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Why would I do that, I'm happy to pay more tax if the government decides to fund public services properly. I'm on OK money but not going to be able to make any difference by myself.

I expect some do.

People give loads to charities instead I suppose.

Wow, you really are obsessed with me aren't you. I have barely posted anything for a couple of weeks yet you are still carrying on with this playground bully stuff. It’s nice that you think about me so much but it is a little weird mate. Get a hobby or something, might take your mind of me a bit. As for paying more tax, it wouldn’t bother me in the slightest. That’s the elephant in the room with this whole cost of living crisis. For a large chunk of the population it’s not a crisis. I’m reasonably well paid but not rich by a long way, it’s not a crisis for me. It’s a bit of an inconvenience but it’s no big deal if we have to scale down our next holiday or if the mrs doesn’t get the latest iPhone. The house is full of crap we don’t need anyway, people need to get over this addiction to buying pointless shit for the sake of it. For many on high wages it’s not even an inconvenience, there is plenty more medium-high earners could afford to contribute without effecting the economy, let alone the rich - super-rich.

Is anyone else a bit concerned that none of these dudes has even kicked a ball in the Premier League let alone managed there? I kinda assumed that Nath would have brought in some wise old head to work alongside him.

Love the way the village idiot has to do a quick follow-up post when he realises the Tories are probably just as corrupt as anyone at the EU, making his whole point irrelevant.

The pressure obviously got to him. To be fair it was a bit of a freak situation being the second penalty and against his club team mate but fact is he fluffed it. There are players out there who would stayed cool and just waited for the keeper to move and rolled it in the other side.

Small margins but blasting a pen over the bar isn’t luck, it’s lack of talent or bottle, and that was just to get level with France. We had France on the rack in the second half and didn’t have the ability to make it count.

I’ve often wondered why players don’t just study MLT and copy his method, his record is so good it seems like the obvious thing to do. But when you think about it, he was probably the most naturally gifted player the Premier League has ever seen. I expect many have tried to copy him and failed, he could just do things other players (even Harry Kane) couldn’t, it’s as simple as that. It’s just not teachable.

This. It was a close game but you can’t argue with the result.

We have a decent side at the moment. Us and France are probably the best two sides in the tournament, I expect them to go on and win it quite comfortably. Historically though our record is poor compared to the major footballing nations like France, Germany, Argentina, Brazil, Italy and Spain.

True. England are just not very good at football.

Except Southgate has achieved more than all the managers from the 70s, 80s and 90s combined.

To be fair most of his appearances haven’t been 90 minutes so her comments might not be as silly as they sound. According to the site I found his stats work out as a goal about every 120 mins, which is every 1.3 games.

I dunno, I wouldn’t fancy our defence up against Brazil. Against Croatia we have a chance.

The unique way the Conservatives fund it you mean?

It was obviously an insult. You insult me I will insult you back.

“Or are you just another div banging on about LGBTQ rights in Qatar” Guess it’s you that’s the cunt.

That was after he called me a “div”. Reading not your strong point?

Wow you are obsessed. Try reading the thread, it was egg man who started with the insults.

They are highlighting the issues in Qatar because the World Cup is in Qatar you bell-end. Carry on pissing you pants over a bit of virtual signalling if you want but most sensible people understand the situation they are in.

What are you dribbling on about? I don’t claim to be some sort of human rights hero, I just don’t agree with your statement that the human rights of people in other countries is nothing to do with us. The world would be a much worse place if everyone thought like that. Luckily our governments don’t and politicians of all colours do try to effect change in human rights around the world. The best thing we can do is vote for people who take it seriously. The armband idea was pretty lame, I would have much preferred a boycott but I understand why they didn’t. A footballer’s career is a short one and they are there to do a job. However lame the virtual signalling, the lads, just like the BBC should be applauded for at least trying to highlight the issues and not giving the scumbags at FIFA and in Qatar an easy ride.

Well if you don’t give a fuck about other people’s human rights it’s never going to be an issue for you. Some people do think of others though.

How do you know what percentage of Qataris are in favour of the death penalty for gays? The South Africa example is a good one. Maybe we should have held a World Cup there back in the 70s or 80s. Everyone welcome, you just have to stick to their laws and not be arrogant and try to tell them what is wrong or right. Blacks can sit in their own section.