Recent content by naively_optimistic

The whole set up is a shxt show. The government is led by a lawyer with little if any political acumen. The very fact, and it's a basic fact(s), Starmer and his guru (Sweeney) could not predict or see the outrage at the winter fuel policy and taking from disabled people to part fill the black...

In my 48 years of watching Boro (and perhaps I'll be corrected) there are only two other players in that time that I can think have had an impact in one season like Chuba........ For me.....Bernie and Juninho are the other two. Chuba was that good...... Maybe it's sentiment but I'd bring him...

Hope I'm wrong, but I can't get excited by these changes. A head coach who has basically had two relegations, an unknown youth whose been the architect in the relegation of Ebbsfleet in tier five or six..... Can't be bothered to check..... Perhaps the Coventry guy might pull it round a bit. I...

Does anyone really give a fcuk...... It's bad enough at the end of a match

And it was celebrated like a last minute diving header that an enigmatic striker once scored for us in a relatively important fixture.

I was a Sky customer for about 30 years. Not recent experience, but I binned Sky two years ago and went with Now TV. I've had different offers from Now over the two years.... I'm now paying - Sports - £19.99 per month Cinema - £3.99 per month Entertainment package - £2.99 per month Boost (no...

I would say - being a centrally contracted player means your employer has a duty of care. Archer was 'repeatedly' over bowled in matches..... Including in New Zealand over 40 overs in one innings. It simply isn't feasible for fast bowlers to play every match in every format..... To suggest it...

This! Not one person has had the balls to put their head above the parapet and accept - Archer was over bowled. Archer was arguably seen as the new hope in all cricket formats. Hindsight (experts of us all) tells us, his body wasn't ready. Surely he could have been looked after better. That...

Heartbreaking

He joined in to encourage the chanting as he walked into the green....... Quite obnoxious really and disrespectful to his opponents.

If there was a trophy for class and sportsmanship then Tommy Fleetwood would win that everyday of the week. He always comes across as a genuinely decent fella and he fronts up with honesty. Had the shoe been on the other foot yesterday with Bradley throwing it away, there is not a chance in hell...

I don't need a legal discussion to be fair - if you're a retired lawyer (which actually only means you have a law degree, unless you're a qualified solicitor or barrister). And there's a difference between being a lawyer in the UK and an expert in international law. And.....Internationally...

Are you an international lawyer?

Agreed - I don't really get the singling out of one player..... Out of possession we were awful all season. In simple terms..... There were times it was like watching junior football..... Players chasing the ball with little formation..... The back line was frequently pulled out of position as...

The 90s was the decade of optimism :) Great footie - The Robson years..... New stadium..... Cup finals .... Juninho..... Life was a rollercoaster but a great ride!!! Euro 96 (not forgetting Italia 90.....but sidestepping Sweden 92) There was a politics of change (although that went txts up...