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It's the top of this OWTB post which is about a break in (a long time ago)...

Nope... I can see your post...?

An absolute shitload of BBC 6music thanks to lockdown. Who are playing the hell out of the new Fontaines D.C. single... it's banging...

Album: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Luck,_Kid Opening Single is astonishing:

It makes me laugh every single time I put it on. Childish or not! And yeah, Ghosteen will be one people talk about in 50 years, it's astonishing. I never actually got to that. I saw them support Doves with The Coral at The Royal Albert Hall and they were good. Very twee! I've popped it on now, so thanks for that!

Quick run through of a few of late... Nick Cave - Ghosteen Karen O and Dangermouse - Lux Prima Peaness - Are You Sure? EP Fuzzy Sun - Warm Evening / Cold Morning EP and also Want Love EP @Frankly Mr Shankly if you've not tried Peaness yet I think you may like them.

Fuzzy Sun, from Stockport, are fucking Ace!

If we banned the cunts then this place would be reeeeeeeal empty!

Not sure where I stand if I say "I just like the one off Teachers" ?!

Official statement: We removed them because people used them to be cunts. Now people are being cunts, but directing it at us. We're used to that. Also entirely arguable we're actually cunts. End of Statement.

Afternoon Everyone, The Mod team have been talking over the last few days and have decided to post a little update on funds, following the exceptionally generous donation (both in financial terms, but also the time, effort and talent) by @mrwalks12 from the Wild Boys thread. We're always on the look out for funding, and we don't want to take for granted our current position, but thanks to some tweaks with our ad-platform (now @Matt is back), we're capitalising a little better on the site's ad revenue. We've also had countless other (equally generous) donations in this thread over the last few months, which all means for the moment we're currently keeping our heads above water. As a result, whilst we're incredibly grateful for the offer, we have decided to donate 50% of the £350 to the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Association - in honour of @opinions4u. O4U made a huge impression on all of the Mods, and we feel it's the absolute least we could do. Thank you to everyone for your generosity - your support really does make a difference for OWTB and we'd not be online today without your ongoing support! OWTB, The Mods.

You should try moderating that kind of mentality...

Nope. Purely a win-win situation.

Not directly, no. Though features like that can cost extra the Reputation one was in-built for now. We are just going through a cycle of changes based on feedback and that was one. As was the snazzy new logo (thanks @Matt!!)

Isn't that (seemingly) exactly what he's done?

I don't get to see us much, so have no idea who he is as a player. But, if he can put shifts like that in every week you'd have to assume he's got Championship football in him at the very least. An astonishing performance. You can see why people are talking about Edmundson already, can't you. He's got Tarky 2.0 written all over him.

Thanks mate - appreciate it!

I have minions for that these days, giving me time to proselytise about shit I am ill-equipped to speak of.

The entire concept of sectarianism, nationalism, racism, sexism... all the isms... are deeply flawed once you strip away the layers of fear and prejudice which form their foundation. Unfortunately, centuries of history shows us that when there is (rising, especially) inequality those feelings flourish and people misplace their own, often legitimate, fear in an ism of one kind or another. Worse still, predatory people use those fears to push their own agenda - be it political, social or most often greed. Personally, I feel we're going to look back fondly on the pre-2020 age as being just the tip of an iceberg. We may not see the previously-experienced extreme examples (world wars, famines, genocides)... but we just may.

Thanks guys!

This post was not reported - no action was taken. Depends on how much of a weapon someone has been, combined with how good/bad my mood is that day of course. If I banned people I didn't like you wouldn't be posting, would you? In reality we're constantly asking for money to keep this place afloat and less members would make that a lot less troublesome... maybe I really should do more to remove people incapable of being tolerant of others. I'll add it to our funding-ideas list. You're not wrong, to some extent. I'll say that. However, you got a week for acting like child if memory serves. We talked about calling people out publicly when moderation took place but we don't have the time or inclination to make that much effort. We've probably moderated 50 posts this season and from a quick look we've suspended 3 members (maximum was for a week) and banned 1 member (they literally asked for their account to be banned so they couldn't come here anymore - weird I know). Whatever fantasy people carry about this place being some kind of oppressive regime isn't very accurate. Indeed of the 4 Mods only Steve is a regular poster/visitor. I'd not been here since the middle of last week and only came today as I actually went to the game on Saturday. Speaking of which... on topic... I thought we actually played quite well and despite letting them get in to the game more than I felt we should have, we never looked in real danger. A goal for them could have made things very interesting, but that's a big what if.

I think there were issues.... @Stevie_J can you help?

When do they usually announce the TV games?