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    [Politics] Brexit

    Sorry to gatecrash this private party but perhaps you might, with your intellectual superiority, explain to the many millions who voted to leave a far from ideal trading bloc because they saw no hope of reform ( and we are all agreed it does need reforming and in 47 years there has been no CAP...
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    [Politics] Brexit

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    [Albion] Player Ratings - West Ham (A)

    The key issue was the change in tactics from Moyes. He brought on Masuaku for Antonio and promptly went defensive to protect their lead. Masuaku is great going forward but a terrible defender. The move from Potter to target the right side with Solly and Schelotto was inspired and the whole game...
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    [Politics] Brexit

    The vast majority of people perceive ' The Establishment ' to be the higher reaches of Political life, the Civil Service, Banking, Judiciary and Law and Order. The obvious controlling influences in our lives. The framework of authority. I thought the same, when I was younger. My Father moved...
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    [Albion] Player Ratings - West Ham (A)

    All well and good but can you really afford a ' luxury ' CB at this level, when he is clearly still learning. It is not unfair to say that he makes at least 2-3 dangerously critical errors every game and some cost us dear. I see he is more mobile than Duffy and offers more coming forward but he...
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    [Albion] Play like this all the time

    I can't take too many games like that. Nerve wracking and emotionally draining. Playing really well at times, looking pretty ordinary at other times. Felt drained afterwards. Massive point in the scheme of things. At HT we looked set for the bottom three. At FT, we were still 15th. Crazy game...
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    [Albion] How did we get so bad at defending free kicks?

    It is a problem and easy to blame Webster, as he is simply not up to it at the moment. A liability. Defensively, six goals conceded at Bmuff and WHU is poor, against sides with ( up to then ( poor scoring records ) Others are right, its a combination of lining up too high and reacting too...
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    [Politics] Brexit

    It should be. Its like the last dying embers of a huge fire that has been continually stoked and had petrol poured on it for the last three and half years. Now its just a faint glow in the ashes but sadly there are some still clinging to that faint hope. We leave behind a controlled world of...
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    [Albion] Would have been a near perfect window if we’d brought in a striker

    Add to that a near complete lack of goals from midfield. WHU have signed Bowen because he can add goals to their side and that may make the difference between staying up and going down. He isn't an out and out striker ( and West Ham aren't blessed in that department either ) He is principally a...
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    [Albion] Would have been a near perfect window if we’d brought in a striker

    Everton have waived that in lieu of striking a deal with Palace to buy him at the end of the season. They want Tosun off their wage bill and both sides have agreed a fee around £16-17m. That is why he is costing Palace nothing during his loan spell. Great in the short term but he is then a full...
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    [Albion] Would have been a near perfect window if we’d brought in a striker

    Webster is still making fundamental errors that cost us but the manager is backing him. So we have to get over our cravings to have Duffy back and hope and pray that Dunk and Ryan have 14 brilliant games between now and the end of the season.
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    [Politics] Brexit

    Most people have moved on and are getting on with their lives and not worrying themselves shitless about something over which they have little or no influence. Time for a bit of perspective and what better time now, 75 years on, from something really important in life.
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    [Politics] Brexit

    Instead we are getting another lovely polymer note ( £20 ) that is difficult to count, retains creases and won't lay flat. Still, its all about keeping fraud down and isn't a threat to mankind, so hey ho. No news on the £50 note, though. This is key for me. I've got thousands of the things...
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    [Politics] Brexit

    ....and totally unnecessary. We should all be remembering more important things in life at this time, than leaving a bloody trading bloc. Every channel should be devoting time to reflect on the most heinous period in history, when the very essence of mankind was threatened by a nation only a few...
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    Your top 5 footballers in your lifetime

    1) Pele 2) Maradona 3) Di Stefano 4) Cruyff 5) Best
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    [Albion] Stand or fall? Pah! The night Brighton & Hove Albion simply didn't bother

    Yes..... and despite club statements about ' top ten ' ambitions, every season is all about finishing 17th or better. If we manage it for 5 seasons, I would suggest that is pretty good. Eventually, our time will run out.
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    [Albion] Stand or fall? Pah! The night Brighton & Hove Albion simply didn't bother

    Precisely.....they have brought in, so far, Drinkwater, Barry and Soumatta ( £8.5M ) WHU have spent £13m on Soucek and Watford £7m on Pussotto. Newcastle already have brought in two loanees. Has our budget gone on Mooy? Very good signing, I accept, but if we don't strengthen in the striking...
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    [Albion] Stand or fall? Pah! The night Brighton & Hove Albion simply didn't bother

    My definition of late is beyond the 90th minute. Giving the opposition little or no chance of coming back. Scoring in the 84th minute still leaves a good ten minutes left to play. A lot can happen in that time.
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    [Albion] Stand or fall? Pah! The night Brighton & Hove Albion simply didn't bother

    Need one win from the next two games and it may have to be Watford. WHU, if they lose to Liverpool tonight, will be treating our game like a Cup Final, given their following fixtures ( City A Livpool A Soton H Arsenal A Wolves H Tottenham A Chelsea H )....No pressure then!!!

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