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"Not sure why in the virus section. It will be an unofficial holiday for all those that can’t make it out of bed the following morning. Don’t think it warrants an official day off with only a couple of hours notice that it is one " Yes. I think I put it in the wrong section, maybe it is more suited in the politic section. I recon you are right there as well | |||
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"Not sure why in the virus section. It will be an unofficial holiday for all those that can’t make it out of bed the following morning. Don’t think it warrants an official day off with only a couple of hours notice that it is one Yes. I think I put it in the wrong section, maybe it is more suited in the politic section. I recon you are right there as well " Politics section*. | |||
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"No. We never had a holiday when Andrew Murray won Wimbledon." Because he's Scottish | |||
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"No. We never had a holiday when Andrew Murray won Wimbledon." What a cheerful sole he is. | |||
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"No. We never had a holiday when Andrew Murray won Wimbledon. What a cheerful sole he is." I think he is very handsome and wouldn't mind giving him something to smile about. | |||
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"That is what currently is being considered as boris faces pressure for bank holiday, so far more than 100000 people have signed a petition calling for monday to be designated a bank holiday if england beat italy in sundays final. I kind of like the idea, what about you? " On the interview that I saw he didn't say he was considering it. He was asked "if we win should we have an emergency back holiday" and he said...lets not tempt fate, to which I thought he meant not to tempt fate to them winning. No is the answer for me anyway | |||
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"No. We have enough Bank Holidays as it is. You need to remember that people classed as self employed don't get paid for them." Dont we have the least no of bank holidays in Europe? | |||
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"No , we all need to get back to work not keep having days off , " Not all of us have been off. | |||
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"That is what currently is being considered as boris faces pressure for bank holiday, so far more than 100000 people have signed a petition calling for monday to be designated a bank holiday if england beat italy in sundays final. I kind of like the idea, what about you? On the interview that I saw he didn't say he was considering it. He was asked "if we win should we have an emergency back holiday" and he said...lets not tempt fate, to which I thought he meant not to tempt fate to them winning. No is the answer for me anyway " I see. I didnt see his interview. I just saw the news on the evening standard. | |||
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"I think it grew legs by the time they had listened to him to the time they reported it...it is the press after all" Yes, sometimes they dont report everything. | |||
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"I think it grew legs by the time they had listened to him to the time they reported it...it is the press after allYes, sometimes they dont report everything." Or the truth | |||
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"No. We never had a holiday when Andrew Murray won Wimbledon. What a cheerful sole he is." Watch the Mock the week clip where he's in the audience with his wife. He's clearly got a sense of humour and not afraid to laugh at himself. Totally different side of him. E | |||
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"No. We never had a holiday when Andrew Murray won Wimbledon. What a cheerful sole he is. Watch the Mock the week clip where he's in the audience with his wife. He's clearly got a sense of humour and not afraid to laugh at himself. Totally different side of him. E" But I don't think he will be doing the rounds as a motivational speaker anytime soon! | |||
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"No. Its a bloody football game. How about giving everyone who has worked tirelessly over this past year a extra paid day off! " | |||
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"If people who enjoy football think they would like a holiday on Monday, they should contact their bosses now and ask to use a day of their annual allowance. I am constantly bemused how so much importance can be placed on the outcome of a pseudo-gladiatorial contest, when there is utter indifference to other ways in which this country can be excellent. For instance, where was my bank holiday when a group of scientists in Manchester were awarded the Nobel Prize for their world beating work on graphene?" I am with you on the sentiment. Although I do get the gladiatorial nature of sport and to be fair if booing a national anthem and cheering a goal enables people to vent their national pride, then we can class that as progress over fights to the death and jingoistic sabre rattling. | |||
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"No. We never had a holiday when Andrew Murray won Wimbledon. What a cheerful sole he is. Watch the Mock the week clip where he's in the audience with his wife. He's clearly got a sense of humour and not afraid to laugh at himself. Totally different side of him. E" I saw him get an award once and he something along the lines of.. honestly I am really really happy, it is just my face | |||
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"No. We never had a holiday when Andrew Murray won Wimbledon. What a cheerful sole he is. Watch the Mock the week clip where he's in the audience with his wife. He's clearly got a sense of humour and not afraid to laugh at himself. Totally different side of him. E I saw him get an award once and he something along the lines of.. honestly I am really really happy, it is just my face " I think that he’s an amazing guy and has a very dry sense of humour | |||
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"No. We never had a holiday when Andrew Murray won Wimbledon. What a cheerful sole he is. Watch the Mock the week clip where he's in the audience with his wife. He's clearly got a sense of humour and not afraid to laugh at himself. Totally different side of him. E I saw him get an award once and he something along the lines of.. honestly I am really really happy, it is just my face I think that he’s an amazing guy and has a very dry sense of humour" People who can appear dour often have a great sense of humour. M went to the Sports Speaker of the year awards a few years ago. One of the speakers was Steve Davis, everyone moaning about how boring it was going to be. M said he was the funniest guy in the room. E | |||
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" I saw him get an award once and he something along the lines of.. honestly I am really really happy, it is just my face I think that he’s an amazing guy and has a very dry sense of humour" And laughs at himself, I like that | |||
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"No. What an absolute bullshit reason to have one. " | |||
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"No. We never had a holiday when Andrew Murray won Wimbledon." Because in reality Tennis is niche compared to football in this country | |||
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" I saw him get an award once and he something along the lines of.. honestly I am really really happy, it is just my face I think that he’s an amazing guy and has a very dry sense of humour And laughs at himself, I like that" Same. E | |||
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"No. We never had a holiday when Andrew Murray won Wimbledon. Because in reality Tennis is niche compared to football in this country " And winning in a sport (regardless of track record) is still a bullshit reason for a bank holiday. The over excited attitude oozing out of people is one of the reasons why I partially don't want them to win. There are other reasons too. But christ, you would think this country had finally done something actual worthwhile of late. It would be nice, but christ, some people are in some serious need of a reality check. The actions of people that will follow a win will highley likely taint the whole thing - that's a general observation, not aimed at any single person. | |||
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"No. We never had a holiday when Andrew Murray won Wimbledon. Because in reality Tennis is niche compared to football in this country " not so sure, look at how many people go to or watch wimbledon, at the end of the day all sports are followed by a minority, i have alot of friends/aquaintances and of all those probably only 3 or 4 follow football, probably 10 or so follow tennis, and all follow motorsport, but i work in that field so it follows that alot of people i know also do, but it does make my point, i dont get football, never have, but if people want to follow it then good on them, but dont shove it down my throat, in the same way that i dont with my interests, and ive never seen another sport where trashing a town after a match is aceptable, football fans do themselves no favours, and as to what it costs to police matches, well. most fans of other sports manage to watch an event without trashing everything. im sure some will arguue this and jump on me for my views, but i used to live nr the football stadium southampton, when a match was on, it was a no go area, i used to stay at home and not go out, no other sport causes this! | |||
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"No. We never had a holiday when Andrew Murray won Wimbledon. What a cheerful sole he is." | |||
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"No. We have enough Bank Holidays as it is. You need to remember that people classed as self employed don't get paid for them." | |||
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"Another thread full of positivity. " No one was negative. It's a yes or no decision. | |||
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"What about the lady who pulled a sickie but her boss spotted her in the crowd at Wembley whilst he was at home watching the game and she got the sack personally I found that a bit harsh " Maybe but honesty is always the best policy | |||
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"What about the lady who pulled a sickie but her boss spotted her in the crowd at Wembley whilst he was at home watching the game and she got the sack personally I found that a bit harsh " Okay. She can have a Bank Holiday | |||
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"What about the lady who pulled a sickie but her boss spotted her in the crowd at Wembley whilst he was at home watching the game and she got the sack personally I found that a bit harsh " She pulled a sickie? So she wasn't actually sick then? E | |||
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"What about the lady who pulled a sickie but her boss spotted her in the crowd at Wembley whilst he was at home watching the game and she got the sack personally I found that a bit harsh " It's hilarious!! Only way that could be better was if they announced her sacking at the match for everyone to see. | |||
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"I’m a huge football fan but I don’t think it should be. Mainly because bank holidays don’t support or recognise those working in the hospitality sector or emergency services. It only gives office workers, non shift workers or retail workers days off, so it’s completely unfair as to who benefits. Most bosses or businesses are being mindful of what this means to many (our local school is starting later and many businesses closed early or are being flexible) so that’s enough. Besides, it’s too late to organise a holiday now " This! And also if Boris declares a BH, there are parents that work ( hospitality/ emergency) that cannot get their children looked after at short notice! | |||
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"Yes. And also one to commiserate. Just make sure Wales and Scotland get to work though. " hahaha and I'm sure you would be happy for northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to get a holiday if they win something with your tax paying for it too | |||
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"I'm loving these threads about England's success, but laughing at the same time because, there's actually an old flame of Bobby Moore on here, and my claim to fame is that she has told that I'm a better shag than he was! I wonder if anyone on here in fifty years time will be able to make such a comparison with any of today's squad???" so you are claiming your sliding tackle is better than Bobby Moore lol | |||
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"I'm loving these threads about England's success, but laughing at the same time because, there's actually an old flame of Bobby Moore on here, and my claim to fame is that she has told that I'm a better shag than he was! I wonder if anyone on here in fifty years time will be able to make such a comparison with any of today's squad???" And when did you last hold aloft the Jules Rimet trophy mate ?? | |||
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"I'm loving these threads about England's success, but laughing at the same time because, there's actually an old flame of Bobby Moore on here, and my claim to fame is that she has told that I'm a better shag than he was! I wonder if anyone on here in fifty years time will be able to make such a comparison with any of today's squad??? so you are claiming your sliding tackle is better than Bobby Moore lol" That's for me to know, and the ladies to find out. I'm not making it up, honestly! It astounded me when the woman concerned made the comparison. | |||
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"I'm loving these threads about England's success, but laughing at the same time because, there's actually an old flame of Bobby Moore on here, and my claim to fame is that she has told that I'm a better shag than he was! I wonder if anyone on here in fifty years time will be able to make such a comparison with any of today's squad??? so you are claiming your sliding tackle is better than Bobby Moore lol That's for me to know, and the ladies to find out. I'm not making it up, honestly! It astounded me when the woman concerned made the comparison. " And do you only cum home every 55 years? Lol | |||
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"I'm loving these threads about England's success, but laughing at the same time because, there's actually an old flame of Bobby Moore on here, and my claim to fame is that she has told that I'm a better shag than he was! I wonder if anyone on here in fifty years time will be able to make such a comparison with any of today's squad??? so you are claiming your sliding tackle is better than Bobby Moore lol That's for me to know, and the ladies to find out. I'm not making it up, honestly! It astounded me when the woman concerned made the comparison. " she must be eighty now | |||
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"I'm loving these threads about England's success, but laughing at the same time because, there's actually an old flame of Bobby Moore on here, and my claim to fame is that she has told that I'm a better shag than he was! I wonder if anyone on here in fifty years time will be able to make such a comparison with any of today's squad???" Just as well Wayne Rooney has retired | |||
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"I'm loving these threads about England's success, but laughing at the same time because, there's actually an old flame of Bobby Moore on here, and my claim to fame is that she has told that I'm a better shag than he was! I wonder if anyone on here in fifty years time will be able to make such a comparison with any of today's squad??? And when did you last hold aloft the Jules Rimet trophy mate ?? " Highly questionable if I'll ever find myself holding up such a trophy. Bear in mind I've been in this scene a lot of years, it's surprising what's come out in the wash, and I've been round the block many times over the decades when swinging was a bit of a elitist pursuit when only higher end of society could afford the cost of contact magazines, and Polaroid camera photos. | |||
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"I'm loving these threads about England's success, but laughing at the same time because, there's actually an old flame of Bobby Moore on here, and my claim to fame is that she has told that I'm a better shag than he was! I wonder if anyone on here in fifty years time will be able to make such a comparison with any of today's squad??? so you are claiming your sliding tackle is better than Bobby Moore lol That's for me to know, and the ladies to find out. I'm not making it up, honestly! It astounded me when the woman concerned made the comparison. she must be eighty now " She, was a bit younger than him, and is knocking on a bit now, but trust me, she would still do for practice. | |||
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"I'm loving these threads about England's success, but laughing at the same time because, there's actually an old flame of Bobby Moore on here, and my claim to fame is that she has told that I'm a better shag than he was! I wonder if anyone on here in fifty years time will be able to make such a comparison with any of today's squad??? so you are claiming your sliding tackle is better than Bobby Moore lol That's for me to know, and the ladies to find out. I'm not making it up, honestly! It astounded me when the woman concerned made the comparison. " You might not be making it up but she could be | |||
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"I'm loving these threads about England's success, but laughing at the same time because, there's actually an old flame of Bobby Moore on here, and my claim to fame is that she has told that I'm a better shag than he was! I wonder if anyone on here in fifty years time will be able to make such a comparison with any of today's squad??? so you are claiming your sliding tackle is better than Bobby Moore lol That's for me to know, and the ladies to find out. I'm not making it up, honestly! It astounded me when the woman concerned made the comparison. " Tom doesn't make stuff up either. E | |||
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"I'm loving these threads about England's success, but laughing at the same time because, there's actually an old flame of Bobby Moore on here, and my claim to fame is that she has told that I'm a better shag than he was! I wonder if anyone on here in fifty years time will be able to make such a comparison with any of today's squad??? so you are claiming your sliding tackle is better than Bobby Moore lol That's for me to know, and the ladies to find out. I'm not making it up, honestly! It astounded me when the woman concerned made the comparison. You might not be making it up but she could be " You could light a cigarette with the flame from that burn. E | |||
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"I'm loving these threads about England's success, but laughing at the same time because, there's actually an old flame of Bobby Moore on here, and my claim to fame is that she has told that I'm a better shag than he was! I wonder if anyone on here in fifty years time will be able to make such a comparison with any of today's squad??? so you are claiming your sliding tackle is better than Bobby Moore lol That's for me to know, and the ladies to find out. I'm not making it up, honestly! It astounded me when the woman concerned made the comparison. she must be eighty now She, was a bit younger than him, and is knocking on a bit now, but trust me, she would still do for practice. " I think I can smell shite | |||
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"Im actually finding it really hard to be excited usually id be bouncing but im just not " same used to love football but last few years cant get into it... dont feel sunday at all.. | |||
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"I'll be surprised if she was making it up. During the time I got to know her, bullshit didn't exactly seem her stock in trade. As I said earlier, I've been around for a lot of years, and during that time there has been a few eye opener's involving high society. " sniff sniff yes definitely | |||
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"Absolutely not There are things far more deserving than a a bunch of overpaid jessies kicking a bag of air about and winning a trophy." they get paid the huge amounts of money to do that because the millions of people pay to watch them do it but no way should it be a public holiday | |||
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"No. We never had a holiday when Andrew Murray won Wimbledon. Because in reality Tennis is niche compared to football in this country not so sure, look at how many people go to or watch wimbledon, at the end of the day all sports are followed by a minority, i have alot of friends/aquaintances and of all those probably only 3 or 4 follow football, probably 10 or so follow tennis, and all follow motorsport, but i work in that field so it follows that alot of people i know also do, but it does make my point, i dont get football, never have, but if people want to follow it then good on them, but dont shove it down my throat, in the same way that i dont with my interests, and ive never seen another sport where trashing a town after a match is aceptable, football fans do themselves no favours, and as to what it costs to police matches, well. most fans of other sports manage to watch an event without trashing everything. im sure some will arguue this and jump on me for my views, but i used to live nr the football stadium southampton, when a match was on, it was a no go area, i used to stay at home and not go out, no other sport causes this!" The fact you have that many people that you know that are even interested in tennis is quite possibly scewed by your class and your social and friend group. Not saying you are or are not, but alot of people involved in motorsport are not working class atleast when we are talking closed circuit racing, from my anecdotal experience from knowing some of the Palmer lot a few years ago (I also catered for Nick Tandys brothers wake) They are certainly wealthier than most. If you did a poll of the population I would bet most watch football then maybe Rugby with I would guess either tennis or cricket being third. Just googled the popularity in the UK. I am correct by a very large margin with 45% of the country with an interest in football and 23% with Tennis. | |||
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"No. We never had a holiday when Andrew Murray won Wimbledon. Because in reality Tennis is niche compared to football in this country not so sure, look at how many people go to or watch wimbledon, at the end of the day all sports are followed by a minority, i have alot of friends/aquaintances and of all those probably only 3 or 4 follow football, probably 10 or so follow tennis, and all follow motorsport, but i work in that field so it follows that alot of people i know also do, but it does make my point, i dont get football, never have, but if people want to follow it then good on them, but dont shove it down my throat, in the same way that i dont with my interests, and ive never seen another sport where trashing a town after a match is aceptable, football fans do themselves no favours, and as to what it costs to police matches, well. most fans of other sports manage to watch an event without trashing everything. im sure some will arguue this and jump on me for my views, but i used to live nr the football stadium southampton, when a match was on, it was a no go area, i used to stay at home and not go out, no other sport causes this! The fact you have that many people that you know that are even interested in tennis is quite possibly scewed by your class and your social and friend group. Not saying you are or are not, but alot of people involved in motorsport are not working class atleast when we are talking closed circuit racing, from my anecdotal experience from knowing some of the Palmer lot a few years ago (I also catered for Nick Tandys brothers wake) They are certainly wealthier than most. If you did a poll of the population I would bet most watch football then maybe Rugby with I would guess either tennis or cricket being third. Just googled the popularity in the UK. I am correct by a very large margin with 45% of the country with an interest in football and 23% with Tennis. " yes but we don’t get public holidays based on the popularity of the reason for them! | |||
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"No. We never had a holiday when Andrew Murray won Wimbledon. Because in reality Tennis is niche compared to football in this country not so sure, look at how many people go to or watch wimbledon, at the end of the day all sports are followed by a minority, i have alot of friends/aquaintances and of all those probably only 3 or 4 follow football, probably 10 or so follow tennis, and all follow motorsport, but i work in that field so it follows that alot of people i know also do, but it does make my point, i dont get football, never have, but if people want to follow it then good on them, but dont shove it down my throat, in the same way that i dont with my interests, and ive never seen another sport where trashing a town after a match is aceptable, football fans do themselves no favours, and as to what it costs to police matches, well. most fans of other sports manage to watch an event without trashing everything. im sure some will arguue this and jump on me for my views, but i used to live nr the football stadium southampton, when a match was on, it was a no go area, i used to stay at home and not go out, no other sport causes this! The fact you have that many people that you know that are even interested in tennis is quite possibly scewed by your class and your social and friend group. Not saying you are or are not, but alot of people involved in motorsport are not working class atleast when we are talking closed circuit racing, from my anecdotal experience from knowing some of the Palmer lot a few years ago (I also catered for Nick Tandys brothers wake) They are certainly wealthier than most. If you did a poll of the population I would bet most watch football then maybe Rugby with I would guess either tennis or cricket being third. Just googled the popularity in the UK. I am correct by a very large margin with 45% of the country with an interest in football and 23% with Tennis. yes but we don’t get public holidays based on the popularity of the reason for them! " I'm not arguing for or against. Tbh its probably not a great idea because of it being quite short notice for business, especially stuff like pubs/restaurants. And ofcourse there will always be people that will still have to work on that day. But I can also see the merit of it, as tbh alot of us have had a shit year or two and the whole thing is undoubtedly a huge moral boost for a large part of the country. Plus why should we work so much in the first place? What's wrong with some extra free time for alot of us, which even if you dont like football you surely would appreciate? | |||
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"No. It would set a precedent for other sporting events to demand the same thing which would be ridiculous. And No because these are career footballers being paid to do a job. Turn up, kick a ball, job done. Giving the country a day off just because they are doing their job seems odd in the extreme. And if you give the country an extra day's bank holiday for winning the game, shouldn't we lose a day if they lose, for the purposes of balance ? " English International players give up their appearance fees to the England Footballers Foundation who then distribute ot to charities. It has been estimated that the players get 2k each for appearing for England | |||
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"No. We never had a holiday when Andrew Murray won Wimbledon. Because in reality Tennis is niche compared to football in this country not so sure, look at how many people go to or watch wimbledon, at the end of the day all sports are followed by a minority, i have alot of friends/aquaintances and of all those probably only 3 or 4 follow football, probably 10 or so follow tennis, and all follow motorsport, but i work in that field so it follows that alot of people i know also do, but it does make my point, i dont get football, never have, but if people want to follow it then good on them, but dont shove it down my throat, in the same way that i dont with my interests, and ive never seen another sport where trashing a town after a match is aceptable, football fans do themselves no favours, and as to what it costs to police matches, well. most fans of other sports manage to watch an event without trashing everything. im sure some will arguue this and jump on me for my views, but i used to live nr the football stadium southampton, when a match was on, it was a no go area, i used to stay at home and not go out, no other sport causes this! The fact you have that many people that you know that are even interested in tennis is quite possibly scewed by your class and your social and friend group. Not saying you are or are not, but alot of people involved in motorsport are not working class atleast when we are talking closed circuit racing, from my anecdotal experience from knowing some of the Palmer lot a few years ago (I also catered for Nick Tandys brothers wake) They are certainly wealthier than most. If you did a poll of the population I would bet most watch football then maybe Rugby with I would guess either tennis or cricket being third. Just googled the popularity in the UK. I am correct by a very large margin with 45% of the country with an interest in football and 23% with Tennis. yes but we don’t get public holidays based on the popularity of the reason for them! I'm not arguing for or against. Tbh its probably not a great idea because of it being quite short notice for business, especially stuff like pubs/restaurants. And ofcourse there will always be people that will still have to work on that day. But I can also see the merit of it, as tbh alot of us have had a shit year or two and the whole thing is undoubtedly a huge moral boost for a large part of the country. Plus why should we work so much in the first place? What's wrong with some extra free time for alot of us, which even if you dont like football you surely would appreciate? " I don’t think anyone would disagree with more paid holidays, we had a holiday for Prince Williams wedding and I’m sure more of the country like football over the royal family but either way I disagree with them. Also surely people in jobs that have to work those days must get a a in leui | |||
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"No. We never had a holiday when Andrew Murray won Wimbledon. Because in reality Tennis is niche compared to football in this country not so sure, look at how many people go to or watch wimbledon, at the end of the day all sports are followed by a minority, i have alot of friends/aquaintances and of all those probably only 3 or 4 follow football, probably 10 or so follow tennis, and all follow motorsport, but i work in that field so it follows that alot of people i know also do, but it does make my point, i dont get football, never have, but if people want to follow it then good on them, but dont shove it down my throat, in the same way that i dont with my interests, and ive never seen another sport where trashing a town after a match is aceptable, football fans do themselves no favours, and as to what it costs to police matches, well. most fans of other sports manage to watch an event without trashing everything. im sure some will arguue this and jump on me for my views, but i used to live nr the football stadium southampton, when a match was on, it was a no go area, i used to stay at home and not go out, no other sport causes this! The fact you have that many people that you know that are even interested in tennis is quite possibly scewed by your class and your social and friend group. Not saying you are or are not, but alot of people involved in motorsport are not working class atleast when we are talking closed circuit racing, from my anecdotal experience from knowing some of the Palmer lot a few years ago (I also catered for Nick Tandys brothers wake) They are certainly wealthier than most. If you did a poll of the population I would bet most watch football then maybe Rugby with I would guess either tennis or cricket being third. Just googled the popularity in the UK. I am correct by a very large margin with 45% of the country with an interest in football and 23% with Tennis. yes but we don’t get public holidays based on the popularity of the reason for them! I'm not arguing for or against. Tbh its probably not a great idea because of it being quite short notice for business, especially stuff like pubs/restaurants. And ofcourse there will always be people that will still have to work on that day. But I can also see the merit of it, as tbh alot of us have had a shit year or two and the whole thing is undoubtedly a huge moral boost for a large part of the country. Plus why should we work so much in the first place? What's wrong with some extra free time for alot of us, which even if you dont like football you surely would appreciate? I don’t think anyone would disagree with more paid holidays, we had a holiday for Prince Williams wedding and I’m sure more of the country like football over the royal family but either way I disagree with them. Also surely people in jobs that have to work those days must get a a in leui " You would hope so. But as far as I know stuff like days in leui are down to the individual business. When I worked for a large pub/restaurant chain we got fuck all. I would agree with it being made law if you work on a bank holiday you get either double/triple pay and or a day in lieu maybe, something like that. You never actually said why you disagree with having one? Unless I missed it in a previous post? | |||
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" English International players give up their appearance fees to the England Footballers Foundation who then distribute ot to charities. It has been estimated that the players get 2k each for appearing for England " Thank you for explaining that. I was actually wondering what they got paid for this the other day. I assumed it was their standard Daily Rate, plus some sort of team performance bonus, like 100 million split 11 ways or something like that at the end. | |||
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"I am now retired . So would get no benefit from a bank holiday. Yet when working I did 12 hour shifts . So if Bank Holiday given . Did not get day off or had to work four hours in lieu. " that is not good but we all have to stand up for better things that we might not personally benefit from but our children will as many before us have stood up for change | |||
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" English International players give up their appearance fees to the England Footballers Foundation who then distribute ot to charities. It has been estimated that the players get 2k each for appearing for England Thank you for explaining that. I was actually wondering what they got paid for this the other day. I assumed it was their standard Daily Rate, plus some sort of team performance bonus, like 100 million split 11 ways or something like that at the end." They dont actually say what they get payed. But a paper worked it out a while back I think from how much money had been donated which was £5m at that time. I'm not sure if they get goal or win bonuses. But I know the US team does. Ofcourse you could be cynic and say they just dont give it all away like they say they do lol. | |||
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" English International players give up their appearance fees to the England Footballers Foundation who then distribute ot to charities. It has been estimated that the players get 2k each for appearing for England Thank you for explaining that. I was actually wondering what they got paid for this the other day. I assumed it was their standard Daily Rate, plus some sort of team performance bonus, like 100 million split 11 ways or something like that at the end. They dont actually say what they get payed. But a paper worked it out a while back I think from how much money had been donated which was £5m at that time. I'm not sure if they get goal or win bonuses. But I know the US team does. Ofcourse you could be cynic and say they just dont give it all away like they say they do lol." a football player donating their international fee to charity is probably the equivalent to us putting a pound in the tin for a poppy | |||
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"I am now retired . So would get no benefit from a bank holiday. Yet when working I did 12 hour shifts . So if Bank Holiday given . Did not get day off or had to work four hours in lieu. that is not good but we all have to stand up for better things that we might not personally benefit from but our children will as many before us have stood up for change " Yes I am all for people getting better benefits etc. This is at very short notice. People would want day off and companies would need to cover so how is this Worked put to be fair to every one? | |||
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" English International players give up their appearance fees to the England Footballers Foundation who then distribute ot to charities. It has been estimated that the players get 2k each for appearing for England Thank you for explaining that. I was actually wondering what they got paid for this the other day. I assumed it was their standard Daily Rate, plus some sort of team performance bonus, like 100 million split 11 ways or something like that at the end. They dont actually say what they get payed. But a paper worked it out a while back I think from how much money had been donated which was £5m at that time. I'm not sure if they get goal or win bonuses. But I know the US team does. Ofcourse you could be cynic and say they just dont give it all away like they say they do lol. a football player donating their international fee to charity is probably the equivalent to us putting a pound in the tin for a poppy " Could also be some sort of tax write off maybe. Dunno enough about accounting. I prefer to believe theres no funny stuff with this though. But if they do, atleast they do. if you know what I mean. Even if it is equal to us putting a point in the tin as you put it. It's still equal to what every one gives to charity then isnt it? It's up to them really how they spend their money imo. | |||
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" English International players give up their appearance fees to the England Footballers Foundation who then distribute ot to charities. It has been estimated that the players get 2k each for appearing for England Thank you for explaining that. I was actually wondering what they got paid for this the other day. I assumed it was their standard Daily Rate, plus some sort of team performance bonus, like 100 million split 11 ways or something like that at the end. They dont actually say what they get payed. But a paper worked it out a while back I think from how much money had been donated which was £5m at that time. I'm not sure if they get goal or win bonuses. But I know the US team does. Ofcourse you could be cynic and say they just dont give it all away like they say they do lol. a football player donating their international fee to charity is probably the equivalent to us putting a pound in the tin for a poppy Could also be some sort of tax write off maybe. Dunno enough about accounting. I prefer to believe theres no funny stuff with this though. But if they do, atleast they do. if you know what I mean. Even if it is equal to us putting a point in the tin as you put it. It's still equal to what every one gives to charity then isnt it? It's up to them really how they spend their money imo. " yes I agree its up to them but should they be getting praised for their public actions in doing so | |||
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" English International players give up their appearance fees to the England Footballers Foundation who then distribute ot to charities. It has been estimated that the players get 2k each for appearing for England Thank you for explaining that. I was actually wondering what they got paid for this the other day. I assumed it was their standard Daily Rate, plus some sort of team performance bonus, like 100 million split 11 ways or something like that at the end. They dont actually say what they get payed. But a paper worked it out a while back I think from how much money had been donated which was £5m at that time. I'm not sure if they get goal or win bonuses. But I know the US team does. Ofcourse you could be cynic and say they just dont give it all away like they say they do lol. a football player donating their international fee to charity is probably the equivalent to us putting a pound in the tin for a poppy Could also be some sort of tax write off maybe. Dunno enough about accounting. I prefer to believe theres no funny stuff with this though. But if they do, atleast they do. if you know what I mean. Even if it is equal to us putting a point in the tin as you put it. It's still equal to what every one gives to charity then isnt it? It's up to them really how they spend their money imo. yes I agree its up to them but should they be getting praised for their public actions in doing so " I may get very condemned for this. In my opinion . If you are representing your country then you do not get psid for doing so. They get enough from clup and advertising etc. ? | |||
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" English International players give up their appearance fees to the England Footballers Foundation who then distribute ot to charities. It has been estimated that the players get 2k each for appearing for England Thank you for explaining that. I was actually wondering what they got paid for this the other day. I assumed it was their standard Daily Rate, plus some sort of team performance bonus, like 100 million split 11 ways or something like that at the end. They dont actually say what they get payed. But a paper worked it out a while back I think from how much money had been donated which was £5m at that time. I'm not sure if they get goal or win bonuses. But I know the US team does. Ofcourse you could be cynic and say they just dont give it all away like they say they do lol. a football player donating their international fee to charity is probably the equivalent to us putting a pound in the tin for a poppy Could also be some sort of tax write off maybe. Dunno enough about accounting. I prefer to believe theres no funny stuff with this though. But if they do, atleast they do. if you know what I mean. Even if it is equal to us putting a point in the tin as you put it. It's still equal to what every one gives to charity then isnt it? It's up to them really how they spend their money imo. yes I agree its up to them but should they be getting praised for their public actions in doing so " I dont think they get praised that much overall for what they may do for charity really other than a certain few recent exceptions. But yeah I'm not necessarily for or against there being a bank holiday. In reality I don't care much either way it doesn't effect me | |||
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"If its a permanent holiday from football then we vote "Yes"." so whats wrong with ever other gsme. | |||
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"If its a permanent holiday from football then we vote "Yes". so whats wrong with ever other gsme." and most of the footballers dont even play for thier country full time, alot play it the uk, how douse that work???? | |||
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"My boss sent an email to everyone at lunchtime to say that we didn't have to start work until 10am on Monday because of the football. I won't be watching it, but will happily take the 2 hours off " I think thats a fair way of doing it | |||
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"My boss sent an email to everyone at lunchtime to say that we didn't have to start work until 10am on Monday because of the football. I won't be watching it, but will happily take the 2 hours off I think thats a fair way of doing it " In reality, it's only because he's a massive football fan. But I can live with that | |||
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"That is what currently is being considered as boris faces pressure for bank holiday, so far more than 100000 people have signed a petition calling for monday to be designated a bank holiday if england beat italy in sundays final. I kind of like the idea, what about you? " What time do you guys start at in the morning. | |||
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"Are we still having that Bank Holiday in Wales?? " Sure if you want to celebrate you getting out the group | |||
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"Are we still having that Bank Holiday in Wales?? " | |||
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"Are we still having that Bank Holiday in Wales?? " Do you guys evrn have jobs? | |||
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"Are we still having that Bank Holiday in Wales?? " At least we can now focus on the proper Lions now | |||
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"Are we still having that Bank Holiday in Wales?? Do you guys evrn have jobs? " Yep they have professional penalty takers. | |||
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"Are we still having that Bank Holiday in Wales?? Do you guys evrn have jobs? " Absolutely, we just can't rely on you lot to get us an extra day off. | |||
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"Are we still having that Bank Holiday in Wales?? Do you guys evrn have jobs? Absolutely, we just can't rely on you lot to get us an extra day off. " . You guys try then! | |||
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"It's s gone to Rome Its s gone to Rome Its going Football's gone to Rome ????" To be fair I don’t think football was very keen to come back to fucking Slough lol x Rome is so lovely and I mean, Pizza and Gelato | |||
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"It's s gone to Rome Its s gone to Rome Its going Football's gone to Rome ???? To be fair I don’t think football was very keen to come back to fucking Slough lol x Rome is so lovely and I mean, Pizza and Gelato " And all rubbish everywhere. Yes, lovely. | |||
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"It's s gone to Rome Its s gone to Rome Its going Football's gone to Rome ???? To be fair I don’t think football was very keen to come back to fucking Slough lol x Rome is so lovely and I mean, Pizza and Gelato And all rubbish everywhere. Yes, lovely." There might be some rubbish about but it’s still gorg (just like paris, stinks of piss and streets aren’t the cleanest but you overlook it cos paris is magical) And You haven’t been taken round properly by a local… one of my favourite cities, especially in the spring/summer | |||
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"It's s gone to Rome Its s gone to Rome Its going Football's gone to Rome ???? To be fair I don’t think football was very keen to come back to fucking Slough lol x Rome is so lovely and I mean, Pizza and Gelato And all rubbish everywhere. Yes, lovely." Bit like outside Wembley stadium then | |||
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"It's s gone to Rome Its s gone to Rome Its going Football's gone to Rome ???? To be fair I don’t think football was very keen to come back to fucking Slough lol x Rome is so lovely and I mean, Pizza and Gelato And all rubbish everywhere. Yes, lovely. Bit like outside Wembley stadium then " Footie just had a look around and probably thought “fuck it, I’m out of here” Only Joking, I love Londonnnn x | |||
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"It's s gone to Rome Its s gone to Rome Its going Football's gone to Rome ???? To be fair I don’t think football was very keen to come back to fucking Slough lol x Rome is so lovely and I mean, Pizza and Gelato And all rubbish everywhere. Yes, lovely. Bit like outside Wembley stadium then Footie just had a look around and probably thought “fuck it, I’m out of here” Only Joking, I love Londonnnn x " I don't, thats why I moved out | |||
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"It's s gone to Rome Its s gone to Rome Its going Football's gone to Rome ???? To be fair I don’t think football was very keen to come back to fucking Slough lol x Rome is so lovely and I mean, Pizza and Gelato And all rubbish everywhere. Yes, lovely." No more than what was at Wembley tonight then | |||
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"It's s gone to Rome Its s gone to Rome Its going Football's gone to Rome ???? To be fair I don’t think football was very keen to come back to fucking Slough lol x Rome is so lovely and I mean, Pizza and Gelato And all rubbish everywhere. Yes, lovely. No more than what was at Wembley tonight then" Wembley is a shithole with a stadium, not a tourist destination that attempts to attracts millions. | |||
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"It's s gone to Rome Its s gone to Rome Its going Football's gone to Rome ???? To be fair I don’t think football was very keen to come back to fucking Slough lol x Rome is so lovely and I mean, Pizza and Gelato And all rubbish everywhere. Yes, lovely. No more than what was at Wembley tonight then Wembley is a shithole with a stadium, not a tourist destination that attempts to attracts millions." Obviously you've never saw the real Rome! | |||
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"It's s gone to Rome Its s gone to Rome Its going Football's gone to Rome ???? To be fair I don’t think football was very keen to come back to fucking Slough lol x Rome is so lovely and I mean, Pizza and Gelato And all rubbish everywhere. Yes, lovely. No more than what was at Wembley tonight then Wembley is a shithole with a stadium, not a tourist destination that attempts to attracts millions. Obviously you've never saw the real Rome!" Of course | |||
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"Are we still having that Bank Holiday in Wales?? Do you guys evrn have jobs? " Yep, work shifts though so as usual a bank holiday wouldn't mean a day off | |||
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"Are we still having that Bank Holiday in Wales?? At least we can now focus on the proper Lions now " Proper sport time now | |||
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"Calls for a bank holiday to celebrate the achievement of the English players because they have worked so hard if they win the Euros???? They have kicked a bloody ball around a field for a few games. What happened to calling for a Bank Holiday to celebrate the hard work and devotion that the Drs, Nurses and healthcare workers have put in over the last 17 months. A job that actually matters. We can call to celebrate the sporting achievements but when Drs and Nurses and Health care workers put their lives on the line they are given nothing but an offer of a 1% pay rise. Stop the world i want to get off. Ludicrous ??" Absolutely. | |||
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"Calls for a bank holiday to celebrate the achievement of the English players because they have worked so hard if they win the Euros???? They have kicked a bloody ball around a field for a few games. What happened to calling for a Bank Holiday to celebrate the hard work and devotion that the Drs, Nurses and healthcare workers have put in over the last 17 months. A job that actually matters. We can call to celebrate the sporting achievements but when Drs and Nurses and Health care workers put their lives on the line they are given nothing but an offer of a 1% pay rise. Stop the world i want to get off. Ludicrous ??" Sparkle I'm with you I've never understood why they pay so much to a bunch of grown men to kick a ball round a field then have weeks off for injuries while those hard working people as you say putting there life's on the line get paid peanut | |||
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