Spudulike

That wouldn't be enough to pay us back but it would be a start. Glorious.

A good historical explanation (not mine) of the origins of St George.... The idea that St. George was Palestinian or Turkish stems from modern misinterpretations or anachronistic projections onto his historical context. St. George, a Christian martyr venerated as a saint, was born around 280 CE in Cappadocia, a region in what is now modern-day Turkey, then part of the Roman Empire. His father was likely a Roman soldier, and his mother was from Lydda (now Lod, Israel), a town in the Roman province of Judea. Calling him "Palestinian" or "Turkish" is misleading because these national identities did not exist in the 3rd century. The term "Palestinian" today refers to the modern Arab population of the region, which is distinct from the multi-ethnic Roman Judea of George's time, populated by Jews, Romans, Greeks, and others. Similarly, "Turkish" refers to the Turkic peoples who arrived in Anatolia centuries later, long after George's era. Primary sources, like the 4th-century accounts of his martyrdom, describe George as a Roman soldier of Greek or Cappadocian descent, executed in Nicomedia (modern Izmit, Turkey) around 303 CE for refusing to renounce Christianity. His connection to Lydda comes from his mother’s origin and his later association with the town, where a church was built in his honor. These sources don't align with modern ethnic or national labels like "Palestinian" or "Turkish." The fallacy likely arises from conflating ancient geography with modern political boundaries or from cultural traditions claiming George as a local hero in various regions. For example, Palestinian Christians venerate him due to his Lydda connection, and Turkey claims him as a figure from Cappadocia. However, these are retrospective associations, not historical facts about his identity. In short, St. George was a Roman citizen of likely Greek or Cappadocian background, and applying modern labels like "Palestinian" or "Turkish" to him is anachronistic and inaccurate.

I think the actual saint is symbolic. No one believes the George and the dragon story anymore than Santa Claus. It's just a name given to what should be a celebration of a country.

Most patron saints don't tend to come from the country where they are celebrated. St Patrick was born in Britain, most believe England but equally could've been Wales or Scotland. Happy St George's Day everyone

Seems that he decided that it wouldn't be possible to just bat this one away. It will crop up again and again and even those not previously knowing or caring about the Equalities Act 2010 will start to hold an opinion. The law has been clarified and he would be in a seriously damaging position if he didn't nip it in the bud quickly. He at least now knows what a woman is. Shame that it took so long but it doesn't need to he asked again. The Government's position is now aligned with the law.

Mistake or not, he had no choice but to clarify his and the Labour Parties position otherwise the questioning would've been never ending. He misinterpreted the law as did many others and now looks like a fool. But you are right, this won't encourage me to vote Labour. I'm still in the spoiled paper category. I dislike them all in equal measure.

It's all about short term shite now. If we get a bit of success with an up and coming star of the future coach/manager then the likes of Danny Fuching Murphy will declare that he deserves better and will get poached by a shite Premier League club. Difficult to look any further than one season as we know. Same with players. Dyche will teach the dark arts, it might be shite to watch but it will be winning shite and after this season I'll take that.

I was advocating for Moyes before the RvN appointment but got shouted down by most. Dyche is not my cup of tea but is exactly what we need in the circumstances. He should be our top priority but perhaps, like Moyes, he'll not fancy it. The club need to move very quickly to give, whoever they decide, the maximum time. No more excuses.

He has been, only Fossehub, granted.

Not sure of the figures but won't finishing 3rd bottom give us some much needed prize money? Perhaps go towards paying off RvN.

I'd also bet the same majority are the ones being embarrassed and telling match going fans how they should support the club.

Top 3 will likely be the 3 that come down. Wasn't it the highest points total ever for the Championship top 3 in the year we won it? And the lowest combined total for the same 3 in the Premier League era?

Just watching Burnley vs Sheff utd and forgotten how poor the standard is. Like a different game. Nice that we won't be playing Burnley next season or Leeds.

I think you need to use their app.

Landmark Leicester pub closed down and put on the market One of Leicester's most distinctive pubs has been closed down and put on the market. The Counting House in Freemen's Common, is a large, Grade II listed building now looking for new owners. Located between the King Power Stadium and the Leicester Tigers Welford Road ground, it was popular with sports fans, as well as being close to the city's Morrisons supermarket, Nandos and McDonald's restaurants and the Odeon cinema. However, the future of the site is now up in the air after WTS Commercial confirmed the pub had closed down and the landmark site is now up for sale. Sales documents suggest the iconic building could be divided up for would-be buyers. In their advert, WTS Commercial said The Counting House, in Almond Road, spans 0.38 acres and comes with accommodation, parking spaces as well as seating for 110 people. Rental offers on the site will be considered according to the sales documents. The advert said: "The Counting House is a large single-storey Grade II listed detached property of brick construction beneath various pitched and hipped roofs with a tall clock tower. The ground floor comprises of an open plan trading area which can accommodate around 60 covers plus a large bar servery. There is a further seating area for around 50 covers located in the middle of the building which benefits from a glazed frontage. Ancillary areas include customer WC's (including disabled), catering kitchen with a dumb waiter to the basement and a large basement cellar with an office, staff room, staff WC's, boiler room, large beer store and various storage areas. The private accommodation is located at ground floor level and comprises of two bedrooms, lounge, domestic kitchen, office and a bathroom." WTS says offers are being invited for the landmark Leicester site. More information can be found online.

I always sing WYS loud and proud. Couldn't be bothered to even stand up yesterday

See the two blokes wearing Fez's in SK4 yesterday? They had some sort of red flag which didn't appear to be Liverpool. BEK fans?

Looking back, I didn't see one team that impressed me the whole season. Perhaps we dragged them all down to our level or they didn't need to get out of second gear. Whatever, the standard of football has been appalling this season. The two half n half Liverpool fans sat in front of me yesterday spent the entire game on their phones writing on forums. No interaction with the match, no applause, no standing, nothing. Perhaps respectful to those around them but they might as well have stayed at home. Grim.

Just one more point please Southampton

Really need Southampton to pick up a couple of points. I'm sure that we'll oblige.

How much?! Blimey. If that's the cost of Sky then I won't be renewing my subscription, ever. I currently pay £29.99 per month for BT Broadband (300mbps download) and £1.15 per month for a Lebara SIM. Oh, and £8 for a shared Netflix account.

In certain circumstances it's not possible for people to live their lives as the opposite sex as they want to. For example, a trans woman (ie a man) cannot legally enter women only spaces, if that's what they want to do.

Are you really a Doctor?

Dunno, check with the Supreme Court. Right?