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@Philip_RJ89 Spot on. And the comments suggesting you're singling out Ballard are ridiculous. The hair pull was unintentional but he should have been nowhere near that area of the shirt (ideal world he shouldn't be shirt pulling at all, but this is unrealistic). A mistake and a deserved red.

Enzo Le Fée was hammered for his failed panenka. Habib Diarra was crucified for missing a chance at Villa. If people think Dan Ballard should escape criticism for that red card today, they must be joking. Argue about the rules and VAR all you like.

@Capt_Fishpaste Is spitting violent conduct?

@PghMackem Physical coming together is inevitable in football. It's encouraged. Physical battles always have been. It has always been part of the game, it always should be. And in absolutely no justifiable way is pulling hair 'violent conduct'. It's ludicrous to argue otherwise.

This hair pulling red card rule is absolutely ridiculous.

@Capt_Fishpaste Pulling hair is not part of the game. Pulling shirts shouldn't be and while some of it will happen, it's not something to be encouraged. As to what is an automatic red card, well that's always debatable. But the league have made it crystal clear that pulling hair is one.

@PghMackem How? I mean do you think pulling the shirt is a clear red? Until about a month ago has pulling someone's hair even been remotely a clear red card in your entire life? You really need to explain your thinking here as it's looking pretty weak.

@Capt_Fishpaste Very unlucky with the first, mostly unlucky with the fourth but the middle two were inexcusable.

Wow. Disgraceful. And I hate using that word easily. Three in-swinging set pieces. All defended like total wankers. Inexcusable. #SAFC

@Capt_Fishpaste Yeah his style is irreplaceable but his impact as a goalscorer is not. He's functionally is the equivalent of the NHLs two way forward (with holding up replacing defending). He's Bergeron, not McDavid. His value to Bayern (who can afford a McD) will be lower than to us.

The Brian Brobbey Bayern Munich link raises an interesting question: How much is he worth? Such a unique profile, four years left on his contract, only 24. What Sunderland would want and what Bayern would be willing to pay are, for me, two very different numbers. #SAFC

@Ian73willis @Capt_Fishpaste Johnston played 6 games in the PL for Sunderland during the relegation season of 96-97 but was persona non-grata after the promotion in 99 and never appeared once, despite him being crucial in getting promoted. Losing him and Lee Clark is why that side didn't make Europe.

@Capt_Fishpaste Johnston and Summerbee totally made that team Crosses in from all angles

This team is better. The league in general is a much, MUCH better level. The Reid team was heavily reliant on the Quinn/Phillips partnership, as it ultimately proved. #SAFC

@Capt_Fishpaste Two different things. The Reid side were only in the 2nd tier for two years, narrowly relegated in the first place, and within a single kick of being back 1st year. The current side is a much bigger achievement. But in terms of the better footballing side? 99-00 no question.

@Grimpler9 @arenella1 Not only won, but win it all over again every single day! After already having definitively won it 8 months ago! It's incredible, what other leader could win this frequently???? Good luck with your crypto-scam or whatever it is you're trying to seek attention for.

@arenella1 A war we cannot win? We have already won.

Last night, one of my friends who works for an intelligence service in France, called me to vent about Trump. To sum up his observations: 1] European leaders expected a shit show because of their insider knowledge about all of Trump's flaws. But, Trump's willingness to start a

@moymiz Mainly people who failed at geography, along with most everything else, in school and are now reduced to hawking crypto-scams and engagement farming on Twitter.

Who believes this should be the new NATO? •🇺🇸 United States •🇬🇷 Greece •🇪🇪 Estonia •🇱🇻 Latvia •🇵🇱 Poland •🇱🇹 Lithuania •🇬🇧 United Kingdom •🇯🇵 Japan •🇮🇱 Israel •🇰🇷 South Korea •🇦🇷 Argentina

@MarcusH_01 People were done with it. Lukacs (no, not that one, John) is very informative on this topic.

Genuinely wtf how did one side of the Cold War just completely die without any mass violence or anything Like I know the whole historical context but it’s still WILD to me that the Soviet Union and entire Eastern Bloc just peacefully died

@OrdnancePackard 53 years ago under a Democrat regime, sure. All we have now is an investment shell who have had immense success at monetizing inventions from mostly elsewhere (and for fungible goods, they're almost all manufactured elsewhere). But sure, we'll have a hyperloop any minute now

Normal countries haven't put a man on the Moon. We're not a normal country, we're exceptional.

@sweatystartup @salesprocapital Tell me you're not wealthy without telling me you're not wealthy.

@salesprocapital The wealthy neighborhoods all have HOAs

All the rich people I know love living in places with HOAs. No broken down boats. Rainbow yard signs. Grass 2 feet tall. Lack of weed control. Broken fridge on front porch. Broke people hate HOAs because they hate doing basic things to make their houses look nice.

@Philip_A747 @EssexPR I mean Trump promised that COVID-19 wouldn't ever arrive in the US and... well...

@EssexPR Nobody learns: Trump is always right. The media (especially the UK) keep thinking ha this time he's wrong... but he never is.

So, Trump was telling the truth… why did Iran initially lie? And why did the lefties in the media believe a murderous regime in Iran over Trump ?

@MattGubba So why are average US household utility bills more than in the UK? I mean obviously it's because we use more energy, even if it's at a much lower per unit cost, but is this really the route you want to go down? Really?

UK energy costs are now 4x higher than in the US. Not double. Not triple. Four times. And we’re told this is “progress”. Factories are shutting. Investment is leaving. Jobs are disappearing. Why? Because Labour is pushing Ed Miliband’s Net Zero lunacy at any cost. Shutting down our own energy. Blocking North Sea drilling. Forcing reliance on expensive imports. Then acting surprised when bills explode. This isn’t climate policy. It’s economic self-harm. Other countries back their own energy. Britain punishes it. This is ideology over common sense. And we’re all paying the price.

@zouco123 @PeterSweden7 @im_bookman North Korea is a constitutional republic to be fair (and, yes, it really is). You have no idea what constitutional republic actually means, do you?

@PeterSweden7 @im_bookman Stay in your lane you are in Europe and know nothing about the United States we are a constitutional republic and right there shows your ignorance and all of Europes ignorance maybe worry about what your people think about what the country they live in has been doing

86% of left-wing voters in Sweden believe the USA isn't a democracy anymore. 52% of right-wing voters in Sweden believe the USA isn't a democracy anymore. In Sweden, people are very brainwashed.

@BeppiButler1 @PeterSweden7 Neither is republic. The word republican is mentioned once. "Republican form of government" China is a republic. Congo is a republic. North Korea is a a republic. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics were... republics. If that's your standard, have at it....

@Capt_Fishpaste Thing is with Talbi, he always improves. At times quickly, others slowly, but each time he's out there he looks better. He'll plateau one day for sure but I suspect he's a long way off doing that yet. Have to say that Rigg too was great last 2 games after a difficult season.

Quietly having an excellent season. Of course he's inconsistent. Wingers usually are. 20-year-olds usually are. Players in their first Premier League season usually are. Fact he's all three yet has delivered some huge moments is enormously to his credit. #SAFC

@jacktullett7 He's not in the team to play football. Which he can sometimes, despite being error-prone, but that's not why he's there.

That Luke O’nien has to be the worst centre half I’ve ever seen, how the fuck has he made it to the prem

@DanLang12 @No1shaygiven @SkySportsPL Yes, disgraceful. But they were right, eh?

Good on @No1shaygiven calling out @SkySportsPL live on TV for making the build up like it's Sunderland TV all because that little rat Dave Jones who has been on Sunderland's board for years hosts the show.. ⚫️⚪️❤️#NUFC