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jess replied to the topic Foot pain..kicked the ground playing football! in the forum Health 2 weeks ago
You probably don’t want to hear this but the only way to be sure is to go to A&E.
As you have said, you probably haven’t broken anything, but, as you also say, “but I’m not sure what I’ve done”
If you go to A&E the annoying thing will be that as your condition is not life threatening you could be there for ages, and there is a chance all they…[Read more]
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jess posted a new activity comment 2 weeks, 4 days ago
@amy On the contrary im only 29 and a couple of years back decided that following passions in my life like soccer, generally spending times with people I like being around was far more important to me than striving for ever more money, ever more responsibility, being constantly connected to emails all to achieve a high flying career for which i…[Read more]
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jess posted a new activity comment 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Maybe im jaded from working for a big corporate outfit…but the mundane corporate culture, seemingly endless drive to get you to wear the company logo on your arm, culture of we must do everything for the good of ‘the business’ not to mention the vomit inducing vocabulary of corporate nonsence has made me a bit anti-establishment. There are many…[Read more]
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jess posted a new activity comment 2 weeks, 4 days ago
They’re all a bunch of corporate automaton toss bags anyway male or female.
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Really? Not a good person amongst them? “Power to the people!”
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Maybe im jaded from working for a big corporate outfit…but the mundane corporate culture, seemingly endless drive to get you to wear the company logo on your arm, culture of we must do everything for the good of ‘the business’ not to mention the vomit inducing vocabulary of corporate nonsence has made me a bit anti-establishment. There are many…[Read more]
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Gosh, your career failure has left a chip…
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On the other hand, senior execs do spend at least some of their time agonising over the wording of “Our Values” and posting sickeningly insincere “colleague engagement” videos on youtube. So on the basis of this evidence, it might be fair to conclude that if that’s what you want to do with your life (and let’s face it, you do have to devote your…[Read more]
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@amy On the contrary im only 29 and a couple of years back decided that following passions in my life like soccer, generally spending times with people I like being around was far more important to me than striving for ever more money, ever more responsibility, being constantly connected to emails all to achieve a high flying career for which i…[Read more]
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I think there’s an interesting divide between people here: that of extrinsic and intrinsic value.
I have enormous respect and admiration for people who work hard and achieve a great deal when what they’re doing has intrinsic value. Academics, creatives, medical professionals, etc etc all devote themselves to their work in a way that I just can’t…[Read more]
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jess replied to the topic Any sciatica experts? in the forum Health 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Don’t take stuff which wasn’t prescribed for you.
Ask your GP for a referral to a physio; a few years ago I had shocking sciatica which lasted months and ended up having physio (as well as pills) which really helped.
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jess posted a new activity comment 2 months, 3 weeks ago
“He … picked up the superbug after a sexual encounter with a woman in south-east Asia.”
Yeah, that’s the story he’s sticking to.
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jess posted a new activity comment 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Once money enters the equation fair play and sportsmanship seem to take a back seat.
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jess posted a new activity comment 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Here is an example of money in football.
We have a world cup being held in Quatar. We hear of human rights violations and workers dying on a regular basis. Its basically the land that time forgot.
We have a top level manager in Pep Guardiola being held up as a shining light for his support of the Barcalona independence fight wearing his…[Read more]
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jess posted an update 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Boycott the next World Cup in Qatar? So many people have died building the stadiums, let alone the abuse and neglect of workers and their human rights, yet there is little in the way of public commendation.
Why?
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Various folk from arab nations are the only people keeping the rich in footballer rich. They are bankrolling so many clubs, you don’t bite the hand that feeds you. So don’t expect to hear anything strongly condemning from the FA etc..
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Exactly. You get situations where Pep Gaurdiola wears a yellow ribbon in support for jailed Catalonian politicians, which is against FA rules… yet is an ambassador for the Qatar World Cup where far more human rights issues are a problem. Then you look at who pays his salary and it all starts to make sense.
Has football ever been a beacon of…[Read more]
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“Has football ever been a beacon of integrity, honesty and morality?”
Perhaps. A long time ago when footballers went back to their day job on a Monday morning and the only merchandise was a home knitted hat or scarf in appropriate colors.
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I recall the outcry when Russia was awarded this year’s World Cup, people demanding we (The Home Nations teams) boycott that event. All gone quiet now.
And the next Winter Olympics in China?
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Why not go the whole way and advocate boycotting visiting, spending money or generally dealing with the offending countries (it isn’t just Qatar)? Abuse, neglect and death of workers happens across the Gulf, yet I haven’t seen many calls for people to stop having sunny beach holidays in Dubai or to stop climbing in Oman.
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Why focus on the world cup? This is how the construction industry works in most of the world, so why cherry pick the world cup for your concern instead of all construction?
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The same could be said for the consumerists of the world in general. Why for example do people have such a Hard-on for taking down Oxfam. Yes, obscene things were done to extremely vulnerable people in the name of charity.
Oxfam, on the whole try their best to do good in the world, but public opinion went for the jugular. Here we have an…[Read more]
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jess posted a new activity comment 3 months, 3 weeks ago
As rule the uk doesn’t have the climate so it has to spend money on it’s winter athletes. The Norwegian budget is half the uks for example. But then generally you can train on your own doorstep there.
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jess posted a new activity comment 3 months, 3 weeks ago
28+ million pounds – Some cream off a hell of a lot of money. Some people get a good living from what is dished out, but that doesn’t mean everybody does, or even those that deserve/need it do.
Maybe someone needs to look at who actually gets what. I do know that the number of (questionably needed) people at head office for athletics has…[Read more]
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jess replied to the topic Do men like independent women? in the forum General Banter 4 months, 1 week ago
@lovely I don’t think it’s possible to judge the independence of a woman by relative earnings or by shares of household chores. It’s a state of mind, not of bank balance or who is pushing the hoover.
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jess replied to the topic Do men like independent women? in the forum General Banter 4 months, 1 week ago
While I am not financially independent I am very independent in that I don’t do the little woman thing very well.
I am very straight I say what I think I was once told I communicated like a man It was Intended as a compliment i did not really feel it was.
I lived most of my life with my husband away so I am used to sorting stuff without r… -
jess replied to the topic Womens head soccer coach Phil Neville posts sexist remarks in the forum General Banter 4 months, 3 weeks ago
@connie I don’t think anyone doubts that he was dumb to put it on twitter but that has very little to do with whether he capable of managing a football team.
That the joke “revealed his lack of respect for women” is just a product of your imagination and prejudices. Like Mr.Neville, most men have wives,partners, and /or sisters and daughters who…[Read more]
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jess replied to the topic Womens head soccer coach Phil Neville posts sexist remarks in the forum General Banter 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Plus no it is not black humour or irony, both of which I “get” and enjoy.
It was a misogynist joke in extremely bad taste, that revealed him as a complete arse, and is quite informative about his character. Since he obviously expected that his audience/followers consisted of similar arses who would find the joke funny, it is also revealing abo…
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jess replied to the topic Milk causing early puberty? in the forum Health 5 months ago
I was under the impression that cows have to produce a calf every year to keep giving milk. So in order to ensure as long as possible a lactation period they have always been pregnant throughout? It was certainly the case when my grandfather who was a small farmer was keeping milking cows in the 1950s. Other factors, mainly the widespread use of…[Read more]
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jess replied to the topic How to treat ball of foot pain? in the forum Health 5 months ago
metatarsalgia just means pain in the metatarsal region, so more a description than a diagnosis…
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jess replied to the topic Mourinho in the forum General Banter 5 months, 1 week ago
@supersoccerfan I don’t think frightened, he just doesn’t want to lose. Losing hurts more than winning please him I think.
Liverpool are an awful team this year compared to other years. They’ve no midfield and Cann is off soon. Attacking they are great but behind that there’s a very weak team. Until they sign a keeper worthy of being at a top…[Read more]
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jess replied to the topic Mourinho in the forum General Banter 5 months, 1 week ago
I think it would be crazy to sack him.
He gets results, we’re back in the CL, won a European trophy.
City are better than us this year, we need a few more players but I think he’s building a strong team.
I also don’t like sacking managers. City have spent hundreds of millions on an already strong team. Ignore a few draws, the loss to…[Read more]
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jess started the topic Womens soccer rules and the men suck in these Olympics! in the forum General Banter 1 year, 10 months ago
And the gold medal goes to.. WOMENS SOCCER (and in last place mens soccer)!
I gotta say that these Olympics at least for me have proven just how great women’s soccer really is unlike with the mens.. With women’s soccer even though many of us complain about funding problems the game hasn’t been affected by and isnt just all about money and that…[Read more] - Load More
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Boycott the next World Cup in Qatar? So many people have died building the stadiums, let alone the abuse and neglect of workers and their human rights, yet there is little in the way of public commendation.
Why? View
I think there’s an interesting divide between people here: that of extrinsic and intrinsic value.
I have enormous respect and admiration for people who work hard and achieve a great deal when what they’re doing has intrinsic value. Academics, creatives, medical professionals, etc etc all devote themselves to their work in a way that I just can’t…[Read more]