The 'Couldn't think where to put this' thread part 2 or 'does my comment merit a NEW THREAD?'

jay_in_cpt

Sparing a prayer for Ray Wilkins who is fighting for his life .......

alderz

Just noticed that Dan Potts made the League Two team of the season ;clap

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43641225

Pearces_Left_Foot

https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-record-3063m-revenue-sees-supporters-trust-call-for-lower-season-ticket-prices-at-new-a3804356.html

I see Spurs are increasing most season tickets between 25% and 50% for next season

alderz

Also, Paul Dummett saying that if you’re from the academy people assume you’re no good is a really interesting take.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dummett-if-youre-from-the-academy-fans-assume-youre-no-good-pn6xv3c85

SuzanneClaret

Liverpool v Citeh match comments moved to its own thread.

MrsGrey

;ok

Pearces_Left_Foot

https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/fever-pitch-why-next-generation-london-football-stadiums-will-never-match-anfield-unique-atmosphere-a3806936.html

Not entirely convinced but some valid points re costs of tickets

ASLEFshrugged

Today I got a letter from the DWP informing me that the earliest date I can get my State Pension is 8 January 2028 when I am 66 years and 11 months old.

Just 9 years, 9 months and 1 day until I am officially an Old Age Pensioner....

IronHerb

Don't wish it away ASLEF.

Yeoldhammer

By the time i hit retirement age I'll be in my coffin.

baracks_a_hammer

I’m resigned to working till I’m 80

Expat_Hammer

baracks_a_hammer said:

I’m resigned to working till I’m 80

But if you've resigned

;yercoat

ASLEFshrugged

Tuesday week I'm off to a Goat Girl gig with best mate The Actor. The body is aging but the brain still thinks it's 21.

IronHerb

And therein lies the problem. ;lol

ASLEFshrugged

Bobby Moore exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery

https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/display/2018/bobby-moore-first-gentleman-of-english-football?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CMMEMACTIVEAprilMembersEnewsletter2018&utm_content=version_A&promo=1686

BubblesNeverDies

Good article here about Guardiola by Guillem Balague, a Spanish football writer who's known him for 20 years:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43486412

One quote made me smile:
Mark Hughes asked Pep what he felt the main difference between the Premier League and the Bundesliga was, and he smiled.
"Not one team in England ever lays down and dies. No matter the score, they keep on trying right to the end," he said.

He probably hadn't gotten round to seeing West Ham then. ;biggrin

Cuz1

True but by that time we’ve usually died lol

BubblesNeverDies

On a more serious note:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-43781351
Read the whole article.

In the meantime, Peter Schmeichel is now working for RT ;nonono ;nonono ;nonono

PrestonHammer

I am surprised our owners haven't done this:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43804196

ClaretandBlueforLife

Preston,
I’m sure many of us know the feeling with Allardyce ;ok

BubblesNeverDies

I've just been keeping myself updated on the situation of the so-called "Windrush migrants".
I don't know about anybody else on here but I think it's an absolute shameful disgrace the way they have been treated and are still being treated regarding citizenship.
Why the holdup? Issue them passports, citizenship documents, whatever ... NOW.

MrsGrey

It's a disgrace ;ok

MrsGrey

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/apr/18/commonwealth-youth-forced-to-pay-thousands-or-risk-illegal-status

So's this.

Young people lawfully here, from childhood. But then being about to embark on a university degree find out that they are classed at international students, can't apply for a student loan and have to pay the higher level of fees.

ClaretandBlueforLife

MrsGrey said:

It's a disgrace ;ok

I have to say it is indeed an embarrassing, shameful disgrace that makes me ashamed to be British.

ClaretandBlueforLife

BubblesNeverDies said:

I've just been keeping myself updated on the situation of the so-called "Windrush migrants".
I don't know about anybody else on here but I think it's an absolute shameful disgrace the way they have been treated and are still being treated regarding citizenship.
Why the holdup? Issue them passports, citizenship documents, whatever ... NOW.

But why on earth wasn’t this done in the first place?

MrsGrey

They didn't need them. Until May's 'hostile' environment' policy was introduced as a sop to the anti-immigrant brigade.

ClaretandBlueforLife

I don’t agree they didn’t need them, I think as we needed them to come here in the first place it is surely common sense that they were made British Citizens in the first place, regardless of “May’s sop”. The error was made in the first instance.

MrsGrey

I just meant that as with anybody, you don't apply for a passport until you are planning a trip and need one. So if they have never holidayed or travelled abroad, they had no need to do the paperwork.

The issue is that they are now being asked for evidence they never bothered collecting because they never knew they would need to prove they are entitled to something that they are entitled to.

IronHerb

But I understand they had 'Landing Cards' which were held by the Home Office(?) that proved their entitlement to stay here. It now appears these were destroyed in 2010 and the politicians are now arguing over who ordered this, just so they can lay blame somewhere.

MrsGrey

The landing cards are only part of the story (I think). They establish time of entry but (again, correct me if I am wrong) the people also have to not have forfeited their residency status by living outside the UK.... Isn't that why they are having to get proof of continuous residency for the Home Office?