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I'll ask again - what kinds of "criminality" are the Pro-Palestine march participants 'getting away with'?

Yes, I really think Baxter should take our corners from now on. Stick Sheehan in goal in case they counter attack.

Careful pal, scary trans people are trying to turn you into a bummer.

On the subject of offsides - there was a moment in the second half on Saturday when Maghoma was clear through on goal, and he just stopped running and turned to look at the linesman instead, presumably expecting a flag, which never came. Fucking infuriating at the time. "Play to the fucking whistle you stupid twat!" was the general consensus around us. But there had been several occasions earlier when the linesman took fucking ages to flag, so I can see why the thought had entered his head.

Oh dear.

"Oh no!!! Someone I'll never meet is talking meaningless bollocks about something that will never affect me!! It's an outrage!! This is destroying our country and way of life!! By the way, I am completely 100% secure in my own sense of self and being."

https://www.bwfc.co.uk/fans/bwda-lotteries/golden-goal-matchday-ticket 71 mins 26 seconds

Not on a matchday for the last few years. 😥

I'd have Baxter taking corners. The deadballs he was playing to Gilks during the warm-up on Saturday were fucking incredible in terms of accuracy. Half the length of the pitch, and he was putting them on Gilks' toe every single time. It's amazing what you notice when you're there with kids who want to watch the players warm up, rather than being stood on the concourse having a beer and a good time.

No. Ball line technology is only used for the duration of the season in the Premier League and Championship. League 1 and 2 only use it in the play-offs.

I agree his words were poorly chosen. But that doesn't prove ANY "openly Jewish" person would be treated in the same way. Unless all "openly Jewish" people drive around in vans with massive LED screens on the back, accompanied by a cameraman.

As always, it's a bit more nuanced than that. If a "visibly Jewish" person was just going about their normal business - popping to the shops or going for a meal or whatever, I doubt the police would have had any concerns at all. That clearly wasn't the case here. He was there to provocate and engage with the marchers, in the hope of filming some sort of negative interaction. That's basically his job. The police have prevented him from doing that, and one of them used some clumsy words, so now they have become the subject of his "story".

Your elephant memory is ridiculous. I was on that train for years, and the only thing I remember about those times is the "I AM SPARTACUS" incident.

I get it. The Officer was clumsy with his words. If that's what all this is about, then fair enough. But it seems some are extrapolating that and concluding that this proves something far more sinister is going on.

How should the Officer have dealt with it? What words should he have used?

He was just popping to Spar for a couple of cans. Normally, he'd drive there in his van with massive electronic screens on the side, but it must have been in the garage that day.

This really seems like a paralllel Universe. People complaining that under the Labour Government, booking an appointment with your GP was far too efficient.

So you weren't referring to the Gideon Falter incident, in a conversation about the Gideon Falter incident? Which incidents were you referring to?

You claimed he was disrupted from doing what he wanted to do that day. When asked "Why, what did he want to do?" you admitted you have no idea. Maybe he wanted to be filmed being told to move away by the police?

The difference is - you make a statement, then when someone questions it, your response is basically "I have no idea what I'm talking about". I'm not making any claims, I've just asked someone a question. I'm sure TMGJ can speak for himself, although it is cute that you feel the need to jump to his defence before he can even get a word out.

Only just seen how close it was. What an absolute fucking joke. VAR is taking far more away from the game than it's giving, by a long way. A story that Coventry fans would have told their grandkids in 50 years time doesn't happen now. It's deleted from history because someone in a little booth nowhere near the pitch used a computer to determine someone's boot made them offside by an inch. If the football authorities think pixel-perfect decisions are what the fans really want, they might as well just get the managers of each team to have a game of FIFA.

It's a question, not a statement...

What actions have been deemed permissable at these marches, that aren't allowed at other marches?

They play Tuesday, so if they win that they'll be level with us when we play them.