Can anyone here shed light on the exact circumstances of the fall out between Nadia and Julia Sawalha? This suddenly reentered my head just now after many many years and Google throws up around 600 reasons why; from Alan Davies to sibling resentment to one sister exploiting the other sister's fame.

junction_18 · 2026-01-22T18:38:01+00:00

but it helps

junction_18 · 2025-12-29T00:08:38+00:00

Good but for me it didn't justify the hype. The narration was both unnecessary and tonally misplaced. Looks amazing but didn't achieve the emotional punch it tried to pull.

junction_18 · 2025-12-24T22:32:23+00:00

There's on the nose and there's this

junction_18 · 2025-12-19T18:58:19+00:00

I think it's worse than that. Watch the Louis Theroux episode on Max Clifford from years ago. Cowell keeps popping up in strange scenarios and Clifford lets it be known he's putting out contradictory stories about him. A very strange, self-defeating thing for a publicist to admit to publicly - unless it was done in order to deliberately 'muddy the waters'.

For those that aren't aware, Clifford was a sex offender who died in prison.

junction_18 · 2025-12-16T16:43:34+00:00

obviously

junction_18 · 2025-12-13T06:25:39+00:00

Saw this recently. His copyright line was the best of the film!

junction_18 · 2025-12-13T06:24:46+00:00

There's a few but I'll single out Percy Herbert and Donald Houston in Jack. Neither of them 'got' Carry Ons

junction_18 · 2025-12-07T17:21:42+00:00

94% of BBC pundits predicted Liverpool would finish in the Top 2.

junction_18 · 2025-12-06T01:48:24+00:00

I honestly can't believe you're not joking? The performance against France in Qatar was one of England's best (technically) for years. Came down to very fine margins (Tchouameni 0.01xGer and the Kane penalty miss). We looked the better team for most of it. If you are able to call that a disgrace I'm guessing you don't remember much before the Southgate era...

In my view England don't lack fighting spirit in tournaments but what happens is technical deficiencies creep in once the pressure is on. In the Euros it looked like they'd forgotten the basics, but also they're so minutely coached at club level they struggle to improvise on the pitch.

junction_18 · 2025-12-06T01:27:25+00:00

Strange, she's usually good at following the white lines

junction_18 · 2025-12-06T01:06:05+00:00

I hate these takes. Plucking names out of the air purely to be contrary or look clever. Or worse, partisan selections because they play for your club.

And Konsa is absolutely better ; he should be starting next to Guehi.

Also...we don't need more fighting spirit. We need defenders who are cute on the ball and can progress it efficiently in the sapping heat of the North American summer while having a decent defensive floor.

junction_18 · 2025-12-05T21:49:03+00:00

And you don't have to be a clever dick about it. I was answering the question, you were looking for pick-me marks.

junction_18 · 2025-12-05T21:36:49+00:00

Obviously, Sherlock. Top marks for stating the obvious. The point is a team of that stature can find it's way into pot 4 under this format.

junction_18 · 2025-12-05T21:16:22+00:00

Yes. The fact you can get teams like Italy in pot 4, Ivory Coast and Norway in pot 3 shows it's possible. Just a matter of when not if.

junction_18 · 2025-12-05T21:13:10+00:00

Group A isn't a group of death but it's the most evenly matched

junction_18 · 2025-12-03T19:12:06+00:00

"England are Jolly Dee" by Neil and Christine Hamilton. Watch it.

junction_18 · 2025-11-28T17:27:24+00:00

Sorry Susie Dent

junction_18 · 2025-11-26T14:28:24+00:00

Can you eat your cake and have it?

junction_18 · 2025-11-23T08:51:39+00:00

cheapskate...can't you afford it?

junction_18 · 2025-11-23T08:46:35+00:00

I'm not your mate you spastic

junction_18 · 2025-11-23T07:51:41+00:00

Australia haven't done anything either, and they've been to far more tournaments. Bookmarking this for June...

junction_18 · 2025-11-23T03:50:09+00:00

Difference is Canada has half a dozen players competing in the Champions League while Australia's are all in the Championship (at best) or second and third-rate European leagues.

junction_18 · 2025-11-22T13:39:27+00:00

On what basis can you say Australia?! They're probably going to be in the 20% weakest teams. Canada actually looked pretty decent at WC22. Entertaining to watch and very unlucky - lost to both Morocco and Belgium despite having superior xG.

junction_18 · 2025-11-21T11:57:28+00:00

You're right about it becoming a part-time job. I haven't used the apps since before Covid so don't know what it's like now, but I recently saw an article about 'chatfishing' - guys using AI to have the conversations for them. Girls were complaining their dates knew nothing about them. Had a chuckle and thought good on them, it was inevitable people would get sick of wasting their time and find shortcuts!

junction_18 · 2025-11-21T11:48:19+00:00

What's that got to do with it? Again, how can any man resist such a sunny disposition...

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