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I agree with what your saying, but Villa is a mid table PL team. England has THE best footballers on the planet. So I guess expectations differ.

Embarrassing to have mixed up those great movies. Shame on me.

Isn't he the guy that fought Sylvester Stallone in Rocky 4?

I supported Finland, now I'm more in favour of Denmark. I get your point though. It's been an emotional hour.

Ok, not the whole world. Finland did nothing wrong, but everyone's best wishes are with Eriksen, and I'm sure what would make him most happy is a Denmark win. And I hope (like I'm sure many do) it happens.

I think it's safe to say the whole world is team Denmark now

Of course it wasn't serious. But what if they score 3 quick goals? It's a very uncomfortable situation to be in.

I would go easy on UEFA here. It's not like an easy situation to deal with, and it's entirely possible Eriksen is awake and well and wanted for his team mates to carry on. If players said they don't want to, they wouldn't.

If Finland win this they are gonna look like right dicks now

Nope, it only works to prove my narrative.

Disclaimer - please take above as very much tongue in cheek

He is a clueless failure who rides on past success while still playing 2010 football, a Portuguese Steve Bruce. Failed at Man U, failed at a return to chelsea, failed at Spurs. Now slowly declining into smaller, less relevant teams with each biennial appointment and each multi million payout. But if he says a good thing about Jack then who can question him

I think it is a fair comparison; I gave an example of two good symbols, and two political groups that have used them, and how the symbols have been looked at differently because of those groups. It doesn't matter what those groups are or how different they are, I'm talking about an association of symbols. I don't care if there is a link between taking a knee and BLM movement - in fact I know that there isn't - but some people think there is, regardless of what they are being told, so they will continue to boo. I said in another thread, I think the best way out of this is to get PL to put a big STOP RACISM NOW advert underneath the players shirt number. And then, when a booing, racist, John Smith wants to go to Villa Park to support his team he will cheer a team that wears it. And if he wants to buy their child a football shirt, that child will wear it. And if racist John Smith wants to have any official merchandise associated with Aston Villa, that merchandise should have a label, symbol, or something associated with the STOP RACISM NOW movement. I will happily buy that shirt, and buy one for my son. And maybe some income from merchandise (even if it's £1 extra) can go to anti racism campaigns. And if John Smith doesn't like it, he doesn't have to go to Villa Park or support my team. And I'll be very happy if John Smith fu**s off.

At no point did I compare Hitler to BLM. I gave an example of a harmless and meaningful symbol (like taking a knee) which has a long history being used in a specific, well intentioned way, that some people found unfavourable due to a way a political group has used it.

Don't get me wrong; I think Man City will be the English Bayern Munich, but the rest is really up for grabs.

I'd love if next year he was connected with a £120m move to Real Madrid. And even more if he decided to stay.

I thought that for a long time, but then I look at us, Leeds, Everton, West Ham, Leicester. We were bottom of that pile, and we were literally 3 wins and 2 draws away. Everton and Leeds even closer. I think that 'the gap' in quality is not that big anymore. We beat Brighton and Burnley, don't concede 2 JWP freekicks, have a goal allowed vs West ham and we are up there. It's really conceivable that the above mentioned teams could repeat and marginally improve on last season and end up in Europe. I think that the margins are so close we can't really talk about a big gap in quality anymore.

No, don't twist this please. We are comparing a symbol and how it's been negatively charged although in itself it's harmless and well meant.

Booing is idiotic. But some symbols stick. This one seems to have stuck to BLM organization, and although players will underline it's not about that, well, there is a "historic" connection. If I wear a swatica for good luck I will have some explaining to do, although that's what the symbol has meant for many. I think that fight against racism should continue and accelerate in many forms, but kneeling is just an unfortunate way to express this fight. If people want to kneel, good on them. But I think there could be better ways to promote the fight against racism.

Do you think that taking the knee will go on forever? And if not, how and when will it end?

And that is exactly why we shouldn't buy him

I'm Polish, and this genocide is a big part of our history. But to say Poland was 'peaceful' in the area or that the Poles didn't retaliate is an interesting bit of historical revisionism. Either way, looking at it from a comfy seat of 21st century hindsight, UPA does not seem like a healthy movement to build a national identity on.

That is precisely the reason he won't be signing a one year contract. He will be looking for a 3 season deal.

M'bappe my lord, M'bappee ooooohh lord, M'bappe

It will de-value the world cup even more than the stupid 48 team format they are planning for 2026. The whole point of it being special is because it's rare and hard to qualify to for most. At this rate my sunday league team will qualifying by the 2040s.