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The Burnham Years - Will the Unions Give Him A Broom? thread. I thought it was traditional that @sadoldgit started these. But he's been taking a break from the lounge of late.

I'm worried that Starmer will say he's leaving the broom, then u turn, leaving the nation broomless, and unable to afford one as Burnham has spent all the money.

Before the by-election, Starmer was reported to have offered Burnham a choice cabinet post, should he win. That got declined, probably through fits of laughter. Lots of "I'm not going anywhere" But behind the scenes, Starmer has continued to phone round, asking for support. Based as much on protecting their careers and seeing the writing on the wall, rather than ideological issues, those people have been telling him it's time. So, Starmer is spending the weekend to have a think. His defiance might not make it to Tuesday, in a final u turn that sums up the indecisiveness that cost him.

Awww. I preferred the chalkboard over the tech used by the likes of Neville over on Sky. Simple message conveyed through a simple medium. Where they went wrong was overthinking how they could place the board in a studio setting. And settling on the idea of looking like a kitchen. I've only caught 2 snippets of Hayes' tactical insights. One on a double press and one of positioning for passing moves. LD is right that there's nothing new there. But, unless commentary and presenting has improved by miles since I last saw any, that would have been the most insightful bit of any of the programmes. They've never moved from "Most talented 11. Just put them on the pitch". She looks like a genius, compared to the dumplings around her. Bit of a shame to see the push back has led to a change. But more because they didn't dump the kitchen with it.

A cautionary article about hoovering up too many supplements https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd6e25lpwxzo I thought we had a thread on this. But I couldn't see it. So, I'm adding vitamins C and E to my intake. 🙂

Tepid from Scotland. Outclassed, but not helping themselves by playing tournament football to try for a point. Never a good sign to see Dykes come on. LND gets a World Cup appearance, and a header. You're welcome Ross. Clarke will be cagey in the last game too, with a similar outcome.

I thought you were going to go with one of Larin's many "Up yours, Hypo" quotes. But that one's good too. 🙂

President

Where do the parties find these winners from?

Gosh, no! A Paddington stare is when you've let down a childhood idol. Nothing's worse than a stare from Paddington.

Bloomin' Farage. Never buys a pint, as it takes him 2 years to finish the one he's got.

Just thinking of Count Binface at the G7. Count Binface taking no lip from Trump. Oh, what could have been, Britain?

It's the only explanation. He'll not admit it. But only because that inner rage to prove you wrong still burns inside.

Another scribbler/hack who thinks he's above engaging with a marginal view, gets shown up as the least intelligent in the room. Out of his depth against Count Binface. 😀

There was a second challenge, not long after the Kone incident. Late, and clumsy. The Canadian players, still a bit shocked after the first incident, just looked at the Qatar players, making it clear what they thought of them.