https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/sp...hp&pc=U531

Words almost fail me re this latest revelation. However, I'll say there is no defence of this action although, as expected, there will always be someone trying to defend him, this time arguing that every PM should be given his deserved knighthood for doing such a tough job. Blair was sadly knowingly involved with others in initiating an illegal war in Iraq, violating a UN charter in the process, that played a huge part in eventually killing off well over a million people, directly and indirectly, in countries throughout the Middle East plus Afghanistan. He railed against a huge groundswell of public opinion and protest in this country to still "plough on" regardless of the consequences and was exposed to be a con man, a self-righteous liar and a pro-war propagandist. IMO these actions destroyed everything else attached to his premiership. Hence the derogatory description, "phoney Tony", who is still protected by the British state at great cost to the public purse. We can see how it works in this country - wait for a very long time for a good element of fickleness to prevail amongst the population and the politics of the country; then move to award another ill-gotten royal honour, to some controversial and disliked individual, from a RH system that has been hugely damaged even more so than one could've ever imagined a few years ago. Now we have this latest farce to add to this anachronistic system of recognition that is well matched up to the additional scandal of appointing unelected Lords/Tory donors to make up the numbers (well over 700 unelected members!!) in the unelected HOL, an institution that costs a huge fortune, compliments of taxpayers' money.

THE MATCH

SUNDAY 2ND JANUARY KO 3:00 PM

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LAST MATCH



Well we competed for 10 minutes, then conceded a goal, then totally gave up and capitulated to a decent Sunderland team but nothing more. Yes the first goal was offside, but the defending for the other 4 goals was sunday league, and that's being disrespectful to sunday league teams A great way to end 2021, and now the transfer window is open so some centre backs are a priority, also what happens to some of the loan players, will any of them be recalled - I would keep Corbeanu, as for the rest.............I'll let you decide.

NEXT MATCH



Next up and a trip to Shrewsbury. Lets see if this team can bounce back or put up back to back dis-interested performances, I think the latter is more possible than the former. They currently lie in 15th place and will probably finish in the lower half of the table. They have joint leading scorers with Udoh & Bowman with 9 goals each, with our makeshift defence, they could easily add to them totals. We are already 6 points off the playoffs as a second season in the Pub League begins to look like a reality. If we had a different manager in charge, someone not so defensive and more forward thinking, we may have had a chance of making a promotion push

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OWLS               -                                        

SHREWS -

EFL STOOGES

DOES IT MATTER THERE ALL CORRUPT  

MARC EDWARDS
Gary Hilton and Kevin Morris
Fourth Official : Darren Handley

THE TEAM

Peacock-Farrell
Brennan Palmer Johnson
Hunt Dele Bannan Adeniran Corbeanu
Paterson Gregory

SCORE & SCORER (HOME TEAM SCORE FIRST)

1-2 Gregory

BML STANDINGS

Kev 7
Pei 6
SCO 5
Maddix 5
Wash 4
Wereham 4
Imre 4
SS 2

OTHER GAMES OF MILD INTEREST

Bristol City v Millwall
Birmingham City v Queens Park Rangers
Blackburn Rovers v Huddersfield Town
West Bromwich Albion v Cardiff City
Morecambe v Doncaster Rovers

AAHHH

THE MUPPETT LEAGUE




KATE BECKINSALE TRIBUTE PIC

Dike on way 3 million loan fee with view to permanent deal. Having medical as we speak and will be at match against Cardiff tomorrow.

An old idea, but I thought I'd resurrect it for something to talk about, use as a general space for anything interesting, trivial or just plain daft.

Each day, I will try to post something about Huddersfield Town for that day. It's a challenge I'm setting myself to do, because I'm not into New Years Resolutions, but this is the nearest I'll ever get. And let's see how far I can get without getting bored.

So we start on January the 1st........

1983: Town 6-3 Bradford City

It didn't start well, with City scoring very early on, Cec Podd in the sixth minute getting it. Now Cec was from St Kitts and Nevis, but ended up becoming City's all time appearance holder. In that time from 1970 to 1984 he played 565 times for them and his goal on this day against us was one of only three he ever scored in his entire career.

Not to worry, Town stormed back and Brian Stanton finished the day scoring four of our six goals. His first three were the quickest hat trick ever scored by a Town player, coming in the space of 6 minutes, beating the previous record of George Brown, who took a ridiculously long time of 8 minutes to score his.

Also on this day in 2011, we travelled to play Carlisle United at Brunton Park and in front of a crowd of 5,904, came away with a 2-2 draw with goals from Peter Clarke and Scott Arfield. Nothing to highlight on a thread of memories really, but it was the start of that amazing run of 43 matches without defeat, sorry "regular league matches" without defeat. 

Definitely a "statement of intent" by the manager, signing up Daizen Maeda, Yosuke Ideguchi and Reo Hatate from the Japanese J league and covering/strengthening areas of the pitch in attack, midfield and defence respectively. So he adds to his acquisition of Kyogo who has been a "breath of fresh air" to Scot footie although the lad really needs to cut out his simulation antics. Will he sign up any others? Watch this space as well as see what injured players finally "return to the fold" as there is a lot of injuries, numbered in the teens, that really need to be whittled down to a decent level of toleration

We're being linked with Matt O'Reilly

Oh really?

No. O'Reilly.

Sorry, one of my Grandad's old jokes.

Anyway, he's 21 years old. Came through the Fulham Academy and was the EFL Young Player of the Month for November. He's scored 9 goals in 61 games for the Dons.

Once worked with an Irishman who used to say there are people who are dying today who have never died before and as Gary Moore famously sang Death was just a heart beat away. This is the thread for the newbies

As the title says, Craig Gordon signs an extension until summer 2024. Great news for Hearts and Scotland imo. Some of his saves this season have definitely won Hearts the match day points, not only in saving shots but he has been a calming influence on the guys playing in front of him as well.