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I think they're just a bunch of cowards at the best of times really, and clearly in denial about how unpopular they now are. Despite the rumours I just can't see him announcing an election for the traditional time of May because then he'd be the shortest-serving PM since Douglas-Home (with the...

Interesting that it’s “just” the section from Birmingham to Crewe that’s being flogged immediately. At least the eastern leg, and the section north of Crewe, might still be salveagable by the time the election rolls around - although I am now convinced that this zombie government is going to...

I had to watch the match without sound but seen this "the Korean guy" thing everywhere - what's the deal?

One of the most comfortable wins we've had in years, going back to the Nuno days. Take a bow GON and players. Nobody less than 7/10 at worse. MOTM Neto, but special commendation for Hwang - turns out our 1 in 2 striker was here the whole time.

Bellegarde 100% kicked out. It doesn't matter a single iota how strongly he kicked, if you move your leg like that - studs first - towards an opponent, it's a red for violent conduct. He was incredibly naive to react to such basic shithousing that way, even if it was clearly more of a push than...

I find this a frankly bizarre interpretation of recent history. The left has been banging the climate change = economic injustice drum for decades, it's figures on the right that have downplayed it as both a scientific reality and an economic inevitability. Just because things are now actually...

I got talking with a Leeds fan at a wedding over the weekend who simply would not accept that O'Neil was out of his depth and going to get sacked. As far as a lot of outside fans are concerned, he kept up Bournemouth comfortably, he came in at short notice, and we were already a struggling side...

Sure, but a Chinese conglomerate - whatever its evils - is not the Chinese state. A fan of a club like Newcastle doesn't have that moral crumb to comfort themselves with.

Hoping for takeover rumours to come out every day now. Only way I think this situation improves, because I just don't see any replacement for GON who will offer meaningful improvement under Fosun's current restrictions. But of course to sell, you need a buyer, and who's buying clubs right now...

Starmer's not doing things because he thinks they're popular in a binary yes-no contest, he's doing stuff to target the demographics he needs to give Labour a broad electoral coalition at the next election. Nobody under 55 with a job and a family is going to vote Tory already, so he can alienate...

Polling atm consistently shows clear majorities of the public already thought the government wasn't doing enough. Localised pockets of discontent are the tail wagging the dog, if anything.

Aren't we still actively looking for more coaches (and related staff like analysts) to build out GON's team? Just wondering what would happen when he does get sacked, considering the main first team setup left with Lopetegui. Presumably Steve Davis becomes caretaker again until a replacement...

Was chatting with my mate (an Ipswich fan) over text as were both watching the game, and he didn't understand why I kept saying I expected us to lose even after the first 15 minutes when we were 2-0 and cruising. Wasn't so confused by the final whistle. Thinking back over the last 20ish years...

Definitely brothers-in-arms as far as getting a freakishly good points return relative to their underlying metrics goes.

Also more games in the Championship, earlier. He'd managed 14 league games and three LC games. The equivalent for GON would be making it to early December, and with the international break just a couple weeks earlier it makes me more confident that that's when a replacement will be coming in.

That interpretation of the mitigating factors is so bizarre. It's mitigated if the player "plays" the ball, but not if it's passively deflected? So not only does it imply that if an opposition player smacks the ball at you, deliberately aiming for your hand, then it's a penalty - but if that's...

Same, officer, same... ;)

Sure, but it is trivially easy. And even with the most traceable coins, all you have to do is convert from one to another to break the chain.

Never, ever happening, for the same reason we're never going to be able to walk into a cafe and pay for a coffee with a savings bond. You might find some quirky place that would go out of their way to accept unusual currency, but it's always been a gimmick everywhere it's been tried. Crypto is...

There are cryptocurrencies which have anonymity baked into the design, fwiw. Monero is by far the most popular - it's the de facto fiat currency on many dark web markets these days, with Bitcoin largely an investment asset instead.