Europa League 2025-26

[Clampy]

Things I've learned in the past 24 hours - We've got a Jewish supporters club.

Things I already knew - Jonny Gould is a massive, massive twat.

I heard him on that Nicky Campbell programme on Five Live earlier. Him and that woman were painful to listen to

[AlexAlexCropley]

Where was Starmer, Badenoch, Farage and the rest when the same SAG didn't allow the Divali festival last week?

What was the reason given ?

[PeterWithesShin]

Only good thing about Gould is that he doesn't have a yacht he mentions every 5 minutes.

[cdbearsfan]

He has a helicopter, though.

[Somniloquism]

Where was Starmer, Badenoch, Farage and the rest when the same SAG didn't allow the Divali festival last week?

What was the reason given ?

Couldn't gurantee their safety.

[andyh]

The only thing we need to know about Gould is that he is a prick.

[olaftab]

Sikhism is the majority religion in the bit of Punjab that's in India. Most of the Punjab is in Pakistan and mostly Muslim.

Exactly. Punjab has a strong and sometimes an arrogant belief in its culture and tradition and it straddles across both sides of the border. Same people but either Sikh or Muslims are absolutely mental about their common heritage as farming stock from the land blessed with 5 rivers. Punjab is where India and Pakistan get their crickets and other athletes but not scientists or doctors.
My family comes from Punjab so I better not be too critical😂

[Flamingo Lane]

I'm a bit confused about the remit of this Safety Advisory Group, and the scope and basis of it's powers. It's name does not suggest it has the power to impose a ban on anything.

[PeterWithesShin]

They issue a safety certificate for every game. No certificate, no game.

[Dave]

I'm a bit confused about the remit of this Safety Advisory Group, and the scope and basis of it's powers. It's name does not suggest it has the power to impose a ban on anything.

My understanding is that unless the SAG (a meeting of various bodies - police, fire, medical, the club, local business etc) agrees to certify an event as safe then it can't go ahead - my bet would be because it would invalidate any insurance held if it went ahead without that certification.

[Sexual Ealing]

I do feel that if Starmer had done what he normally does and hide in Downing Street, saying fuck all while the story runs away from him, he would've for once been doing the right thing and this would've been a 24-hour Twitter furore before blowing itself out.

He came out swinging almost immediately. And here we are.   

[Crown Hill]

The safety certificate is issued by the local authority and isn’t issued in a game by game basis.

The SAG can only offer expert advise.

Technically this was Villa’s decision following advice and the Club announcement was a little disingenuous. In reality they can’t ignore expert advice.

[andyh]

It’s effectively a risk assessment that needs to be signed off and approved by all interested parties, by the sound of it.

[andyh]

I do feel that if Starmer had done what he normally does and hide in Downing Street, saying fuck all while the story runs away from him, he would've for once been doing the right thing and this would've been a 24-hour Twitter furore before blowing itself out.

He came out swinging almost immediately. And here we are.   

The desperation to show his anti antisemitic stance is the key.

[PeterWithesShin]

The police will be the biggest influence in the decision. Villa themselves will be down the list.