My favourite sitcom and Mahoney was part of the magic. RIP indeed, seemed a good egg too. Private modest man. Bizarrely was a mancunian.
Challenge for the day: find an online article about the Quentin Tarantino almost killing Uma Thurman and the subsequent covering-up of the footage that doesn't feature comments which are depressing, ill-informed, or downright ignorant
HEADS UP!!! For anyone who is a member of the Air France/KLM/Kenya Airways 'Flying Blue' Air miles scheme. Air France are doing a special promo, Kiev return any time between 01 April and 31 May for 20,000 air miles. It has to be booked before 28th February. The ECL final is on the 26th May. In the unlikely event that we don't make the ECL final, it might be worth going anyway just for the craic. Dumb mo fo.........there you are RCL, said it for you.
It's very disappointing that 'Kick It Out' have reported an annual 59% increase in reported instances of discrimination, sub-categorized as Race, Homophobia, Anti-Semitism, Disability, Sexism, Anti-Muslim. http://www.kickitout.org/news/signi...mid-way-stage-of-2017-18-season/#.WnsA9ahl_IU Some of it's probably not surprising in this less tolerant, Brexit era but an 8% increase in disability discrimination? That suggests that we are travelling a dark road as a game and society.
Unfortunately with brexit and trump, a lot of people have the confidence to now publicly spout their hatred. I don’t like where humanity is heading.
I don't disagree with you, but this is an increase in reported cases, so it's possible that this is due to increased awareness. Is there more discrimination or are more people reporting discrimination that they've witnessed? I think it might be a combination of the two. Nearly half of the reports come from Premier League matches. Does this suggest that there's more discrimination at these games than at football league or non-league ones? Seems unlikely to me, but there's probably more new or casual fans, who are less likely to brush off stuff that more hardened fans have become used to. Things that older, more experienced fans will think is normal would shock a lot of those that are less familiar with the game. That doesn't excuse any of it, of course, but may explain the difference in reports. An example of what I'm talking about? A player going down easily may get called a variety of homophobic epithets. Another would be opposition fans referring to our supporters or players as yids. The anti-Semitic reports in the Premier League would almost all come from incidents in our games, I'd have thought. Those in lower league matches would have to be addressing individual players or supporters, wouldn't they? I can see a lot of fans ignoring the former, but reporting the latter.
I think there is an airline called wow.The hub is in Iceland but prices appear to be quite amazing,but you have to be a midget to enjoy your seat!
An interesting article in The Guardian about the current tender process for the domestic PL TV coverage. It's suggesting that the UK rights are done as an area for growth as the social media sites are only interested in worldwide coverage. No wonder the Big 6 wanted a larger slice of the foreign rights. That's going to be the battleground and possible catalyst for a European Super League.....it's all about the money, baby. https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...eady-to-enter-premier-league-tv-rights-battle
I remember them talking about a super league 50 years ago.I can't see it. Once teams left their leagues,I don't think they would be allowed back........but your right.....anything for money today! The game seems secondary.
The only growth in potential revenues is if the sm / tech companies such as Facebook and Netflix get more involved - and they are only interested in the ‘billions’ of potential punters in India and (eventually) China. All other markets are either saturated or too small to be worth the investment. Also brings the dependence on TV money and the fragility of the game outside of the very top clubs into sharp focus when you see around 60% or more of revenue for a club like Palace comes from the TV deal, as opposed to only 25-30% from a Utd or ‘Pool.....
Fully agree, mate. The recent 'Entente Cordiale' between BT and Sky is bad news for the PL and clubs like Palace, especially. I'm sure it's why they're committing to some really significant investment in ground development at this point. The figure of £100m, for those works, has been mentioned but adding on half again is probably a good starting point. Palace's wage commitments are way above the suggested level of 50-60% of income at this point. Palace works are adding 8,000 extra seats. They need a more widely spread income stream or they'll be selling another stand to a supermarket. If Sky and BT enter into a price fixing alliance, the domestic income is going to start to fall. Clubs like Palace and Bournemouth don't have a diverse enough income to withstand that happening without making up the shortfall from foreign TV rights. Everton are in a rush to do something about their stadium. They've wasted the last few years of big TV money on wages to achieve **** all. Soon, the Big 6 are going to wonder why they're subsidising Palace to pay Benteke £130,000 per week and Everton to buy Cenk Tosun, when Real Madrid get to keep all their own TV rights money? At that point the whole pack of cards starts to collapse. It's coming, given the way things are going. Of the Big 6, 3 are American owned, 1 Russian, 1 Arab Oil State and Spurs. Joe Lewis wouldn't hesitate to join the others and leave the PL, if the deal was right.
So all we need is the US economy to collapse, the oil to run out, 1 particular Russian to be knocked off and then, there will only be a Big 1. COYS!!!
According to the official site, nothing says I love you like an Aquascutum Umbrella, at £75 a pop.......I'll have 2 please. Then, when I leave the first somewhere, on the first time that I take it out of the house, Mrs B can beat me to death with the second one. http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/the-perfect-valentines-day-gift-with-aquascutum-130218/
So, as expected, the domestic TV income is on a downward spiral. Apparently subscriptions are down by around 20% for Sky and BT. That's bad news. Bad news for clubs outside the 'Big 6' as the number of viewers for them is going to drive 'The Big 6' to ask whether they should go elsewhere Bad news for us supporters. 'The Big 6' will chase more money. It's what they do. So.... Game 39 [40, 41 and 42] in China? Existing fixtures played at increasingly weird times to satisfy the foreign TV viewer? A two half season, with the Top 10 playing each other twice in the second half of the season for the league title and the bottom half fighting it out for the relegation spots? A European Super League? Little chance for '£20's Plenty' and improving the lot of fans. Bad news for what little money trickles down the football pyramid. Bad news all round.
