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#358141 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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Well apparently more poor and working class people voted for her than him so maybe?



I don't actually know though. Her entire campaign seemed to be 'I'm not as shit as him' which is true but obviously uninspiring.


There were really significant swings in the poorer voters though iirc 20%-30%. Richer people were already the natural base for Republicans - and I think there were very slight swings to Clinton in those demos.

Also obviously the poorer people will be disproportionately Black/Latino who generally voted Clinton.
#358102 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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I think Hillary Clinton may just be a really terrible politician. Like all of her campaigning seems to be done by Celebrities - and the complete wrong ones. Like did people really think Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Lena Dunham would convince anyone other than a committed Clinton voter?

Trump probably won because he actually offered a solution to the working classes. He flipped the Rust Belt because he actually gave people a reason to vote. Does Clinton actually offer any reason for a poor person to vote for Clinton? - (aside from to stop Trump)
#357913 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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People really need to learn that Hadrian's Wall is not the border with Scotland.

It's a very trivial point, but shows fundamentally that the South genuinely is extremely ignorant of the North East. (see also people from Yorkshire being classed as Geordies)
#357297 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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Do they?

I mean Bush, Kasich, Rubio, Clinton and Christie all got blown away by Trump. A fairly broad spectrum of conservative to centre left. As did 'competent' Osbourne, Cameron and May get blown away by Brexit.

I think people getting there news from Facebook is the defining trait of 2016. All of the fireguards that used to be provided by newspapers and journalists have been replaced by Facebook, the Alt-Right and Demagogue's peddling hatred, scapegoats and easy answers.

How is a politician supposed to compete when they're big argument is things will possibly be marginally better? - When you've got huge populist movements, like Trump or Brexit that are going to magically fix everything.
#355853 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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Have you not read a newspaper the past year?
#355792 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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It's ridicolous - we've crashing into fascism at an alarming rate. - Like Parliament and the UK justice system (especially HOMOSEXUAL judges), have been added to the subversive list, along with child refugees, Gary Lineker, Jo Cox and the 62% of Britain's who are unpatriotic scum.
#355731 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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Britain is so fucking shit.

#355727 2016/17 Barclays Premier League Thread
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I wonder when his yearly interview about why he doesn't wear the poppy will be? It's normally just after Halloween, he's late this year.

Nobody gives a fuck pal, you're shite.


Quite clearly people give a shit. - There's literal front page headlines about it.


Although I do love his well measured and nuanced view on it - which he 100% writes himself.
#355544 2016/17 Barclays Premier League Thread
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Does my absolute head in every year, between that and the Daily Mail stirring up hate yet again with its headline today about foreign lorry drivers using their phones, as if British people wouldn't dare to do the same.


This is a very special year for us follower of the Holy Season.


There's been so much outrage on this and we haven't even got to the main event. (The main event is James McClean)
#355537 2016/17 Barclays Premier League Thread
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Getting sick of seeing social media posts about how now that Halloween is over it's time for Christmas

Bollocks,

It's Poppy Outrage Season - the most magical time of the year.
#353560 The Lower League Thread
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I'd be concerned if we weren't getting results, but for now we're doing well enough. To be expected, maybe, and it helps when teams are as unambitious as Ipswich sounded, but given I was genuinely expecting the worst after that opening duo, I'm content for now.

Seeing as they've just beaten Norwich and Huddersfield, I'm intrigued to see how we'll do v Preston next.


Content is probably the right emotion / feeling to be having. Promotion is a must and then Benitez needs to make serious inroads towards the top ten.
#353559 The Lower League Thread
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Taking place on the pitch as well, 9 clean sheets in 13 games and 3 points clear at the top with a huge goal difference.

But aye.


We're three points above a shite Huddersfield side and 3 points above a shite Brighton side. (And below a shite Burnley, Boro, Hull and Sunderland)

The constant cycle is boring as fuck, Sunderland are the worst side ever for losing to West Ham, Newcastle are tremendous for beating Ipswich. Gayle is better than Benteke / Ritchie is better than Townsend / Shelvey is better than Cabaye (and is basically Gerard).
#353369 The Lower League Thread
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Although saying that - Ipswich's best chance came from - Shelvey putting in a shite tackle - and then not chasing back allowing his man to bypass the midfield and run about 80 yards to get a shot away. - Ritchie and Gouffran both sprinted back to stop him, where as Shelvey didn't.
#353356 The Lower League Thread
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Remember when Shola said we had the worst midfield in the league


Shelvey actually started running! - He's had three not bad games on the bounce (not counting Barnsley as can't comment on that) - Hayden is a weird one, still unsure about him.

Colback playing his natural game has improved Newcastle dramatically the past couple of games, and Shelvey actually being competent. - Still very doubtful he'll actually manage to try over a 38 Premier League Season, where he's up against the likes of actual good players, rather then Karl Henry or Jonathon Douglas.

But still glad to see mostly fans who don't go to the games, offering opinions on games that they haven't seen. The 'Rafalution' has definitely mostly been on the internet. We're still playing dour football in front of an apathetic bored crowd for the most part.

Also fucking hilarious to hear people chant for Benitez - then groan at Darlow for not releasing the ball quickly, it's Benitez' instructions ffs.
#352986 EU Referendum
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In the new 'Brexit' mode, can you get sacked for suggesting racism is bad?
#352976 Newcastle Thread
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Genuinely told people Newcastle are playing Preston at the weekend.
#351499 The Lower League Thread
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Clear to me Ched Evans only got convicted of rape, so he get famous and sell his story for £££. Awful man.
#350424 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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Does anyone on here have any particular knowledge of redundancy law - especially regarding Voluntary redundancy?
#349266 The Lower League Thread
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I do think we can be more assertive, and less Sven-like in going defensive, but I'd be more concerned would be had if we weren't getting results, even if sometimes they're a bit luckier than others (Norwich). Tbf, we do seem to be better at it then traditionally. If we'd tried it in the days of Boumsong, Bramble, and Babayaro, then we'd be fucked . Still, no complacency. Its been broadly speaking a decent few weeks with what is in effect a new team, but the fucking thing's not over yet.

Has Diame actually done anything since joining?


It's Rotherham ffs - should be looking to win big. But we let them in because for large chunks of the game we sit right back passing between defenders until they get caught out or punt it long.

Just play football. We've got miles better players than every team pretty much. We let Villa back in, let Norwich back in, we almost let Rotherham in, same with Derby and Bristol City. I'm concerned that we're so predictable and will wilt under any actual pressure - with the only two sides to press us effectively - Wolves and Huddersfield beating us comfortably
#349235 The Lower League Thread
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I don't know why Newcastle are so defensive - they allow teams back in / to build up momentum rather than just playing football.

Whenever Shelvey was in an advanced position we looked like scoring - but then we'll retreat for twenty minutes and have Clark punt ball up for Gayle to not win.
#349217 The Lower League Thread
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Yedlin dropped. Booooooo.


btw Newcastle game is being broadcast - so should be able to find streams of it online
#349178 The England National Team
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My theory is that the Telegraph have chased this for months and the trail has went cold. They seem to have three agents as the basis of the story - all of whom are possibly massively exaggerating as they want a piece of this 'Far East' firm.

The Eric Black revelations for example - have him not even trying to take any money for himself - merely suggesting Academy Directors would be willing to recommend players for them to sign up as clients. It's obviously wrong - but it's hardly a massive crime. Seriously doubt Giggs managed to make a killing off his six games or whatever in charge of Man Utd.

I just can't see this in the modern game at most clubs - I reckon if a player ran to the Sporting Director / CEO most clubs have now - alleging they've been intimated by the manager into signing with an agent.- I reckon the manager would get sacked 99% of the time.
#349020 2016/17 Barclays Premier League Thread
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Pulis for sure. Wasn't there some talk of him freezing out Berahino in part because he wanted him to change agents (like with Allardyce and Ravel Morrison)?


I remember hearing Jeremy Pearce didn't want to sell Berahino until after Pulis had gone, because he didn't want to be pressured to spend the cash on guys reprsented by Pulis' mates. - The fact Pulis is still there, and West Brom's transfers don't look anything out of the ordinary indicate its probably nothing.

It would be so idiotic to do that these days though. The money earned from being a manager is so much, that the risk of getting sacked (as you've signed inferior players as a favour) and being forced to lower paid jobs would be far too much
#348955 2016/17 Barclays Premier League Thread
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So, Pulis or Pardew? What do you think?

Either way, this is an area where English law is awful. Hope the Telegraph hand the story over to a Scottish paper or some other news media not bound by English law.


Good to see the classism has started.

fwiw Pep Guadiola is far higher profile, and done far worse.
#348947 The England National Team
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Craig Allardyce set to take over as caretaker?


Makes you wonder what the FA did with the Stevens report, he was obviously corrupt.
#348767 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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Theresa May is trying to end social mobility, and 'they' are going to start another attempt at scrapping the NHS soon.

The 'centre' may switch back away from the far right. Possible May will alienate the working classes who backed Hard Brexit on immigration. When its 2018 and we still are in the EU and haven't triggered article 50.
#348759 The Lower League Thread
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We don't want a team that wins, we want a team that tries etc.

9 games into the Championship and the Rafalution is tearing itself apart. Massively hypocritical from many of the fanbase who condemn this but have encouraged abuse on Pardew, Kinnear, Dummett, Shola, Colo, Williamson etc for years.

Anyway Newcastle/football fans massively overrating a new singing then going massively over the top in the criticism during the first sticky patch, who would have though it?
#348758 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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Yeah not bombing the Middle East is the UK's big problem.

Corbyn is closer to the centre than Theresa May anyway
#348742 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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He is unelectable. Elections are won by winning over undecided voters and centrists, not by pleasing the party membership.


Momentum / Corbynites can't seem to get there head round this. Having 500'000 zealous supporters isn't as good having 15 million fairly indifferent ones.

Don't understand what the people 'resigning' from the Labour party are doing. I'm not sure what they are supposed to be 'against'. I find it unlikely Corbyn is the man to deliver the election, and I also suspect he would be content leading Labour in opposition 'morally'. But I don't see how weakening the Labour Party is the answer to that. And in our heart of hearts none of us really believe Owen Smith will see a sudden surge in the polls.

tbf if Labour gets on with it, and unites behind Corbyn, I don't think he'll seem as unelectable in a couple of years, May seems completely out of her depth.
#348728 The Lower League Thread
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Wonder if Benitez will blame the fans again?