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I don’t follow. Please explain.

You see, that’s where I disagree. if we look at the dictionary definition of racism: The Oxford Dictionary defines racism as “Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one 's own race is superior.” If further defines the same as “The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.” (Oxford Dictionaries | English, 2017) The dictionary definition absolutely suggests that intent is key. There is clearly a difference between what is racist and what could be deemed to be racist. As a decent human being, I will always do my best to avoid any situation where I could be deemed to be racist. That does not change my belief on what IS racist. In fact, replace the word racist with offensive, as it applies to everything.

Absolutely, but I’m not being told by those that it ‘targets’ I’m being told by those that it doesn’t target. Entirely my point.

Interesting take. So you would separate the two?

What is more racist? A white man taking honour and pride in representing himself as a black king? Or a black king being replaced by a white king? I am sick and tired of being told what is racist. What is racist is what comes from the heart. You could spend your entire life without using the word coloured and not painting your face black yet harbour the most vile feelings towards black people. Or you could paint your face black every day, and dedicate your life to helping the poor and sick in Africa. In my opinion: Painting your face black and acting a fool or stupid to imply that the way you are acting is in keeping with your appearance is 100% racist. Painting your face black in honour of nobility is not racist. Those that take stock offence to these things, and telling everyone else to take offence also, are ruining this world for everyone. And no, I’m not ‘white’.

Next time aim for a 2. That way when you come home with a 3 you’ll be over the moon. You’re welcome.

If City come calling, then that’s another £100m. Aaron takes his place… Rinse and repeat.

I’m not sure I follow?

Is this purely hypothetical or can you sign me up too?

Interviewing/advertising for a new job?

I’m not saying it IS because of Gerrard, but how does this ‘rule out’ Gerrard? Gerrard is pretty much the only thing he got wrong. I’d say that he lost a lot of credibility with the owners by maybe talking them out of sacking Gerrard by sticking his own neck out, after which he found his opinion devalued, and decided to leave as a consequence. Total speculation of course. Regardless, he can leave with his head held high. I think he did a fantastic job, and I’m very sad to see him go. I also agree that giving Emery TOO much power could backfire if form drops, or he is poached.

So what you’re saying is.. that he deliberately harmed his own asset as an f u to the fans? He thought the best way to get his own back would be to devalue villa by appointing shit managers? That’s like a restaurant owner deliberately hiring a shit chef to ‘teach his customers a lesson’. Hold on. Let me just pop outside and graffiti my walls and scratch my car. That’ll teach my neighbours.

If we hadn’t replaced Gerrard, this could very easily have been Kamara, Luiz, McGinn, Mings..

How on earth can anyone be disappointed with this? The mind boggles

We also invented steel and tv. Now we import from India and South Korea.

https://fbref.com/en/comps/9/nations/Premier-League-Nationalities 57% of the players in the premier league are foreign. We’ve been buying football for 3 decades.

Can I have some tips for some stocks to buy please?

Marc-ho Arsensi-ho

I don’t get excited about these links. 99% of the time it was never going to happen.

Wouldn’t say first choice. But not far off it.

He DID!

Yh, well.. He can go **** himself.

Absolutely this. “Nah mate. Good players don’t get relegated.” Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano avoided relegation by winning 4 games in a row including a 1-0 win at Old Trafford on the last day of the season. Wouldn’t have bought them if they went down?

If you traded piss flaps for a bloke with a yellow face and a beard, you’d be miserable too

Just to be clear, I didn’t post that as some kind of support to say he’s good - he’s not. That was just as video evidence that he did, in fact, play more that just 8 minutes of first team football for Barcelona. Give me El Ghazi and trez any day.