MessiWillSignForVilla

25 minutes ago, maqroll said:

I firmly believe that a sizable swath of MAGA respected Sanders and could have voted for him this election and in 2016. 

 

One of the biggest attractions of Trump was always "he's different", something that also applied to Bernie from the other end of the political spectrum. The Democrats wouldn't have picked up as many Republicans with Bernie, but I think a lot of what Bernie spoke about would have taken some of the disillusioned crowd that Trump attracted. Didn't Bernie get an ovation from a Fox Town Hall crowd during the primaries? When he put his ideas out there, people clearly liked them.

The problem with Biden wanting to go back to "normal" is that "normal" is exactly what led so many voters to Trump, if the Democrats offered an actual alternative, they could have easily chipped away at his support, although 2020 may have been too late, I think 2016 would've been the prime time for Bernie to run.

13 hours ago, Zatman said:

And a centre back and a left back plus I think Nyland in goals

Wasn't that the game we played a back four made up entirely of RBs? That's if you include Chester as he played RB at West Brom.

5 hours ago, mottaloo said:

I've even seen a few of the great unwashed call for "da vile thread" to be retired from their forum !

I guess that would be some kind of backhanded honour 

It wouldn't last, without a Villa thread they'd have nothing to talk about.

Not VAR per se, but it's amazing how infuriating it can be and then a non-VAR game comes along and shows just how much it's needed...

5 minutes ago, ml1dch said:

Apparently there was a big Republican ground campaign to make sure that every registered Republican in the state was sent a postal vote. 

Also I thnk CNN said that Arizona has been doing postal votes as standard for a while now as well, so Covid didn't really affect the partisan split like in other states.

18 minutes ago, Keyblade said:

So who's gonna tell them?

The best part is the "blue lives matter" flag around her shoulders

13 minutes ago, markavfc40 said:

This guys words and emotions say it all.

It's like the liberation of France watching all the celebrations over this, just shows the toll Trump has taken over most Americans over the last 4 years.

4 minutes ago, Genie said:

Bamford should have been booked for a dive there

Just now, Nigel said:

One win in 5 for Leeds now.....wonder who could possibly lose to these?

It was so obvious we were going to lose to them even at the start of the season, I even posted at the start of October in the Leeds thread that we'd lose 4-0 to them, they've been desperate to get one over us since the 1-1 at Elland Road and they were clearly so up for that game.

Haha, I'm watching Fox and they're really dragging their feet on declaring Pennsylvania for Biden 

Edit - Aww, it only lasted a few minutes 

2 minutes ago, Nigel said:

The people looking at VAR were right to call it offside as it was...by the letter of the law!

His shoulder WAS offside.

If you are talking about changing the rule then that is different, but what to?

The bigger problem is whatever they change the rule to people will complain over close calls. 

We just have to get used to it!

The ultimate problem with VAR and offside is that no matter what you change the rules to, there will always be decisions made by millimetres, it's just moving the area of controversy.

Just now, NurembergVillan said:

I feel that the tweet from Belfast Rhymer is a personal attack...

Trump's lead in Pennsylvania is tumbling fast now. And I was planning to go to bed early tonight...

2 minutes ago, sidcow said:

Someone in The Republican Party should surely be able to reign him in? He's making America a global embarrassment. 

I get the feeling that Pence has been waiting in the shadows the last few days so that he can "concede" for Trump and that the Republicans will cut him loose when it's clear that not even litigating will win them the election. They've kept the senate and have their supermajority on the Supreme Court, they don't need Trump anymore.

1 minute ago, lapal_fan said:

So if (when) Biden wins, but Trump drags it out.. 

Does that change when the next election is, because I thought it was always I'm November, essentially giving Biden less time in the 4 years.

If Trump loses, he will stop being president on January 3rd or whenever the inaugaration is. The only question will be how Trump is removed, Biden would still be sworn in I imagine though.

15 minutes ago, Genie said:

I reckon it would be safer than the current method.

SImply, the safest voting method is pen and paper, providing the polling stations are properly managed and monitored. If anything the US complicate things by adding in electronic voting.

Here's a video that explains why electronic voting is bad. (It's actually a followup to video from 5 years earlier about the same thing)

Oh to be a fly on the wall at Fox News...

2 minutes ago, Keyblade said:

I think everybody but CNN have been counting Michigan for Biden.

The difference is Arizona. Some networks have called it for Biden, some haven't. 

2 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said:

What happens if neither gets 270? 

Congress elects the President, Senate elects the Vice President I believe.

I'm guessing he doesn't realise this would mean Biden wins 

1 minute ago, Jareth said:

They weren't the only ones, Trump increased his share of black male voters with college degrees - I think it all comes down to the politics of envy and people aspiring to be better and richer - Trump embodied that. It's why I hope this goes as we think it will and Trump loses, the next Trump will harness the same politics but they won't be as authentic - as much as the Dems have to reinvent. 

I think what pissed off that group was Biden saying "if you're choosing between me and Trump, then you're not black". Plus his association with the crime bill that I can't remember then name of that was devastating to the black community. Why that shifted them to Trump though, god knows.

2 minutes ago, avfcDJ said:

A ballbag makes a fool of himself again 

 

 

 

Did Farage forget he was speaking to the British press and not Fox or something? I don't particularly like Andrew Neil, but he's gonna rip that sort of bullshit straight away.

Fox News cut away from Guiliani to declare Michigan for Biden, amazing 

Just now, Genie said:

I think Trump has told his kids if he doesn’t win he’s cutting their pocket money

Or that they'll need to chip in on the $1bn he owes.