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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on Jun 20, 2017 6:52:08 GMT -5
Mourinho always wins the title in his second season. As a huge Man United Fan I hope this happens. What are your thoughts? Their start to the season is very generous fixtures wise, they should expect to be 1st-2nd after the opening couple of months. After that who knows. Man City, Chelsea and Spurs will all be strong and Liverpool or Arsenal might be surprisingly good. I'm sure United will have a decent shot at the title next season but unless they add some serious quality to the team then I don't think they'll be champions.
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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on Jun 14, 2017 5:25:00 GMT -5
Generous start to the season for us. Hardly any 'big' teams in the first couple of months.
Only downside is that if we don't get the points then we're in for a long hard season.
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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on Jun 9, 2017 1:52:54 GMT -5
Why Scotland, why have you forsaken us?
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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on Jun 1, 2017 13:20:53 GMT -5
And of course the Championship predictions:
1. Aston Villa 2. Derby County ---------------- 3. Norwich City 4. Middlesbrough 5. Fulham 6. Brentford ---------------- 22. Millwall 23. Burton Albion 24. Barnsley
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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on May 31, 2017 23:06:09 GMT -5
Now for the most fun part....the way too early league table predictions that will look silly come the end of next season.
1. Manchester City 2. Manchester United 3. Chelsea 4. Tottenham Hotspur 5. Liverpool 6. Arsenal 7. Everton 8. Newcastle United 9. Leicester City 10. Southampton 11. Bournemouth 12. Swansea City 13. Watford 14. West Bromwich Albion 15. Stoke City 16. West Ham United 17. Crystal Palace 18. Burnley 19. Huddersfield Town 20. Brighton & Hove Albion
It's getting harder and harder every year to predict the teams towards the bottom.
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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on May 31, 2017 22:40:37 GMT -5
Hammersmith Hardman usually makes these but he's been visiting the board much less frequently the past few months and since the domestic season is now over I thought I'd get cracking with the thread for the new English football season.
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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on May 30, 2017 10:40:47 GMT -5
The media showing it's bias against Corbyn again this morning.
"Corbyn struggles over cost of childcare policy" was the big front page story on BBC's website earlier, down to the fact he couldn't remember off the top of his head an exact figure.
But the Tories have zero costings in their manifesto and they think a child's breakfast only costs 7p, well the media will just let that slide....
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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on May 26, 2017 18:16:29 GMT -5
You are in for a rude awakening, my friend. If Britain had a Trump style travel ban in effect, this attack wouldn't have happened. The terrorist had just returned to the UK from Libya and Syria. Obviously attacks can and will happen unless there's a way to fix the damage unleashed into western civilised countries by mass uncontrolled immigration, but the fact remains that THIS particular attack could not have occurred if Britain had a Trump style travel ban. If we'd rounded up anybody of Libyan or Syrian descent and thrown them into the sea, this terrorist attack wouldn't have happened. Just because it solves a problem doesn't mean it's right, or doesn't create many further problems.
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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on May 24, 2017 22:57:16 GMT -5
Jose Mourinho is a world class manager, no doubt about it, but I wouldn't say "head and shoulders above the rest" at all.
He still took a Man Utd team that spent £150m in the summer and was expected to challenge for the title, and finished in sixth place with them. Yeah he won two trophies (Community Shield does not count) but were outplayed and got lucky in the League Cup final, and the Europa League fair enough but it's still a second rate trophy that the top teams aren't interested in winning.
Mourinho has laid some good foundations for United though and I could actually see a serious title challenge next season for the first time since Fergie retired.
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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on May 24, 2017 14:53:37 GMT -5
And people said the travel ban was a bad idea... How would a travel ban have stopped someone who already lives in this country from blowing us up?
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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on May 24, 2017 12:00:17 GMT -5
Three in a row! Valiant effort by Ben but just had a little bit too much this year. Thanks for doing this again Cam, top work as always. Looking forward to next seasons already, surely it can't be four successive titles? Man Utd never managed it in all their years of dominance. You'll literally be better than Alex Ferguson if you manage it.
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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on May 23, 2017 23:31:58 GMT -5
I know what you mean but Jinder isn't the same as Hassan at all.
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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on May 23, 2017 18:39:10 GMT -5
Even if you don't allow anyone else into your country ever again, there's still going to be bad people living there who will commit crimes and kill people. Look at all the mass shootings in America. Just because it's from "one of your own" doesn't make it any better. How many refugees has the UK taken in over the last few decades? Thousands? And how many have committed terror attacks? Just this guy to my knowledge. So thousands of people should have been turned away and possibly left to die because of one idiot? I don't get that logic. "If a travel ban was in place in whatever year his family fled, then this COULD have been prevented" - that's like saying the UK should never have let Irish people into the country because banning them would have prevented the IRA bombings that killed more people than any Islamic terrorist attacks have. The UK and the United States will always have problems they need to fix. I cant speak on the UK exactly (hell I wont lie I probably cant name every country that makes up the UK) but Europe as a whole has been filled with refugees/terrorists hiding as refugees for quite some time. Paris, Brussels, Berlin, Madrid and now Manchester have all been directly related to refugees. Europe has been the most "open armed" region for refugees and they're also the ones that seemingly have the most violence. Im not saying that all refugees are terrible people but at a point you have to ask yourself, is allowing 100 people into my country, some of which are very likely not "good people" worth risking the lives of my mother, father, child etc? Yes there is problem already in this country but just because you have an out of control fire burning doesnt mean you throw more gas on it and hope it burns out. You put the fire out. For reference, the United Kingdom consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. I think you are confusing refugees and immigrants. Those are two very different things. For instance the five men linked with the Brussels attack emigrated to Belgium but I haven't seen anything saying that they or their families were refugees. "Im not saying that all refugees are terrible people but at a point you have to ask yourself, is allowing 100 people into my country, some of which are very likely not "good people" worth risking the lives of my mother, father, child etc?" - couldn't you say that for ANYONE who enters the United States?
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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on May 23, 2017 17:44:47 GMT -5
Misguided that you think no terrorist attacks will happen in America while Trump is President? Yes, you are very sorely misguided and naive. The only thing Trump has done is try to enact a travel ban. Guess what? That wouldn't have prevented this terrorist attack. This came from a British national, someone who has probably lived and worked here his entire life.How is stopping people coming into a country going to prevent people already in it from committing atrocities? Same way I've seen people try to claim letting refugees into the country has anything to do with it. It's complete nonsense, but hey, anything to further their own prejudices and beliefs. Technically yes, he was a British National however his parents were Libyan refugees. It essentially shows that while letting the "good" people in, you're opening yourself up for generations of "bad" people. If a travel ban was in place in whatever year his family fled, then this COULD have been prevented. Not only that he made multiple trips to radical islamic countries which would have been flagged. There is clearly an out of hand situation in the middle east and there has been for number of years/decades. Until they fix their own problems, I dont think the United States, England or any other domesticated country should be taking these people in. Even if you don't allow anyone else into your country ever again, there's still going to be bad people living there who will commit crimes and kill people. Look at all the mass shootings in America. Just because it's from "one of your own" doesn't make it any better. How many refugees has the UK taken in over the last few decades? Thousands? And how many have committed terror attacks? Just this guy to my knowledge. So thousands of people should have been turned away and possibly left to die because of one idiot? I don't get that logic. "If a travel ban was in place in whatever year his family fled, then this COULD have been prevented" - that's like saying the UK should never have let Irish people into the country because banning them would have prevented the IRA bombings that killed more people than any Islamic terrorist attacks have. The UK and the United States will always have problems they need to fix.
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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on May 23, 2017 15:08:54 GMT -5
Misguided that you think no terrorist attacks will happen in America while Trump is President? Yes, you are very sorely misguided and naive. Oh look ISIS took responsibility of the bombing, sorry I'm not delusional and live in a fairy tale. Since the travel ban has been in progress there have been no bombing attacks or terrorist attacks in the U.S. I'm just going off by facts. You are in for a rude awakening, my friend.
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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on May 23, 2017 13:54:06 GMT -5
WF: UK Premier League Prediction League Table 2016-2017: ---------------------------------------- 1. Himmy! - 319pts (C) ---------------------------------------------- 2. Ben #6 Munchie - 293pts 3. Cam - 279pts 4. Markw - 273pts ---------------------------------------------- 5. Controversial Maverick PUNK - 260pts 6. mrassbillygunn - 242pts 7. Hammersmith Hardman - 220pts 8. AV1 - 160pts 9. BladeDJK - 134pts ---------------------------------------------- 10. The Champ is Here! - 89pts 11. Chili - 30pts 12. Taker - 25pts
WF: UK Premier League Prediction League Champions History: 2016-17: Himmy! 2015-16: Himmy! 2014-15: Himmy! 2013-14: Red Dragon 2012-13: Noza 2011-12: Red Dragon
Congratulations to Himmy on an unprecedented 3rd successive title! Never looked in doubt.
You must be stopped....but it'll have to wait until next season. Commiserations and thanks to everyone else who participated.
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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on May 23, 2017 11:31:51 GMT -5
He's backed off on a lot of that stuff since he became President (surprise, surprise). He's just given a speech calling on Saudi to do more to battle terrorism in the last couple of days. But he avoided the phrase he accused Obama and Hillary of avoiding.
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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on May 23, 2017 11:19:25 GMT -5
Misguided that you think no terrorist attacks will happen in America while Trump is President? Yes, you are very sorely misguided and naive. The only thing Trump has done is try to enact a travel ban. Guess what? That wouldn't have prevented this terrorist attack. This came from a British national, someone who has probably lived and worked here his entire life. How is stopping people coming into a country going to prevent people already in it from committing atrocities? Same way I've seen people try to claim letting refugees into the country has anything to do with it. It's complete nonsense, but hey, anything to further their own prejudices and beliefs. Trump at least acknowledges that there's a problem with radical islamic terrorism. He's one of very few non-extremist politicians to do that. He's backed off on a lot of that stuff since he became President (surprise, surprise).
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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on May 23, 2017 11:00:26 GMT -5
This is so wrong and misguided it hurts. Not misguided just being real and looking at things from a higher perspective. Yes it is sad what happened today, but there needs to be a solution to stop it and stop thinking the problem will go away cuz it wont. Misguided that you think no terrorist attacks will happen in America while Trump is President? Yes, you are very sorely misguided and naive. Sadly this is becoming the new normal and our politicians are refusing to acknowledge that it's a problem. At least the US has Trump. The only thing Trump has done is try to enact a travel ban. Guess what? That wouldn't have prevented this terrorist attack. This came from a British national, someone who has probably lived and worked here his entire life. How is stopping people coming into a country going to prevent people already in it from committing atrocities? Same way I've seen people try to claim letting refugees into the country has anything to do with it. It's complete nonsense, but hey, anything to further their own prejudices and beliefs.
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Post by Brunt's Left Foot on May 22, 2017 23:21:42 GMT -5
I can happen here, no matter who the president is. If you think one man can change that you need to think again. I highly doubt it cuz ever since the travel ban has been in progress most bombings have been out in the UK instead of the U.S., it's unlikely for it to happen here now. This is so wrong and misguided it hurts.
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