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It was pre-internet days, Shmmeeee, so i'm not sure it would be in the archives much, but i lived there from 86 to 00, and the City Council's "PC gone mad" stance was legendary. They famously put up a "Midwinter arboreal decoration" in Town Hall Square. Known to the rest of us as a Christmas...

Obviously BBC CW were praising it to the skies this morning (to justify themselves being there all weekend). But it's no surprise that the spin put on the Council's puppet mouthpiece would be positive, no matter what happened. Organisation of event? Coventry CC Security and arrangements...

I totally agree with this sentiment, Bazza. Moreover, the workplace is NOT the place to talk about your sexuality, no matter what that might be. It is IRRELEVANT as far as your work goes, and it is just a waste of time! As far as the colour debate goes, i saw the [black] comedian Reginald D...

I heard a plausible story that it started out as a Stratford saying (and now in more common use - as most idioms are, for no apparent reason). "Bill's mother" was Mary Arden, who famously lived at Wilmcote, to the west of Stratford (i.e. the prevailing wind direction). So if the skies were dark...

I heard a relatively young person use this term not so long ago, but my parents used it all the time. And the "n****r in the woodpile" - still no clue where that one comes from!

Just watched the ENG-SWE 3rd place play-off, and holy shit, if those are the third and fourth best teams in the WORLD, i won't be watching for another 10 years until the women's game gets better. The quality of football was atrocious! There is no way we'd put up with that if the Sky Blues played...

Is it a bit Bristol Rovers with the quarters?

If there’s clear space between the last defender and the attacker they’re offside. If any part of the body, leg, arm, etc is still in line, they’re on. Easy!

However, the act of aiming a ball deliberately at an opponent's body or head other than in an attempt to win a point is contrary to the spirit of the game (and possibly the rules). It would certainly fall into the "unsportsmanlike conduct". How many slams Nadal has won or how much money he has...

Thanks G. But do you agree with my point about soccer being in American girls' psyche for much longer than in UK/Europe?

What we lack in England (and a lot of Europe, tbf) is a generation of women who have grown up with football as a major women's sport, as they have in the USA. Girls play "sahccer" from an early age because most other team sports are very male-dominated (I'm not aware of women's basketball...

I'm always surprised by people (actors included) who can speak in pretty much any accent the script calls for, but choose to adopt such a ghastly one for their "normal" speaking voice (Scouse in her case).

I have to say i only watched it up until our goal (as the Mrs is definitely not one of the trillion pseudo-converts), but USA looked capable of penetrating our girls at the back every time they got the ball. They are technically MUCH better - just look at the way the lovely Ms Press headed that...

While USA footballer Alex Morgan is far too obvious for this thread, i think Christen Press probably sneaks under the "not so obvious" radar. And WHAT a header!!

Having watched it, i don't think FM's given TOO much away, TBF. And it still gripped me and made me howl with laughter (at Villanelle's utter cold psychopathy) all the way through. Stick with it Otis!

What if Kirstie Allsopp was playing centre-mid for England? Then you'd be in a quandary!

Be great for SBT's recognition as a "fans' group" (they only ever mention the Trust and JHW on BBC CW, for example) if they supported this initiative rather than doing something else, but either would be good.

It was the bit about "Wasps and people related to the council were involved with Hoffman on the sly for the takeover bid", which they've been trying to deny ever since (with a little help from their usual mouthpieces).

A lot of it stemmed from Duggins making some sort of statement to the full City Council meeting about how they really haven't fucked the club over (and failed to mention any of the evidence which SISU have published previously). He made himself look a bit of a dunce in doing so.

Likewise. I understand Joy has donated, but wouldn't it be brilliant for promoting the goodwill of the club if they matched like i think they did last time?