Meanwhile in Ukraine

[royal white]

I’ve got a couple of contacts if anyone wants to go out there, it will probably mean you will miss the end of season run in so have a hard think about it. 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Just now, royal white said:

I’ve got a couple of contacts if anyone wants to go out there, it will probably mean you will miss the end of season run in so have a hard think about it. 

Just seen an interview with a lad who has done just that. Went to Afghanistan previously too and was "got out" by British forces.

He's 22 and has a remarkable story.

[kent_white]

@royal white might know the answer to this. But I was reading something earlier to say that our army is on its arse nowadays after 3 decades of underfunding. And apparently we're known as 'the borrowers' internationally because we're always scrounging equipment? 

[royal white]

3 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Just seen an interview with a lad who has done just that. Went to Afghanistan previously too and was "got out" by British forces.

He's 22 and has a remarkable story.

I know a few who are due to travel out in the coming days, a mixture of old men after that last fix and a few young uns (30s) who have recently come back from Afghan and can’t settle over here. 

[London Wanderer]

Fair fucks to anyone going over there. 

Be good to see Western citizens showing a willingness to significantly reduce energy consumption for a bit, so we can boycott their oil and gas.

Apparently a Ukraine flag in your profile picture will do the trick.

[royal white]

Just now, kent_white said:

@royal white might know the answer to this. But I was reading something earlier to say that our army is on its arse nowadays after 3 decades of underfunding. And apparently we're known as 'the borrowers' internationally because we're always scrounging equipment? 

When I was in there was always questions asked about the kit, it wasn’t until you worked alongside other nations that you realised it wasn’t all that bad (especially compared to eastern Bloc countries). It could have been better and in many cases there were short supplies. I remember going into Sierra leonne, I needed some size 8 jungle boots and was issued size 10 arctic boots 🤷🏻 (They obviously went straight on eBay). The yanks always seemed to have extra kit that we could “borrow” from them.
 

We always complained but that’s just the British way isn’t it? 

[Cheese]

Meanwhile in America... fucking mind blowing.

 

[BobyBrno]

13 minutes ago, kent_white said:

@royal white might know the answer to this. But I was reading something earlier to say that our army is on its arse nowadays after 3 decades of underfunding. And apparently we're known as 'the borrowers' internationally because we're always scrounging equipment? 

This is Russian ‘equipment’

 

[royal white]

11 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

This is Russian ‘equipment’

 

With old Rusty AKs and a couple of magazines. Morale for these men will be seriously low over the coming days. 

[BobyBrno]

3 minutes ago, royal white said:

With old Rusty AKs and a couple of magazines. Morale for these men will be seriously low over the coming days. 

Yep. There is lots of other stuff knocking about showing the state of Ruski equipment. Not the modern army that they show on May Day. 
Think they may have been cardboard cutouts.

[London Wanderer]

23 minutes ago, Cheese said:

Meanwhile in America... fucking mind blowing.

 

Louis Theroux did a decent documentary on these guys recently. On the iPlayer now.

It's hilarious watching young blokes getting triggered by him.

[BobyBrno]

This will be Farnworth if they ever decide to take us on!

[Morizio]

15 minutes ago, BobyBrno said:

This will be Farnworth if they ever decide to take us on!

I’d say it looks like good restraint.

I hope that good restraint prevails throughout his war 🙏

[Zico]

Twitter Guide To Civilian Warfare 

 

 

[Cheese]

7 minutes ago, Morizio said:

I’d say it looks like good restraint.

I hope that good restraint prevails throughout his war 🙏

The idea that "not crushing Civilians with your tank" is seen as 'restraint' is a bizarre thing to hear in 21st Century Europe.

[Morizio]

5 minutes ago, Cheese said:

The idea that "not crushing Civilians with your tank" is seen as 'restraint' is a bizarre thing to hear in 21st Century Europe.

How would you describe it?

[Spider]

Zelensky gets a Nobel peace prize out of this I reckon.

the guy is pure steel. Just hope Putin falls on his sword and the last faces he sees are Zelensky and the Klitschkos.

I bet Bono ends up having his picture taken with him.

 

[Rudy]

2 minutes ago, Spider said:

Zelensky gets a Nobel peace prize out of this I reckon.

the guy is pure steel. Just hope Putin falls on his sword and the last faces he sees are Zelensky and the Klitschkos.

I bet Bono ends up having his picture taken with him.

 

[BobyBrno]

19 minutes ago, Morizio said:

I’d say it looks like good restraint.

I hope that good restraint prevails throughout his war 🙏

It’s becoming more apparent that the Russian forces are facing opposition that they were not aware of. 

[superjohnmcginlay]

3 minutes ago, Spider said:

Zelensky gets a Nobel peace prize out of this I reckon.

the guy is pure steel. Just hope Putin falls on his sword and the last faces he sees are Zelensky and the Klitschkos.

I bet Bono ends up having his picture taken with him.

 

I had no idea he was a comedian. Or comedic actor. 
 

proving to be a leader. 

[Morizio]

1 minute ago, BobyBrno said:

It’s becoming more apparent that the Russian forces are facing opposition that they were not aware of. 

and I hope that Russian soldiers are also facing an unexpected adversity, being their hearts and souls into this endeavour 

[Morizio]

2 minutes ago, superjohnmcginlay said:

I had no idea he was a comedian. Or comedic actor. 
 

proving to be a leader. 

Other former entertainers turned politicians? 
 

Ronald Reagan

Arnold Schwarzenegger 

Must be more…

[Spider]

1 minute ago, Morizio said:

Other former entertainers turned politicians? 
 

Ronald Reagan

Arnold Schwarzenegger 

Must be more…

Boris Johnson.

Theres no way he’s a serious  act. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he turned out to be one of Keith Lemons alter egos

Edited February 26, 2022 by Spider

[Morizio]

3 minutes ago, Spider said:

Boris Johnson.

Theres no way he’s a serious  act. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he turned out to be one of Keith Lemons alter egos

Nice!

but I think he’s failed a faulty silentnight experiment 

[Cheese]

11 minutes ago, Morizio said:

How would you describe it?

Probably the same. I wasn't criticising your description - just commenting on how horrific it is that we're saying these things about events in a modern European city.