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The UK can trade with whoever we like. And we do. Anyone and everyone in the world. We're not restricted from trading with anyone, by the EU or anyone else. There's a total misconception in your question. Trade deals are on top of what we can already do. We buy and sell stuff with Japan, and have done for ages. But recently the EU ( with the UK in it) did a deal where special (better) terms exist between the EU and Japan, so we both benefit. We trade with the USA, obviously. The EU doesn't stop us buying Jeeps Levis, Apple phones, Jack Daniels or selling them Jaguars, Whisky and crap TV presenters.

The closest in style (but currently a much a better player) is Eden Hazard, I think. Also, Chelsea have struggled to work out to how to fit him in their side over the years - where best to play him.

This is because when the OS is updated, the phone has to re-index everything, which takes up a fair chunk of processing. It'll stop being so power hungry when that's happened.

Not for a moment does this apply to Steve Bruce, and hopefully it never will, but before the kick off yesterday there was a minutes silence for international awareness of suicide day ,or the right name of that if I’ve got it wrong. But, yeah, don’t get unwell because of your job. Be well, don’t be a victim of something you can’t control.

Yep, spot on. When I said it didn't feel to me like he'd lost the away fans but it is getting close that's exactly it. Plenty of (very valid) comments and complaints and heated arguments that all the problems we outline were staring us in the face, some booing at half time, but not like it got to with O'Leary, Houllier, Lambert etc., where the whole away end would be chanting for the manager to get sacked. But it's not far off if this carries on. My personal view, is like I said maybe a week ago, about what happened with him at Sunderland, where I was concerned for his health, if he's looking ill again, then that's more writing on the wall. He's a good bloke, but he is not able to manage a big club successfully. Because the expectations of owners and large support is to actually achieve objectives (promotion, progress, whatever is appropriate) and he does not have the mentality or wherewithal to build sides that grow and can do that he will always struggle in that type of role. He's very good, or has been in the past at getting clubs where there's lower expectation to get the utmost out of themselves, but given money and therefore better players, they need more than just being told to try hard and counter attack - they need coaching in a way that lets them fulfil their talent, that plays on the front foot. "Give it to Jack and hope he does something" is not enough. It's a waste.

A minority of fans were doing that. My sense from block S02 was that there were plenty who shared the criticisms made - we can all see the failings - but that the majority of the away fans at the game had not reached the point where you could claim “he’s lost the away fans”. It’s getting close, though. There’s a lot of lingering respect for him as a person and a lot of fans hope for that reason, perhaps that he turns it round. please note this post is a comment on what I saw, not what I think.

I dunno, KHV. I'm not a Bruce fan, but it seems unlikely for the reason that the owners don't seem the sort to act in haste. Having decided at the start of the season that he should be manager, they're (IMO) unlikely to sack him if we lose a second league game of the season. To be honest, whatever problems we have regarding an unbalanced squad etc. are there, now, until at least January. Changing the manager won't solve that. It might "punish" him, but wouldn't leave the club any better off in terms of fixing those problems. The likes of us fans can talk about lack of entertainment or lack of faith in the manager, or what we think are daft team selections, but for owners sacking someone after what, 6 or 7 league games would seem to be very knee jerk having decided a month or two ago that he was the right man.

Pretty much everything he says about anyone or anything seems to be a reflection of himself - "Crooked" Hillary etc. etc. ad nauseam. Everything is always about him, deep (shallow) down.

That was all a year ago, wasn't it? Briton, Janner etc.? Having said that, (not having read the Times) it's hardly front page headline stuff on Michael Foot. It's not even new "News". Wasn't there a load of fuss, well a bit of a fuss about MI6 investigating all sorts of historical left wing politicians in the news several years ago?

I own one Springsteen album, and it's that one. It's really good and the other stuff he does that is low key is generally decent. I'm not into all the bombastic stuff at all, though.

Clusterbombing civilians again. Amnesty International

It makes your headphones lead about 2 inches longer

Yeah. House of Lords legal review thing. We don’t have any legal obligation to pay. Would link but pressed for time. Google will surely find it.

Cripes! That's an odd interpretation in my eyes. But as per you last night, I'll leave it there, we clearly have very different takes on it all and we're almost going round in circles. That's me done until the next use of the wretched weapons.

That's not so. The OPCW were held up by Syria and Russia, then when they initially gained access to the area, unidentified person(s) shot at them, hitting no-one. If as you claim the whole thing was "staged by ant-Assad white helmets and rebels" to get the West to react and topple Assad , why would they then attempt to deny access to the clearly identified UN/OPCW personnel to the site? Al jazeera summarises it thusly and this

Nope. I must admit I was hanging on to my 6 becauseof the headphone jack. When it went wobbly last year, I had to replace it, and I've not really missed the headphone socket. The 8 came with a dongle ( I think these new ones don't, which is bad of Apple) and I bought a charge pad thing for a tenner of the internet so I can listen while charging it, if needs be - and it's all good. The 8 is a whole distance better than the 6 overall, even without the headphone socket, which I wish they had kept, really. Incidentally, I recently got the duff 6 out of the box I'd put it in, did a reset and software update and it's behaving now, so I'm wondering if I was another victim of software glitches or whether the problem is a loose connector somewhere inside it.

Yes, they did Flee*. That's the reason Idlib, now, is "the last stronghold" with 3 million odd people there, many of whom have fled from elsewhere previously "liberated" by Assad forces and Iran/Russia. *obviously the dead people didn't flee enough, sadly.

The reply was to point out that as you'd implied Syria wouldn't have used them and it's all staged by the White Helments ...and because they're ineffective that the UN has documented multiple occasions where Syria did use them including in recent months. As I think Chindie said, the point of using chlorine gas, Sarin etc. is not to inflict so many casualties as to immediately "triumph", but simply to terrorise people into fleeing. Apologies for not quoting the exact sentence that would have made that more obvious.

Those two Russians could only troll more if they said they were "Present but not involved"

Love those old rear engine 92, 96 etc. SAABs. Still want one.

Thanks. That's pretty close to where I'm at, too. The IHRA definition + examples isn't perfect - no definition or examples ever will be, but for reasonable, balanced people, avoiding the definition and examples referenced when discussing or criticising Israel ought to be an absolute sinch. I mean how hard can it be just to not use the word "Nazi" or to avoid references to those responsible for the holocaust of 6 million + people 70+ years ago? etc. Not hard at all, unless you're an utter pillock is my guess. It just helps no one to go down that road. Well said.

They have. Really impressive. There's an awful lot being done very well right throughout Surrey CCC - the ground, the mens and women's teams. The one days stuff is not so hot, but they're doing a lot very well. While I'm being neutral(ish) Worcestershire have been good too, in their own way - more on day than 4 days, but on a small budget they've developed players and played exciting committed cricket. Having Moeen Ali as Captain has been good for them. Right that's quite enough of that. You Bears!

The UN doesn't think so And as an aside, seeing this is the Russia thread, it's now been analysed that 207,000 Civilians have been killed (never mind all those injured) in Syria. 94% of them by Syria Gov't/Iran/Russia forces. Further evidence of the nature of Iranian and Russian (and obviously Assad's) forces.

Russia's not even trying to hide the smirk, is it?

I did and I was mistaken, if I’m charitable that Emily Thornbury asked her question as a response to being asked to or prompted by Corbyn. I’ll be charitable and assume it was either a joint decision, or Corbyn decided what his foreign secretary should ask. Thanks for correcting me.