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  1. mrtrench

    George Floyd

    If you read this, then it all sounds reasonable: What We Believe - Black Lives Matter But these are aims and objectives. This is not a manifesto. This is what one of the founders wrote in 2017, which is closer to a manifesto: White people, here are 10 requests from a Black Lives Matter...
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    George Floyd

    You will never offend me by making rational counter-arguments. :) I completely accept the point that my skin colour; parents; education; the people I've met; genes... make a difference to my opinions on these questions. And I suspect we agree on the goal. I also understand how people can...
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    George Floyd

    I agree with that. I disagree with the approach of the BLM and identity politics movement. See: Let's continue the upward trend from the 70s.
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    George Floyd

    And some more opinions which are even more controversial: - All this outrage from the rioters is contrived. They are joining a bandwagon and seizing an excuse to do what they wanted to do anyway. - There is not even any evidence that the murder of George Floyd was racially motivated. It's not...
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    George Floyd

    Another futile response... I guarantee that you won't understand the points I make here Tony and will revert with something that I consider a facile. This isn't for you but for everyone else. I know that I'm pretty much a lone voice, however I despair of identity politics: where everyone's...
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    George Floyd

    I think he has changed in response to the leadership switch. He was always seen as a moderate before the Corbyn experiment and I suspect he was playing to the shadow cabinet to get a look in. Now that Starmer has control he can revert to his natural position. Just a suspicion.
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    Gustavo Hamer - CONFIRMED

    I don't know him at all. If he is mediocre then I agree. The internet tells us that he has been praised for performances for QPR by fans. But whether that's just a few games or consistent high performances, I just don't know.
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    Gustavo Hamer - CONFIRMED

    I agree on approach. I just wonder though if Robins sees a role for a very good elder statesman who could improve the team and younger players, albeit probably only for one or two seasons. Not all 33 year olds are knackered - just look at ow much Gordon Strachan improved a Premiership side...
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    Retained players list

    It's not a secret now you've blabbed.
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    Love this guy...

    I did the same, around 1973ish. My teams were Blackpool, Grimsby and Workington. St. Mirren in Scotland from 1987 when they won the Scottish Cup.
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    Fisher on Talksport

    Joy isn't the owner; she's the manager of the Hedge Fund. The owners are the people who have invested in the fund that holds our club.
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    If you don't have anything nice to say.......

    Newspapers, yes. It's much much worse now on TV than it ever has been before.
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    Realistic signings

    I very much doubt that we will be signing proven Premiership and Championship players - maybe one at a push. We cannot afford their wages even if they were free. I say, stick to the policy of acquiring young players from elsewhere. I'd rather go down, knowing that we are continually building...
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    If you don't have anything nice to say.......

    I do read a paper on weekends but I get most of my news on Reuters nowadays. We've stopped watching TV news too. Why can't they just give us the news without their opinions?
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    Ipswich Fan In Peace

    Also true. Good point.
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    Ipswich Fan In Peace

    That is true. But at some point, possibly next season but possibly the following, the point holds.
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    Ipswich Fan In Peace

    I think the promotion puts more pressure on SISU to settle but gives Wasps more negotiating power. If gates go up as expected it's a lot more money we'd be losing by playing in Brum. Not sure if the power shift has any bearing on the chances of getting a deal though - SISU don't like being...
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    Will we even see any of it?

    Me too - probably 2.5 to 3 hours to Brum and 2 to 2.5 to Cov. I'll go to local away games but I cannot commit to the expense and time of going to home games often - as you say, the ticket is only a fraction of the expense.
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    Will we even see any of it?

    Not entirely true. There has never been a HUMAN vaccine for a corona virus because they are generally mild and there was no need to develop one. There are some vaccines for animals. However, I do agree that a couple of months is unrealistic to go through rigorous testing. My wife used to...
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    Will we even see any of it?

    I agree - it doesn't appear to like the heat and dies quite quickly in the open air when it's warm (so I've read). It'll love the cold winter months though and that's when I expect a second wave.
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