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Indeed. The vote in the referendum is predicated upon the mandated platform promised in exchange for a vote in the general election! Which I guess, y'know, would probably prove that people are surprisingly intelligent beings outside of the cult of the Westminster bubble, who are perfectly capable of reasoning how to use their vote. Just fancy that!

Jesus Christo. A team which is awful at keeping possession and is struggling in the centre of defence chooses to abandon it's counter attacking option (Townsend) and defensive mid cover (Drinkwater). Still at least we've got six players who can play in the hole, and 5/6 forwards! Oh and superstar Barkley.

Ah, so the answer to my question was was a no then.

I was under the impression that the Referendum didn't concern the banning of foreign investment?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36379934 EU referendum: White 'thug' poster aimed at black voters It features "an elderly Asian British woman being berated by an aggressive thug", according to Operation Black Vote's description. The campaign says it is meant to show everyone has the same voting power. But UKIP leader Nigel Farage described it as a "disgusting" example of "sectarian politics". And he accused Operation Black Vote, who he said he had previously supported, of "trying to divide society". "I want to engage people in all communities to get involved in our democracy but I'm afraid this poster is a really big mistake," he said

Can't speak for K billy, But for me Wanyama, Pelle, Mane have been on the cards for a while now, Juanmi leaving wan't even a secret, Tadic was new even to me. As for the reasoning, as i speculated on a different thread, perhaps the club are getting nowhere in Koeman negotiations and want to ease in a new manager rather than let him see out his contract, which would mean no certainty for the players, and hoping a good coach/manager suddenly becomes available at the end of season. As i stated in the other thread, that is speculation based on the aftermath of the board meeting in the middle of our slump, not resulting from latest talks.

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Was that directed at me? Because I presented both sides arguments unedited, directly from the BBC website?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36331073 Number 10 downplays EU migrant figures Downing Street has sought to play down figures showing that EU workers in the UK have risen to a record 2.1 million. European workers now make up 6.8% of Britain's workforce of 31.5 million, according to recent figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Supporters of the Vote Leave campaign said the latest numbers were evidence of "uncontrolled migration". But the prime minister's office said the broader point was that the UK economy was growing.

I lost mine while i was checking gas pipes in Manchester

Kate Upton?

Bertrand will be approached. Klopp is a fan though. And no, I'm not trolling.

I still remember that game, final day of the season, Southampton vs Portsmouth, with us needing just a draw to stay up, and them in 1st place in the Prem. The Fratton heroes had sold out our ground, all 32,000, but it was also half empty as we had stolen most of tickets back, and given them away for free to asylum seekers. The Noble warriors proceeded to smash us 20-0, while the 3 best players to ever live, Thierry Henry, AC Milan and Paul Merson, cheered on the bestest fans in world football from the sidelines.While Liam sold tickets for the after-party But then the Corrupt conspiracy of the FA and the Referees decided to punish them twice for the same crime, by altering the official (but not common knowledge) records, and altering everybody's memory of the events through military tech disguised as goal-line technology. Now only a few Independent thinkers at Fortress Fratton remember the true course of events.

Why don't the Generals train for an army of 1000 Breviks? They must be closet forum racists!

The club could do worse than to offer a % discount on Europa league pre orders linked to a testimonial ticket (if we qualify)

What i know: Ronald is perfectly happy to stay for his last contracted year, but is always hesitant about adding more, which was most evident in the middle of our bad form where the board presented him with a list of on-going concerns. Nothing has indicated he's jumping at the chance to add to his time here after that. Speculation begins: I wouldn't be surprised if the board replace him in the summer, as an outgoing manager rarely inspires great displays of player commitment. Plus we have a new direction in the works that K billy has told me about. But that's for him to comment on, not me. 3/3 posts

If UTD or Aresnal cough up, yes. Breaking into pure speculation now, I wouldn't be surprised to see Chelsea launch a bid.

Wanyama will be off.

Tadic and Romeu in for Clasie and Davis

Agreed. I was mystified why we swapped a harrying presence for a set piece specialist. Romeu a far more natural choice IMO.

Lost intensity when we swapped JWP for Long, didn't get it back until the introduction of Romeu who provides a lot of drive whenever he is on the pitch.

From what I've seen on this thread, some are unaware of legitimate criticism of Politicised Islam, and the more unsavoury aspects of mainstream Islam itself, and instead insist on trying to present framing of such as unthinking criticism of those with different coloured skin. It's some pretty impressive mental gymnastics.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/mar/26/charges-dropped-against-man-who-confronted-muslim-woman-croydon I'm going to give the police the benefit of the doubt and hope that he tweeted something racist elsewhere, as they seem to have reacted based on his foolish behaviour towards a religious sect, rather than any discrimination towards one racial minority grouping.

Nato commander: Isis ‘spreading like cancer’ among refugees http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/01/refugees-isis-nato-commander-terrorists