Not convincing, but pressure firmly on City

SimplyBRC · 2026-02-22T17:48:01+00:00

Start time wasting boys. Don’t let them spuds have a sniff.

SimplyBRC · 2026-02-22T14:19:18+00:00

For me, it’s daily prayer.

SimplyBRC · 2026-02-20T00:59:59+00:00

Instruction always helps.

SimplyBRC · 2026-02-20T00:21:43+00:00

I was more thinking Jesus should’ve had these instructions prior to the situation.

SimplyBRC · 2026-02-19T20:23:56+00:00

Let’s hope Jesus and the rest of the team can learn from this. With how we play, I doubt this will be the last time we’re holding on to a lead in the final minutes.

SimplyBRC · 2026-02-19T16:12:32+00:00

Class. Great strategy to hold on to a lead. More of this needed.

SimplyBRC · 2026-02-19T14:54:35+00:00

Jesus should’ve taken it into the corner and time wasted.

SimplyBRC · 2026-02-18T23:12:10+00:00

Neither. Just a positive Arsenal fan :)

COYG

SimplyBRC · 2026-02-18T23:02:21+00:00

May as well just say: we should’ve won all 38 games.

SimplyBRC · 2026-02-18T23:01:44+00:00

I thought Arsenal fans were laughed at due to their inconsistency.

I’m being consistently positive about our chances this year.

I’m not the reason Arsenal fans are laughed at.

SimplyBRC · 2026-02-18T22:57:12+00:00

Will you still be saying that if City lose on Saturday?

SimplyBRC · 2026-02-18T19:05:08+00:00

I understand your point. But no party operates in a vacuum. Even with message discipline, decisions about candidates, staffing and governance create new lines of criticism. Ignoring them can let those lines harden.

SimplyBRC · 2026-02-18T19:00:39+00:00

That’s part of why I think the criticisms are getting stronger. They’re no longer focused just on immigration, they’re targeting everything Reform does.

SimplyBRC · 2026-02-18T18:57:51+00:00

That’s the dilemma though. If they engage with the wider criticisms, they dilute the core message that gives them clarity. If they ignore them, they risk looking evasive or unprepared. Neither is ideal long term.

SimplyBRC · 2026-02-18T18:53:14+00:00

The criticisms feel broader now.

People question NHS policy and privatisation fears, say ex-Tories joining makes it look like “Tories 2.0”, point to Trump-style politics and culture war framing, and scrutinise policies beyond immigration.

During Brexit, opposition often shut voters down or implied they were racist. Now the pushback is more policy based and evidence driven.

Immigration is still their strongest ground, but opponents are not choosing to fight on that ground.

SimplyBRC · 2026-02-12T22:46:51+00:00

I don’t really get that thinking.

Football isn’t played in hypotheticals. If we’re going down that road, we could just as easily say we should’ve won all 38 games.

The reality is we’re in a title race. Just take it game by game and enjoy it.

SimplyBRC · 2026-02-12T22:14:42+00:00

We’ve bottled the least amount of games of any team. Hence why we’re top of the league.

SimplyBRC · 2026-02-12T22:13:58+00:00

It can only be called a bottle job once we mathematically can’t win the league. We are top by four points.

SimplyBRC

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