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#94309 The TV Thread
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Yes.

It's probably prudent to point out that the Danish version is pretty popular in England.
#94308 Guess the football club
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#94297 The TV Thread
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Downloaded the first two seasons of The Killing (Forbyselden or however it's spelled) and all three of the BBC's version of Wallander.
#94295 What's the last thing you bought thread
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Vantruck.co.uk is bloody misleading. I've checked their stock, and they only have trucks. Seems a poor naming decision.
#94293 Transfer Rumours 2013/14
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You have to wonder why someone like Insigne would move to the fucking blackhole that is the North-East of England, to play for bloody Sunderland. Napoli are probably the most potent they've been since Maradona was kicking it there in the 80s, why someone would give that up to live in an area where seeing cars on fire is routine is beyond me.

Sunderland really must believe Di Canio has some kind of clout with Italian players. I don't thin I've ever seen any Italian talk kindly abut him, save for Lazio Ultras.
#94291 This Is Anfield
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Using your phone at the dinner table is know by some people as called phubbing. Just because it's accepted by some people it doesn't make the word less wanky. Selfie is a terrible word and people who use it are, typically, dicks.
#94288 Guess the football club
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Fucking street scum, always ruining things.
#94242 This Is Anfield
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You deserve a smack for calling it a selfie.
#94239 This Is Anfield
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I've never had a girlfriend. That would be stupid.
#94238 Breaking Bad
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It's pretty perfect. I've been worried that because so much time has passed I've forgotten what's going to be relevant to remember for the final episodes. What I like about this episode, more than anything, is that it clearly outlines what the individual battles Walter White will be facing in the coming weeks. It also has, in my mind, one of the best flash forward sequences I've seen. "Hi Carol" is perfect.
#94166 Old Trafford Lounge
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He means black people.
#94133 Old Trafford Lounge
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I just have this mental image now of Valencia walking into Moyes office.

Moyes: "Good morning Antonio.

Valencia: "Boss, I have a problem I need to talk to you about."

Moyes: "Go on."

Valencia: "Well, I would like to switch back to my old number."

Moyes: "From the number seven? But why?"

Valencia: "The pressure of the number is getting to me. Every time I step on the pitch I feel it burdening my shoulders. The rich history behind it, the names. Every game I play I feel as though I am not just playing of myself but playing with Best, Robson, Cantona, Beckham and Ronaldo sitting on my back.

Moyes: "I'm the boss and I'll be the one to decide who stays or goes."

I don't know, I got bored and was going to turn it into just parroting FM conversation tree selections, except they're just dull.
#94130 Old Trafford Lounge
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It's a number. As much as you'd like to think it matters to him, it means fuck all. Footballers don't see football the same way as fans.
#94125 Transfer Rumours 2013/14
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By Number 1 | Permalink | On 11 August 2013 - 17:57 PM
I can't imagine Crystal Palace forking out £8.5M on Dwight Gayle is that good thinking. Though who knows.

It's 3m up front, which makes it more reasonable. Looking at the pricing of supposedly decent strikers from the Championship that figure is not absurd. I would need to know exactly what the add-ons are though, although even if it's just a s simple as, say, £2m if they survive then you have to say it's worth it.
#94094 The Ashes 2013
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Haven't watched any of this test, I can't even be bothered to check the BBC website. What's happened?
#94092 The TV Thread
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Finished Six Feet Under. God that shit is so good.

Going to rewatch The Trip, because it's so much fun.
#94044 Fuck Ken Bates - The Leeds United thread
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#94042 Fuck Ken Bates - The Leeds United thread
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I thought you left this site?
#94032 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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A lot of parents don't understand that the internet is no longer some alternative reality, it isn't even an extension of someone's social life. It is an integral part of almost everyone's social life now, at least for those under about 28.

I think the best example is to look at the reactions to offensive and hateful comments on Twitter. I can only talk about myself, but I can assume to a certain degree that there are people who would side with me, that reading about hateful comments like "i wish you were dead", "I'll rape you", "I'm going to blow you up" don't even register on my radar. That's because I've grown up with the internet, exaggeration as a form of expression is par for the course. But the fascinating thing has been watching people whose use of the internet prior to Twitter was for email and occasionally checking out the BBC website: they get angered by it. Outraged. They're up in arms, they want justice.

Let's be real here, if anyone on here received a death threat from someone on Twitter, would they do anything? I highly doubt it. But it's this intriguing melting pot of old world meeting the new world and not liking it, so they're trying to mould it to fit their beliefs.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying going around telling people you want to kill them should be an acceptable thing, but I just find it difficult to care because I'm so desensitised to it, but also I accept the internet, at least the social side, has to be taken with a pinch of salt.

I do wonder if things will still be the same in 50 years time, or whether the internet will be a clean, sanitary version of now with blocks and panic buttons all over the place and some kind of digital response team. I think it'd be rather sad, because for better or worse the ecosystem the internet has now is endearing, in its own way, like an irradiated dog or ripped jumper.
#94014 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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Online bullying is such a futile thing. On one hand the victim should realise that it's very easy to escape a bully online, just don't visit the site or block them. On the bullying side, the permanence of the comments you make almost inevitably leaves a trail leading back to your indiscretions. I feel like it's about time we had a renaissance within schools, a return to old fashioned bullying. I mean it works out perfectly for both parties. The bully gets to tell losers they're gay or a retard and then threaten to fuck them up if they tell anyone, including the safety net of a teacher being told if things get too serious. And the victim gets to have their home life as solitude, a respite from the pain of some big fuck making their life at school hell. Online bullying means there's no break in play, and that can lead to suicides, which is what no bully wants.

https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/a-return-to-old-fashioned-face-to-face-bullying-stop-bullying-people-online-and-return-to-bullying-purely-at-school

I started a petition, which will hopefully accelerate the change we need.
#94002 Fuck Ken Bates - The Leeds United thread
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Let depression begin, from 4:30 on SS1.
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Let depression begin, from 4:30 on SS1.
#93986 Transfer Rumours 2013/14
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By Eric Portapotty | Permalink | On 11 August 2013 - 09:57 AM
It's the foreign owners and their short-termism.

The same thing will happen if Leicester/Forest get promoted, or worse.

I don't think it is short-termism. The amount of cash clubs get once promoted has risen hugely since the middle of the last decade and it sometimes feels like we're still stuck in that mindset. At least sometimes I am and I need to re-check my thinking: staying up is so lucrative it makes complete sense to purchase high value players who can bring something to the club. I was as surprised as anyone by Gaston Ramirez's arrival in Southampton, but it's moves like that which will help you cement your place.

You only have to look at how difficult it was for newly promoted sides in the early 2000s just to stay in the league, because they simply didn't have the funds, to realise that it is in your best interests to go all out to secure top flight status. I haven't got any statistics to hand, but I'd bet the survival rate of newly promoted sides from the last five years is higher than from ten years ago, because they can support themselves better.
#93966 Old Trafford Lounge
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Not that drunk. It was an entire family of about 15. It was called the Audi Cup. They looked like dicks.
#93962 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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By Obtuse | Permalink | On 11 August 2013 - 11:18 AM
Turns out the Ask.fm suicide girl sent the abuse to herself. I wonder when people will apologise for the vile shit they said about the owners now. It also makes a mockery of the sister who said she was targeted by the 'trolls' herself. Hang them all.

I've been watching a lot of BBC News this week and they haven't stopped going on about how poisonous ask.fm is and how it needs to be better monitored etc. I can't wait for the fallout tomorrow. They had advertisers dropping them left right and centre because of this.
#93959 Guess the football club
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I guess ede444.
#93957 Old Trafford Lounge
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Byran Robson's giving up chasing ladyboys and coming out of retirement.
#93947 Old Trafford Lounge
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When I lived in Greece I once observed a bunch of Irish Manchester United fans watching a pre-season friendly match final (labelled as some kind of cup) with a ludicrous amount of passion. I mean to a degree that is just fucking stupid. I hate Manchester United.
#93861 Fuck Ken Bates - The Leeds United thread
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I get to see him tomorrow for the first time. I have no doubt he'll be shit.