, supporting travel rights for artists and supporting gay marriage and making your tour, for which your wide range of fans have paid a lot of money, in any way political. Politics is a big turn off for many people, and not really what you want in a gig even when it is e.g. Bono the multi-millionaire telling you to support his favourite undoubtedly worthy charities.

Simply that the cost to build what we have would be immense. Building a ~30,000 seater stadium would cost easily 200 million (Brentford spent 71m on ~half that 8 years ago), the training ground another 100m. It's not about what it cost us, it's what it costs if you buy another league 1 club to get to EPL standard. Add to that we have a squad which under proper management is good enough to get out of this league, and you have every chance of getting 150m in my view. Throw in our sister club and why not?

Seagrave apparently costs a similar amount to run.

If they stay when they have to, that is not a taxable fringe benefit. If you let them stay when they don't have to, that is a taxable fringe benefit. Charge at cost 80 quid, no taxable benefit again.

And anyone who endorsed Jeremy Corbyn is hardly pro Israel are they?

Poor lad. Very similar thing happened near us with a slightly older non-verbal autistic boy. He was fascinated with water and got into a pool in a house a few doors down despite a 6 foot fence and secure glass fencing around the pool meeting the legal requirements here. A determined kid can sneak off, hide and not be found to do what they are fixated on. Awful for the family.

As we know, there is politics, and then there is Israel Palestine. Nuance gets a bit lost in the hatred and there is so much nonsense on both sides these days the facts are hard to discern even to those with the brain power to do it.

That is your view, but he has the right to stay out of politics of it if he chooses, and indeed from the legal aspects which his management can deal with.

I would say they likely did and that is how they have dropped him. What they didn't expect was the rest pulling out as a result.

In their eyes clearly the Free Palestine stuff.

They have our lesson to learn from, so they are mad if they pay crazy wages.

Literally because we gave them insane contracts.

They appear to be pro-Israel at any cost like a lot of wealthier Americans. Ultimately, it is their stadium their rules, and I expect they have contract clauses which let them do it in the event of behaviour deemed unacceptable. Liklewise the musicians have the right to withdraw their labour as it were, but I feel for those workers who now won't get paid. Seems like Sheeran is the only one mentioning that.

Sheeran didn't drop anyone, he is not the promoter, not his job. The promoter has obviously been told by at least 2 venues no Macklemore, the other supports acts quit, and Ed is left without a tour.

It is strange how picking your politicians from a group who passionately believe in a fantasyland past where everything was white and great and men where men and women were in the kitchen leads to situations like this.

They may well have done, but they are not now are they? The article you shared says that. Edit: actually I am not sure it does say that. The treaty is pretty vague and says nothing about not employing capabilities to take out the satelites of other states. The definition of Nuclear or other WMDs is not designed to cover this I think.

I think it would be naive to think Russia and China give a shit about the Outer Space treaty unfortunately, and it would be foolish to not develop capabilities in the West.

The bar is whether he is a positive, neutral or negative influence on the dressing room. Then whether he is better than Souttar.

Nice! Page so good.

I care because it shows a lack of respect for the club, the fans and the players, and highlights he is a massive dickhead.

A few pints of Balter Hazy IPA in Flight Club Perth last night with my work team. Darts terrible, pint nice.