Quote from: AsTallAsLions on October 11, 2019, 10:13:12 AMQuote from: paul_e on October 11, 2019, 09:48:54 AMQuote from: Risso on October 11, 2019, 09:12:25 AMQuote from: AsTallAsLions on October 11, 2019, 09:08:04 AMQuote from: eamonn on October 11, 2019, 12:20:49 AMHas skillz been bullied off again? I don't get why people get so indignant by harmless if unorthodox posters. Just scroll on by...I agree. There have been a few daft sods of late but that's the internet for you. What's the desired goal in chasing away anyone who's a bit different - an echo chamber?Nobody's chasing anybody away. People can post what they want, and people can post in response to that.I mostly agree, in particular, if you're going to post criticism of players or managers you're going to have people disagree with you and sometimes, if the opinion you post is particularly extreme, that might feel like a dog pile as lots of people respond to you. No one chased skillz off but a lot of people found some of his posts about Wesley to be completely unfair and called him out on it. You're much more likely to get an echo chamber if people feel they can't disagree for fear of upsetting someone.Being vaguely respectful of another person's right to an opinion doesn't necessarily equate to agreeing. You can disagree with someone - even strongly so - without resorting to "haha look at this guy over here who doesn't toe the line, what a div" or some such variation. Not that I think you do that personally, but there's a tendency on here for people to come circling when they smell blood in the water.Also, equally, people can choose not to comment - as eamonn has said, there's really no need to always have a go. It tends to be the same people again and again, which tells me more about them than the various people they're piling on.Didn’t you once flounce off because people were being nasty to Nigel Reo-Coker?
Quote from: paul_e on October 11, 2019, 09:48:54 AMQuote from: Risso on October 11, 2019, 09:12:25 AMQuote from: AsTallAsLions on October 11, 2019, 09:08:04 AMQuote from: eamonn on October 11, 2019, 12:20:49 AMHas skillz been bullied off again? I don't get why people get so indignant by harmless if unorthodox posters. Just scroll on by...I agree. There have been a few daft sods of late but that's the internet for you. What's the desired goal in chasing away anyone who's a bit different - an echo chamber?Nobody's chasing anybody away. People can post what they want, and people can post in response to that.I mostly agree, in particular, if you're going to post criticism of players or managers you're going to have people disagree with you and sometimes, if the opinion you post is particularly extreme, that might feel like a dog pile as lots of people respond to you. No one chased skillz off but a lot of people found some of his posts about Wesley to be completely unfair and called him out on it. You're much more likely to get an echo chamber if people feel they can't disagree for fear of upsetting someone.Being vaguely respectful of another person's right to an opinion doesn't necessarily equate to agreeing. You can disagree with someone - even strongly so - without resorting to "haha look at this guy over here who doesn't toe the line, what a div" or some such variation. Not that I think you do that personally, but there's a tendency on here for people to come circling when they smell blood in the water.Also, equally, people can choose not to comment - as eamonn has said, there's really no need to always have a go. It tends to be the same people again and again, which tells me more about them than the various people they're piling on.
Quote from: Risso on October 11, 2019, 09:12:25 AMQuote from: AsTallAsLions on October 11, 2019, 09:08:04 AMQuote from: eamonn on October 11, 2019, 12:20:49 AMHas skillz been bullied off again? I don't get why people get so indignant by harmless if unorthodox posters. Just scroll on by...I agree. There have been a few daft sods of late but that's the internet for you. What's the desired goal in chasing away anyone who's a bit different - an echo chamber?Nobody's chasing anybody away. People can post what they want, and people can post in response to that.I mostly agree, in particular, if you're going to post criticism of players or managers you're going to have people disagree with you and sometimes, if the opinion you post is particularly extreme, that might feel like a dog pile as lots of people respond to you. No one chased skillz off but a lot of people found some of his posts about Wesley to be completely unfair and called him out on it. You're much more likely to get an echo chamber if people feel they can't disagree for fear of upsetting someone.
Quote from: AsTallAsLions on October 11, 2019, 09:08:04 AMQuote from: eamonn on October 11, 2019, 12:20:49 AMHas skillz been bullied off again? I don't get why people get so indignant by harmless if unorthodox posters. Just scroll on by...I agree. There have been a few daft sods of late but that's the internet for you. What's the desired goal in chasing away anyone who's a bit different - an echo chamber?Nobody's chasing anybody away. People can post what they want, and people can post in response to that.
Quote from: eamonn on October 11, 2019, 12:20:49 AMHas skillz been bullied off again? I don't get why people get so indignant by harmless if unorthodox posters. Just scroll on by...I agree. There have been a few daft sods of late but that's the internet for you. What's the desired goal in chasing away anyone who's a bit different - an echo chamber?
Has skillz been bullied off again? I don't get why people get so indignant by harmless if unorthodox posters. Just scroll on by...
Is it beyond the realms of possibility that some of the posters on this site are not ‘from round here’ or maybe English is not be their first language.They are not spouting racist bollox like some of our local posters. They are not being disrespectful or antagonistic.They are just posting their thoughts about football and our club.But, there are some on here who are like fucking bullies, picking on posters who they thinks are ‘not as smart as them’ or who post in way that that they don’t like.Fucking hell, lighten up, save your wrath for the real c***s who post mainly in off topic.
Last week I read on the German football forum about Jose Mourinho.He'd turned down even an Interview with Lyon (France) and hinted he had 2 offers for the Prem, which is where he was headed regardless.The speculation from that Bundesliga stuff, spread.In England, the Mail / Sun / Express etc all focussed on Man Ut and Spurs as Jose's next habitat.I read one explanation, on a Film Forum FGS, that has a Football Section... that scared me. The logistics was pretty good... scary.BEFORE OUR BRILLIANT 5 at Norwich... the "Special One" was going to be our next Manager.... it seemed.Sawiris / Edens 'don't mess around'Norwich gave them a hiccup, I figure.Dean may have plsatered pics of Jose all over the Dressing Room at Norwich... I would've IF WE were the future for Jose's career of Redundancy Golden Payouts......Dean did a Blinder.Levy at Spurs / Woodchip at Man U, would never EVER give Mouhrhino a bloody contract... which left us.... before the Norwich game- as the potential employers we are the Richest. which is where Jose goes We musn't lose again, nor drop points, because I think thet snake is still in the grass
I am surprised nobody on here knows an estate agent in Sutton Coldfield who has been showing Jose around houses in the area. I remember back in the day that is how we knew Paul Ince, Steve Bull and Carlton Palmer were all signing for us.