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On Still, it was clesr he wasn't doing a good job and we were getting worse. They obviously felt before the QPR game that we had a better chance of picking up points in that game and Sheff Weds without Still in charge - and were proved right. I don't dislike Still as he seemed a nice enough guy but pretty clear looking back now that he got muddled and didn't do a very good job. Initially I kept thinking we would click in the next game but then we started getting worse and he got nothing out of our new signings. Fair play to @benjii who called it early on - he was right.

I quite agree that there is a broad spectrum on both the Left and on the right. I don’t think that the people I have mentioned and who have been supported by some on here (Trump, Farage, Robinson etc) are remotely centre right or just medium right. They are all what any politically commentator would call “far right.”

Magnusson

Surely worth playing over Aribo?

I have been on this forum for 19 years. My posting style has been developed over the years by being constantly attacked by people who have an issue with me attacking people like Trump, Farage, Robinson, Hopkins etc. and their opinions. I don’t see you defending my right of free speech. Is that because you sympathise with the things that I don’t agree with? I disagree with your opinion about the resurgence of the right. I think people now feel emboldened to say what they think because the see people in the public eye getting away with it. It never went away. It just went underground. People call people like Trump and Farage racist because they are, not because they are misunderstood. People are getting upset because they are being called out for what they are and don’t like hearing the truth.

Whilst making breast squeezing gestures as they collected their stationary

I'm intrigued by the idea that the board sacked Still because of fan pressure and because the fans had turned against SR. I'm fairly confident that they sacked him based on results and, quite probably, feedback from players. Yes, there was some chanting from the Northam end during Still's final game. But I doubt if this was the deciding factor. After all, these fans spend quite a lot of time chanting about Pompey and, now, Nathan Jones. The idea that SR are holding off on a new manager announcement because they fear a fan backlash is also doubtful. I'm sure that they'd rather take the fans with them but they will announce when they have made a final decision, regardless of fan chants. They are either giving Eckert a long trial period or they have not yet identified (or persuaded) another candidate.

We are all batshit insane for obsessing over football. If I post up an overexuberent comment so what it’s no worse than someone continually making lame one liners for likes ( I’m not meaning anyone in particular) or the bizzare Circle Of Trust. Incidentally I’m sure Turkish was an early adopter. ive started watching Total Saints Podcast and the fellas on there often comment on the social media abuse because they hold a certain opinion. Now that’s not even batshit crazy the perpetrators are fucking mentally ill.

If the Aussies lost Starc they’d be fucked. We seem to have the measure of the rest of their bowlers

No side has yet lost a day night test having scored 300+ in the first innings.

Trial by jury has not been abolished in the UK.

Given the animosity often exhibited between Shia and Sunni, are Muslims themselves Islamophobic ?

Anyone to the right of Joseph Stalin is on the far-right, accordinging to our own Jew hating poster....

This also comes down to what you classify as an unacceptable comment. My tolerance for challenging all groups of people in relation to cultural or societal issues are quite wide. It’s called freedom of speech. Regardless of the group it would need to be based on real hatred or a lack of evidence for me to consider that someone’s comment is genuinely offensive. If people provide evidence or their opinion is based on life experience I don’t believe that should be considered offensive but they have the right to be heard. What you actually do by taking that approach is pushing people into a situation where they don’t feel listened to. I think that people that have this mindset have actually contributed to the resurgence of groups to the right of centre, as a protest against not being able to have an opinion without being called x y and z.

List of world leaders who abolished trial by Jury. Lenin Mussolini Hitler Franco Zedong Castro Pot Amin Hussein Khomeini Chavez al-Assad Starmer Of course, no question this is completely different. Oh yes, no doubt about it. I am sure none of these other leaders made any excuses, sorry, reasons as to why it just had to be done.

Because there is no penalty for slow over rates that teams fear. Nominally 90 per day, but couldn't get close with no weather interruptions, and an extra half hour.

Remember if you criticise the medieval elements of Islam or the suicidal Allahu Akbar attackers then you clearly need an Islamophobic label

Post the links to them then

How come so few overs in a day of Test match? Used to always be around 100 overs but not going to make 75 for this day one

Yh so might be next week for it as it’s Saturday the game

To turn your words back on you - in your opinion. Personally I think that you are wrong in several of your charaterisations, snd I feel that a few posters "play" you. The "Right" in politics is a broad spectrum, as is the "Left", and people may feel one particular issue/ opinion is important to them without espousing the full mindset of the more extreme wings. For instance, I know people who show Islamophobic tendencies yet vote Labour. There is plenty of evidence for Labour voters switching to Reform - are they suddenly "far right" ? Perhaps the spread of opinions on the forum is actually representative of the general population.

In your opinion. For example there are plenty of clear examples of Islamophobia on this forum. There are clear examples of support for people with far right views on this forum.

Rooooooooooooooooooooot!

The problem with dropping Manning (I know defensively poor) is that he has either scored or assisted in nearly 25% of our goals this season. He is probably also directly or indirectly at fault for the same proportion conceded. . Would Wellington be that much better defensively or would he be able to add goals and assists to his game . Big call for a manager and I am glad I don't have to make it.

Magnus