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Old 02-11-2026, 07:49 PM   #841
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UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has branded comments made by Sir Jim Ratcliffe that the country has been "colonised" by immigrants as "offensive and wrong" and insisted the Manchester United co-owner should apologise.

The Prime Minister posted on X: "Offensive and wrong. Britain is a proud, tolerant and diverse country. Jim Ratcliffe should apologise."

Earlier in the day, Ratcliffe told Sky News: "You can't have an economy with nine million people on benefits and huge levels of immigrants coming in.
https://global.espn.com/football/sto...gration-stance
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Old 02-12-2026, 09:04 AM   #842
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That Forest owner seems like a giant twat
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Old 02-12-2026, 09:16 AM   #843
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lots of owners are giant twats, sadly.

Ratcliffe proved it yesterday
Boehly did business with Epstein
City and Newcastle are owned by terrible regimes

the list goes on

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Old 02-12-2026, 06:04 PM   #845
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Oh come now....we all know Spurs could never have kept that one wheel on!
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Old 02-12-2026, 06:52 PM   #846
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If City win it's all Clay Davis' fault.
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Old 02-12-2026, 07:17 PM   #847
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Fault lol. We would get to be witnesses to the greatest sports meltdown in history from their fanbase. You will be thanking me.
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Old 02-12-2026, 07:23 PM   #848
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Fault lol. We would get to be witnesses to the greatest sports meltdown in history from their fanbase. You will be thanking me.
You’re providing a valuable public service here, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise!

And sure, Spurs are a mess and this is probably going to bite me in the ass next week. So, let me just say ahead of time, I’m going to be completely away, and have no access to media or my phone. I wont know the results of that game or anything for another week…lest anyone think I’ve runaway and won’t take my lumps. I’m fully prepared for a full terrorist ball display and Spurs to lose in terrible fashion. But man it would be glorious if we got the new manager bounce!
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You’re providing a valuable public service here, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise!

And sure, Spurs are a mess and this is probably going to bite me in the ass next week. So, let me just say ahead of time, I’m going to be completely away, and have no access to media or my phone. I wont know the results of that game or anything for another week…lest anyone think I’ve runaway and won’t take my lumps. I’m fully prepared for a full terrorist ball display and Spurs to lose in terrible fashion. But man it would be glorious if we got the new manager bounce!
Have they picked one yet?
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Old 02-12-2026, 08:38 PM   #850
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De Zerbi would be the favourite I think, Marco Silva could be tempted by a much larger budget and the "prestige" of the club. Outside chance of Glasner but I don't think he would take the role now with the position Spurs are in.
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Have they picked one yet?
No, and there was a link yesterday to de Zerbi, but it seemed to be nothing concrete, and I didn't see anything today. I guess we'll see how long they dither.

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De Zerbi would be the favourite I think, Marco Silva could be tempted by a much larger budget and the "prestige" of the club. Outside chance of Glasner but I don't think he would take the role now with the position Spurs are in.
I hope they pay and bring in the right guy now, and we don't end up in some kind of caretaker situation. I'm also not super excited about Silva or Glasner. But this was always the problem. There aren't many options at this point, and after the WC, you could have a lot more choice.
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I'm not sure you would have a lot more choice. Tuchel isn't going there, neither is Ancelotti, doubt Deschamps would be interested. Lionel Scaloni might be looking at a club job, but no one at the World Cup stands out as a likely option. ESPN did have Pochettino on their list but I think that's very unlikely.
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No, and there was a link yesterday to de Zerbi, but it seemed to be nothing concrete, and I didn't see anything today. I guess we'll see how long they dither.

I hope they pay and bring in the right guy now, and we don't end up in some kind of caretaker situation. I'm also not super excited about Silva or Glasner. But this was always the problem. There aren't many options at this point, and after the WC, you could have a lot more choice.
Alright, well, I emailed them my Resume. I guess we'll see what happens.
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Old 02-12-2026, 11:59 PM   #854
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Lucky ####ing hammers, hope those ####s get relegated.. Ozzy owns Bruce, and Villa has the far better claret jerseys.
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