From todays guardian online -
It’s the right and proper thing to do & puts the FA in line with the British government
The FA will announce plans on Thursday to mark the recent atrocities in Israel at the friendly match between England and Australia, after leading Jewish figures within the...
Please see below the letter from the UK Home Secretary to the Chief Constables .
Whatever your views on the current crisis in Israel; what is undisputed is that Hamas is a prescribed terrorist group in its entirety here in the UK , in USA as well as numerous other countries in Europe & beyond...
See link below to story .
Basically the young lady was partly strip searched to prove she had to have a underwiring garment due to a medical procedure to hold her body in place . She tapped a security officer on the arm to get her attention to help her put it back in place & was accused of...
News coming out of a 15 yr old school girl stabbed to death by her previous boyfriend who is a teenager .
Apparently she told him she didn’t want to see him anymore & he pulled out a machete and killed her .
What sort of ‘ human beings ‘ walk about with machetes on them .
Anyone caught...
Can’t remember which Athens player , but I was seated in the front row in the east stand and after a strong challenge on Solly from one of the Athens players , I clearly heard Solly standing close to the player come out with his greeting - ‘ F@ck off you C@nt ‘
I was quite surprised always...
The main reason I am posting this is because it’s the biggest difference in salary I have seen reported since the Saudis started to outbid all the European clubs for players they wanted .
Ramos has gone back to Seville for obvious reasons however his salary as reported I assume accurately by...
There doesn’t seem to be a thread on the Ajax trip which I suspect will be the most popular for Brighton fans.
Here is some info I’ve found out about the ground .
The Dutch generally I’ve found to be welcoming and warm people and Amsterdam is a lovely vibrant city which is considered very...
Great story and a good role model for a lot of young aspiring players that it’s important that they have a plan B .
Eton scholar juggling academic excellence with football stardom...
Ex-Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has been cleared of raping a woman and attempting to rape another.
The 28-year-old was accused of attacking a 24-year-old woman at his £4m mansion in Mottram St Andrew, Cheshire in October 2020.
Mr Mendy was also accused of the attempted rape of...
This article was in todays Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jun/07/greggs-pret-index-north-south-divide-england-scientists
It has an interesting article on the north / south divide when it comes to food. Apparently up north starts at the Watford Gap.
The precise location...
The annual UN sponsored Worlds happiest countries list has just be released .
No real surprises who made the top 10 , shame both the US & UK didn’t but at least they made the top 20 .
Lucky people who live in these countries .
World's happiest countries for 2023
1. Finland
2. Denmark
3...
I’ve just discovered ‘ Hustle ‘ on the BBC tv player .
It was on the main BBC channel a few years back . I’ve never seen it before and now I’m hooked !
For those who haven’t seen , it’s about a group of people who target not very nice people for their money .with elaborate plots
Great fun to...
There were over 50,000 illegal graves found in Mexico in 2020 with an estimated 70,000 people buried .
Drug cartels are killing people at an alarming rate and lots of innocent people are among the dead .
It shows no signs of slowing down .
My question is why do people still choose to holiday...
A couple of months ago , I sold my house & moved into a flat in Hove . I moved because I got offered a good price & I felt it was sensible to bank a decent amount of money & move into a less expensive flat .
The flat is in a great central location & is quite spacious with 3 beds & 2 baths but I...
Just heard that one of my favourite presenters on one of my favourite programmes has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
He is 48 and has 3 young children and a wife
Terrible news .
Vicious dog bites chunk of little girl's cheek off: Five-year-old left with life-changing horror injuries after neighbour's Staffordshire bull terrier pinned her down and mauled her face
Headline in todays news . Made me feel sick .
Surely it’s time for Staffies to be banned in the UK . Every...
Brighton’s head of recruitment given permission to talk to Chelsea who want him .
Assuming he goes , his salary will be massively increased , I wonder if we have him on a contract buy out high amount ?
Who replaces him ? Internal or external
Today is the holiest day of the year for all my Jewish Friends . ( like Christmas)
Yom Kippur is a solemn time for reflection, repentance, forgiveness, and humility. It is also a day of hope, compassion, and empathy, reminding us all of our shared values of kindness and generosity.
No eating...