[Wooden Spoon]

Valley Blues, on 11 November 2023 - 06:54 PM, said:

Some disgraceful behaviour from the right today. Football thugs chanting and fighting with police. Pretty much as expected.

Some disgraceful behaviour from factions of the Pro-Palestinian march today. Thugs chanting ‘from the river to the sea’ and assaulting members of the public with placards criticising Hamas.

Total nob heads on both extremes. You only have to look on here for the type of nob head existing at the fringes of reason and normal society.


Today though we saw something respectable, spontaneous and representative that showed what the British people thought of today.


Just before, and just after the silence there was a round of applause from the thousands of peaceful, respectful members of the public. Something I’ve never seen before. And something that represents the public of this nations view of the armistice day. A solemn, almost sacred two minutes to pay respects to the fallen.


Nob heads, extremists, racists, religious zealots and tin foil hat cranks just won’t get that. Respect to the fallen for giving you the freedom to speak freely.

This post has been edited by Wooden Spoon: 11 November 2023 - 07:25 PM

[Wooden Spoon]

Quaker, on 11 November 2023 - 07:07 PM, said:

That doesn’t mean they were hard done too.

I served in a Gurkha Regt for three years, I saw how well treated they were compared to their British colleagues. They did very well back then.

Blatant inequality mate. They got a second class pension compared to other commonwealth servicemen

[Wooden Spoon]

Quaker, on 11 November 2023 - 07:28 PM, said:

Let’s agree to disagree.

Gurkhas never paid F&A, even married soldiers, they never paid for transportation back and forth to Nepal. I went twice to Nepal on a pension run and believe you me, they were paid handsomely.

A Gurkha Cpl earned more than the Nepalese Prime Minister.

Fair enough, probably the wrong thread and weekend for this Mark

[Blue roan lily]

Manfred Archie Mac Gerbil, on 09 November 2023 - 07:02 AM, said:

Would I like to meet the Lancers?

A group of aggressive middle aged men wearing fancy dress.

No but thanks for the offer.

Looking at some of the ‘ fancy dressed’ fellas on the touch line today you ain’t saying that to their faces.
They’d eat you for breakfast old boy….

[fishini]

Manfred Archie Mac Gerbil, on 09 November 2023 - 07:02 AM, said:

Would I like to meet the Lancers?

A group of aggressive middle aged men wearing fancy dress.

No but thanks for the offer.

Of course you wouldn't want to meet them, you are an obnoxious coward and a disgrace to this football club

[The Earl of Chesterfield]

fishini, on 12 November 2023 - 03:13 AM, said:

Of course you wouldn't want to meet them, you are an obnoxious coward and a disgrace to this football club

He's not a disgrace to our football club, Les.

He doesn't support our football club - in fact he's just an attention seeking fantasist trolling these forums from the anonymity of a keyboard.

I ignore his deranged gibberish; I suggest others do the same...

[fishini]

The Earl of Chesterfield, on 12 November 2023 - 09:06 AM, said:

He's not a disgrace to our football club, Les.

He doesn't support our football club - in fact he's just an attention seeking fantasist trolling these forums from the anonymity of a keyboard.

I ignore his deranged gibberish; I suggest others do the same...

Never said it before but this idiot should be moderated or better still banned. Waste of space and oxygen

[oldgoat]

In the UK, Article 10 of the 1998 Human Rights Act protects our right to freedom of expression:

Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers.

Are freedom of speech and freedom of expression the same thing? In the UK, freedom of speech is legally one part of the wider concept of freedom of expression.

[spireitetoo]

The Earl of Chesterfield, on 12 November 2023 - 09:06 AM, said:

He's not a disgrace to our football club, Les.

He doesn't support our football club - in fact he's just an attention seeking fantasist trolling these forums from the anonymity of a keyboard.

I ignore his deranged gibberish; I suggest others do the same...

Agreed, I've noticed you don't reply or engage in a debate with him, nor do a couple of other prolific posters, can't blame ya, the more that join in with that the sooner he will realise and maybe go away

[fishini]

spireitetoo, on 12 November 2023 - 10:42 AM, said:

Agreed, I've noticed you don't reply or engage in a debate with him, nor do a couple of other prolific posters, can't blame ya, the more that join in with that the sooner he will realise and maybe go away

Good point I will try follow your advice

[oldgoat]

Watched the remembrance day commemorations today as usual but the thing that struck me most was the quote at the end of the program

" Only the dead have seen the end of war "

This post has been edited by oldgoat: 12 November 2023 - 01:02 PM

[spireitetoo]

Maybe the OP might want to go support celtic, they share his views.

[Blue roan lily]

spireitetoo, on 12 November 2023 - 05:58 PM, said:

Maybe the OP might want to go support celtic, they share his views.

Agree,
Watched that and even Brendan Rodgers looked embarrassed by it all.
Shithouse of a club.

[spireitetoo]

Blue roan lily, on 12 November 2023 - 06:09 PM, said:

Agree,
Watched that and even Brendan Rodgers looked embarrassed by it all.
Shithouse of a club.

Yea, I actually felt sorry for Rogers, he did look embarrassed