phil752 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Yes I'm aware of that, and I'm also aware that a load of teenage, thirty and forty year old England fans were recorded on TV shouting obscenities and hitting people with plastic chairs. The Russians were a bloody disgrace and even more disgraceful were the comments of one of their politicians who expressed pride at the behavior of those morons. My personal feeling was that it made a nice change to have a bigger bunch of cretins turn up and take some of the embarrassment away from us. Fans of the other nations involved managed to turn up, drink together and have a laugh. Best exemplified by the Irish- Swedish game when the Irish came out with classic chant " Go home to your sexy wives, go home to your sexy wives ". It's supposed to be about fun, and yet our lot have gained a reputation for ruining it, which is why the Russians targeted them. And yes I know it's a minority, but it's too big a minority. what the hell has this to do with brexit or am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlinate Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 what the hell has this to do with brexit or am I missing something? Well if you took the trouble to look back at a few posts you would see that it was a natural progression from a reply I gave to another poster asking why they ( the EU ) wanted us to remain. I pointed out that 'they' don't all want us to remain and some will be glad to see the back of us. This then developed into comment about how we ( the British ) tend to think a little too highly of ourselves ( whilst many Europeans think of us as drunken thugs ) and if we take that superior arrogant attitude into the Brexit negotiations it will do us harm. You see that is how conversations/debates tend to work. If someone doesn't like it all they have to do is think of a totally on topic comment, which will attract a response because of its incisive viewpoint and intelligent appraisal of the OP. Alternatively, they can act all confused and ask for clarification of something they could have worked out for themselves. Takes all sorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*_ash_* Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Not really related to brexit other than in title, but did anyone see Wife Swap - Brexit special the other night? It's repeated at 1050 tonight on C4. Wow. C4 at it's best! (i.e. worst) Blimey it was dreadful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyofborg Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 what the hell has this to do with brexit or am I missing something? they are really david davies and michel barnier and this is how they negotiate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40321271 good or bad? The EU's chief negotiator said there would be "substantial" consequences from Brexit after the first round of talks with the UK. Michel Barnier said he was "not in the frame of mind to make concessions or ask for concessions". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentP Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40321271 good or bad? Definitely one or the other, or midway, or neither. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mort Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 As this is now in excess of 150 pages and given the negotiations have started we are starting a new thread - The Consequences of Brexit [part 4] to be found here. https://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?p=11681386#post11681386 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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