RK - and he'd been told before that the Iranians would block the Straits and effectively win.

I see mark white is of to jersey for a dinner and talk bash next month probably mentioned the wombles

Not that I’m arguing anyone’s case either way here Bob but isn’t it usual for a senior statesperson from host nations to be present? Questioning myself here as much as anyone - was Putin there for the Russian presentation?

Trump made two massive errors; 1) believing Netanyahu that Iran would capitulate in three days and going into war against MAGA ideology (that's two, Ed) and 2) kept signalling to his enemy that he was desperate for a deal. First rule of negotiation, don't tell your opponent how desperate you are, he will take advantage

Pete - he will probably find a way to convince the ref that another player has pulled his lovely curly locks, which could easily happen by accident because I’m sure he fouls opponents by making sure his hair goes in their eyes…

I also note that the prize **** (Infantino) is allowing the OWW to be present during the World Cup presentation

No way that deal holds anyway. Fill your petrol tanks this week before the prices go back up.

I'm waiting for that Cucurella geezer to trick the ref into sending off an oppo. Sneaky little git, him.

NOT political as I have no interest in US politics

So, just how many billions of dollars did it cost the Orange Wig Wearer to test all of the USA arsenal on Iran only to end up back where he started?

Welsh friend also points out that the now ex Tunisia manager used to manage Cardiff and the victorious Sweden manager used to manage Swansea.

Probably doesn't help when your near neighbours just held Brazil

Blimey Trigg - surely there’s no great shame in losing to Sweden, seems harsh.

Tunisia have sacked their manager after one World Cup game

*(I did mention Trump recently, but I’m not sure if that counts?)

Spart - you’re right, I did do that, so apologies - I did think it was worth having this discussion about social media though. In truth, I haven’t mentioned any political parties or even politicians as such, nor used the terms “left/right” etc, but fair point, and it’s certainly not worth anyone having an argument about.

Not VK as in VKontakte?

Sorry - Laurence not OI

I remember ICQ OI. Used it for a while

It's funny how a4e goes on at the rest of us about not talking politics on here because it causes arguments, but he always finds ways of writing the odd snidey political remark himself, while acting all innocent.

Does anyone remember ICQ? It is where I hung out for a long time after my involvement with Dot Com boom. ICQ, one of the internet's pioneering instant messaging apps, officially shut down in June 2024 after a 27-year run. The service was completely discontinued, with users encouraged to transition to VK Messenger or VK WorkSpace.

OI - that’s so weird, I wonder what’s going on…

On another tendentious note, should FIFA investigate or ignore? [Link]

Spit, hardly I got told off by a4e moderator bot for just mentioning Josh Simmons and not in a political context at all

Airsy - spot on about X, you won’t find groomer and trafficker Andrew Tate or serial crook Tommy Ten Names on BlueSky whipping up race hate riots with their lies and misinformation, that’s the main positive difference…