Media thread 2022/23

[M Gaudino]

Listening to The Game podcast and three of the pundits came up with similar starting 11s they would select for England against Iran.

Alyson Rudd came up with;

Ramsdale
Trent Stones Coady Shaw
Mount - Rice - Gallagher
Saka - Kane - Maddison

 

[KS55]

I don’t think anyone in SA thinks it’s a paradise, certainly not anymore. I think it’s highly debatable to claim it has a “much worse” HR record than Qatar as your original post did. I’m also not sure why as City fans anyone is interested in defending the Qatari state and absolutist monarchy to be honest, but that’s a seperate point

Comparing different countries‘ human rights abuse is pointless.
However, I would point out that SA in the apartheid era was as bad as it gets. I forget the date, (1976?) but the Soweto massacre summed it all up for me. About 125 people gunned down by the authorities, most of them children. Their crime was demonstrating against the imposition of Afrikaans in their schools.
The only political party I have ever joined was the ANC. I did not live in SA.
PS EDIT. Just looked it up. Was 1976. Death toll 176 minimum with some estimates as high as 500 (unlikely).

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Listening to The Game podcast and three of the pundits came up with similar starting 11s they would select for England against Iran.

Alyson Rudd came up with;

Ramsdale
Trent Stones Coady Shaw
Mount - Rice - Gallagher
Saka - Kane - Maddison

Sounds good. Our lads get a month’s warm weather training and R and R, whilst we go out at the group stage for the second time in 3 world cups.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

You're right, things were better in the good old days....

Like Italy 1934....

And Argentina 1978...

Or Russia 2018...

Imagine the rainbow protests that would have gone on if the 1966 World Cup was on this month!

 

[KS55]

Imagine the rainbow protests that would have gone on if the 1966 World Cup was on this month!

Interesting thought. Male Homosexual acts were criminal until 1967. The Act and gay rights had minority support only amongst the public.

 

[KS55]

Listening to The Game podcast and three of the pundits came up with similar starting 11s they would select for England against Iran.

Alyson Rudd came up with;

Ramsdale
Trent Stones Coady Shaw
Mount - Rice - Gallagher
Saka - Kane - Maddison

Rudd confirms her madness.
She wrote this week about fake Ron. She said he was “likeable”.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

I don’t think anyone in SA thinks it’s a paradise, certainly not anymore. I think it’s highly debatable to claim it has a “much worse” HR record than Qatar as your original post did. I’m also not sure why as City fans anyone is interested in defending the Qatari state and absolutist monarchy to be honest, but that’s a seperate point

I’m not defending Qatar. I just want to see accurate and balanced media coverage.

 

[M Gaudino]

Rudd confirms her madness.
She wrote this week about fake Ron. She said he was “likeable”.

talking of Rons did you see the documentary about o.g. Ronaldo on bbc4/iplayer this week? it got me jazzed for the world cup generally

 

[blue whippet]

talking of Rons did you see the documentary about o.g. Ronaldo on bbc4/iplayer this week? it got me jazzed for the world cup generally

I watched that this afternoon. What a crazy life he had before France and what a torrid 4 years he had after it. A good watch for those who haven't seen it.

 

[nmc]

So basically he's saying we're better than both those teams.
Finally the penny drops.

I’m not sure Bellingham and his agent are hanging onto the words of a sad Scouse Gnome like Murphy….