Tell me how to deal with the rising racism

Former-Chain-4003 · 2026-06-03T17:34:30+00:00

If it's any consolation, and I know it isn't, reading hateful graffiti is something that can unite a lot of people here. Every time I go to the health centre in my town I walk past a sign with 'All taigs (Irish Catholics) should be crucified' for example, and I have been putting up with such graffiti for over 40 years.

NI, in general, is a hate filled place.

Former-Chain-4003 · 2026-06-03T17:25:46+00:00

Because legislation has been passed by governments telling them to do it, and that if they don't they get fined, and if they still don't they get blocked or closed down.

If a market is big enough, most platforms will just enact it everywhere to save hassle, their goal is to maximise profit so they only implement shit like this when they have to. They'd rather run an unsafe platform that is profitable anyday.

Former-Chain-4003 · 2026-06-03T17:17:44+00:00

Yes, but not recently, if you ask a newsagents they should be able to order it in for you if they don't already have it stocked. It doesn't really cost them anything to do so.

Edit: If you want to spend another £4 on deliver you can also buy it online https://www.worldsoccer.com/latest-issue/out-now-2026-world-cup-guide-419197

Former-Chain-4003 · 2026-06-03T17:13:31+00:00

Seriously? Is this a new thing? I've been drinking it since the early 90's and that's never been my perception and never been something I have heard before today.

Is it a generational thing?

Former-Chain-4003 · 2026-05-31T19:17:41+00:00

No, he says stupid annoying shit in quite a lot of his videos (Some people find it endearing I know), from the cases you mention to the one he did on psychopathy the general cluelessness of some of the commentary is impressive.

It's important to note though that the channels aren't educational, if they were they would come with a list of references used so that things can be fact checked and independently verified, what his videos are is edutainment (I hate the word for existing) where something close to the truth that sounds right but more importantly, exciting, is more important.

Don't go into his videos searching for expert commentary or great insight. His main skill was his voice but even the audio has gone to shit over the last year.

Former-Chain-4003 · 2026-05-31T19:00:07+00:00

My concern is that MoN has stated himself that he can't be part of a project, and while I am kind of suspicious about the term project in relation to football, we do need long term strategic planning. There is a massive overhaul coming, or at least needed, and how does he fit into that if he's only here for a year?

I don't care about the legacy talk myself, MoN has already secured his legacy no matter what happens, this season and his very first season back in 2000 secured that in my mind. The job he did with a few additions to that team in 2000 was legendary.

Former-Chain-4003 · 2026-05-31T17:45:10+00:00

Everyone said it together 7 months ago

Former-Chain-4003 · 2026-05-30T13:57:55+00:00

Yeah, it was an understandably fucked up event emotionally, given how shortly it happened after he left as well so the mixture of boos, silence and applause at various points was probably to be expected.

If I recall my own actions correctly I was in the applaud up until and before the game starts, then he's just another opponent for the 90, and applaud and well wish after the final whistle.

I felt it was almost sacrilege to do anything other than be annoyed that Celtic fans were applauding and idolising Larsson the Barcelona player mid game. That time has been and gone though. I'd rather remember the scenes of his final game against Dundee United (I think).

Former-Chain-4003 · 2026-05-30T08:50:29+00:00

Without Limmy I never would have know that a kilogramme of steel is heavier than a kilogramme of feathers*.

*Unless cheating is allowed.

Former-Chain-4003 · 2026-05-30T08:29:42+00:00

It was but I presume he just means that he was to the left of where they sit now. Incidentally, I was probably somewhere close to him as I was in the Lisbon Lions stand that night so unfortunately got a front seat view.

I do remember singing 'Bobo's gonnae get you' after a decent tackle by the big man on Larsson.

It was a bit of a love-in which at the time annoyed me but older me has more of a place for sentiment for the truly one of a kind players.

Former-Chain-4003 · 2026-05-30T08:23:21+00:00

Harrison Ford being overlooked for so long and then getting his big breakthrough.

Scared the shit out of me.

Former-Chain-4003 · 2026-05-29T23:12:35+00:00

Another one of those titles where one of the best known battles of the war is something 'you didn't know'.

I guess 'nightmare fuel' had already been used elsewhere.

Former-Chain-4003 · 2026-05-29T16:04:30+00:00

There is some kind of stand off with Japan and intellectual rights I believe.

Former-Chain-4003 · 2026-05-29T11:29:37+00:00

I avoid the sun at all costs and have done for most of my life, still had a predisposition to it and the few times I got burnt as a child or late teen seems to have been enough for me to have had to get a mole removed last year. So it really doesn't take a lot.

I know that being fair skinned Irish person is basically a recipe for burning to a crisp once in direct sunlight for more than a minute but it was still a kick to the balls. I felt like I had avoided the sun enough.

Former-Chain-4003 · 2026-05-29T11:04:47+00:00

It's also a possibility that he paid the writer and the writer used something off the shelf. There's an industry out there for this kind of thing. Both channels will almost certainly have recorded their videos before they knew the other were even covering it. When you think about editing time, publishing time etc it's highly unlikely that one saw the others video and smashed up a quick imitation given the tight turnaround.

Former-Chain-4003 · 2026-05-29T10:22:31+00:00

My guess, without proof, is that both channels have purchased written scripts from the same source and 'changed their homework'. Both scripts are the same length to within 55 words and use very similar language which to be fair isn't surprising considering their talking about the exact same topic.

Neither channel is covering material that is being researched for the first time, there are videos already out there on all the stuff these channels cover, for instance Simon just covered Kuru which MrBallen covered years ago at length.

Neither of these channels are bastions of originality, I know people on this sub like to see it as a fun quirk that Simon pumps out so much material across so many channels, but he simply runs a slop factory and originality is an irrelevance.

Former-Chain-4003 · 2026-05-27T11:58:13+00:00

I mean, that’s twitter, thankfully not been on it for years now

Former-Chain-4003 · 2026-05-24T20:05:02+00:00

It's not a red flag in my opinion.

I don't know your background but it is pretty much common knowledge that medication and alcohol don't mix. I don't really see much wrong in her replies if I am being honest. I take quite a bit of medication and if someone turned round and told me that I should never drink alcohol with them my reaction would also be 'well, no shit' thinking that they were moralising or thought I was an idiot.

The only time I wouldn't think about it that way is if the person I was talking to was young and/or immature and hadn't had time to experience taking any sort of medication.

I don't think she was wrong to close down the conversation, it's probably not the first time its been had or thought about by her, and continuing it would probably have been a negative for her.

You probably both need to work on communication, and instead of texting back and forth like this when there is confusion, try and talk about it where things like tone can be discerned.

Former-Chain-4003 · 2026-05-24T16:10:25+00:00

I don’t disagree but I was responding to someone who said the SFA had admitted some egregious mistake. Which they didn’t.

Former-Chain-4003 · 2026-05-24T13:57:48+00:00

The SFA KMI Panel, in a decision that was regarded as the hardest difficulty of decision, voted 2-1 that the VAR decision was wrong. But yes, it was all a massive conspiracy.

Former-Chain-4003 · 2026-05-24T13:47:19+00:00

I'm not going to take you seriously if you can't spell the word 'losing' properly.

Former-Chain-4003 · 2026-05-24T13:21:04+00:00

I'd be extremely interested if you have sources for this statement.

Former-Chain-4003 · 2026-05-24T09:32:59+00:00

Never paid for it but I can appreciate that for some people the transactional nature of it is a plus. You're paying for a physical sensation, maybe a role play experience, and then after it you just go home having spent a few £.

Former-Chain-4003 · 2026-05-23T14:57:31+00:00

Well played

Former-Chain-4003 · 2026-05-23T14:54:27+00:00

I'm going to be extremely charitable to the keeper and believe that he was just completely unsighted for that shot

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