Search results

Whilst I think there is absolutely nothing wrong with people buying and wearing with pride Help for Heroes goods I'm not comfortable with the 'everyone should be buying them' attitude. I have great respect for our armed forces, but I don't see them all as 'heroes', just professionals doing a...

You are right of course, that is an important distinction. All marriages are to some extent arranged. Forced marriage can never be right.

Don't know why but that made me laugh a lot. The earliest one I can remember was sing "Roll Alley 4" instead of "You're all I live for" to Alvin Stardust's 'You, You, You'. I genuinely thought he was singing about how much he loved ten pin bowling.

So, what do you suggest we do then?

So, to answer Fergus' "where to start with Muslim culture in the UK" questions; I wouldn't ban the burka per se, but I would try to discourage the wearing of it, working with Imams and the Muslim Council of Great Britain. I would make arranged marriages illegal as I don't believe they have...

See, that's the condescending tone again. Saying things like "I don’t think you DO actually want to confront Islam where you disagree with it" after all I've done is make a few posts posing some of the difficult questions as I see them. I've made no attempt to pretend I know the answers, 'cos I...

Serious question; if you get this postal by a few personal slurs to your character on a message board, how on earth do you get through the day in real life without ending up in a fight? Or do your personality and your views command so much respect from everyone you meet that it's not a problem...

If Poyet stays I'll support him as I would do any incumbent Brighton manager. But I certainly wouldn't be singing his name again anytime soon after the disrespectful way he has treated the club and the fans. I think the best option would be to move on with a new and more grounded manager.

Grow up.

My only response to all that is that your general condescending tone does nothing to further what relevant arguments you make, it just makes you sound a bit of a dick. Feel free to carry on getting off on your own type though fella.

Admittedly without knowing the meat on the bones it's difficult to know what to make of it yet. But, if as feared, it is the most unnerving development of the Barber era as it will amount to a massive piss-take and repositioning of the club ideal firmly in the corporate-first, fan second...

You raise many valid and interesting points Fergus, and many that I agree with. My point about 1930's Germany was less about the exact socio-political conditions of the age and more about a general demonising of a culture as a scapegoat for whatever the current ills are. When deciding on which...

In such arguments both camps can quote stats and links and 'evidence' to support their claims, and all that happens is that the arguments go around in never ending circles with no positive end result. What is clear, to me anyway, is that in these difficult times a lot of people want a target...

Listening to The Undertones on 6 Music has just reminded me of one of my favourite childhood lyric malfunctions; I used to sing "he thinks that I'm a Chaffinch, 'cos I hate University Challenge" to My Perfect Cousin. Got any goodies?

Soulman; I think you've misunderstood me. I originally asked the question as I was interested in what had attracted you to the EDL, not to pigeonhole or bully you in any way. I couldn't give a rats chuff where your political allegiances lie, I'm just concerned about the bigger picture of...

Best so far - British Sea Power Most disappointing so far - The National

No you haven't. You said "people like yourself" to me, and then claimed not to try and work out posters by what they write. How does that work? And again, and for the last time, who are people like me?

No, and I'd like you to point to a single post of mine where you could reasonably conclude I was.

Care to answer my earlier question and justify what appears to be some hypocrisy on your part chap?

I think most people who read through Soulman's posts on these threads would conclude he at the very least has EDL sympathies. If that perception is incorrect he only has himself to blame for it.