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Speaking about re-joining the forum after all these years - what happened to Happy Face? My ying needs a yang.

Attacking midfielder. Can play all central or wide, but central I'd argue is where his best game is. It is as good a signing as Trippier if we get him , he had a dark stage mentally but he got his mojo back. He just wants first team football and he'll deliver.

You do, but we don't want to send a message that we can be fleeced. It is an investment fund, not a personal plaything (or that's what they'd say). If we start giving cash like this (e.g. 3.5mil loan fee , not "pay his wages" and 1.5 mil extra if he signs) - it sets a precedant.. Asking a loan fee + 100% wages for someone on a free in 6 months is a bit cheeky like. Perhaps, maybe...

Fuck off with that, a pandemic is enough in my lifetime. p.s be careful around Jennyfields eh.. I don't think there's a Bettys there.

how is he still there then? That's pretty bulletproof to me. He's a proven liar, racist , documented as burning a 50 pound note in front of a homeless person who "asked for change" during his time in the Bullingdon club , LIED to the QUEEN! How the fuck he gets away with it I dont know, but the public vote for it , because, unfortunately a majority are hoodwinked to blame everything , not on the controlling class system , but immigrants, unemployed, EU regulations etc. He won the Brexit referendum too remember, then ran away the next day as he didnt' expect a victory and had no plan.

I wouldn't call the vast majority of the country who think Anti-vaxx is madness "a bubble". I can sympathise with it in the very early days "new technology" and all that - but the fact that hundreds of millions aren't dying of their immune systems attacking themselves , or 5G radiation or whatever, the window has passed. What bugs me personally, is why not just be honest about why you dont want to take it. Technically it's your body and your choice what to do with it ; but backing up your own reservations or fears with "I'm not scared of Covid" , "Its just a cold" , "Its an experimental drug" (like its the first time we've tried vaccination), "Bill gates microchip" etc etc etc ..... Why? That's potentially actually harming other people who buy that crap, just so you dont have to be honest about having vulnerabilities or fears. I think its perfectly normal for many people to not want to be injected - many people routinely faint or get hyper anxious around needles. Thats a decent reason to share, not "I'm not scared, I'm a warrior - now lets go burn down some masts, or rally without vaccines, masks or anything and say its all a conspiracy".

sorry for double posting , but here's a blatent example of the media rallying to help. Last week when he was under fire, he disappeared and sent the Paymaster general to answer questions. He's reported to have laid down in the back of his chauffer driven car to avoid the media. Now the papers are running stories that his infant child was seriously ill with a covid infection.. Utter utter bollocks - but it works. Same as saying "there's no credible opposition" when they have zero credibility and all opposition that is democratically voted in, is opposition, whether they say so or not.

I think its 2 things mainly: 1. He is proven to be comfortable with following whatever strategy is needed to win a vote, including deception. That's both Brexit campaign and the leadership / Tory general election landslide. He can win elections , even now - It's a sorry state of affairs for the UK, but for me - it's been like this for a decade , every GE I think "after X ... there's no chance they'll vote them back in". 2. Every single member of the cabinet, would be absolutely nowhere bloody near it, if it wasn't for the collapse of Theresa May during the never ending Brexit fiasco and he won loyalty from a lot of MP's in the "Red Wall" who thought they had no chance . Personally, and I hope I'm wrong - but I can see him continuing on , no matter what and winning the next GE. I bet loads of Tories do too. Just look what's happened over the past 2 years - an open ally of Trump he went down the dismissal route when the WHO called the world to arms and pretty much killed thosands of people in the name of GDP. He's bulletproof. The good law project even won a legal case that PPE contracts were given , illegally, using public money BREAKING: High Court finds Government PPE ‘VIP’ lane for politically connected suppliers ‘unlawful’ (goodlawproject.org) No criminal charges and apparently no punishment.

Surprising stat that, apart from the first 2 games he played under Howe , I don't think he's even been good at passing. I hate the lazy cnut, and hate is a strong word - just the way he points at the player he should be watching and then walks with that nonchalant head down way he's got. Sometimes , I swear he hides behind players deliberately , so he's not available for the ball - because he doesn't see a hollywood pass on. Don't understand why he doesn't shoot more either , how about that free kick in the last 10 minutes this season, where he passed it instead of shooting against an outfield player in goal. I don't understand him at all.

Seriously though, I think JRM easily has the connections and power to ruin anyone's life.

Because the government made the pledge and we've thrown 100's of thousands of doses in the bin, trying to buy our Covid get out of jail free card?

Well, they did buy Chris Wood at a high price , from a relegation rival. WTF happened to Willock though, seriously. For me, defence has to be the priority, but personally I think it could be vastly improved by dropping Lascelles and I thought that Trippier coming in might well have done that. It boggles my mind how he's getting first choice pick and retaining the armband - Clark gets a lot of hate, but he's probably a better defender than JL, Then we've Schar, Dummett and Fernandez (the Bruce saga mole?) - who can all play CB.

That fact that we CAN do both, doesn't defend the fact we HAVEN'T though, was the point I was trying to make. Boosting with Az, yep its in use - surprisingly as a booster in the last campaign, as they said they wouldn't do that. But that has since changed, following results from the Oxford Vaccine group. AstraZeneca Booster Shot Generates Strong Immune Response Against Variants Including Omicron (forbes.com) Hopefully we are close to the end, but I honestly think we are contributing to the problem as a nation (or have done), but we are not the only one by a long way.

Not disagreeing with the post as a whole, but picking up on that: How's it a "false argument" - its reality - we've boosted ourselves and not met the pledge made in G7. Boosting people like me seems more a political thing to try keep "restrictions" away (mitigations in most other countries language), if we really want to deal with this, we need to boost global resistance and keep cases down. UK action is doing the opposite and may well be counter productive, in the long term. (It may all be fine too , but I'd prefer us to be cautious than just gamble all the time). G7: World leaders promise one billion Covid vaccine doses for poorer nations - BBC News The real numbers : COVAX - Wikipedia "We're planning to hand out extra life jackets to people who already have life jackets, while we're leaving other people to drown," World Health Organization (WHO) Health Emergencies Director Michael Ryan I agreed with the above, pre Omni - and part of me still does , when we are pushing boosters to teenagers.

You might not think that way if you had a serious anxiety issue, for example. I'm triple jabbed and it goes against my beliefs, I think its very wrong for us to be triple jabbing our population when a lot of the world hasn't even got 1. I see this as a global problem that cant be solved by the elite countries trying to buy their way out. Hope I'm wrong mind. The not being able to take it stat, is more about it not being effective, not safety. I got it reading a story about people who HIV wont do anything to, but 20% is probably a stretch. Older peeps dont get much from the vaccine against Delta, thats why we originally started the booster programme, pre Omni.

It's cos you fancy me, isn't it?

Just read this first line of the first post. "Finally, after 10 years away - I'm coming home to newcastle to settle down and, hopefully, wind down." fuck me, that didn't happen like, did it! My politics thread today shows that one, a fuckin BJ government a pandemic and STEVE FUCKIN BRUCEBALL , "well they are good opposition , we knew it would be difficult, but there are positives to take from it, so we'll dust ourse" (vs Hereford town LGBQT+ over 70's side) suddenly the choice of only Budweiser or Coors Light seems appealing. 🤣

Nice one, not been to that one yet , it changes so fast around there - didn't know the brewer had moved either. p.s. It's Byker mind, none of this Shoreditch oooozeburn shite for me 🤣

I take my Mum on that metro when she visits My mate calls it crack alley, cheeky cnut, his old place was on the wrong side of the river somewhere. Here's my old place (it's me swimming) : From there to Walkergate and it is worth it Steve Bruce's brother lives down the road man, what more could I want?

Hidden gem in a crock of shit those two - what a fuckin god awful complex - but great pubs and beers. One of the many things I've really loved since coming back is the local brewery scene and pubs like the Cumberland Arms. That place is batshit crazy - Normal pub outside, one side inside younger punters before Cluny gigs etc - other side is folk singers or sword dancers , and they'll be a punk band on upstairs.

Thought I'd update this for shits and giggles. I ended up in Walkergate Not bad though, metro is 10 minutes each way to either St James or Tynemouth, and that'll do me nicely.

The fact we are even publicly making loan bids, or bids, for quality players with Premiership experience , who have potentially little sell on value after 3 years - makes me feel like I'm tripping. Honestly if we sign lingard and trippier in the same window, I wont be able to jizz for at least a year whilst I rebuild reserves. I think I'll start hydrating in advance now.

Everyone's saying it (everyones unvaxxed in ITU) mate, its been going on for months. I just don't think lying is a good way to convert suspicious people (ie. anti vaxx) to get a jab - and all the data I've seen indicates it to be misleading (proper data , either peer reviewed or PHE published transparency data). Also, a stat I saw but can't back up is a good 20% of vulnerable people cant even have the jab (immosupressed etc) and tehy are somehow being smeared as expendable because we are labelling those who dont get vaxxed. Finally, its a human right to be able to decide whether you take a vaccine or not, we can argue the morals, but surely a government shouldnt be able to force injections on anyone. There's so many reasons someone wont get a vax and its nothing to do with mistrust or conspiracy, it could just be a genuine medical condition (mental is just the same as physical). And yeah, my post is in no way saying that getting vaccinated doesnt help, it helps absolutely massively - I think the last check against delta was power of 80 or something! That opening line by PHE says it all really. If its 80% effective then the 20% are going to have problems. Which again rides against this rhetoric that everyone is unvaccinated who is in hospital ICU wards, or that the vaccine is "enough". Same thing pisses me off with the use of the word endemic. A Novel virus cant be endemic for like a decade, not a bloody year and now you google and see all these misreports of what endemic even means. In our case , its "it's everywhere, we may as well give up, because nothing will work" Look at France etc - look at their hundreds of thousands of cases (yep, because they count EVERY TIME they have it, not just once and you are struck off the figures). Total manipulation by SA, UK, Brazil and USA (until recently) .. Are we saying everyone else has it wrong and is miscounting - yes, that's been the denial line from the beginning. It's like Climate change denial and flat earthing, consensus wins. (all 2 cents again!)

He;s already told us to get fucked. He was an early target . I'm happy, I think we need people who want to come for challenge, development , a regular team place with the upcoming internationals, or something like that. Players with bad attitude and no backbone - we've plenty of those. Oh and Lingard replacing Fraser etc. nah, I'd rather he sit in the Longstaff / Shelvey space

Yeah I understand, I'm in a kind of denial myself, but I've been away for many years so not read the British media as much - but now I think this, I notice it more and more on subjects that I know something about. I think blaming "boomers and right wingers" for everything can make hate as much as blaming immigrants and lefties. I'd still read the Guardian, whilst waiting for a haircut, but I'd fucking bin the mail if I saw it ! And of course, who is the web to say what we can trust and cannot - but I do have a lot of faith in that website, as much as the fact checker site.