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  1. This is why we are disappointed when we sign (insert random lower league player here), if you see Ruddy as a realistic target, you won't be happy with whoever we end signing.
  2. I agree, party because I'm not sure Gordon would be the type to want a stand named after him. I think a plaque on the chair he always used to sit on during home games, and renaming the press box after him would be a more fitting tribute, for someone who was larger than life but not an attention seeker.
  3. I didn't know him very well, but every time we spoke he had me laughing. You couldn't help but respect and listen to him, he was without doubt one of the nicest people I have ever come across. There isn't much that can be said that hasn't already, I just hope his family know how loved and respected he was within the club and out. Calling him Mr Oldham Athletic is probably about as apt as you can get, to his family, friends and those at the club too my deepest sympathy. Rarely does someone touch so many people, and make so many people smile.
  4. Fair enough, I thought I had heard Channel Four say none of the Northern Ireland parties were represented in Westminster. Which they argued effectively pushed May over the line, still this agreement with the DUP is frustrating. May's legacy could well be a botched election, and disregarding the Good Friday Agreement for personal gain. Still people support her, the mind boggles.
  5. This for me is being missed the most, their views on. well almost everything, is totally abhorrent. They will not influence the laws, though, as there is no way going backwards in gay and/or women rights would get through the House. This move does, however, break the Good Friday Agreement, how can anyone think this is ok? She did not need the DUP, the Irish parties usually sit out of Westminster proceedings, so their seats are null and void. This was done to stop calls for her resignation, but I'm sorry May is proving she is an even worse PM then I thought possible.
  6. There were a fair few Tory voters on here, do they feel comfortable with this? Just to be clear that was not a question from a bitterness point of view, just wondering their opinion.
  7. I'm not sure this is the case in most areas the turnout was higher, I think it is more a case of younger voters went for Labour. No doubt there will be some UKIP supporters who made that swap, but I am not sure it is on the whole accurate to say that is exactly what happened. I may be wrong, I have missed confirmation that this is the case. If so, fair enough, working on very little sleep, and so many stories it is likely I have missed something. I just do not understand the logic of jumping from right wing to left wing in two years, unless it was purely for the NHS. Speaking in general, this was an obvious mistake from May and her advisers. I do wonder how many people voted for Labour because it felt like a movement, it felt like we were a part of something. The Tories seemed cold and distant from the electorate, another General before the end of the year could well produce a similar result though, so what do people think the next steps are?
  8. I agree if this was a company/company trade deal, hell even a usual country trade agreement. The uncertainty of this is affecting future business plans, the worth of the pound, and general worries for the future. This cannot and should not be treated like a normal trade agreement, it is bigger than that. The current EU Nationals living here, the Brits living abroad deserve the guarantee they can stay where they are. Or they deserve the right to know they have to leave, to drag it out, causes unfair stress. I accept that it is not all down to May, the EU have let down their people too. The problem is no-one has been in the situation before, and no-one truly knows for sure how to handle it. The same can be said for the 'no deal is better than a bad deal,' if this was a business transaction I'd agree. If it was a normal trade agreement I'd agree, and in some circumstances and potential deals I'd agree here too. It is a buzz phrase though, it doesn't give us any indication what she considers a bad deal. This is one of the biggest issue this country will face in my lifetime, it is of huge national interest and importance. I just don't like how it is being treated like a business transactions, EU nationals and ex-pats are being treated as a commodity or as pawns as part of a larger game. May is going in 'Billy Big Bollocks' because she wants to appear strong to an electorate she did not need to win over for another three years, she could have been way more diplomatic. The EU did not come at us, we voted to leave, they did not renege on their agreement or break contracts. We decided to end the partnership, we are now acting like the jilted one.
  9. Brexit is done to death and we all agree we are leaving, I don't like it, I don't agree with it, I think the referendum was flawed and set up poor parameters for such a big change. The thing that worries me the most about how the Tories are dealing with it, is there does not seem to be an obvious plan. They have not said how they expect to grow after it, other than buzzwords and phrases. They say have nine main aims, but if they have publicised them they have not made a big deal of them. They just seem to want to fight on everything and not concede a single thing, in case they come across as weak. I think Britain can be ok, eventually, I worry my generation who are yet to make the money for serious savings and purchase their own house, in the most part will suffer most. I think my children and their children will have a better time, but can anyone seriously say they find May and her team to be handling it correctly so far?
  10. Here's the thing as far as I'm aware you only get a free ticket if you are in the medium to higher bracket in regards to benefits, now I happen to know that many need just in case. And it is not up for the club to police who gets one and why, they are not even allowed to ask. As for selling them, that is an issue, but not one that can be policed. I'm sure the club would stop it if it could, but sometimes the cost to implement something is an issue. As for fairness, I'm sure those with a disability would argue that it is not fair they have a disability in the first place. I think a free ticket for their carer is something I can stomach, in terms of those abusing the system, well people abuse the benefit system. In all honesty if the government cannot catch out someone cheating their system, how do you expect Oldham to?
  11. I have seen the emails, my point is the accusations about her lying were before the emails were released. Also from what I have seen it does seem she was indeed ill, not as ill as they making out. I do not agree, and I am annoyed about it, but to make accusations before evidence is unfair. I agree Umuna's comments do not help at all, there are many things that make it harder for people to come forward and seek help.
  12. Good to see you're going down the innocent until proven guilty route, you sound like the Trump supporters who accused Clinton of faking an illness. I am by no means saying a party is above faking an illness, but do you have any concrete proof this is a lie? Or will continue spouting accusations based on assumptions? I am by no means her biggest fan, and would rather her not be in the party but to attack anyone and accuse them of faking is scandalous, offensive and a dangerous precedent. You realise this kind of attitude is one reason many people do not speak up and get the help when suffering mental illness, because of fears of not being believed or ridiculed. I suggest you keep your unfounded accusations to yourself, and if she is ever proven to have faked an illness then take pride in the fact you guessed. Personally I hope she gets well soon, I may not like her as a politician but I'll take it as true until proven otherwise.
  13. I am not against a round up, I personally find myself torn on this issue. I am quite openly liberal, but find myself wondering whether a harder approach is what is need now. This is a danger we have never really seen before, and have yet to truly understand. My issue is with a blanket ban and a sentence for looking at the material, my reasons are outlined above, no need to bore anyone all over again with it. I just find ripping human rights laws up to be a slippery slope, and as my trust for this government is at an all time low, I am not sure that is the answer. Right now I prefer the idea of at least pretending we are at least willing to listen to them, before going in for the kill (metaphorically speaking), but I am not an expert and if a counter terrorism expert tells me that is the wrong approach I will be happy to let them do what they need to. As long as experts from all different viewpoints go through all the options, I just feel uncomfortable with many of the options banded about.
  14. Maybe they believe in the policies? Nope, sorry those voting Labour aren't intelligent enough to have looked into that. I personally believe Labour policies are better and costed (backed up many economy experts, scholars, consultants, professors) but you obviously disagree, which is totally fine. How about you stop with the superior attitude? In your original post regarding the issue, one quick line on what should be done. This isn't just you, it is everyone, myself included. We throw out suggestions like we are talking about what formation Oldham should be playing, and if we are honest about we don't a clue what we are talking about. We are just self important dicks on a forum, thinking we know better than each other. If I took out of context what I felt was a rather flippant answer to a huge problem then my apologies, but you would not be the first or last to act like this was an easy fix while typing on a keyboard looking a computer screen.
  15. Except it has happened with child porn, rare, but it has happened. Also correct me if I'm wrong but has pedophilia any less of an issue now? That is banned, and people prosecuted on a regular basis, but we still have a major issue and websites still open and spreading it. This problem would still remain, there is proof in it in our current lives now. Hell support for ISIS and other similar organisations are banned, yet people still do it and are wildly unpunished/known. If you really think internet suppliers can shut down websites quicker than they can be opened, once again look at the issue we have child porn. There is no easy answer, stop pretending there is. It is a cancer and disease, a blanket ban like this will not even slow it down. That goes for everything like this, you need to battle the cause not the symptoms. We need experts devising plans not politicians looking for votes, or those who shout loudest on the internet (I include myself in that).
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