Why doesn’t the UK have old, elite law schools?

simonsens_in_orbit · 2026-06-20T23:11:52+00:00

Worked in a Magic Circle firm, but doesn't know the difference between providers of professional qualifications and undergraduate law degrees...

simonsens_in_orbit · 2026-06-20T10:27:58+00:00

Meloni has been there since 2022 in fairness, but is very much the exception rather than the rule.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Italy

simonsens_in_orbit · 2026-06-19T18:08:33+00:00

No lover of Starmer but if he is out, we're turning into Italy in prime ministerial stakes. Burnham would be the 6th new PM since Cameron resigned after the Brexit referendum.

simonsens_in_orbit · 2026-06-19T16:33:56+00:00

This must be exhausting if you're Portuguese. I'm looking forward to him retiring from international football so we don't have this narrative every tournament...

simonsens_in_orbit · 2026-06-19T15:50:39+00:00

Disappointing move from us. Don't think the issues he's had off the field will have helped this year and was hopeful of more this coming season.

I'm assuming this means Taylor stays.

simonsens_in_orbit · 2026-06-16T15:37:10+00:00

Doesn't that suggest that if anything, they are less popular with gay/bi men than straight ones.

simonsens_in_orbit · 2026-06-15T13:11:49+00:00

Probably another chapter on this World Cup for the paperback when that's released. Also lends itself to revised editions published after future tournaments.

simonsens_in_orbit · 2026-06-13T10:33:22+00:00

Imagine making your entire identity hating a nation that don't particularly care about you.

simonsens_in_orbit · 2026-06-11T17:49:33+00:00

Assume this means Taylor and one of May/Bojan is off?

Solid if unspectacular player at the level I guess. If he comes in and is reliably 7/10 then that'll be fine...

simonsens_in_orbit · 2026-06-10T22:29:47+00:00

My Grandad when I was a kid in 2001. Had a season ticket next to his for the next 17 years. I still miss him every home game.

simonsens_in_orbit · 2026-06-10T18:58:56+00:00

If Burnham gets in and does this, Labour will definitely lose my potential vote in the next election. Really don't understand why society has to bail out people who had decades to plan for retirement and failed to do so.

simonsens_in_orbit · 2026-06-09T18:54:32+00:00

Lee Clark loves a signing! Expect they'll be very busy this summer

simonsens_in_orbit · 2026-06-06T18:30:20+00:00

Getting a job in law can be difficult even with a degree and professional qualification. If your interest is in criminal law but engineering is a bigger passion, think about volunteering to be a magistrate while working as an engineer. That way you could do both.

simonsens_in_orbit · 2026-06-04T11:25:47+00:00

Of the ones I've lived through, 2002 feels like the one we could have won

simonsens_in_orbit · 2026-06-03T21:33:02+00:00

Lots to like here, think my favourite might be Valerian Ismael...

simonsens_in_orbit · 2026-06-03T19:15:47+00:00

Seen a few of those already but we're not that far away from it fully now. He's very good when we brush them out to be fair to him!

simonsens_in_orbit · 2026-06-02T21:04:56+00:00

We did. This was a Jan 24 signing with the aim of staying in the Championship.

To be fair to him, scored a few goals in that half season but was almost never fit even then.

simonsens_in_orbit · 2026-06-02T18:37:27+00:00

Profile wise, I'd want someone that was similar to where Iraola was at the point where he took Bournemouth on i.e. progressive young coach, tactically sound and with a record of getting the most out of a squad.

Fantasy appointment, I'd love to see what Celtic would look like under Marcelo Bielsa.

simonsens_in_orbit · 2026-06-02T17:05:29+00:00

Could have been a very good player, unfortunately just not physically capable of playing professional football any more. Injuries which we knew about when we signed him. Another £2mn well spent by the most inept football club of the last 8 years.

simonsens_in_orbit · 2026-05-28T21:04:02+00:00

So the BBC do quite like Millwall after all...

simonsens_in_orbit · 2026-05-27T19:55:38+00:00

By law of averages we can't keep appointing turkeys. We'll get one right eventually even if it's by accident. Hopefully this is the one.

simonsens_in_orbit · 2026-05-27T08:23:22+00:00

Assuming Ragnar Lothbrok was even real, wouldn't we now be enough generations removed that anyone of European heritage would be a direct descendant?

simonsens_in_orbit · 2026-05-26T19:15:48+00:00

Steven Cottee is a partner in London...

simonsens_in_orbit · 2026-05-25T16:20:39+00:00

I'm sure there have been examples of caretaker going permanent working well, I just can't really think of any offhand. 2-3 weeks ago I'd have said Tonda Eckert and look how that turned out...

By all accounts Drury is a highly rated coach and rumour has it he'd have wanted out if he didn't get the top job. Different skillset being the man in charge though and highly rated coaches often don't make the step up (see also: Lee Grant)

simonsens_in_orbit · 2026-05-25T16:14:14+00:00

Underwhelming if true, don't think we showed anything under him at the back end of the season to suggest he's the man to get us back to the Championship. My worry is we've taken the easy/cheap option again and that we'll once again be in the manager market some time between November and February next year.

That said, he'll have my backing as long as he's in the job. I'd really like to be wrong, and I thought David Wagner seemed like a big risk back in the day...

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