sne Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Wezbid said: Thanks for the spoiler! Wasn't waiting to watch it after work or anything! Haha Sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepDish Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Graham t said: What is a 'boomer' ? Regards, VLD. "OK Boomer" is a catchphrase and internet meme that gained popularity among younger cohorts from 2019, used to dismiss or mock attitudes stereotypically attributed to the baby boomer generation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OK_Boomer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KentVillan Posted February 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 I will make the point again without using insults: football is a contact sport, it requires a certain amount of bravery. It is not boxing or rugby or World War I, and our players don’t need to be “warriors” or any of that nonsense. But you do need to be able to take a kick, or occasionally a knock to the face, and you need to be prepared (as Jack is every single week) to risk contact when running with or challenging for the ball. I’m definitely not expecting players to carry on with concussion or any other injury that might get worse if a player stays on the pitch. But there was a very strong hint yesterday of a player seeing that the game was going badly and having one eye on a televised cup final (ie a transfer showcase) the following week. AEG has behaved like this a few too many times now, and it’s his own fault if fans, teammates and now manager are publicly turning on him. Let’s not turn this into an old school / boomer vs millennial debate. It’s not about Dunkirk spirit, it’s about the minimum level of commitment on match day needed to perform. (Also the debate about Ramadan fasting is not, as far as I can see, remotely relevant or being driven by anyone with any inside knowledge on how big or small a sacrifice it would be for him. Given he got the blessing of an imam and his family to go ahead with it, and no public criticism from anyone for doing it, I’m struggling to see what the sacrifice is - but who knows.) 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Bullshit debate. I support Anwar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham t Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Thanks for the link wrong context for my post though I feel.... Regards, VLD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 23, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 23, 2020 3 hours ago, StefanAVFC said: 'Pain is a weakness' 'Ballet dancing is for mentally weak people' 'us old uns come from a different generation' What the **** is happening to VT lately? Won't somebody think about the kidz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 4 hours ago, Graham t said: Very funny, and yes I do 'get it', but I am right and you are wrong. Sorry but us 'old Un's 'do come from a different generation . We were brought up that to show pain was a weakness and it has stuck with us.....To see people faking injury is just sickening. Sorry it's just the tough upbringing we had, perhaps if our team had a bit more fight we would not be in the position we are. ATB VLD. Well thanks for thinking of me as a youngster Graham, but I’m going to be 57 when we kick off on Sunday at Wembley. I agree that perhaps when we were kids we were expected to be tougher. The generations before us, our parents and grand parents went through a war, rarely spoke about it, just got on with it and not a therapist insight. To be honest I hope my daughter doesn’t ever have to worry about that sort of thing I don’t think that we are, as a team, tough enough. However we don’t really know if he was injured or not and these days the medical staff are very aware of concussion issues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV82 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Pretty easy to play with a cut. Pretty difficult to play with double vision. Why can't people understand that and give our players the benefit of the doubt? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 2 hours ago, DeepDish said: "OK Boomer" is a catchphrase and internet meme that gained popularity among younger cohorts from 2019, used to dismiss or mock attitudes stereotypically attributed to the baby boomer generation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OK_Boomer 'Ok Boomer' needs to be used a lot more on here. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 7 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: I know people who get pissed everyday and then fast a few days during Ramadan. Man please stop it. I hate when people talk assuredly about things they aren't certain about. I've been to Church a few times myself. Yes we appreciate the fact that he broke his fast to play at his best in the playoff final, but if I'm being honest I wouldn't expect anything less. It's his JOB, which he is handsomely paid for. Surely taking care of.your family via your profession is Holy? Truth be told religion shouldn't have been brought into this as any sort of leverage in reference to yesterday's incident either. I hate when people do that. Religion is a touchy subject for obvious reasons, bringing it into play here is unfair as it skews the argument and is something most people will be apprehensive/scared to touch on for obvious reasons. The discussion is simply about whether he bottled it yesterday or not, and in my opinion, he did. However as I've said we could all be totally wrong. lol so we can't know whether or not he's religious but we do know he "bottled it", something's not right there. If you heard his interview about the issue you'd have seen he was quite serious about it. All I said was that he's sacrificed for this club, which he has, don't know what's so objectionable about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham t Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 27 minutes ago, Laughable Chimp said: 'Ok Boomer' needs to be used a lot more on here. Maybe, would you say the late Ron Saunders was a 'boomer' perhaps. Sorry if you don't know who he was....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 48 minutes ago, AV82 said: Pretty easy to play with a cut. Pretty difficult to play with double vision. Why can't people understand that and give our players the benefit of the doubt? This. I think it's only fair to give him the benefit of the doubt, in any case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 26 minutes ago, Graham t said: Maybe, would you say the late Ron Saunders was a 'boomer' perhaps. Sorry if you don't know who he was....... Well, technically he's from before the boomer generation. He's part of the Silent generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham t Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Laughable Chimp said: Well, technically he's from before the boomer generation. He's part of the Silent generation. Have a serious look at yourself chap...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Graham t said: Have a serious look at yourself chap...... No, he is correct and you are wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 'Sorry if you don't know who he is' What a load of patronising claptrap If you're making posts like that you've lost the argument 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 9 minutes ago, Graham t said: Have a serious look at yourself chap...... Look, I got no issue with you. I was just joking with the boomer stuff. I'm not trying to diminish or dismiss what the older generation are saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham t Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 14 minutes ago, Laughable Chimp said: Look, I got no issue with you. I was just joking with the boomer stuff. I'm not trying to diminish or dismiss what the older generation are saying. Okay, no problem. Personally I would not make a remark that was disrespectful to a great man who only recently died after a long battle with Dementia. Regards, VLD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Keyblade said: lol so we can't know whether or not he's religious but we do know he "bottled it", something's not right there. If you heard his interview about the issue you'd have seen he was quite serious about it. All I said was that he's sacrificed for this club, which he has, don't know what's so objectionable about that. Well I did make sure I inserted " In my opinion" mate. There is nothing objectionable about what you said, the context/situation in which you used it, might be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Is there actually anything official from the club on this or is it all just "he's a weak wet-wipe"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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