Jannick Sinner is actually an ethic Austrian, not Italian. He was born in South Tyrol which was part of Austria-Hungary for 500 years, before the region was handed to Italy after WW1. One of my grandparents is from Alto-Adige which is basically South Tyrol

Afer: 👍

Anyone carrying a knife and then using it aggressively has no excuse - I taught many a Sikh student over the years, all carried a kirpan (usually a tiny one on a keyring or similar), none of them ever used a knife on anyone. I also taught non Sikh kids who were caught carrying actual knives, sometimes as “defence”, etc… Carrying a small token kirpan should be fine, but carrying an actual proper sized knife of any sort shouldn’t be fine imo.

Trouble is we have conceded stuff to Sikhs and Jews for a long time because it didn't cause us any problems. I remember being perturbed when we exempted Sikhs from wearing motor cycle helmets. On reflection I agree with Swiggy.

Student at Southampton killed by a Sikh, Trig, and his religious obligation to carry a knife was part of his defence. (A small symbolic job would have done the trick though, apparently, so I tend to disagree with Swig, but then I have a soft spot for Sikhs) Poor sod was handcuffed while he was dying .

There are many things you should not do - including plugging your laptop into a phone charger and wondering why the battery is flat

What prompted that swiggy?

Just my rant .. not trying to open a debate

You should not be allowed to carry a knife no matter what your culture or religion may be.

Thanks Pete - I'll give it a go.

Got around to watching Vinnie on Netflix last night. Yeah, good.

Ah that raised a few giggles, A4E!

This is fun… [Link]

I would be in the arena for Last Dinner Party if I see Level 42, saw Feeder a few years ago and they are brilliant live. So glad to see my lad play his DJ set at the festival a few years back, DnB is his thing. He's working on creating a unique approach incorporating some classic songs/riffs into his work and trying something different.

I definitely agree about Lahore Karahi, albeit less affordable for a quick bite than it used to be.

Here you go Red Kite [Link]

Hash, where is that?

TNT were showing the match free to Viring subscribers last night, and looks to be the same on Saturday. Channel 726 from an hour or so before kick-off.

Hash - Forss would be great, but will likely get a Champ or higher L1 gig

Marcus Forss has been released. We should sign him. If we can't pay him enough maybe he will be tempted by living in close proximity to Lahore Karahi which is a fabulous curry house.

Saw a thread earlier on pointing out the problem with the preliminary round with it being 3 northern teams and 1 Crawley. The First Round is regionalised so if Crawley lose then one of Rochdale, York or Tranmere will be in the southern region draw.

Sinner and Alcaraz out, can Djokovic win one more title to top Margaret Court and enter immortality? Must be his best chance once the weather cools down at the weekend

What do WUP and Sinner have in common? Can't handle the heat.

IoW - hope it’s not going to be as hot as it was earlier this week…. If you’re keen on seeing Wet Leg, you might also enjoy The Last Dinner Party (you probably already know them…?) - I’d personally go to watch Maxïmo Park (I especially love Books From Boxes and Our Velocity), and maybe The Twilight Sad, although they are quite gloomy…. Have a great weekend… 👍

Just had to go to A&E re-routed to Minors. OMG A&E on a hot day is not where you want to be