Media Thread 2020/21

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Aba452 said:
Had a family do last night and inspite of my good sense usually, I was drawn into a debate with som of my brother in laws on football.

Now I'd spoken to my dipper in law earlier and we had a decent discussion on the relative seasons City and Liverpool had. All enjoyed the FA Cup final.

Then as I say this ambush. One of the gooners started off its disgusting how Citeh can spend so much on a defender, Guardiola such a 'decent ' coach but I could win the league with his resources!!!!

Then he started bleating on about about sportswashing. Sigh.

The other one who's not a football fan but his son supports the dippers (from Brum!) pipes up. Spent a billion in 10years, that's obscene! The mineral wealth of the state should belong to the people not the despots who own that state.

I plunged in pointing out that Sheikh Mansour is not a state but bought City through his private investment company had invested in the city as well as the team.

In the end I just said we'll agree to differ as I think I would have sparked them out. What's doubly disappointing is that they like me are of Pakistani origin but are happy to glibly repeat the standard racist troupes.

As fans we're now accountable for how or owner made his money????

Wish I'd pointed out about the later success of the arsehole's was built on conflict diamonds, vulture capitalism fuelling the red cheeks etc.

The point is does negativity work? Suppose geological ages of the Earth could pass before these idiots stop releasing hot stale air! Fuck em if they want to judge me. My parting shot last night was green isn't a good look for you.
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Next time just sit down by yourself with a bottle of Springbank 12 yr malt cask strengh, that will sort you out no extended family required ;-)
 
Mike Cledford said:
I've just seen a programme with Amir Khan. He has built houses and a village community centre in the Gambia. He talked quite movingly about helping people who had nothing. I did not know that he did so much for charity.
Then the BBC news told me that St Marcus was involved in a new scheme with WH Smith and other book related Companies to supply books to kids.
All well and good but he said that he had never read a book until.he was 17 because his family couldn't afford them. So he wasn't able to read books in primary school, not allowed to use the large free library in Withington and that he was not encouraged to use the.library at the very good school in Ashton on Mersey or that his English curriculum there didn't cover the standard set books all kids have. There are plenty of charity shops where you can get kids books for 10p.
I am quite sure that the other apprentices in his United Academy digs had books which they shared. Perhaps not - he doesn't seem to have been fed in his digs or school either if you believe him.
Why does he come out with such whoppers? I suspect he thought books were not cool but obviously cannot say that in his latest scheme.
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I briefly heard about the Marcus Rashford book scheme on BBC radio this morning whilst half asleep. I immediately wondered why Marcus did not visit the nearest public library to read books if he could not afford them?

Together with the other salient points you make about free access to reading books at school, (I remember the school library, Janet and John and Through the Rainbow books at school), and cheap second hand books I then wondered what the point of the Marcus Rashford book scheme actually was?

Then I remembered it was mentioned by the BBC that all kids joining the scheme get a free copy of Marcus Rashfords autobiography "You are a Champion" and it all became clear.
 
Tommy_Catons_Perm said:
I briefly heard about the Marcus Rashford book scheme on BBC radio this morning whilst half asleep. I immediately wondered why Marcus did not visit the nearest public library to read books if he could not afford them?

Together with the other salient points you make about free access to reading books at school, (I remember the school library, Janet and John and Through the Rainbow books at school), and cheap second hand books I then wondered what the point of the Marcus Rashford book scheme actually was?

Then I remembered it was mentioned by the BBC that all kids joining the scheme get a free copyrof Marcus Rashfords autobiography "You are a Champion" and it all became clear.
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I missed that autobiography but no doubt it will be featured three times by his Auntie Sally in the morning. No doubt there will be more whoppers in there but especially in using the word 'champion' in an autobiography.
 
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