General run of Twitter:
"'m sorry, we have shedloads of money, dodgy foreign ownership, and tourists wearing our kit can be found at every sex tourism hotspot in the world.
He's our player. We deserve him."
Long-timers will remember the days when we used to hanker after certain away pairings in the next round of cup competitions on the basis of how much our percentage of their gate was likely to come to.
Now £70 million transfer fees are airily bandied about...
For as long as I can remember -- I've been on here since 2004 -- set-pieces have been a steady and reliable source of grousing.
It's an evergreen fallback, when there aren't other, more obvious, sore points to prod and poke.
When grousing about summer departures please consider the requirements and legitimate expectations of the Six Real Teams in English Football™ in your calculations.
In the national interest, of course.
We live to serve.
This. Exactly. The "You know, Brighton. Not a real club..." nonsense is enough to make my blood boil...
From BBC, 20 Feb 2023:
Transfer news: Premier League sides keeping eye on Ferguson./SIZE]
Excuse me, but every time I look at the Premier League table, there's a team called "Brighton...
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My local hardware store has the displays up for the taps, buckets (old-school), plastic hoses and collection bags (high tech), etc, etc, -- all the paraphernalia for maple sugaring. All you need is a few trees to make enough for personal use for a year... and there are commercial...
Be careful what you wish for. I'm not concerned about the pilings-on if we finish mid-table...
I'm concerned with the fabric of the space-time continuum.
You can't disturb natural order of the universe with impunity.
Some teams are born booted and spurred and ready to ride.
Some teams are bon...
It's not just the £.s.d. We will have restored the Natural and Correct Order of Things.
So throw in the gratitude of a grateful nation for making sure the Six Real Teams in English Football™ retain their lofty perches.
[Tugs forelock...]
This all by itself is an affront to the natural order of things, and cannot be allowed to stand.
It's our job, as one of the minnows, to shore them up.
Another triumph apparently for one of the Six Real Teams™ in English football.
I'm pleased they just let us breathe the same rarified air they do, I really am.
(Tugs forelock)
There's no better example of the difference between the nation, and the political nation. Assault weapon bans and other restriction the sale and ownership of firearms poll well, often 2-1 or more in favor. But you've got one major political party committed to seeing that they never pass, and the...