The Fish

Good post. Remember where you heard it first.

True, but then that umpteen million will be watching you make a total tit of yourself if you get up on stage and have a hissy fit. Like I said, nobody is coming out of this well (Ryan Gosling aside). But Smith slapping a comic, saying God and Love made him do it, then getting applause and comforted is ridiculous. If Smith did that at the Stand, he's getting kicked out, and perhaps charged. What I think is important though, is that we should wait until we hear what side of the argument Piers Morgan settles on. Once that's decided we can be assured that the other side is the right one.

It's a risk upstairs in a pub, or maybe a Jongleurs, but the Oscars? The most corporate of corporate gigs, booze isn't exactly flowing as it is at Nottingham's Glee club. Chris Rock made a weak joke about Jada Pinket-Smith being bald, not that she's sleeping around (which she is, allegedly). The risk was infinitesimally small, and the reaction was way over the top. Gervais has said way worse and been heralded as some kind of brave genius.

Not a funny joke, but anyone rushing the stage to slap the comedian just because your wife's feelings got hurt, is moronic. Nobody is the victim here, and everyone's an arsehole.

Weren't they also sponsored by Visit Rwanda or something like that? I forget the details, but I'd be curious to see if Exile1968 (I'm assuming the numbers are his IQ then his age?) was as strident in his opposition to sportswashing then? And that's not whataboutery, I'm not saying sportswashing is ok because it was accepted before, but it's rank hypocrisy to crusade against sportswashing when it's purely directed at your erstwhile rivals. In having a look on there, I found the page on one of their many NUFC threads where the takeover is rumoured then confirmed within a couple of days. There's some maneuvering in those pages that would impress Senna.

His entire online personality appears to be "I hate Newcastle United". It'd be fair to say that the overwhelming majority of his posts on RTG are restricted to their "NUFC Sportswashing" threads (all of which get so big they're closed and a new one is created immediately).

Irony of that when they often accuse us of 'only wanting a big name'. They're chasing Defoe, Phillips, Keane, etc.

To be clear, I have my personal phone, but my work phone is split personal/work through that app. It's a genuine consideration that I might ditch my personal phone entirely, but I'm only paying £8 a month and it includes my Amazon subscription.

Well, he's back home now. On some meds, not sure what yet. I was able to reassure him that there's no medical evidence to say long haul flights are more dangerous to him, and he poses no greater risk on a flight than any other passenger (as long as he's taking his meds). Apparently he can drive if he goes 1yr without a seizure (as long as he's taking his meds).

Jesus Christ. Quick, what's the number for HR?

Well, they signed that Patrick Roberts who looked so promising at Fulham, Man City spent £6.5m on him, then shuttled him off to Celtic, Girona, Norwich, Middlesbrough, Derby, Troyes then released for nowt to Sunderland. Real Jack Rodwell vibe about him. Their squad has a total market value of £16.4m (according to transfermarkt), which is second only to Shef Wed. And just under 4 times that of Plymouth Argyle who are 7pts and 2 places above them in the league. They're 6th in the third tier of English football, 6th favourite for promotion, and their owners have 6p to rub together.

What was the last dance to? You Suffer?

Don't tell 'em. Infect the PO, hopefully they'll infect the murderer. Might mean you've got to snog the PO, but don't tell me you haven't thought about it.

Is your company set up to use the Microsoft company portal? Get Company Portal - Microsoft Store en-GB We have it and it means all my work access, apps, etc. are separate from personal stuff. So I've got Spotify, whatsapp, twitter and the like on the personal side of things and outlook, teams and the rest on the work side of things.

Worried there'd be confusion, what with you being called Tex Thepiss

He's not complained about headaches or blurred vision or anything as of yet. Doesn't mean he hasn't had them mind. To be honest, Dad's not on much of anything as far as I know. Just iron tablets, but that's just a new thing, pretty mild and Doctor says that could be manageable by increasing the iron in his diet. Fatigue might not be a bad thing, he's somehow become busier since he retired, so if he's forced to slow down a bit it might help. Cheers for this I appreciate it, I'm honestly relieved to know now what it is. Or at least have a good idea of what it is. If medication means he'll not have seizures but he'll have some side-effects, it's a small price to pay. And thanks to the others too.

You just wouldn't let it lie

I chose Phuket because your boy Rayvin is an anime fan and from that I took a preference for ladies from the far east, Thailand is a renowned destination for sex-holidays, not just ladyboys. In short, there's nowt wrong with my joke, so stfu.

Other Neurological symptoms is tricky. Partly because I don't see him often, so it's hard to have a baseline. Plus, he's 76 so while his memory is a bit shaky, it's never been great and is he forgetting because of his age or because of something else? I mean, he's not forgetting anything important. When you say not very nice, what are we talking about?

Last year my Dad had a couple of falls. Doctors were at a loss as to the cause and he was comparatively fit and healthy so aside from doing tests and scans were happy for him to carry on as normal. He had a seizure this morning, got whisked off to hospital in the ambulance, had another seizure while waiting to be seen. Thankfully because he was surrounded by medical professionals they were able to immediately diagnose it as an epileptic fit. So, 76yr old, never had a problem before, now he can't drive, he'll miss out on this amazing holiday (for the time being at least) and will have to deal with whatever treatments/medications he'll need to manage this. Anyone know anything about epilepsy? Can it suddenly appear, or has he always had it? Is it exacerbated by having an heroic son?

Like your dream weekend in Phuket, someone's got you pegged.

Pretty sure they impose that kind of restriction on wage increase (10% rise a year), but may be wrong.

Aye Wood was a make do, rather than a make waves signing. Thing with Edwards' piece that seems be overlooked is that this is the projection as things stand. IF we were to announce a shirt sponsor for £10m a year, plus a sleeve sponsor for £2m, an official airline partner, training ground sponsor, academy sponsor and so on. We could dramatically widen the FFP wiggle room and spend more than the suggested £60m. Plus funds raised by player sales, as there's surely only a handful of players that are definitely staying around. Bruno, Burn, Trippier... ASM, Joelinton?

You claiming you are definitely in the "agree to disagree and walk away" camp.

Fucking made me spit my tea out.